SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Marketing and Research Services
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541910
— Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-TACS1616-6-00001PAY
- Response Due
- 1/15/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2006
- Description
- The International Trade Administration (ITA) requires support services for a base period of twelve (12) months and two (2) twelve (12) month option periods. The contractor shall provide marketing and research services in support of the USDOC Rural Export Initiative (REI) activities at the U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC), 51 Broadway, Suite 505, Fargo, ND. Support shall be provided and reports made to the local USEAC Director in implementing and expanding the REI programs and services to the local business communities in and around the USEAC areas. Originally the North Dakota office was setup as temporary location to assist small and medium size companies with exporting. Late in Fiscal Year 2005 Congress requested the status of the office be changed from temporary to permanent. In a memorandum issued November 6, 1995 by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations regarding Domestic Use of Personal Services Contracts, it approved the uses of domestic Personal Services Contracting authority to provide support in each of the U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEAC). The contractor shall provide support and report to the local USEAC Director in implementing and expanding the REI programs and services to the local business communities in and around the USEAC areas. REI Supported Activities include: 1) work with local non-profit and governmental partners in rural communities to identify and recruit clients for rural events; 2) design and distribute marketing materials for export-readiness seminars; 3) update Client Management System by entering new rural clients and updating existing rural client records; 4) update rural media database; compile rural congressional and state representative database; 5) canvass for rural successes. Information Resource Applications include: 1) use of current market research tools to support trade professionals in preparation of market research statistical/data reports and compilations portraying export potential for industry sectors, sub-sectors, and/or specific U.S. companies; 2) develop charts and tables by manipulating, formatting, and printing economic/trade data and statistics; assemble, package, and distribute data compilations and information on export-assistance programs and services available from the Department of Commerce and other agencies; 3) Conduct electronic/multimedia basic research on a case-by-case basis in response to export-related needs/interest of specific U.S. companies, trade associates, chambers of commerce and/or other entities; 4) Research may also extend to reviewing literature and product material. Work products will support the trade specialist in summarizing findings. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 541910. Size standard not to exceed $6M. This support service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. Interested parties must submit their request for a copy of the solicitation to Kevin.J.Buum@noaa.gov or fax a request to 816-274-6949. The Central Region Administrative Division (CRAD), requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The government now requires all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in BPN.
- Record
- SN00951970-W 20051216/051214211835 (fbodaily.com)
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