SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Expert Legal Services/Consultation Services
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541110
— Offices of Lawyers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Procurement Management Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- FSIS-08-B-09
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- Janet G. Elm, Phone: (301) 504-3993
- E-Mail Address
-
janet.elm@usda.gov
(janet.elm@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This serves as a sources sought notice and market survey to locate qualified small businesses capable of providing expert legal services/consultation services related to labor relations and Federal Labor Law for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), hereinafter “Agency.” The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a critical part of the national infrastructure due to its role in safeguarding the nations’ food supply. The Agency’s Labor and Employee Relations Division, hereinafter “LERD” is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the administration of the Agency’s labor management program, including negotiating new collective bargaining agreements, mid-term bargaining, conducting training on labor relation matters, unit representation proceedings, defending the Agency against unfair labor practices and contract implementation. The Contractor shall engage in consultant services by providing expert guidance and advisory services extending to interpreting the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute providing options for consideration by the Agency in all aspects of contract negotiations, providing options for representation issues before the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Federal Services Impasses Panel, and federal arbitrators, and recommending labor relation strategies before third parties. Small businesses having the capabilities necessary to provide the described services are invited to submit appropriate documentation to demonstrate the ability to perform this service. This information will allow the Government to determine whether small business concerns can satisfy the Government’s requirement and whether the procurement should be set-aside for small businesses. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541110, Offices of Lawyers, and the small business size standard is $7.0 million in average annual receipts. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation and no solicitation package exists at this time. The Government is not requesting technical/management proposals and no contract will be awarded as a result of this sources sought notice. Your responses will be used solely for market research purposes of the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. If a solicitation is later released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps. It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any synopsis or solicitation. Interested small businesses are requested to submit a package delineating qualifications, capabilities, and experience for meeting the qualifications described herein. Include information on your company’s managerial and technical resources to be able to meet the requirements. Companies must sufficiently demonstrate the capability to perform this service and must provide detailed experience and qualifications in all previous work pertinent to this effort. Responses should also include the following: name and address of firm; size of business; number of years in business; and list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contract with address and phone number). Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses may be submitted by e-mail to Janet.Elm@fsis.usda.gov at USDA, FSIS, ASD, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Maildrop 5230, Beltsville, MD 20705-5230; or by fax at (301) 504-4276. The information requested is due by 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time on July 21, 2009.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSIS/AAS/FSIS-08-B-09/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, FSIS, OM, LERD, Room 3175 South Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250-3700, United States
- Zip Code: 20250-3700
- Zip Code: 20250-3700
- Record
- SN01870840-W 20090711/090710000655-ad87951d1789504532cb866f858011aa (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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