MODIFICATION
R -- Office of Health Affairs SETA
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, District of Columbia, 20528, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- OHA_SETA
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Wallis, Phone: 202-254-6718, Tisha W Blue, Phone: 202-254-6751
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.wallis@dhs.gov, tisha.blue@dhs.gov
(christopher.wallis@dhs.gov, tisha.blue@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This special notice is updated to a) identify the NAICS code that has been determined applicable to the small business set aside portion of the BioWatch SETA requirement, b) further describe the limitations on small businesses with regard to the formation of small business joint ventures or teaming agreements, and c) provide additional information on the planned full and open competition for BioWatch SETA support related to public health/epidemiology, quality assurance, and Generation-3 systems engineering, test and evaluation, logistics, and deployment and operations support. a) The NAICS code that has been determined applicable to the small business set aside portion of the BioWatch SETA is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, with a size standard of $7.0M. b) In accordance with FAR 19.101(7) if the anticipated value of a contract exceeds one-half the size standard for a NAICS that carries a revenue based size standard, then for purposes of determining small business status the applicable size standard applies to individual concerns (businesses), not to the combined assets of a Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement. The NAICS code (541690) applicable to the small business set aside portion of the BioWatch SETA is a revenue based size standard ($7.0M) and the anticipated value of the contract is in excess of one-half the size standard. Accordingly, if a Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement is formed for purposes of responding to the small business set aside portion of the BioWatch SETA, then the size standard will be applied to the individual businesses, not to the combined assets of the Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement. That means that a Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement between an Other than Small Business (large business) and small business is impermissible, and that in order for the Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement to be considered small *ALL members of the Joint Venture or Team MUST BE small businesses.* Additionally, even if not part of a small business Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement, a large business cannot be affiliated with a small business. If affiliation is found, small business size standards cannot be met. Business concerns are affiliates of each other if one has the potential to control the other. The limitations on forming Small Business Joint Ventures or Teaming Arrangements do not extend to subcontracts with large businesses. A Small Business Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement entity may subcontract with large businesses subject to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, and retain its status as a small business. Additional information on small business Joint Ventures is accessible at the following links: http://web.sba.gov/faqs/faqindex.cfm?areaID=15 http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/faq/index.html c) The Government anticipates releasing a draft of the solicitation for the full and open portion of the BioWatch SETA subsequent to release of the small business set aside solicitation. A draft of the solicitation for the full and open portion is anticipated to be released in the second quarter of FY12. The Government also anticipates holding an industry day following release of the draft solicitation to provide industry with a better understanding of the requirement. Please note that a solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Please continue to monitor FedBizOpps for updates on the BioWatch SETA acquisition.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/OHA_SETA/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 245 Murray Lane, Washington, District of Columbia, 20528, United States
- Zip Code: 20528
- Zip Code: 20528
- Record
- SN02614617-W 20111030/111028234045-6a521fb16bb9dcb1eaaca20f339710b5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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