SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Quality Assurance for the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) - DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- ED-IES-12-R-0079
- Point of Contact
- Sharon A. Masciana, Phone: 202-245-6132, Sylvia Reid, Phone: 202-245-6214
- E-Mail Address
-
Sharon.Masciana@ed.gov, sylvia.reid@ed.gov
(Sharon.Masciana@ed.gov, sylvia.reid@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- STATEMENT OF WORK This is a sources sought notice only; the purpose of this notice is to acquire knowledge about potential qualified sources as well as receive feedback on the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Department is targeting in particular HUBZone or Women-Owned Small Businesses. The following NAICS Codes would work well: 519120 - Libraries and Archives 541513 - Computer Facilities Management Services 541519 - Other Computer Related Services Responses to this notice are requested to include the following: a) Company name b) Address c) Point of contact d) Number of employees e) Gross annual receipts f) Previous contract(s) performing same or similar services as identified in this notice, to include contract type (FFP,T&M,etc.); overall contract value; Agency/Business Entity contracted with; brief overview of services performed g) GSA Holder? If yes, GSA Contract number. h) Capability statement that addresses the organizations' qualifications and ability to perform as a prime contractor for the work described in the attached PWS. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Department of Education, via the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), intends to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to conduct quality assurance monitoring, measuring, and assessment of the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), an online database of bibliographic entries and full-text documents related to education. The contract is for one base year and two option years. This contract has been designated as a small business set aside. Prospective contractors are asked to submit capability statements including clear descriptions of relevant past work, demonstrating the following key skills by June 14, 2012 by 11:00 am EST: • Monitoring website and the database performance • Knowledge of the publication process and contents of scholarly journals • Assessing the accuracy of database content transcribed from outside sources • Evaluating 508 compliance and accessibility • Writing reports highlighting metrics over time Additionally, please prospective contractors shall submit the following information about their organization: • The NAICS codes you contract under • Your approved contract vehicles • Copies of letters of women-owned certification or HUB zone certification (if applicable) GENERAL INFORMATION: Information submitted in response to this sources sought notice is to be used for planning purposes only. This notice shall not be construed as a request for proposal. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, it does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will accrue as a result of a submission or of a response or use of such information. Please submit all responses by 11:00 a.m., EST on 14 June 2012. Please submit all questions/comments/responses via email. The Department does not intend to post a Question and Answers amendment to this notice. Instead, the Department intends to take those questions as items that will be utilized the strengthen the Department's RFP/Solicitation documents. Respondents may be contacted for additional information. A letter stating your interest or requesting a copy of the solicitation is NOT sufficient to determine contractor capability. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME and no date has been established for the RFP issuance. Point of Contract for this notice is Sharon Masciana, Contracts Specialist at Sharon.Masciana@ed.gov. Please courtesy copy Sylvia Reid, Contracting Officer, e-mail: Sylvia.Reid@ed.gov, with all electronic correspondence. In addition, please request a reply email to confirm receipt of electronic correspondence.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ED-IES-12-R-0079/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202, United States
- Zip Code: 20202
- Zip Code: 20202
- Record
- SN02768900-W 20120609/120607235144-31ceea61ab7af0c841098db2ffe1d3be (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |