SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sougt Notice for Project Evaluations - Draft Statement for Work for Project Evaluations
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 2074710909
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2017
- Point of Contact
- Gwendolyn Mansfield, Phone: 7038756049, Gwendolyn Mansfield, Phone: 7038756049
- E-Mail Address
-
mansfieldg@state.gov, mansfieldg@state.gov
(mansfieldg@state.gov, mansfieldg@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Draft Statement for Work for Project Evaluations THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT ASSUME THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS NOTICE IS ONLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice to determine the availability of potential small businesses. The U.S. Department of State is seeking contractors to perform evidence-based evaluations on four to six projects over the course of a year. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification related to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Responses will NOT be accepted from any other source(s). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541611. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any items/services. GENERAL: This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) and is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP), nor is this a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources that are interested and capable of providing the services herein. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps site for additional information pertaining to this RFI. Please be advised that all submissions become U.S. Government property. Response to this RFI will not be returned. The RFI does not commit the government to procure or contract for said services. The contracting officer is the only individual who can commit the government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed procurement. Proprietary/competition sensitive information will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical, however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. Each page considered by a submitting organization to contain proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and WILL NOT be publicly released. The RFI requires interested contractors to indicate their ability to fulfill the requirements that are stipulated in the attached Draft Statement of Work. Contractors must submit a Qualification/Capabilities Statement that identifies their experience in the performance of the same or similar services to the ones in the Draft Statement of Work. The government will require the services of one firm to do evaluations of four to six international trafficking in persons programs per year. The contractor would need to have the ability and/or connections to work globally and the capacity to conduct more than one evaluation simultaneously. The contractor must have expertise in both trafficking and evaluation. RESPONSE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: Responses must be submitted via email to Gwendolyn Mansfield, Contract Specialist (mansfieldg@state.gov). The deadline for the submission of responses to this RFI is 3:00 p.m. EST Thursday, April 13, 2017. All questions concerning this RFI must be submitted by sending an email to Ms. Mansfield no later than 2:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Questions received after that date will not be answered, unless the Government determines the answer to the question imparts information material to Industry's ability to respond to this RFI. Government response to questions will be posted. All Government responses to questions will be made available on www.fedbizopps.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. Do not submit any pricing information in response to this RFI. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this RFI.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/2074710909/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: To Be Determined, United States
- Record
- SN04457913-W 20170405/170403235305-c8b5b09a53e44b52ce1c78fe8e8ec65d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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