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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 08, 2018 FBO #6071
SOURCES SOUGHT

U -- People's Liberation Army Colloquium - DRAFT PWS

Notice Date
7/6/2018
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
611710 — Educational Support Services
 
Contracting Office
Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, MICC, MICC - Carlisle Barracks (W91QF0), 314 Lovell Avenue, Suite 1, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013-5072, United States
 
ZIP Code
17013-5072
 
Solicitation Number
0011201235
 
Point of Contact
Dahalia K. Trevenen, Phone: 7172453898, Larry L. Brown, Phone: 7172454620
 
E-Mail Address
dahalia.k.trevenen.civ@mail.mil, larry.l.brown9.civ@mail.mil
(dahalia.k.trevenen.civ@mail.mil, larry.l.brown9.civ@mail.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for People's Liberation Army (PLA) Colloquium (FY18) on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed sole source Firm Fixed Price contract to National Bureau of Asian Research for collaborating with the SSI to conduct a colloquium addressing one of the topics on the Key Strategic Issues list on the following web site or another formally agreed upon topic that addresses either China's security strategy and security, defense and military forces or the influences and effects of its policies upon the Asia-Pacific region as well as U.S. national security and U.S. national security interests. KSIL at: https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1363 Period of Performance is from 1 Aug 18 - 9 Nov 18. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). 4. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code(s) is/are: 611710 (Educational Support Services) with size standard of $15M. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/351d2560ed325f4a0d6039412ca431e3)
 
Place of Performance
Address: CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA, United States
 
Record
SN04981874-W 20180708/180706230543-351d2560ed325f4a0d6039412ca431e3 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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