U.S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, CPO, 7th & D Streets SW, Room 3616, Washington, DC 20202-4443

R -- COMMERCIAL RECRUITING FIRM SOL ED-00-0854 POC Ellen Mason, Contract Specialist, 202/708-8603 The U.S. Department of Education (ED), Student Financial Assistance is seeking a Commercial Recruiting Firm to provide executive search services to identify and screen candidates for a minimum of three (3) senior executive level positions for the OSFA PBO OSFA requires immediate assistance on filling the following two positions: (1) Director of OSFA University and 2) Director of Analysis. The statements of work along with attachments are available on the OCFO Web site at http//ofco.ed.gov/coninfo.htm under Contracts. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items (services) prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation number for this contract actions is ED-00-0854. This combined document serves as the synopsis/solicitation and is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. The associated standard industrial classification code for this acquisition is 7361. Provision 52.212.1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The addendum to this provision is that the SF 1499 will not be used or accepted. The offeror should submit a detailed Capability statement certifying that it can meet the requirements of the Government (which will service as the technical proposal) and a list of references who can verify that the offeror has performed similar work for their organization. Also, a quote which will serve as the business proposal. An official authorized to bind the organization must sign the proposal. The offeror must submit an original and two (2) copies of both the technical and business proposal. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph of the provision are (I) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government and (ii) price. Selection Criteria: Ed will select the best value, but quality factors are significaly more important than price. ED will evaluate quality factors that the relative likelihood that the vendor will find and refer, within the specified timeframes, qualified candidates that will be a good fit in OSFA. Proposal Instructions: Each offeror is to submit five (5) pages demonstrating why it would be able to find and refer, within the specified timeframes, qualified candidates that will be a good fit in OSFA. Suggested factors to address include: The Offeror's nationwide scope and network contacts, experience and successful past performance recruiting executives for PBOs demonstrating the offeror's understanding of how PBOs differ from traditional organizations and the type of candidates needed to fill PBO executive position, and an understanding of factors unique to OSFA (e.g., its mission, strategic vision, organization, staffing, and performance goals, that could affect the recruitment of candidates that are a good fit for the OSFA position. Pricing Instructions: This requirement is being conducted as a commercial item acquisition, which requires that prices be based on catalog or market prices. An offeror may discount (offeror a lower price than) its catalog or market prices, but the prices offered must be fixed prices (. i.e., the price may not change based on the offeor's expenses or cost experience). Offerors must submit a completed Certification Commercial items with their offer. Provision 52.221-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Provision 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also, under paragraph (b) of the provision items 6,7,8, and 9 are also applicable to this acquisition. Offerors for Solicitation number ED-00-0854 are due on May 26,200, by 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Please submit proposals to U.S. Department of Education, OFCO, Contracts & Purchasing Operations, Support Services Group, 7th & D Streets, SW, Room 3616, ROB_3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4443. Please contact Ellen Mason, Contract Specialist on (202) 708-8603 for information regarding this solicitation. Posted 05/17/00 (W-SN455693). (0138)

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