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Submission Closed11/11/2016, 07:00:00 PM UTC

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Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

541618 - Other Management Consulting Services

Place of Performance

1845 Wasp Blvd, HONOLULU, HI, 96818, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedNov 3

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Response DeadlineNov 11

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Submission Closed

11/11/2016, 07:00:00 PM UTC

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Contacts1 person available

OfficeKANSAS CITY, MO, 64106, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressKANSAS CITY, MO, 64106, USA

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JULIE WHITAKERContracting Officer

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The NOAA, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) is looking for potential woman owned small business vendors that offer organizational consulting and group facilitation services using Cooperrider and Srivastva's appreciative inquiryTM method and tools. The PIFSC Director's Office (DO) is looking to develop an integration plan for the newly formed Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) that best utilizes the expertise and personnel from the 3 existing programs to achieve ESD goals Tasks: 1. Consultant shall meet with senior leadership to better understand the requirement and specific goals and finalize the content of the final written report. 2. Consultants shall solicit feedback with all division staff that results in a detailed understanding of collaboration and the development of a set of core values of the Ecosystem Sciences Division. 3. Consultants shall provide a written report containing feedback and/or analysis which will enable DO and ESD Leadership to better generate organizational structures that will support ESD as an integrated division. 4. The key technical personnel shall be available in person for consultation prior to, during, and after the solicitation of feedback to answer questions about the results, data interpretation, or other issues related to the information gathered. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541618 with a size standard of $15 million. Interested vendors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all above stated requirements. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status as a woman owned small business. 4) A brief description of your firm's past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contracting Officer Julie Whitaker via email at Julie,Whitaker@noaa.gov no later than 10:00 AM (Hawaii Time) on Tuesday, November 11, 2016.