CATHOLIC CURRICULUM

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Belvoir (MICC-FB) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI), as a means of conducting market research to identify vendors that can provide the annual Curriculum for the Religious Education program for the USAG Ft. Belvoir Catholic Community. The Curriculum must conform to the standards of the Catholic faith as governed by Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA and the general standards of the Roman Catholic Church.This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), or the promise to issue any of these notices in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The contractor shall provide textbooks and multi-media resources to be used by trained volunteers to educate children in the Catholic faith. This is a Request for Information (RFI), which is being used for informational and market research purposes only. Respondents to this RFI are not considered as offerors and cannot be accepted by the Government to firm a binding contract. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents when responding to this RFI. Respondents should not submit any proprietary information when responding to this RFI. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any submittals that is received. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, IFB, or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry (SAM.gov). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 513130 Book Publishers and a Size Standard of 1000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 7610 Books and Pamphlets. A need is anticipated to identify vendors that can student and leader guides for each grade level from Grade 1-Grade 8, High School and Adult Confirmation and Leader Guides, Catechism, Prayer Books, Bibles, additional Catechical materials and lesson plan enhancing materials. Attached is a draft of the Statement of Work (SOW). The estimated period of performance is to be determined. The attached SOW is only a draft and has not been finalized. Based on the attached SOW, interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement of no more than Five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for this response is Friday, August 9, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. Please provide email responses only to this notice to Denese Henson, Contracting Officer at denese.y.henson.civ@army.mil and Rosalie Horton, Contract Specialist at rosalie.b.horton.civ@army.mil. The Government is seeking responses to this RFI from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement. Small businesses, in all socio-economic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirement at fair market prices. Provide suggestions on how the requirement could be structured to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns, describe any conditions, if any, which may limit small businesses from participating. In response to this sources sought notice, interested are to include the following information:1. Name of the firm, profile, point of contact, address, email address, phone number, DUNs number, CAGE code. A statement regarding business size (including small business type(s), certifications such as SDB, 8(a), HUB-Zone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc. 2. Identify whether your firm's capability to perform the required services. Information in sufficient detail regarding relevant contracts of same or similar in nature of work, size, and complexity. Include contract description, dollar value, and customer contact information. 3. The NAICS code contemplated for this requirement is NAICS code is 513130 Book Publishers and a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why? Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.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 SAM.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 4. Responses are to submit a capability statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for this response is Friday, August 9, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. Please provide email responses only to this notice to Denese Henson, Contracting Officer at denese.y.henson.civ@army.mil and Rosalie Horton, Contract Specialist at rosalie.b.horton.civ@army.mil