Corporate Communications Services

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Sources Sought and Advance Notice For Corporate Communication Services N0017824R4215 The following is being provided to request for capability statements to determine if the requirement will be set-aside to small businesses and is being provided to enhance competition and allow industry adequate time to develop acquisition strategies Background - Corporate Operations Department, Corporate Communications Division, Code 103 provides strategic counsel, planning, and execution of communication for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) internal and external communication and is responsible for informing, promoting, and marketing the successes of NSWCDD Dahlgren, NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity (DNA), and the 8,000-member workforce as well as local community leaders, elected officials, Program Executive Offices, and other Navy and Department of Defense (DoD) stakeholders. Follow-on - This is a follow on requirement to N00178-19-D-8575/ N0017820F3009 Incumbent: The work is currently being performed under Contract No. N00178-19-D-8575 Task Order No. N00178-19-F-3009 by with StraCon Services Group, LLC, 6100 Southwest Blvd, STE 510 Benbrook, Texas 76109. Attachments - A draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft Labor Category Qualifications and draft Level of Effort is attached. Contract Type - The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Level of Effort (LOE) with Economic Price Adjustment Contract. Period of Performance - The resultant order will have a Base Period of twelve (12) months and four (4) Option Years, each consisting of twelve (12) months, for a total of 60 months, if all options are exercised. NAICS: The anticipated NAICS for this requirement is 541820. Geographical Zone - Opportunity open to all geographical zones. Set-Aside - The Government has not made a set-aside determination. A set-aside determination will be made after the Request for Capability Statements have been received and adjudicated. Mandatory Requirements - Offerors must meet each of the mandatory requirements. Mandatory Requirement 1 shall be met at the time of proposal submission and continue to be met up to and through Task Order Award and for performance of the Task Order. Mandatory Requirement 2 shall be met at Period of Performance start date and continue to be met during performance of the Task Order. The mandatory requirements are as follows: Requirement 1: Facility Security Clearance: Contractor is required to have a Facility Security Clearance at the SECRET level as verified in the Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD). Requirement 2: Personnel Security Clearance: All personnel providing support must possess SECRET clearance or higher. Interim SECRET clearances are acceptable. OCI - An Organizational Conflict of Interest Clause (OCI) as defined by FAR 9.505 will be included in the resultant Request for Proposal (RFP) and task order. Offerors must certify to OCI or provide an acceptable mitigation plan. Industry Day - The Government has not made an Industry Day determination. A determination for a need of Industry Day will be made after the Request for Capability Statements have been received and adjudicated. Milestones - It is anticipated that the Solicitation will be available in Sam.gov by 30 March 2024 and will be open for approximately thirty (30) calendar days. Performance is anticipated to begin no later than 26 April 2025. RFP - The RFP number will be N0017824R4215. An RFP release in SAM.gov is anticipated. Request for Capability Statements - At this time, a determination has not been made to set-aside this procurement. Responses to this Sources Sought will be evaluated and used to determine the set-aside status of this requirement. Interested Small Businesses are invited to submit capability statements. Capability statements shall not exceed 15 pages, not including resume summaries and shall include the following items: (1) Sources Sought announcement number you are applying to and a description of the Offeror's capabilities relating specifically to the attached draft SOW, specifically addressing relevant experience and understanding of the work for which this acquisition will support; (2) A company profile including the Cage Code, an active GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract number and a statement regarding current Small Business status (including all applicable categories of Small Business: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBzone, 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business). (3) The specific qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the Contractor's personnel available to support this effort, including the personnel's security clearance level. Identify whether individuals are employees of the Offeror or of a planned team member (Sub-contractor) and identify the planned team member; (4) A description of the Offeror's ability to meet each of the mandatory requirements; (5) Specific past performance on same or similar size and scope of work performed by the Offeror as a Prime Contractor within the past five (5) years, including a description of the services provided, the dollar value of the effort, and the contract number; (6) List prospective Sub-contractors and provide a statement with metric that contain sufficient information concerning the ability to meet the Government limitations in FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (FEB 2023)(DEVIATION2021-O0008). (7) Interested Offeror(s) shall identify any potential - similarly situated entity arrangements being considered. A - similarly situated entity means a first-tier Sub-contractor, including an independent Contractor that has the same Small Business program status as that which qualified the Prime Contractor for the award and that is considered small for the NAICS code the Prime Contractor assigned to the Sub-contract the Sub-contractor will perform. If - similarly situated entity Sub-contracting is contemplated, the capability statement shall contain detailed information concerning the planned - similarly situated entity Sub-contracting/consulting arrangement(s) (including proposed work share, DUNS number(s), and all applicable categories of Small Business status) to assure the Government that the limitations of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (FEB 2023)(DEVIATION 2021-O0008), can be met for each contract period. The limitations identified in the aforementioned clause require the Offeror/Contractor to agree that in the performance of the resultant contract it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to Sub-contractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further Sub-contracts will count toward the 50 percent Sub-contract amount that cannot be exceeded. (8) Provide an answer to the following Question: Is the Contractor cleared at the SECRET level for information processing and storage at their facility? No telephone responses will be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 3:00 PM EST on 03 October 2023 via e-mail to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Responses should reference - Corporate Communication Services Note: The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. All information and data received in response to the sources sought marked or designated as corporate proprietary information will be fully protected and held in strict confidence.