D -- Industry Day

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFARM SERVICE AGENCY AQUSITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION KANSAS CITY ACQUISITON BRANCH NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS (Posted 11 June 2007) INDUSTRY DAY FORUM Farm Application Services and Technology RFP June 26, 2007 9:00 - 11:30 CST USDA 6501 Beacon Drive, Room G28A Kansas City, MO 64133-4676 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) will hold an Industry Day Forum on the listed date and at the listed location to discuss the Farm Application Services and Technologies (FAST) procurement. The purpose of FAST is to acquire information technology support services for the FSA Information Technology Services Division (ITSD). Multiple awards of a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be considered for a full range of contractor support services in IT development, IT migration and IT support of business systems for FSA. This requirement has both a full and open component and a small business set-aside component. The FAST procurement has a maximum value of $250 million over five (5) years. REGISTRATION: Participants must register in advance to attend the forum. To register, please contact Liz M. Green via email at contact@example.gov. You need to provide the vendor name and the name of the participant(s) wishing to attend. Each vendor is limited to five (5) participants. Registration ends on June 19, 2007. All participants must have current Government issued photo identification with them when they enter the building on the day of the event. You will not be allowed into the facility without said identification. The draft RFP documents may be downloaded at www.fsa.usda.gov/amd prior to the event. Vendor comments regarding the draft Solicitation are urged. Questions or comments regarding the Solicitation may be submitted via email to contact@example.gov until close of business on June 22, 2007. FSA plans to respond to vendor submitted questions and comments during the Industry Day program and FSA also intends to post written questions and comments, together with FSA responses, on the AMD web site shown above. The identity of the vendor submitting questions or comments will not be made public. Day of the event: Enter Gate D and park in the far west parking lot. Enter the building at the South entrance by the flagpole.