DRAFT SOLICITATION - GSA Leasing Support Services (GLS)

This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. This special notice issues a DRAFT Solicitation GS-00-P-15-BQ-D-7002 for Industry comment. This draft solicitation is for a full and open competition to support the General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Office Leasing, Center for Real Estate Brokerage Services, Leasing Support Services (GLS) requirement.The purposes of the resulting contracts are to provide continuation of transaction support for lease acquisition services under the GSA Leasing Program. These services consist of those actions required to support GSA's Lease Contracting Officers as a tool to provide consistent, high-quality services within distinct geographic zones, to federal agencies that rely on GSA for lease acquisition. GSA proposes to award multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts utilizing no appropriated funds, under which task orders may be issued and contractors will be compensated via the private sector practice of commission payments. This draft solicitation is comprised of Sections A - L and attachments. Industry comments and questions (provided in writing) are requested by close of business Monday, December 15, 2014 so that they may be evaluated and incorporated, as necessary, into the final solicitation. All comments must be submitted electronically (via email) for consideration. Comments should include the point of contact's name, company name and address, phone number, and email address. Respondents are not limited to one email submission; however all email comments must be received by the requested due date. A summary of the disposition of significant comments will be included with the final request for proposal. All questions received will be available at the end of the comment period and posted under an amendment to this special notice. Submitted comments will be taken into consideration before issuance of the official solicitation. This draft solicitation is available to interested parties through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov, as an attachment to this special notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency in accordance with the solicitation requirements. Offerors anticipating proposing a small business-led team, joint venture, or another form of teaming arrangement should review, in consultation with legal counsel, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) size eligibility standards found at Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 121 (13 CFR 121). In particular, Offerors proposing a joint venture, or another form of teaming arrangement should review SBA information on affiliation, which can be found at: http://www.sba.gov/content/affiliation Comments, clarifying questions, recommendations and responses regarding the draft documents shall be submitted no later than Monday, December 15, 2014 to the Contracting Officer, Paul H. Ferguson via email at paul.ferguson@gsa.gov. This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government.