Forrester's Total Economic Impact (TEI)

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the authority of 41. U.S.C.253(c) (1), as set forth in FAR 13.106-1(b) (1) (i). The corresponding NAICS code is 611430 and the small business size standard is $7 MILLION. Description the Service: On-site training, Economic Bootcamp. - A one-day, on-site, customized Boot Camp presentation, for up to15 attendees (or with Option 3, up to 25 attendees), as described under Program Methodology. - A contiguous half day (either one or three, depending on the option HHS selects), on-site Workshop to work through HHS project(s), applying the training from the Boot Camp. The project business case will be developed as fully as possible during the half-day session. - All supporting documents including the presentation and supporting worksheets, templates, related research, and best practice documents. - Up to 4 hours of telephone support, per Workshop purchased, for Boot Camp and Workshop attendees within 90 days ofthe on-site Boot Camp The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 is not applicable. The Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the exact services listed above and is the lowest price. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by the closing date will be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer or acknowledge its listing in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jul, 2012), applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: (a) (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (Applies to all contracts); (19) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); (20) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Aug 2009) (E.O. 13126); (21) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); (22) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246); (23) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006), (24) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793); (25) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); (26) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.); (28) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b); (29)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (Dec 2007) (E.O. 13423).; (38) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332); (41) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). Interested Offerors must submit capability statement and/or proposal NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM EASTERN TIME MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 12:00PM EDT, via electronic copy to Raymond.Meraz@psc.hhs.gov. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS; b. Company Name; c. Company Address; d. Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system; e. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All Offerors must be registered on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp; f. Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email address. Please contact Raymond J. Meraz, Contract Specialist, at Raymond.Meraz@psc.hhs.gov with further questions. (No phone calls please).