INL-Aviaton-Tech-Writers

1. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY; THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 19.000(a). The purpose of this sources sought synopsis (SSS) is to determine the potential level of interest, adequacy of competition, and technical capabilities to provide technical writing support to the Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement/ Office of Aviation (INL/A). 2. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is at Attachment 1 in this notice. 3. Respondents are requested to provide a narrative addressing knowledge and experience in the areas included in the draft PWS and to identify their associations with socio economic categories. 4. Respondents are requested to provide a detailed capability statement showing ability to meet or exceed the requirements in the PWS. 5. This SSS is solely intended to obtain Market Research information in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and its supplements to assist the Government in formulating an acquisition strategy for procurement of these critical services. The possible NAICS for this procurement are 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and 541330, Engineering Services. 6. This SSS does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), a commitment to issue an RFP in the future, or an award of a contract for these services. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay or reimburse costs for any information provided in response to this SSS. 7. Responses to this SSS are to be submitted by email only no later than 12 June 2015 4:00 PM Eastern Time to LefevreMB@state.gov. All responses from prospective offerors should include the return email address, firm name, CAGE code, DUNS number, mailing address, telephone number and point of contact within the body of the response. Responses are limited to 10 pages. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to concerns regarding the information submitted to INL/A. ** Companies must be registered in CCR to be considered as potential sources No decision has yet been made regarding the acquisition strategy for this requirement. Your response should identify your business size (large or small) in relation to this NAICS code. The government is interested in all small businesses including HUBZone, Service disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), etc. that are interested in performing this requirement. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision.