Professional Support Services

It is the Government's intention that this RFI will result in a future RFQ for services to be rendered beginning in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is looking for contractors under the General Services Administration (GSA) OASIS IDIQ who can provide the professional support services outlined in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). It is anticipated that the type of contract will be a competitively awarded time and materials task order to be issued against the GSA OASIS IDIQ unless otherwise determined based on the results of this market research. This RFI is issued for informational and planning purposes only. The information will be used in conducting market research to identify qualified, experienced, and interested potential business sources in support of the government's requirements. This is not a Request for Quotation or Proposal (RFQ/RFP). It is not to be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the government to acquire any products or services. The information requested by this RFI will be used within CBP to facilitate decision making for a viable path forward for the purpose of a future solicitation and will not be disclosed outside of CBP/DHS. Any information provided to the government is strictly voluntary and shall be provided at no cost to the government. The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential qualified businesses which can provide services to CBP in accordance with the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). The DRAFT SOW is subject to change prior to a formal solicitation release. The government reserves the right to decide whether a small business set-aside is appropriate based on responses to this notice, and whether GSA OASIS is an appropriate fit for a solicitation. Any Capability Statement submitted should include information and technical background describing your company's experience within the last three to five years specifically with work similar in size, scope, and complexity to meet the government's objectives in accordance with the Draft SOW. Contractors are encouraged to submit the following highly desirable information in response to this RFI: If the capabilities statement includes a discussion on relevant experience, provide the applicable contract or task order number and contract vehicle, final contract price, and project location with a brief description of the project and its applicability. Describe your company's level of experience with performing work comparable to the work described in the Draft SOW. Describe the labor categories that your company estimates would be best suited to fulfill this requirement and include an estimation on how many employee man-hours would be required per month to complete this work. Address how many years of experience your company has in providing services of this nature. Describe the nature of the availability of personnel with sufficient CBP Background Investigation (BI) pre-clearances to begin full performance immediately upon award, should an award be made to your company. Alternatively, describe your company's processes that will ensure availability of cleared personnel. Indicate which NAICS code(s) your company usually performs under for Government contracts. Contractor responses to this RFI with generic material only, such as brochures, advertisements, or other materials nonspecific to this RFI, is highly discouraged. No questions will be entertained at this time. Contact with government personnel, other than those specified in the RFI, by contractors or their employees regarding this requirement is not permitted. This is not a solicitation announcement or Request for Quotes/Proposals, and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is released pursuant to FAR Part 15.201(e), Exchanges with Industry. If your company can provide the requirements described in the Draft SOW, please provide your RFI response to the Contract Specialist, Cami Schmidt via email: camilla.j.schmidt@cbp.dhs.gov. RFI identification - AAMD-SPT-2023 must be referenced in the subject line of your email. Responses must be submitted on company letterhead, limited to 15 pages for the Capabilities Statement and a secondary document is permitted, but is limited to 10 pages if included in response to the specific information encouraged in the numbered paragraph above. All responses to this RFI shall be submitted no later than midnight, Thursday, March 31, 2022. No extensions will be granted.