Professional Support Services Contract

The National Ocean Atmospheric Administration is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California. The Sanctuary requires the services of a contractor who can assist sanctuary management and staff with a variety of functions related to resource protection, government and community relations and visitor center operations in Santa Cruz and San Simeon, California. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System 541690 code assigned to this procurement is Other Scientific and Technical Services. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, e-mail address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, or SOLE SOURCE maybe made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by May 19, 2015. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Contract Specialist, carina.nededog@noaa.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Carina Nededog or Contracting Officer, John Stout at john.stout@noaa.gov. Attached: Appendix A - Statement of Work