Public Affairs and Outreach Service Support

Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice: 
This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 – Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997). It constitutes neither a Request for Proposal nor an Invitation for Bid. It does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice IS NOT A SOLICITATION or an expression of intent to issue a solicitation of any kind in the future. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information requested. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information, materials, and/or demonstrations received in response and is in no way obligated to respondents by or for any information received. 
 
REQUIREMENT:

The purpose of this acquisition is for the procurement of public affairs support in support of United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF), Norfolk, VA. N1 Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Directorate. PAO advised the Commander on public affairs matters, providing public affairs guidance and direction in the command’s area of responsibility (AOR), and keeping the general public, as well as persons within the naval establishment, informed of Navy and fleet activities.

The anticipated contract type is a Firm, Fixed-Price. 
 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, and the product service code (PSC) is R799 Management Advisory Services. Again, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This is a market research tool. The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses both small and large. If you are an interested business, FLCN would appreciate your assistance in providing a Statement of Capabilities to include the following: 

1) Full business name and address
2) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code  
3) Name, phone number, and e-mail address of a company representative the Government may contact for additional information
4) Size of business (based on the applicable NAICS code)
5) Statement as to whether business is actively registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) 
6) Statement as to whether business is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership) 
7) Recent and relevant experience. Describe ability to support the scope of the requirement(s) as detailed in section 1.3 of the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Include brief description(s) of any prior experiences that best illustrates your company’s qualifications related to performing the services in accordance with the PWS. Provide a Capability statement displaying the vendor’s ability to provide the required services, to include past performance information. If past performance information is provided, please include only relevant past performance on the same/similar work within the last five (5) years. This relevant past performance information should identify the applicable contract number; total contract dollar amount; capacity performed (Prime or Sub); contract period of performance; description of the relevant services provided AND the relevancy of the services to the proposed requirement; and a customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and e-mail address.

8) The offeror shall provide proof and verification that it possesses a current Secret facilities clearance level. The proof/verification shall be in the form of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) verification certifying it possesses a current Secret Facilities Clearance. The submission shall include the following: CAGE code, Facility name, Physical location/facility, Clearance status/level, Status date/Issue date, Safeguarding level, Authorized access to, Facilities clearance level limitation(s), Facility security officer and phone number, and DSCA field office location and phone number. The verification shall be dated within 30 days of the RFI closing date.

If there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small business contractors, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. If it is determined that a small business set-aside is appropriate, and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR 52.219-14 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. If this effort is not set-aside for small business, small business utilization will be considered. Large and small businesses should provide a reasonable expectation for small business utilization as a percent of total contract value as well as supporting rationale for the recommended percentage. 

**Submissions are to be no more than 5 pages and no less than 12 point font. **

Responses should be emailed to Jana Popovich at jana.p.popovich.civ@us.navy.mil and Samantha Ballance at samantha.a.ballance.civ@us.navy.mil by Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10am EST.

All requests for further information must be made in writing via email. Telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. All questions and answers regarding this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be posted as updates to this notice. 
 
Disclaimer: 
This is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. The Navy will not assume liability for costs incurred by an attendee or for travel expenses or marketing efforts; therefore, attendee cost in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government.