RECOVERY - Sources Sought IT Service

This procurement is being funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Public Law 11-5 (February 17, 2009). This sources sought announcement is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this combined sources sought/synopsis. The Department of Labor (DOL), on behalf of the Employment and Training Administration (ETS), intends to procure OTAA Business Solution Services: Analysis, Application Development, Programming, Integration Testing, Implementation and Documentation IAW the attached Statement of Work. DOL will issue a soliciation using a HUB Zone certified small business set-aside, small business set-aside, or under full and open procedures. If at least two responsible HUB Zone certified small business concerns are determined by the Government to be capable of performing this requirement based on an evaluation of the capability packages submitted by the response date the requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for HUB Zone certified small business concerns. If two or more HUB Zone certified small businesses are not found capable, this requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for small business concerns. If capability packages are not received from at least two responsible small business concerns by the response date or if the Government determines that no small businesses are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability packages submitted; this requirement will be solicited under full and open procedures. Only small businesses are to submit capability packages. Interested small businesses that are certified and qualified as a HUB Zone, or small business concern in NAICS code 541511 with a size standard of $25.0M are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The capability package for this sources sought market survey is not expected to be a proposal, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified in the Statement of Work. Capability packages must not exceed 5 pages and must be submitted electronically via email. Small businesses are to outline their experiences in the following: System Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation, Documentation and Training. Areas or tasks where a contractor does not have prior experience should be annotated as such. To assist us in maintaining a list of interested small businesses for this potential procurement, please provide your company's name, point of contact (POC), address, phone number, and business size under the above NAICS code to the POC for this procurement. The anticipated Period of Performance is 12 months from date of award. Contractor personnel may require a current clearance. A written Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about September 8, 2009. The RFP must be retrieved and downloaded from FedBizOps homepage at: www.fbo.gov. No hard copies of the RFP will be issued; all amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. Responses to the RFP must be submitted by email to the POC identified below. No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. No other information is to be provided at this time.