RFI Personal Assistance Services (PAS)

Title: Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information pertaining to a contemplated new procurement to acquire contract support services to assist a person with a physical, sensory, mental or cognitive disability with tasks that the person would perform for him or herself if he or she did not have a disability. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The purpose of the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) is to procure the services of entities who can provide services that assist a person with a physical, sensory, mental or cognitive disability with tasks that the person would perform for him or herself if he or she did not have a disability that may include assistance with personal care, assisting with physical tasks, and providing reader and sighted guide services to blind and low vision employees individuals with disabilities. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Workforce Quality Division is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to seek industry comments and identify potential Contractors capable of performing the work described herein. This notice is not a Solicitation and it does not seek the submission of formal binding quotation/proposal. In the event that DOT determines that these services will be procured, a formal Request for Proposal will be issued. DOT cannot and will not reimburse any organization for its time, effort, or costs expended in responding to this Sources Sought Notice. Your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. The NAICS code for this effort is 624120 (Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities). The anticipated period of performance proposed is five years inclusive of a one (1) year base period and four (4) one year option periods. RESPONSES TO THIS RFI After reviewing the DRAFT SOW, interested parties shall submit the following in response to this RFI: Company Capability Statement tailored to the requirement (SOW) that demonstrate ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project. Business size; Proposed contract type; and Estimated cost that will describe the required level of effort and cost to complete the tasks outlined herein. FORMAT AND PAGE LIMIT Responses to this RFI shall not exceed 10 pages, excluding any attachments. There is no formal question and answer period for this RFI and no questions will be entertained before the due date, however, feel free to submit questions and comments as part of your submission. Interested companies should e-mail their responses to this RFI to Abdul.Latifi.CTR@dot.gov with a courtesy copy to Robin.Gates@dot.gov by 12:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday, June 15, 2020. Please reference - RFI DOT Personal Assistance Services in the subject line when submitting your response. Note: This RFI will be posted in GSA and beta.SAM.gov. DOT looks forward to your submission in response to this notice. ATTACHMENTS: RFI Cover Page DRAFT Statement of Work Question and Answer Worksheet