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This contract, titled "Small Business & Socioeconomic Outreach and Transition Support," involves providing targeted outreach and onboarding assistance to small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and HubZone businesses. It aims to facilitate these businesses' engagement and participation by offering support throughout the onboarding process. Additionally, the contract includes managing employee transition documentation to ensure smooth handovers for successor contractors. Issued by the Department of Commerce, specifically the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the work will be performed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, under NAICS code 541612, which pertains to administrative management and general management consulting services. The contract is structured as a subcontract with no specified set-aside type. The outreach and transition support services are crucial to enhancing socioeconomic business participation and ensuring continuity during contractor transitions.

General Info

Provide outreach, onboarding, and transition support to disadvantaged small businesses for smooth engagement.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Nist

NAICS

541612 - Human Resources Consulting Services

Place of Performance

Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

This scope was carved out of 1333ND26PNB190017.

The full solicitation package (3 documents), including the RFP, is on the prime solicitation, not on this scope.

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Nist

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Provide outreach and onboarding support for small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and HubZone businesses, and manage employee transition documentation for successor contractors.

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