DRAFT SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FINAL SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT 07 AUGUST 2015, WITH A TWO WEEK RESPONSE TIME. THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW TIME DUE TO THE SHORT RESPONSE DATE THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A FINAL RFP AND NO COSTS WILL BE RECOUPED. NO PROPOSALS OR QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BASED ON THE DRAFT SOLICIATION DOCUMENTS. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING FBO FOR FINAL DOCUMENTS AND RESPONSE DATE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.219-18, THIS PROCUREMENT IS LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE 8(A) CONCERNS. THIS SOLICITATION IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR 8(A) SMALL BUSINESSES. Solicitation Number: ID04150059 DRAFT Issuance Date: TBD Bid Closing Date: TBD Questions Due by: TBD NAICS Code: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Consulting Services Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price with T&M and CR NF Acquisition Type: OPEN MARKET,100% SET-ASIDE FOR 8(A) Synopsis: This solicitation is limited to eligible 8(a) concerns. At the time of submission of its proposal, it must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541611 with the small business size of $15M. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (CSS) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and is being utilized in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 15.101, Best Value Continuum. Announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Consulting Services, size standard $15M. This solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-73. The FAR requires that prospective contractors complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with their required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to rebecca.taylor@gsa.gov and keith.echols@gsa.gov no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Time on TBD. Oral communication is not accepted on this solicitation. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of information amendments (if any). Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, and amendments (if any). The only method by which any term of this solicitation may be modified is by a formal amendment to the RFP generated by the issuing office. No other communications, whether oral or in writing, will modify or supersede the terms of this solicitation notice. Requirement: See attached RFP PWS Period of Performance Schedule: Base Year 09/26/2015 09/25/2016 Option Year 1 09/26/2016 09/25/2017 Option Year 2 09/26/2017 0925/2018 Option to Extend Services 52.217-8 09/26/2018 03/25/2019 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price with Time and Materials and Cost Reimbursable No Fee Submission: All offers shall be submitted via GSA's web-based procurement system, AAS Business Systems Portal (AASBS Portal), formerly IT-Solutions Shop (ITSS). [web address: https://portal.fas.gsa.gov]. ITSS requires that information under the contract number in the ITSS be an exact match with the information in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. An award cannot be made if the information in each system does not match. SAM Legal Business Name - SF1449, Blocks 17a Contractor/Offeror SAM Doing Business As (DBA) - SF1449, Blocks 17a Contractor/Offeror SAM Physical Address - SF1449, Blocks 17a Contractor/Offeror SAM Remittance Address -SF1449, Blocks 17b Remittance Address if Different than Contractor/Offeror Address Federal Tax ID (Employer's Identification Number) DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) In order to access this RFP in ITSS for submission of a proposal, all interested parties shall send the exact individual name and company registered in ITSS via email to REBECCA.TAYLOR@gsa.gov and keith.echols@gsa.gov no later than TBD pm on TBD. THE CONTACT'S NAME MUST BE EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS IN ITSS. Vendors will not be able to access this RFP in ITSS without providing this requested information to GSA in advance of the closing date. It's the interested parties' responsibility to ensure vendor registration in ITSS, notification of ITSS registration to the GSA POC for this RFP and submission of the proposal are completed before the proposal closing date and time. Extension of the RFP closing date and time will not be granted due to late registration in ITSS. General Information: Any contractual and/or non-price questions shall be submitted in writing via email to: rebecca.taylor@gsa.gov and keith.echols@gsa.gov no later than TBD PM Eastern Time on TBD which allows a reasonable response time before the CSS closing date/time. Offerors shall furnish all the information requested by this solicitation. Offerors are expected to examine this entire solicitation document including the PWS. Failure to do so will be at the offeror's own risk. Proposals shall set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation package. The penalty for making false statements in proposals is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001. Offerors submitting restrictive data shall mark it as follows in accordance with the FAR Clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisition which is incorporated by reference. Clause 52.215-1 states: "Offerors who include in their proposals/ quotations data they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall - Mark the title page with the following legend: "This proposal/quotation includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal or quotation. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of--or in connection with--the submission of this data, and the Government incorporates the proposal/quotation as part of the award, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data. Also, this restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to the restriction is contained in sheets (insert numbers or other identification of sheets)"; and Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: "Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation." The Government assumes no liability for disclosure or use of unmarked data and may use or disclose the data for any purpose. Unless restricted, information submitted in response to this request may become subject to disclosure to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 551). Offerors shall specifically identify and address assumptions within their proposal. The Government reserves the right to reject any proposals that include any term or assumption that fails to assent to a material term of the solicitation. Points of Contact: Rebecca Taylor 401 W. Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2700 Atlanta, GA 30308 E-mail: rebecca.taylor@gsa.gov Keith Echols 401 W. Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2700 Atlanta, GA 30308 E-mail: keith.echols@gsa.gov
