USMISS South Sudan Support

SOURCES SOUGHT - USMISSION South Sudan Support RE-COMPETE The U.S. Department of State, Office of Acquisition Management (AQM), is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis, as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for United Nations Mission - South Sudan. This includes, but is not limited to, providing comprehensive personnel protective security services in South Sudan. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement and assist DOS in developing and further defining procurement, acquisition, and development strategies. This market research will identify all potential sources, including small business sources (including 8(a) business development participants, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), HUB Zone small business concerns, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small business concerns and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns). The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this procurement is 922190 (Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities). Interested firms must demonstrate in their qualifications statement that they are qualified to perform the work outlined in the "DRAFT" Statement of Work (SOW) under this NAICS code. The period of performance for the current contract expires September 2015. It was awarded to a large business as a sole source under FAR 6.302-2 "Unusual and Compelling Urgency". The anticipated acquisition strategy is a single award contract containing a combination of Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time-and-Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) CLINs which may be performance based, where possible. This is not a solicitation announcement. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals and does not bind the U.S. Department of State to any agreement, written or implied. Submission of any information to this market survey is purely voluntary. DOS assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred by respondents. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding their individual capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice. The "DRAFT" Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this Sources Sought Notice outlines the specific level of support required. Contractors should review the attached draft and submit capability statements reflecting their companies' capabilities to provide the effort described. Note that the SOW is a "DRAFT" and may change when the solicitation is issued; however, the core requirements will not change. Questions, recommendations, and comments are highly encouraged/welcomed. If your company has the capacity to perform the services outlined in the SOW, please provide the following information: ( 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, point of contact, size of business, qualified small business category and certification, type of ownership (including country of ownership) for the organization, DUNS Number, Cage Code, SAM information. (2) A detailed capability statement and relevant past performance history documenting ability to perform similar requirements of the SOW. In addition, your capability statement and relevant past performance history should identify appropriate levels and types of expertise in a manner that demonstrates understanding of the requirements of the SOW. The deadline for submitting questions directly related to this announcement is 12PM(EST) March 19, 2015. The deadline for submitting capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice is 12PM(EST) March 19, 2015. Responses are limited to 15 pages, font size 12, and shall be submitted to Anna M. Garcia, Contracting Officer, via email at garciaam@state.gov and shall have the words "USMISS - South Sudan SSN Response" in the "subject" line. Sales brochures, videos and other marketing information materials shall not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. When the solicitation is released, it will be via FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this Sources Sought Notice or a future solicitation.