Vendor Day - April 24 2013 - US Peace Corps

VENDOR DAY - APRIL 24, 2013 I. This is a Request for Information (RFI) notice for a Vendor Day only. This RFI is for informational planning purposes only and it not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any actual procurement of materials, machinery, or services. This notice does not constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI are solely at the responding parties' expense. Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. Proprietary information received in response to this sources sought will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with applicable Government regulations. RSVP responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The US Peace Corps will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued. II. President Kennedy formed the Peace Corps with an executive order on March 1, 1961 and in 1979, it was made a fully independent federal agency. Since its founding, more than 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in 139 developing countries that request assistance. The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship through service to others. Peace Corps Volunteers live and work within the community they serve abroad, learning the local language, and contributing skills. This technical assistance is one of three goals of the Peace Corps. The other two revolve around cross-cultural understanding gained as the people of other countries begin to understand an American as well as the cultural experience brought back and shared when the Volunteer returns home. More information about Peace Corps can be found on our web site at www.peacecorps.gov. III. The US Peace Corps is performing market research for a "Medical Evacuation Services" activity. The potential NAICS code(s) for this activity include but are not limited to: 336411, 481211, 561599, 621111, 621493, 621910, or 624230. The Peace Corps Office of Medical Services (OMS) has an ongoing requirement for the services of air-ambulance service provider to provide assistance in the event of a medical emergency for Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) who are either working or traveling abroad. Emergency medical evacuation is used for acute, life- limb- and organ-threatening emergencies that require emergency medical evacuation by a chartered aircraft to ensure timely delivery of care. In the case of these emergencies, Peace Corps OMS will request the services of an air ambulance contractor to evacuate a Volunteer. Emergency air evacuations require a coordinated effort between the overseas Peace Corps post, OMS, and the air ambulance contractor. The contractor shall have minimum capacity to accept referrals for such services 24 hours per day 7 (including holidays) days per week via telephone or other secure electronic means. The US Peace Corps is hosting a vendor day on Wednesday April 24, 2013. This event is part of Market Research. The Agency will present an over view of the US Peace Corps, the role of the Office of Medical Services (OMS) within the Agency, the current medical evacuation process, lessons learned, and future needs of the Agency. The Agency will provide an approximately 1 hour presentation. After the presentation, the Agency will host a panel discussion with the medical evacuations services community. The Agency will provide representatives from the Office of Medical Services (OMS), Acquisitions and Contract Management (OACM), and other relevant program offices. The medical evacuation vendor day panel discussion will invite feedback from the vendor community, a question and answer (Q&A) session, and a forum for general discussions on the topic. The total estimated time for both presentation and panel discussion is 2 hours. There will be a table in which vendors are invited to provide promotional materials to the Agency. Peace Corps presentation materials will be provided in electronic format after the presentation via email attachment to vendors requesting a copy. The medical evacuation service providers' vendor day will be held from 9:30AM to 11:30PM on April 24, 2013. The vendor day shall take place at: US Peace Corps Head Quarters Conference Room: Shriver B 1111 20th Street NW Washington, DC 20526. A reservation is required for attendance. If your company has a particular topic or set of questions for the Peace Corps to address, please include the queries in the reservation notice. Please RSVP on or before April 15, 2013 2 PM ET via an email to Kathleen Reidy, Procurement Analyst at kreidy@peacecorps.gov. Include in the email a list of all attendee(s) names, position/title, company name, phone number, web site address, and email address. In the subject line please state "RSVP April 2013 Vendor Day". In order to enter into the building all attendees and their bags will be required to pass through a metal detector. A form of Government issued photo identification is required in order to gain access to the conference room.