SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- Naturalization Ceremony Support
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 721110
— Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services, USCIS Contracting Office, 70 Kimball Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, 05403
- ZIP Code
- 05403
- Solicitation Number
- HSSCCG11Q0005
- Point of Contact
- Stephen K Hill, Phone: 8028724102, Ned R Ross, Phone: 802-872-4111
- E-Mail Address
-
stephen.k.hill@dhs.gov, ned.ross@dhs.gov
(stephen.k.hill@dhs.gov, ned.ross@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks to conduct Naturalization Ceremonies the El Paso area on an annual basis during FY 2011 and potentially beyond. Contractors shall be capable of providing an acceptable facility to conduct anywhere from five to seven ceremonies each year, dates to be determined. The contract will have a base period of one year and possibly up to four one year option periods. An acceptable facility shall accommodate 650-700 participants, be climate controlled and include an auditorium with a raised stage, lobby space, meeting room space, and sufficient parking space to accommodate large numbers. In addition to the rental of the facility itself, the rental shall include chairs and tables, easels, stanchions, ropes, use of United States and Texas flags, display of USCIS provided agency flag, stage lights, lectern and microphone, draperies, traffic officer, security guards, stagehand/sound operator, electricity, video presentation equipment and operator, including LCD projector (VHS back-up), and custodial services. Only handicapped accessible facilities can be considered. The facility must be accessible by public transportation Event coordination requirements include guaranteed parking for 6 VIP and government vehicles in front of the facility, wheelchair and disabled attendee assistance, signage for applicant lines, providing hotline number for information regarding the events, minimum 6 line/cue/seating assistance to maintain order in the cue and direct seating inside the auditorium, and a reduced parking rate for attendees (if parking fee is applicable). The facility is responsible for providing traffic control within the immediate area of the facility during the scheduled events. Crowd control will also be provided both outside and inside the facility prior to, during, and following the scheduled event. Facility usage on each event requires move in at 7:00 A.M., event start at 9:15 A.M., and event end at or about 2:30 P.M. and move out by 3:00 P.M. All event dates are between Monday and Friday, except federal holidays. This requirement will be procured using FAR Part 12, Commercial Items (Services) and FAR Part 15. The solicitation, which will contain the Statement of Work (SOW) and evaluation factors, is expected to be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov) Website not sooner than September 24, 2010. Past performance will be evaluated using Government-wide and agency-wide databases, and/or other resources. Award will be made to the Offeror that submits the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposal. Point of Contact Ned Ross, Contracting Officer, Phone 802-872-4102, Email Ned.Ross@dhs.gov -Stephen K. Hill, Contract Specialist, Phone 802-872-4102, Email Stephen.K.Hill@dhs.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/BC/ACB/HSSCCG11Q0005/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: El Paso, Texas, United States
- Record
- SN02281172-W 20100916/100914235915-0bd3702ed3ad6182b5fd1f1f1bad4cd5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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