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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 30, 2013 FBO #4144
DOCUMENT

D -- Leadership Directories On-Line Subscription - Attachment

Notice Date

3/28/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70113I0128
 

Response Due

4/12/2013
 

Archive Date

7/20/2013
 

Point of Contact

MERRIE FROST
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

In response to this Sources Sought, interested contractors shall submit the following information to Merrie Frost at merrie.frost@va.gov no later than April 15, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. EST. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the below stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 5 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the below listed information. Please provide the following information: A.Company Name and Address B.Company DUNS # C.Company point of contact, telephone, and email address. D.Socio-Economic Status - Indicate whether your company, subcontractors, teaming partners, joint ventures have a Federal Socio-Economic status, e.g., Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Disadvantaged Small Business, and Hub Zone. If Service-Disabled or Veteran Owned Small Business, is your company and or partners registered in VA's VetBiz repository? E.If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS. F.Capabilities / Qualifications: Provide a written description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform services described in this Sources Sought. G.Past Experience - Provide the following information on three similar projects completed within the last three years for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor. a.The name, address, and value of each project b.The Prime Contract Type, Firm Fixed-Price, or Time and Material c.The name, telephone and address of the owner of each project d.A description of each project, including difficulties and successes e.Your company's role and services provided for each project. DISCLAIMER This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. 1. Scope of Work: Subscription services from Leadership Directories, Inc: The Leadership Library will provide VA Central Office (VACO) employees desktop access to a comprehensive and accurate web-based listing of contact information for leaders in the Executive, Congressional and Judicial branches of government, as well as counterparts in business, professional and nonprofit organizations. The subscription includes access to 14 directories uniquely providing public and private sector organizations in one database. Key word searching allows users to search for individuals, organizations, job functions, etc. and then download the information to a fully customizable Excel spreadsheet. An example of how this resource is used: If an employee wanted to know the contact information for all state level Veterans departments, a search could be done and the Excel spread sheet could be manipulated to be sorted by state, name or organization. The subscription includes technical support, three (3) concurrent users and 20,000 export credits. 3. Performance Period: Base year 8/28/2013-8/27/2014, plus four option years at the government's discretion. 4. Type of Contract: Firm-fixed Price 5. Place of Performance: Not Applicable The Following is a list of the required Directories: Congressional Yellow Book The Congressional Yellow Book lists 541 Member Offices, 221 Committees and Subcommittees (including Standing, Select, and Joint), 32 Leadership Organizations, 59 Member Organizations (Caucuses), and 9 Congressional Support Agencies. In addition, 15 Congressional Officers are listed; these officials are usually voted in by the entire membership or appointed by the Senate Majority Leader/Speaker. 2: Federal Yellow Book The Federal Yellow Book lists all 15 federal departments and 90 independent agencies. We use the United States Government Manual as our guide. In most departments, the listings are to the branch level; however, depending on the organizational structure, we may list down to the section chief or team leader level. Each department and agency is its own organization. Some departments such as Commerce and Health and Human Services have Bureaus and Administrations that could be considered independent agencies. 3: State Yellow Book The State Yellow Book contains the executive and legislative branches for all 50 states, the four U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The executive branch listings include 1,099 departments, 629 commissions, 634 boards, 161 authorities, 96 councils, and other major offices. The Legislative Section lists: State Senate and House Leadership, 2,037 State Senators, 5,494 State Representatives, 2,015 Committees including standing and some select committees), and 187 Legislative Agencies. 4: Municipal Yellow Book The Municipal Yellow Book features information on 247 cities with a population above 100,000 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, and an additional 73 cities with population figures below 100,000, for a total of 320 cities and towns. It lists all state capitals, regardless of population. The Municipal Yellow Book also contains 145 counties: the top 126 counties which have a population above 375,000, and an additional 19 with population figures below 375,000 are listed. In the case of counties with no formal government, the largest city within that county is included. In the case of combined city/county governments, the information is listed in the cities section. The Municipal Yellow Book also contains all of the departments and offices that make up the government of the cities and counties that are included in our listings. This includes 426 city attorneys, 296 city clerks, 158 county attorneys, 98 county clerks, and over 250 county executive and mayoral staff Members. In addition, 74 public and quasi-public authorities are listed. 5: Federal Regional Yellow Book The Federal Regional Yellow Book lists the major components of the 15 federal departments and 46 independent agencies that are outside of the Washington metropolitan area. The listings include regional/district and field offices, military installations, and 180 U.S. embassies. 6: Judicial Yellow Book The Judicial Yellow Book and The Leadership Library ® both contain all federal judges that serve on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, we list the state appellate judges for all 50 states. There are 2,200 federal judges and 1,300 state judges listed in the Judicial Yellow Book. 7: Corporate Yellow Book The Corporate Yellow Book contains the largest 1,000 U.S. corporations that are manufacturers, service businesses, and utilities. We determine the size of the companies based on published annual revenue figures. 8: Financial Yellow Book The Financial Yellow Book contains public and private companies that represent a wide range of categories of the financial industry: 9: News Media Yellow Book The News Media Yellow Book covers the national news media in the top media markets that gather and produce their own news. 10: Associations Yellow Book The Associations Yellow Book contains trade and professional associations operating on a national level. Organizations must be vocational in nature (members practice similar or allied trades or professions) and have an annual operating budget of at least $2 million. Exceptions to these parameters have been made for organizations that are of political, social, or economic importance. 11: Law Firms Yellow Book The Law Firms Yellow Book contains the largest U.S.-based firms that practice corporate law (as opposed to firms practicing personal injury), and have at least 40 attorneys firm wide. 12: Government Affairs Yellow Book The Government Affairs Yellow Book contains the government affairs experts who represent the interests of leading corporations and their subsidiaries and divisions; financial institutions and their subsidiaries; professional associations; the major U.S. labor unions; and interest groups. Organizations must have a full-time government affairs staff, a political action committee, or federal or state representation. For the purposes of the directory, government affairs includes not only those individuals who deal directly with legislators and policy makers, but also other members who research and analyze the government's legislative proposals and help formulate the organization's response to these proposals. Also profiled are government departments that have legislative and intergovernmental affairs personnel, including federal government divisions, U.S. states and territories, cities, counties, and municipal authorities. The directory also includes law, advocacy, and consulting firms that represent organizations listed in the directory. Organizations must have a lobbying or legislative practice or staff. 13: Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book The Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book contains non-U.S corporations and financial institutions and their major U.S. offices; foreign nations, including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions; intergovernmental organizations; foreign press outlets; and international law firms and their U.S representative offices. 14: Nonprofit Sector Yellow Book Including a variety of nonprofit organizations such as medical institutions and charitable organizations.
 

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