SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Branding Strategy for Federal Food Service Space - Branding Strategy for Federal Food Supply
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Acquisition Services Division (PGQC), 1800 F Street, Room 6318, Washington, District of Columbia, 20405, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20405
- Solicitation Number
- GS-00P-13-CY-C-0080
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Erica B Pelham, Phone: 202-501-3394, Jennell Joyner, Phone: 202-430-2694
- E-Mail Address
-
Erica.Pelham@gsa.gov, Jennell.Joyner@gsa.gov
(Erica.Pelham@gsa.gov, Jennell.Joyner@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information for Branding Strategy for Federal Food Supply Services This is a Request for Information (RFI) as identified in FAR 15.201(c)(7). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). A solicitation is not being issued at this time, and this notice shall be not be considered as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The General Services Administration (GSA), PBS, The Office of Facility Management and Services Programs is soliciting information (only) from vendors pursuing a consulting contract to assess the state of GSA's concessions facilities, make recommendations on the functionality and use of Federal commercial cafeteria and concessions facilities based on the clientele, and to develop a branding strategy to include materials, tools and education resources. This inquiry is being issued solely for planning purposes. This RFI does not constitute a statement of work (SOW) or a commitment to issue a SOW in the future. In addition, GSA will not incur any cost associated with the development or distribution of any information provided in response to this request. RFI PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS: Responses to this RFI are not offers and shall not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The responses to this RFI may be used to assist the Government in to provide. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 - Market Research, this RFI is posted for data gathering and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not reimburse any respondent for any costs associated with information submitted in response to this RFI. Industry feedback is vitally important and the Government will be receptive to any and all ideas received from industry. This RFI is an expression of the Government's interest only and does not obligate the Government to pay for the requested information nor respond to any submission. Proprietary information is not being solicited; however, if it is submitted, highlight and clearly mark those sections with "proprietary information". RFI SUBMISSION: Questions and responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Contract Specialist, Erica Pelham, erica.pelham@gsa.gov and Contracting Officer, Jennell Joyner, jennell.joyner@gsa.gov. Questions concerning this RFI must be received no later than Monday, July 8, 2013, 10:00 AM EST Responses/Capability Statements must be received no later than Monday, July 15, 2013, 12:00 PM EST All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified and properly marked. To: erica.pelham@gsa.gov cc: jennell.joyner@gsa.gov Subject: RFI SOLICITATION#: GS-00P-13-CY-C-0080 (Please no telephone inquiries): FAR Provision 52.215-3 is hereby incorporated in full text: 52-215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997) a.The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal cost, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. b.Although "proposal" and "offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal c.This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: [Not Applicable, this is an RFI] (End of provision)
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/37cceec31a472e18adcf957703ce76aa)
- Place of Performance
- Address: GSA, 1800 F STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20405, United States
- Zip Code: 20405
- Zip Code: 20405
- Record
- SN03104520-W 20130703/130701234831-37cceec31a472e18adcf957703ce76aa (fbodaily.com)
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