SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Aviation Safety Project for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- BSEE HQ PROCUREMENT381 Elden StreetHerndonVA20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- E14PS00012
- Response Due
- 1/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sagar S. Damania
- E-Mail Address
-
Sagar.Damania@bsee.gov
(sagar.damania@bsee.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) Number: E14PS00012 Title: Aviation Safety Project for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This Request for Information (RFI) is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.001(a)(2)(ii) to conduct a Market Research before soliciting offers for an acquisition with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold and FAR Part 10.002(b)(2)(i), Contacting knowledgeable individuals in the Government and industry regarding market capabilities to meet this requirements. The Governments intent, based on the information received from this RFI is to make a determination if a Solicitation can issued as a 100% small business set-aside or provide fair opportunities to all Offerors regardless of business size. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The result of this RFI notice will help determine if sources capable of satisfying the agencys requirements exist. Additionally, it is not the Governments intention to enter into a contract based on this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. This RFI is for planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). In accordance with FAR 15.20l(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The primary purpose of this notice is to improve small business access to acquisition information, to enhance competition and identify potential small businesses (for contracting and subcontracting opportunities) that are interested and capable of performing the work described below. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541690, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (Safety Consulting Services). Firms responding to this RFI should state whether they are a small business concern, as defined by Small Business Association Size Standard for the NAICS 541690 is $14 million. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. BSEE will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this RFI. If you are interested in participating in this market research activity, you may submit a White Paper response in accordance with the requirements and instructions contained herein. HOW TO RESPOND: White Papers submitted in response to this RFI must be provided via email to Sagar.Damania@bsee.gov, no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, January 15, 2014. Please be advised that it is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the Government receives your submission on or before the specified due date. PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. Companies responding to this RFI shall designate a single point of contact within that company for receipt of all subsequent information regarding this pre-solicitation. Responses to the RFI will not be returned nor is it BSEE's intent at this phase to exchange information or to provide feedback to your responses. QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS RFI: Any questions regarding this RFI must be submitted via email to Sagar.Damania@bsee.gov no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 3, 2014. Please be advised that questions and/or comments may not be protected as proprietary and the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to other vendors. PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. WHITE PAPER REQUIREMENTS: White Papers are limited to 20 pages, not including the title page and the table of contents. Your submission must use black 12-point font, single-spaced, double-sided. Page margins must be one inch at the top, bottom, and each side. Headers, footers, and page numbering may be outside the l-inch margin, but not less than a.5 inch margin. Headers, footers tables/figures and page numbering may be in 10-point or 12-point font. Please note that White Papers must be submitted as an email attachment in Microsoft Word format. All information received in response to this RFI will be treated as business confidential information, and exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Nonetheless, submitters should properly mark their responses, accordingly, if the information is considered to be confidential or proprietary. White Papers should address the following elements to the maximum extent possible. You may answer any or all of the questions, to the best of your ability. 1. Please describe the general capabilities of your technical solution. 2. Emphasis should be placed on prior experience conducting projects of similar scope and complexity, and publications recorded in peer-reviewed industry journals. 3. Does your organization qualify as a small business under the NAICS code 541690? 4. Are solutions that meet the requirements available under the General Services Administration (GSA) schedules program? If so, please identify the appropriate GSA Schedules and Special Item Numbers. 5. The Government is planning a firm-fixed-price contract type. Please identify any concerns relating to the contract type and identify expected payment provisions/milestones. 6. What would be the overall delivery/completion timeframe for your technical approach? 7. Please provide a general Rough Order Magnitude estimated dollar value for the solution. 8. Is there enough information provided in the Statement of Work to propose an adequate solution? Your White Paper and technical solution must be based on the following information provided by the Government. REQUIREMENTS BACKGROUND: The requirements package is included as an attachment to this notice. The attachments can be retrieved by accessing the following website, https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx and inputting the RFI No. E14PS00012 in the reference field. If Offerors experience difficulties accessing the attachment, a request should be submitted to Sagar S. Damania via email at Sagar.Damania@bsee.gov, and a copy of the RFQ will be provided electronically.
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