SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Employment and Income Verification Resource - Sources Sought Notice
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Contract Management Branch, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 228, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302
- ZIP Code
- 22302
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3198-S-16-0001
- Archive Date
- 11/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Courtney Rogers, Phone: 7033052184, Justin Fraser, Phone: 7033052250
- E-Mail Address
-
courtney.rogers@fns.usda.gov, Justin.Fraser@fns.usda.gov
(courtney.rogers@fns.usda.gov, Justin.Fraser@fns.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Source Sought Notice- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Employment and Income Verification Resource This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is unrestricted and open to all vendors. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine the interest and the capability of potential vendors. The purpose is also to determine if a small business set aside is feasible. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plan their acquisition strategy or plan. The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is seeking a contractor to provide accurate and real-time data in order for federal Quality Control reviewers to verify employment and income information used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The data must be nationwide and represent a minimum of 30% of the United States workforce. The federal Quality Control reviewers re-review over 40,000 cases annually from all 50 States. This data must be accessible to reviewers via batch mode, online and through web services. Further, the data must be secured and protected and client privacy and disclosure rules must be followed. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The Food and Nutrition Service, Program Accountability and Administration Division (PAAD) & Contracts Management Division (CMD), is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified large businesses and small businesses, including small business set-asides, small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of providing a service that allows federal Quality Control reviewers to verify employment and income determinations made by State eligibility workers using accurate and real time data. All responding firms are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business to the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code. For this acquisition, the NAICS code is 541611 or 541612, and the Small Business Standard is $15 Million. Teaming arrangements and joint ventures will be considered for any subsequent procurement based on the Government's market research, provided the prime contract is awarded to an applicable small business and that small businesses provide fifty percent or more of the support.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FNS/CMB/AG-3198-S-16-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
- SN03933576-W 20151031/151029234814-f3581ae5b5dd94f6478905c18c2d6f4d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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