MODIFICATION
D -- REQUEST FOR INFORMAITON: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATIO - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- US EPA SRRPOD 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-16-00072
- Response Due
- 2/10/2016
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2016
- Point of Contact
- Scott, Elaine M
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFQ-DC-16-00072 Attachment 2 Attachment C Attachment B Attachment B Attachment A Portable Satellite Unit Site Locations Attachment 1 Statement of Work RFQ-DC-16-00072 PORTABLE SATELLITE UNITS SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), on behalf of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is issuing a Sources Sought to determine whether qualified small business firms exist to supply Ku-Band Satellite Internet Service, Maintenance and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for its existing 56 Portable Satellite Units (PSUs)/ Mobile Command Posts (MCPs) and future PSU/MCPs. The Government contemplates awarding a Fixed Rate, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Task Order type contract with some Cost Reimbursable line items. The period of performance for this contract is anticipated to be for five years which includes one (1) base year and four (4)- one (1)-year option periods. The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this notice as a part of our market research efforts to gain knowledge and obtain information from potential qualified small business sources and their size classifications relative to NAICS code 517410 Satellite Communications (size standard $32.5 million). The Government may use the responses to the Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. The attached draft SOW describes only the currently contemplated possible scope of services and may vary from the work scope in a final SOW included in any future solicitations. EPA requests demonstration of capability by interested small business firms through submittal of a capability statement that address the information below. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, requests for a copy of the solicitation should not be made. The decision to solicit for a bid shall be solely the Government's discretion. This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any government assessments. The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the strategy for competitive procurements. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to the Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked ¿Proprietary ¿ will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Source Sought will not be returned. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES The specific task areas for this requirement are outlined in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). The scope of support shall include broadband network communications throughout the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS). CAPABILITY STATEMENT The Government requests demonstration of capability by small business firms interested in performing this requirement as a prime contractor through submittal of a written capability statement. Capability statements will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining if small business firms are capable of performing the tasks of this requirement. The Government will evaluate the qualifications of interested parties based on their response to this notice and the Statement of Work. All capability statements shall address the following information: 1. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS Include your firm's small business classification(s) designation: (Small business, 8(a), HUBZone, small disadvantage business [SDB], service-disabled veteran-owned small business [SDVOSB], women-owned small business [WOSB], economically disadvantaged women-owned small business [EDWOSB], etc) in your submission based on the NAICS in this announcement. 2. BUSINESS PROFILE Include company name, address, DUNS, GSA-Schedule contract number and date of expiration, phone and principal owners including partners, subcontractors and/or joint ventures arrangements. State the (a) number of employees of the concern; (b) average annual receipts based on the last 3 fiscal years; and (c) a description of your firm's accounting system for estimating, accumulating, and tracking costs and whether or not those system(s) have been audited and/or approved by any Government Agency. Additionally, indicate if the accounting system can support hybrid contract types, for instance cost reimbursement, time and material, and fixed price or any combination of contract types. 3. CORPORATE EXPERIENCE Provide brief descriptions of projects and contracts currently underway or that have been performed in the past three years related to the task areas described in the draft SOW. Experience as a subcontractor, partner, joint venture, or key personnel is considered in the same manner as primary experience. 4. MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY Provide a description of your firm's contract management process, corporate/management structure, and evidence to support your firm's financial capability and capacity. 5. PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Provide a list of current and previous contracts which your firm has held as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or consultant over the past three years similar in size and complexity to the services required in the attached draft SOW. Detail the contract value, duration, place of performance, and client's name, email address, and phone number. 6. SUBMISSION The capability statement submitted in response to this notice shall not exceed ten (10) double-sided pages or twenty (20) single-sided pages in length. Only emailed submissions are permitted. The submission shall be a searchable PD file format (a single file) that can be printed on 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper and free from viruses or password protections. The Government is not responsible for receipt of corrupted files and therefore will not attempt to recover the file. The Government will only consider information towards market research that falls within the page limitations/restrictions and will disregard the remaining pages. Respondents are encouraged to place keen emphasis on providing content relative to their specific capabilities for this draft SOW, rather than use of excessive marketing lexicon, submission of fancy brochures, unnecessary sales literature, and product puffery. SUBMISSION INFORMATION FedConnect & System for Award Management Registrations - All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates registration for FedConnect. Please note that vendors MUST have their SAM profile set to public, otherwise FedConnect will not be able to access the SAM information required to validate vendor credentials. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. There is no charge for the registration in SAM. The synopsis, amendments and other information related to this Sources Sought Announcement, as well as any subsequent acquisition notifications, will be posted via FedBizzOpps (www.fbo.gov) and FedConnect (https://ww.fedconnect.net). All current and potential contractors must use FedConnect which is available at https://www.fedconnect.net. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and vendors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Questions regarding the content of the subject announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect as an interested party to submit questions and to view responses. Vendors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions, please call the FedConnect Help Desk at 1-800- 899-6665 or via email at support@fedconnect.net. All information related to this acquisition will be available at these sites through the date of any award. All interested parties are encouraged to continue to regularly check these websites for updates. CONTACT INFORMATION Please provide your capability statement as it relates to the above information as a searchable PDF file via email only no later than 3 pm ET February 10, 2016 to Elaine Scott and Dionne Wright at scott.elaine@epa.gov, and wright.dionne@epa.gov, respectively. Please place RFQ-DC-16-00072 Sources Sought Submission, Portable Satellite Units in the subject of the email transmission. No faxes, mail or phone calls will be accepted. The Government intends to consider all comments and responsive qualification packages when developing its final acquisition strategy and resulting Request for Proposals(s). INTERESTED VENDOR LIST In addition to considering this Sources Sought announcement, EPA requests all parties (whether submitting a capability statement or not) add their company information to the Interested Vendors List tab associated with this notice on FedBizzOpps. Primarily, the interested vendors list will be a point of reference for prospective offerors to find teaming partners and potential subcontractors for this requirement. Additionally, the interested vendors list will aid the Government in its market research efforts. ATTACHMENTS 1. Attachment 1 Draft Statement of Work (SOW) 2. Attachment A Portable Satellite Unit Site Locations 3. Attachment B Existing EPA equipment list 4. Attachment C Scenarios 5. Attachment 2 Interested Vendors List
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