DOCUMENT
U -- Digital Exhibits - NCA - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;NCA Contracting Service;425 I Street, NW;Washington DC 20001
- ZIP Code
- 20001
- Solicitation Number
- VA786A17N0015
- Response Due
- 12/15/2016
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2017
- Point of Contact
- elizaeth.monohan@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
elizabeth.monohan@va.gov
(elizabeth.monohan@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PURPOSE: Digital exhibits based on the book Federal Stewardship of Confederate Dead (GPO, July 2016) with affiliated teaching plans, to support the goals of the Veterans Legacy Program In an effort to enhance opportunities for Veteran Own Small Business (VOSB) as required by Public Law 109-461 specifically the Veterans First Contracting Program, the VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is performing preliminary market research to identify qualified SDVOSB and VOSB firms that are interested, capable, and possess the bonding capacity necessary to compete for this very important NCA procurement opportunity. This acquisition is intended for a 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). The findings of the preliminary market research will be used in considering a 100% set aside for SDVOSB first and VOSBs second, pursuant to the set-aside authority contained in Public Law 109-461. If two or more interested SDVOSB respond then this requirement will be a set-aside for SDVOSB. If there aren t two SDVOSB responses, the NCA will then consider VOSBs. If two or more VOSBs respond then this requirement will be set-aside for VOSB. If there aren t two VOSB responses then this requirement will be available to all interested Small Businesses. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This sources sought is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this notice. BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCA anticipates awarding a one-time, one hundred fifty (150) calendar day, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) service contract that has been estimated between $25,000 and $100,000. The anticipated solicitation release date is currently unavailable. A pre-solicitation notice will be posted for 15 calendar days prior to the issuance of a full solicitation. The general scope of work is as follows - The project provided under this contract will include but is not limited to: Deliverables: (10) web-based learning exhibits that incorporate innovative and engaging approaches to digital history based on the book Federal Stewardship of Confederate Dead. Each exhibit should include at least one lesson plan. The (10) lesson plans must meet these criteria: Content is aligned with Common Core standards and standards of appropriate professional association (e.g. National Council for the Social Studies, National Council of Teachers of English); Intended for high school-level learning; At a minimum: (5) lessons are for Social Studies and (2) for English Language Arts (ELA); interdisciplinary and cross-curricular lessons are preferred; Should be student-centered and inquiry-driven, with a focus on engaging students with primary resources associated with Federal Stewardship of Confederate Dead; Contains digital interactivity that allows students to share and/or exhibit their work electronically; Include teacher reference materials to serve as content and pedagogical guides for implementation of each lesson. Content: Themes, places, individuals and graphics as identified by NCA and encompassed in the Confederate sites documented in Federal Stewardship of Confederate Dead and expanded content of primary sources used in the book. Representative themes (9): Reconciliation Timeline Federal Reconciliation: Commission for Marking Graves of Confederate Dead (composition, evolving agenda, achievements, authorization laws) Women Lead the Charge (ladies organizations create cemeteries/mons) Confederate Memorials (design, inscription rules, forms, iconography) Memorial Days (establishment of, when, who, where, ceremony components) Read About It (complete period records, postcards) A Prisoners Life (disease, death, POW facilities) Moving & Marking the Dead (responsible parties, single/group; untracked remains/records) Symbols & Meaning (iconography, flags, Southern Cross of Honor) Diachronic reflection, i.e. opportunities to compare, contrast, and reflect on similarities and differences between social expressions of the above themes in the period of focus in the book and similar social expressions in other periods, to include present-day conflicts. Technical requirements shall include but are not limited to: web-based interactivity, data visualization, animation, and video; meets 508a compliance (Adobe 11) and otherwise is compatible with VA IT systems/software. Examples of content/visualization are found at: https://www.abmc.gov/learning-resources https://www.nlm.nih.gov/digitalprojects.html http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/reconstruction/index.html http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/ahd/index.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/12/29/historical_documents_online five_best_digital_archives_from_2014.html Audience: High school level The description above is not all encompassing and is subject to change. The U.S. Small Businesses under NAICS 611710, entitled Educational Support Services, which has a Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $15 Million, are requested to respond to this sources sought notice. Size standards are the average annual receipts of a firm. How to calculate average annual receipts can be found in 13 CFR 121.104. REQUESTED INFORMATION: 1. Is your SDVOSB or VOSB firm currently certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) based upon North American Industry Classification System code NAICS 611710, entitled Educational Support Services? 2. State your firm's name, address, DUNS or CAGE, and primary point of contact to include phone number and email. 3. Provide a capabilities statement which describes your firm s in-house capabilities to accomplish the general scope of work. 4. List any projects similar to the above stated work that is equal or greater than $25,000.00 that you have completed in the past 5 years. 5. Has your firm, as a prime contractor, whether individually or through a formal joint venture, teaming agreement, or under subcontract to a Federal prime contractor, completed a project of similar size and scope as described in the brief description of project above? If yes, please provide the following information on your three (3) most recent projects: (a) Contracting agency address and contracting officer s name and telephone number. (b) Contract number, date and amount of award, date of completion. (c) Was your company the prime or a subcontractor? If you were a subcontractor provide the company name, telephone number, and a point of contact of the prime contractor. (d) Description of items/services provided under the contract. (e) If performance was as a subcontractor, please provide the name, address and telephone number of the point of contact at the prime contractor. (f) State whether or not there were any performance issues under the contract which resulted in the issuance of a Cure Notice or Show Cause Notice by the contracting officer. 6. Provide a positive statement of your interest in submitting a proposal as a prime contractor to the Federal Government based on the general scope of work description above. All interested contractors SHALL be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at Vetbiz.gov web portal https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/default.asp. Documentation supporting your (CVE) veteran s status SHALL be submitted with your package. You must also indicate if you are responding as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB)/Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), or both. REQUIRED RESPONSES: Your review of this information and response to the following questions will be used in determining if this acquisition may be set-aside exclusively for SDVOSBs first and VOSBs second. Please review the specifications and technical requirements carefully before responding to this notice. If the question is not applicable, please indicate N/A in your reply to that question. Questions regarding this notice must be received via email to Elizabeth Monohan, Contract Specialist, elizabeth.monohan@va.gov, by 2:00 P.M. Eastern time on December 8, 2016. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The email must state the following in the subject line: DIGITAL EXHIBITS VLP (SOURCES SOUGHT) Please submit your information via email to Elizabeth Monohan, Contract Specialist, elizabeth.monohan@va.gov no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern time on December 15, 2016. Do not send hard copy advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL DATA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (43C2), 425 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Place of Performance: The contract is intended to satisfy requirements for Digital Exhibits VLP. Point of Contact(s): Elizabeth Monohan, Contract Specialist, elizabeth.monohan@va.gov
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