MODIFICATION
70 -- FirstSource III Solicitation
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2021 1:35:43 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- INFO TECH ACQ CENTER WASHINGTON DC 20528 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- 70RTAC21R00000003
- Response Due
- 5/12/2021 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/01/2021
- Point of Contact
- FirstSource III Contracting Team
- E-Mail Address
-
FSIII@hq.dhs.gov
(FSIII@hq.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Dear Industry Partners, DHS is pleased to issue the solicitation for FirstSource III.� This solicitation will result in a series of multiple award, department wide Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts.� FirstSource III is a 100% small business set-aside with five (5) separate set-aside tracks to include the four (4) small business socio-economic contracting programs:� (1) 8(a); (2) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone); (3) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); and (4) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). Track 5 will be set-aside for all small businesses.� FirstSource III also has two Functional Categories, Information Technology Value Added Reseller (ITVAR) using NAICS code 541519, footnote 18 and Software, using NAICS code 511210, footnote 20. This single solicitation will result in two source selections, one for ITVAR and one for Software.� Multiple awards will be made in each Functional Category in each of the small business and small business socioeconomic tracks.� Offerors may submit more than one proposal.� Please see section L.4.1 of the solicitation for complete information on submitting more than one proposal. Preproposal Conference A virtual preproposal conference is scheduled for Monday, April 26th at 2:30pm.� Details on how to register for the conference are provided below. Solicitation Documents: The following documents are included as part of this solicitation: SF 1449 The solicitation Attachment 1- ITVAR Pricing Schedule Attachment 2- Software Pricing Schedule Attachment 3- Transactional Data Report (TDR) Template Attachment 4- EPEAT Report Template Attachment 5- No Bid Report Template Attachment 6 - Compliance Checklist (Phases I and II) spreadsheet has 2 tabs Attachment 7- Past Performance Questionnaire Attachment 8- ITVAR Pricing Schedule Salient Characteristics & Labor Category Descriptions A copy of the draft ordering guide is also attached for your reference. Milestones: Below are the anticipated milestone dates.� Please see the solicitation for complete details: Solicitation released:� April 20, 2021 Preproposal Conference:� April 26, 2021 at 2:30 pm Vendor Questions Due April 27, 2021 at 3:00 pm Phase I proposals due:� May 12, 2021 at 10:00 am Advisory Down-select notifications: mid- June 2021 Phase II proposals due: late June 2021 Award: September 2021 Preproposal Conference Registration Instructions: Registration is required for each attendee.� Industry partners are limited to no more than two (2) individuals per company. If you are interested in attending the Preproposal Conference, please register at the below link no later than April 22, 2021, 11:59 pm EST.� Reservations through any other means will not be accepted or allowed. Please register as soon as possible.� A follow up email will be sent after the registration closing date to confirm your registration status as confirmed or waitlisted. https://cvent.me/rqWXdE Please see below for additional Preproposal Conference details: Date: April 26, 2021 Time: 2:30pm � 4:00pm Location:� virtual (link to be provided with confirmation) Submission of Questions: The government will accept and answer a limited number of questions during the virtual preproposal conference, however, please note that these will not constitute the government�s formal response.� The government�s formal response to questions will only occur through an amendment to this solicitation.� The government will only provide a formal response to questions submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in the solicitation.� Please follow the communications and questions process as stated in Section L.3 of the solicitation when submitting questions in response to the solicitation. Additional Information: The Government will NOT provide responses that include internal agency information. Please be mindful of this when preparing questions and topics for discussion. As always, we thank you for your interest and we look forward to your participation.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05977269-F 20210422/210420230117 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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