Alumni Affairs Division Messaging and Virtual Relationship Consultant
The U.S. Department of State, Office of Acquisition Management (AQM), is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis, as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Alumni Affairs Division. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement and will assist DOS in developing and further defining procurement, acquisition, and development strategies. This market research will identify potential small business sources (including 8(a) business development participants, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), HUB Zone small business concerns, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small business concerns and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns). The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this procurement is 541519 (Other Computer Related Services). Interested firms must demonstrate in their qualifications statement that they are qualified to perform the work outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW) under this NAICS code.
This is NOT a solicitation announcement. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals and does not bind the U.S. Department of State to any agreement, written or implied. Submission of any information to this market survey is purely voluntary. DOS assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred by respondents. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in the response.
Requirements: The DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this Sources Sought Notice outlines the specific level of support required. Contractors should review the attached draft and submit capability statements reflecting their companies' capabilities to provide the effort described. Note that the SOW is a draft and may change when the solicitation is issued; however, the core requirements will not change.
If your company has the capacity to perform the services outlined, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, point of contact, size of business, qualified small business category and certification, type of ownership (including country of ownership) for the organization, DUNS Number, Cage Code, SAM information. Request your company submit any GSA Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) with schedule number, and/or other Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) that would permit the company to perform under the given NAICS/requirement description.
Information Submission Instructions: The deadline for submitting capability statements relating to this announcement is 3PM (EST) October 30, 2014. Responses are limited to ten (10) pages not including cover page and table of contents. All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically to Telisa Williams via email at WilliamsTL5@state.gov and Kelley Kershner, Contracting Officer, via email at KershnerK@state.gov and shall have the words "Alumni Affairs Division Messaging and Virtual Relationship Consultant" in the subject line. Telephone inquiries WILL NOT be accepted or acknowledged. No mail courier responses will be accepted.
If a solicitation is released, it will be via FedBizOpps (http://ww.fedbizopss.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this Sources Sought Notice or a future solicitation. Responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.
Telisa L. Williams, Phone (703) 875-5892, Email WilliamsTL5@state.gov - Kelley S. Kershner , Contract Specialist, Phone 7038756071, Email kershnerk@state.gov
