SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- EXPORT ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-7-9942
- Response Due
- 4/19/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2007
- Description
- This requirement is being procured and an award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Sandy, UT requires the services of a contractor for export assistance. 1. Background Information Contractor shall be required to counsel companies on exporting and provide marketing and research services in support of Commerce?s Rural Export Initiative (REI) related activities at the Export Assistance Center (EAC) in Utah. The EAC provides a broad array of counseling services and export assistance programs (market research, trade contact information, trade missions, and export seminars) designed to assist U.S. business expand export sales to existing markets or penetrate new markets. Through the REI programs, the U.S. Export Assistance Center will reach out to empower companies and communities to increase the number of rural companies engaged in exporting. Contractor shall be required to provide basic export counseling to new-to-export and new-to-market companies and to develop specialized and unique market research products. The contractor will be expected to have a fundamental level of competency in the basics of exporting gained through prior experience and/or education. Specialized market research products are developed using the market research database library on Export.gov, Utah.gov business directory, other web-based research, and phone interviews. These unique products are consistent with specialized counseling services provided by Commerce offices. Use of this contract provides a flexible means to meet dynamic and evolving requirements of the Rural Export Initiative. The key needs presented in this contract, are for certain planned export readiness training programs. The work performed will, in part, contribute to programs and services for which Commerce will collect a user fee or contribution from program beneficiaries. The government reserves the right to solicit bids based on the receipt of affirmative responses to this notice. A firm fixed price purchase order will be issued with performance period of one year from date of award. All interested parties must respond to this announcement within fifteen (15) calendar days of its publication. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to (206)526-6025, attention Melvin N. Fondue. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000.00. ****The Western Regional Acquisition Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. NO award can be made unless the vender is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at www.dnb.com/eupdate or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Sandy, UT
- Zip Code: 84070
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 84070
- Record
- SN01266997-W 20070407/070405220454 (fbodaily.com)
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