SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Requirement for the addition of 60,000,000 keystrokes to complete the digitization of historic (1966-1996) North American Breeding Bird Survey data. Initial keystroke estimates determined from a small sub-sample of forms was 57,000,000 keystroke
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS ER TEAM A, ACQUISITION AND GRANTS BRANCH12201 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE, MS152, ROOM 3A305 RESTON VA 20192
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ485622
- Response Due
- 8/9/2010
- Archive Date
- 7/28/2011
- Point of Contact
- ALFRED BENTON CONTRACT SPECIALIST 7036487343 ;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY for planning purposes to identify interested vendors for the requirement detailed below. This is a follow on to contract # G09PD02190. A formal solicitation, performance work statement, and technical exhibits are not available for release at this time. In accordance with FAR 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business, the Government will review the information requested in this announcement to determine the type of set-aside (if any) for this requirement.The U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) has the requirement for the addition of 60,000,000 keystrokes to complete the digitization of historic (1966-1996) North American Breeding Bird Survey data. Initial keystroke estimates determined from a small sub-sample of forms was 57,000,000 keystrokes prior to project initiation. However, keystroke counts based on the processing of several thousand sets of data sheets under the current contract indicates that total keystroke estimate for the data collection is approximately 117,000,000 -- leaving an approximate 60,000,000 keystroke shortfall in completing the digitization of the data collection. Thus PWRC has the requirement to manually key approximately 60,000,000 keystrokes of data, contingent upon availability of funds.PWRC will provide pdf versions of the data forms to the vendor from which to read and key the data. Data must be manually keyed and not input via optical character recognition technology. Data file and QAQC file products must conform to current product specifications in terms of quality and format. Keyed data records must incorporate previously keyed index fields to allow linking between images and keyed data.The Government anticipates award of a Fixed Price Award type contract. The procurement is anticipated to be completed 8 months after award of Contract. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available at ideasec.nbc.gov on or about 29 July 2010. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 and the size standard is $25M. The incumbent contractor is HOV Services, Inc. of Troy, MI. Small business concerns who believe they can responsibly perform this requirement should submit the following information to the contract specialist no later than close of business Monday, 09 August 2010: 1. Capability statement describing corporate expertise and technical qualifications in data conversion and ability to perform this follow-on work.2. At least three years of demonstrable experience manually keying high volumes of hand-written data from pdf images.3. Past performance information describing your data conversion capabilities other contracts held for facilities of a similar size when compared to the USGS requirement. Past performance information should be submitted for projects conducted within the last three years and include: project title, location, whether the work was as a prime or subcontractor, contract/subcontract dollar value, type of contract, percentage of self-performed work, and overall performance rating received. 4. Small business status of potential offeror (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.)5. Point of contact information for potential offeror, Cage Code, and D&B Number.6. Any other information that will prove the potential offeror is capable of performing the required effort. Small business submissions should be mailed to the attention of Alfred Benton, Contract Specialist, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 152, Reston, VA, 20192. Responses should be limited to 10 pages (single-sided). Email responses will not be accepted or evaluated. NOTE: All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary - the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Materials submitted to the Government for review will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses received under this announcement. All questions and concerns may be submitted to the contract specialist via email only at abenton@usgs.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD
- Zip Code: TBD
- Zip Code: TBD
- Record
- SN02220755-W 20100730/100728235428-f4d5b1b262f82b8db87755e2de776b4d (fbodaily.com)
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