SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Research Report into Modifications of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) Crop Insurance Programs for Beginning Producers with No Production History
- Notice Date
- 9/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- NBC - Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- D10PS18711
- Response Due
- 10/22/2010
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2011
- Point of Contact
- Roger Henriquez Contracting Officer 7039643641 roger.henriquez@aqd.nbc.gov;
- 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
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice and following the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13.5 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44. The US Department of Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), is issuing this solicitation, Number D10PS18711 as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) on behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA). This Order will procure services to provide USDA- RMA with support to conduct research and furnish a report that addresses the requirement of Section 522(c)(15) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The contractor shall submit a report, in draft and final form, documenting its research, conclusions, and recommendations of (1) whether it is possible to offer actuarially sound insurance coverage to beginning producers under the AGR or AGR Lite plans of insurance, and (2) if offering such coverage is possible, what modifications would be required to existing AGR insurance policies to allow actuarially sound insurance coverage for beginning producers. The resultant award shall be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Service Contract Act applies to this acquisition. Offerors must submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Roger.Henriquez@aqd.nbc.gov. No telephonic or facsimile submission of questions will be accepted. All questions must be received no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on October 11, 2010. Acquisition Services Directorate will answer questions, which may affect offers, in an amendment to the solicitation. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective offerors. The offeror or source of the question will not be referenced when issuing an amendment to the solicitation. NAICS Code 524298 entitled, "All Other Insurance Related Activities," with a $6.5 million size standard threshold. Product Service Code R409 entitled, "Prof. Services/Program Review-Development." CLOSING DUE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2010TIME: 2:00 PM ET The solicitation, in its entirety, is available to view at: http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx
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- Place of Performance
- Address: To be performed at Contractor's facility
- Zip Code: 000000000
- Zip Code: 000000000
- Record
- SN02299861-W 20100930/100928235331-3c9fc168a4091b35209f59d379553f4f (fbodaily.com)
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