SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Diplomatic Security Service Pre-Employment Physical Fitness Assessment - DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- DSMGTCAP14I003
- Archive Date
- 10/29/2014
- Point of Contact
- Matthew J. Colantonio, Phone: 7038756998
- E-Mail Address
-
ColantonioMJ@state.gov
(ColantonioMJ@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Statement of Work for the Development of a Pre-Employment Physical Fitness Assessment for the Diplomatic Security Service. The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Contracts and Procurement Division is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement developing and validating a pre-employment physical fitness assessment for Special Agent (SA) candidate selection. This includes, but is not limited to: identifying the physical requirements for successful completion of the course and all required training associated with assignments directed by DS; measuring the relevant physical abilities required upon entry into the SA position; and, compliance with the Title 5, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures," the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement and assist DOS in developing and further defining procurement, acquisition, and development strategies. This market research will identify all potential sources, including 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 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting 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. There is no incumbent contract. The anticipated acquisition strategy is a single award containing a combination of Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time-and-Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) CLINs which may be performance based, where possible. 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. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding their individual capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice. 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 in the SOW, please provide the following information: ( 1) 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; (2) Level of Facility Clearance obtained by the organization (i.e. Secret, Top Secret, etc.); (3) A detailed capability statement and at least three (3) relevant past performance references documenting ability to perform similar requirements of the SOW; (4) Any questions, concerns, or recommendations for the DOS to consider in response the draft SOW. The capability statement and relevant past performance history should identify appropriate levels and types of expertise in a manner that demonstrates understanding of the requirements of the SOW. The deadline for submitting questions directly related to this announcement is 12:00PM(EST) on October 07, 2014. The deadline for submitting capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice is 03:00PM (EST) on October 14, 2014. Responses are limited to 25 pages, font size 12, and shall be submitted to Matthew Colantonio, Chief, Acquisition Planning, via email at colantoniomj@state.gov. Email submissions should use a subject line similar to "Pre-Employment Physical Fitness SSN Response." Sales brochures, videos and other marketing information materials shall not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. When the solicitation is released, it will be via FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor FedBizOpps for any information that may pertain to this Sources Sought Notice or a future solicitation.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Dunn Loring, Virginia, 22027, United States
- Zip Code: 22027
- Zip Code: 22027
- Record
- SN03536539-W 20141001/140930023020-be7a751bc9a4f4edd1742f2b5ab0cd62 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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