Small Business Set Aside

Summary: See Amendment 1. RFQ Title PSCR General Project Management Support Description: ******SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY****** National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that are capable to provide the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable to provide Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) General Project Management Support. This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available currently. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this sources-sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. As a result of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST shall conduct a competitive procurement on GSA and subsequently award a GSA Task Order pursuant to FAR 8.405. NIST anticipates awarding a base year with four one-year-options task order. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfill the requirement, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS), then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541611 for Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a small business size standard of $15 M. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable to provide the Services identified in the DRAFT PWS. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable to meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide the service and GSA contract number. 2. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status. 3. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), DUNS number and Cage Code. 4. Relevant experience within the last five years, including any contract number, and Government/Agency or firm point of contact (POC) and current telephone number for the POC. 5. Identify if you were a subcontractor and the work performed as the sub-contractor. 6. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our service requirement and finalizing our market research. (Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered). REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached DRAFT PWS.

Vehicle: PSS

RFP release date: 9/10/2021

Proposal due date: 10/15/2021

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