Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General (USAID/OIG), is soliciting proposals from qualified businesses/GSA contr... The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General (USAID/OIG), is soliciting proposals from qualified businesses/GSA contractors under Schedule 54151HACS – Information Technology - IT Services. The applicable NAICS code is 541519. This request for proposal seeks contractors holding the Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services Special Item Number, 54151HACS, and the contractor must be categorized in the following HACS subgroups, Penetration Testing & Risk and Vulnerability Assessments. The requirement is for technical services in support of the agency's independent evaluations and audit. Such technical services may include external network penetration tests; internal network vulnerability assessments; Wi-Fi, cell phone, and oracle database tests; and related training of staff, as described further in the Statement of Work (SOW) provided as part of this RFP. This solicitation is a total set aside for small business. The applicable NAICS code is 541519 and size standard is $34.0M. For this solicitation, under best value source selection, non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. However, an offeror will not be selected for award on the basis of superior capability without consideration of the price. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the criteria described in the Instructions to Offerors reference document. Also contained in this attachment are proposal preparation instructions. The anticipated term for this contract shall be a one-year base period with four (4) one-year option periods. Any questions regarding this notice and/or the RFP should be submitted via email to Kiaira Stallworth (kstallworth@oig.usaid.gov) and Scott Ferrante (sferrante@oig.usaid.gov). Questions must be submitted no later than 12:00pm on November 18, 2024. Questions will NOT be accepted after this date and time. When submitting questions, you must use the following as the subject line of your email: "RFP #72001G25R00001 - Questions". Proposal submissions should also be sent to the email addresses listed above. Issuance of this solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the U.S. Government, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay for the costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Thank you, USAID OIG Procurement Team