Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) is conducting market research to ascertain the availability of interested and cap... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) is conducting market research to ascertain the availability of interested and capable Small Businesses (SB) offers of developing and providing CSOSA treatment and social work staff with the clinical foundation needed to provide high quality, ethical assessment, evaluation, and treatment services, to justice-involved clients. Training must prepare staff to provide these services to clients both in-person and via MS Teams. Each training must provide staff with Continuing Education Units (CEUs) appropriate for social workers and counselors, as certified by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals and/or the National Association of Social Work (NASW). The Government anticipates a Total Small Business Set-Aside, provided one or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. The U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if one or more SB do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all SB to identify their capabilities in meeting requirements in draft SOW attached at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred as a result of preparing a response to this notice. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) will not return any information or documents submitted by responders in response to this Sources Sought. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry or GSA eBuy. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry or GSA eBuy for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services; size standard is $16.5M. CSOSA anticipate procuring Professional Development Program(s). In response to this sources sought, please provide responses to questions below. Name of your firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/ certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. CSOSA is specifically seeking information on the respondent’s experience working with federal and state governments providing Professional Development Program(s). Provide any recommendations how CSOSA can best structure requirements in attached Statement of Work (SOW) to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this proposed acquisition. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. Provide information to Elijah Anderson at elijah.anderson@csosa.gov. Recommendations to improve the approach/training topics/description of curriculum/ specifications/draft SOW to acquiring the identified items/services. Please send all responses to this sources sought by 21 calendar days from the Sources Sought issued date, at 11:00 AM EDT. Please provide response by email, except unreasonably restrict competition responses, to Mr. Colin Lee at the following email address: Colin.Lee@csosa.gov. Attached to this sources sought is a draft Statement of Work for use by interested parties to assess their capability to meet the government’s general requirements. Attached SOW is only a draft and is subject to changes. This Sources Sought Notice is also published at GSA eBuy under RFQ ID: RFQ1562678.