Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to award a firm fixed price level of effort (FFP-LOE) sole source contract to Rouse Consulting, LLC., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB),... Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to award a firm fixed price level of effort (FFP-LOE) sole source contract to Rouse Consulting, LLC., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), located at 9510 Orion Ct, Burke VA 22015, for Human Resource Office (HRO) and Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) support services in order to execute SSP specific mission requirements and Human Resource consulting support to further sustain the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) operations at SSP Headquarters (HQ) and FAs through FY24. In adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 19.1406, market research was performed through a Sources Sought Notice (SSN), and it was determined that only one (1) SDVOSB was technically capable of fulfilling SSP’s requirements. As such, in pursuance of FAR 19.1406 Sole source awards to SDVOSB Concerns the Contracting Officer shall consider a contract Award to a SDVOSB concern on a sole source basis before considering a small business set-aside. Therefore, the anticipated award will be awarded on the basis of a firm fixed price (FFP) level of effort contract and negotiations will be considered using other than full and open competition pursuant to the statutory authority given via the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 657f), as implemented by the FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or Required by Statute. FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items in unison with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be the methods of contracting that will be implemented in order to award this requirement. The Contract period of performance will be for a period of twelve months. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541612 with size standard of $15.0M. This is not a request for proposal, nor an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. However, responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which may be considered by the agency. Questions concerning this sole source acquisition may be direct in writing to the Contracts point of contact, Cametra Puryear, e-mail address: Cametra.Puryear@ssp.navy.mil.