Inactive 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)

This Sources Sought notice (SSN) is in support of Market Research to identify potential sources that are currently registered in the Small Business 8(a) program that have the capability to produce the... This Sources Sought notice (SSN) is in support of Market Research to identify potential sources that are currently registered in the Small Business 8(a) program that have the capability to produce the services described in the attached performance work statement. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, which has a corresponding Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 million. Background: The mission of the Continental United States (CONUS) Schools program is to assist Saudi Arabian Ministry of the National Guard (MNG) International Military Students (IMS) and their dependents in traveling abroad to attend United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) training/military education, to perform in the capacity of an MNG Country Liaison Officer (CLO) and to support MNG Self-Invited Visits (MSIVs). The support provided to the MNG IMS allows them to focus their attention on military education. Sources Sought notice (SSN) Information Request: All potential vendors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a potential source. Firms that possess the ability and can produce the required services described in the attached PWS are encouraged to identify themselves. Only those Responders that can meet the following criteria should respond to this Sources Sought Notice: 1. Entity is capable of meeting ALL specifications outlined in the attached PWS document. 2. Entity has an active CAGE Code, and current registration in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). 3. Entity does NOT appear on the Excluded Parties List Responses should include the following information: a. Company Name and CAGE Code as reflected in its current SAM Registration, and Tax Identification Number (TIN). b. Point of Contact (POC) (name, telephone number, email address, street address) 4. Company’s Capabilities. a. What specific technical skills and past performance does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the tasks? b. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement for Outside Contiguous United State (OCONUS)? c. Respondents are requested to comment on the NAICS Code 541611 and whether this would be the best NAICS code for this effort should final solicitation be issued? d. Based upon the attached PWS and PRS is the subject requirement something your company feels it could fulfill and would seriously consider submitting a technically viable proposal for in any forthcoming solicitation? e. Please provide feedback on the PWS/PRS that will make this potential effort definitely competitive. f. Given the requirement for staffing a small effort in the KSA, is this effort suitable for a small business set aside? g. Please identify you’re small business 8(a) status (i.e. Alaska Native Corporation, Native Hawaiian Organization, tribal-owned, etc.) NAICS Codes and you capable and interested in performing this work. Please provide a complete response to all questions above. Merely submitting company brochures or incomplete responses will not add value to the market research analysis being conducted by the Army Contracting Command, Rock Island. (ACC-RI). Please feel free to offer any constructive comments, innovative ideas, performance or quality incentives and measurement, best industry practice, or acquisition streamlining ideas that might enhance this potential effort. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on https://sam.gov. Interest parties who consider themselves qualified to perform all elements of the PWS are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought notice (SSN) by 1500 CST on or before 26 January 2023. All comments and responses shall be submitted to Ms. Alexis Crotty @ alexis.k.crotty.civ@army.mil , Ms. Olivia K. Carroll-Chandler @ olivia.k.carroll-chandler.civ@army.mil , and Derek Schnorrenberg @ derek.m.schnorrenberg.civ@army.mil. DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (request for proposal or request for quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought Notice is strictly voluntary.