Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (OAA) issuing this Sources Sought synopsis as a means of conducting market re... The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (OAA) issuing this Sources Sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement EEO Court Reporting Support Services. The requirement is for a non-personal service contract to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform, manage and execute the Headquarters Department of the Army, EEO Court Reporting Support Services, within the National Capitol Region (NCR) including the Pentagon and/or the White House; and coordination with locations outside NCR. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. This requirement is limited to the small business Set-Aside. Contractors must state their size status and ensure they will confirm to FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for 561492. That the Government will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. If a different NAICS code is more suitable for this requirement, please provide the suggested NAICS. The proposed award will be a Blanket Purchase Agreement consisting of a 12-month base period twelve and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. It is anticipated that a final solicitation will be posted within the next month for award by mid-May 2025. Procurement History: Vendor: TDB Communications, Inc. Current Contract: W91CRB20F0270 Award amount: $205,414.00. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR BIDS: This Sources Sought is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. 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 notice is strictly voluntary. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 6 February 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. All responses to this Sources Sought shall be e-mailed to ronald.h.turing.civ@army.mil. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: Demonstrate your company’s experience providing court reporting services for same or similar requirement within the past three (3) years as a prime contractor? Does your company have available resources to meet multiple court reporting requests on the same day? Describe your company’s ability to handle last minute requests for court reporting services (i.e. 24-hour notice, etc) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-4, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the base period as well as the option periods. Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. Does this PWS provide sufficient information for you to bid? If not, what additional information is required? Are there any ambiguities that need clarification? If so, please identify them clearly. Are the standards of performance clear? Is the vendor aware of any other contract vehicles such as the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules or Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) that could satisfy this requirement? The contractor shall possess or be eligible to receive and maintain a confidential clearance. The contractor’s employees, performing work in support of this contract action shall have been granted a confidential security clearance. Respondents shall indicate that they can meet this requirement. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought shall be submitted electronically in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), to Contract Specialist, Ronald H. Turing via email ronald.h.turing.civ@army.mil. Responses received to this Sources Sought Notice marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.