Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The purpose of this announcement is to notify industry of a planned 100% small business set-aside and to allow interested vendors the opportunity to review and provide questions and comments to the Go... The purpose of this announcement is to notify industry of a planned 100% small business set-aside and to allow interested vendors the opportunity to review and provide questions and comments to the Government pertaining to the DRAFT RFP. This is NOT an official Request for Proposals (RFP). Please DO NOT submit draft proposals. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted by the POC referenced herein. This DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) is for informational purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described herein. Your response to this RFP will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this RFP. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement (PWS) and/or Performance Specifications. Industry responses will be considered for refining the requirement description and acquisition method. Providing feedback will not affect an interested party’s capability or evaluation in later proposing to the official solicitation. The acquisition method and contract type, requirement size ($ value, labor positions, length of contract in years), and other requirement details are current estimates and may change. The Government will not provide compensation for provided feedback to this SAM.gov notice. The Government is planning to compete a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task orders. The Government would like to request feedback in the following areas, though certainly industry is encouraged to submit other questions/recommendations: Is the current requirement definition documentation sufficient for an interested vendor to submit a cost/price proposal when the official solicitation is released? How can the Government improve the requirement definition? Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFP or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFP. Responses to this DRAFT RFP should be submitted NLT Friday, 09 September 2022. Responses are to be sent via email to Contract Specialist, Ms. Andrea Seaman at andrea.l.seaman.civ@army.mil and copy furnished to Contracting Officer Mr. Thomas Marousek at thomas.j.marousek.civ@army.mil.