Inactive 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)

This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE and REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be considered to be an obligation by the Government to acquire any products... This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE and REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be considered to be an obligation by the Government to acquire any products or services. This requirement is a re-compete of contract ED-91990019C0063. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information, for planning purposes, regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified 8(a) small business sources to perform the work described below; and (2) the size classification of the available and capable sources relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The Department anticipates issuing this requirement as a small business set-aside direct source award using NAICS Code 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The Department is contemplating a firm fixed price award with one (12) month Base Year and four (12) month Option Years and intends to issue a solicitation to one 8(a) small business in June 2023 with an anticipated award date of no later than August 2023. In addition, the Department reserves the right to further set-aside to an 8(a) that has a socio-economic designation of SDVOSB or HUB Zone.