Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Capability Statements for Administrative Data Improvement (ADI) The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is conducting market research to determine if sufficient interest and capability exist... Capability Statements for Administrative Data Improvement (ADI) The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is conducting market research to determine if sufficient interest and capability exists for this requirement. This notice is NOT a request for quotes, but is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills, and capabilities. Information submitted in response to this Request for Information (RFI) may be used to assist the Department in finalizing its acquisition strategy. Planned Procurement Strategy: This acquisition is restricted to small business concerns holding. A Request for Quote (RFQ) will be sent directly to interested parties identified as having the capabilities to meet this requirement. The Department may elect to post the RFQ to satisfy competition requirements, if necessary. The Government is considering a fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government after evaluation. However, a final determination regarding the acquisition strategy and contract type will be not be made until after completion of the market research activities. Capability Statement Submission Deadline The deadline for submitting Capability Statements and vendor feedback is March 22, 2021 by 11:00 AM (ET) via e-mail to the following: Kevin.Wade@ed.gov, and cc: Rodneyta.Thomas@ed.gov. All e-mails must contain the requirement’s name in the subject line (Administrative Data Improvement Requirement). Instructions In response to attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW), the Department hereby solicits capability statements and comments from all eligible, interested parties. Capability Statements shall be no longer than 5 pages (single-spaced, with a minimum of one-inch margins and 12-point font). Vendors shall provide responses for the content areas noted below. This information does NOT count against the 5-page Capability Statement page limitation. Basic Information (a) Please state your business/company name and address. Include contact information such as a corporate email address and website URL. (b) Please state your business size status (i.e., large, small, educational institution, or nonprofit) in the stated NAICS code of 541611. Also provide all socio-economic categories for your company and the corresponding NAICS code. (c) Provide comments on the scope of work and/or identify any issues with the structure of the requirement. Capability Statement Content Areas The capability statement must describe the collective expertise and experience in each of the following areas: • Working with federal, state and local education agencies to develop and produce best practices guides and resources identifying and defining data elements and definitions and course codes. • Developing and updating the content for a website. This differs from developing a website content management system or redesigning a website, which are experiences not required or applicable to this procurement. • Writing technical content in plain language in order to produce education data documents, to edit technical documents related to education data improvement and deliver high-quality resources such as handbooks, publications and education data tools. • Hosting large and small meetings to discuss education data related topics of interest to the U.S. Department of Education, State and Local education agencies. Disclaimer: The Department will not pay for the provision of any information nor will it compensate any respondents for providing this information. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award any contract to any interested party. Feedback will not be provided to any interested party who submits information to the Department in response to this notice.