Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF THE ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERORS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price Visual Communications Support Contract at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) within the Office of Information Services (OIS), such as the Information Design and Publishing Staff (IDPS) located in Hyattsville, Maryland. NCHS is legislatively mandated to collect, analyze, and disseminate national health statistics on vital events and health activities. OIS provides distinct and centralized services across NCHS to enable the publishing, communication, and dissemination mission of NCHS. These services are specific to digital and electronic information governance, information dissemination, and supporting technical services. IDPS provides full visual communication services, including graphic design, electronic publishing, photography, videography, scientific charting, illustration, statistical reports, print production, conference materials, electronic media, and web graphics. IDPS receives requests from program staff and health communication specialists to develop and produce enhanced statistical content into visual communication formats that can be disseminated to target national and international communities via printed and electronic media. Access to the attachment will require an active beta.SAM.gov vendor registration (log in). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 541430 – (GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES) with a corresponding small business size standard of $8,000,000. The CDC is seeking 8(a) small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your beta.SAM.gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above (see provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your beta.SAM.gov registration). Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their business names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in beta.SAM.gov (must be logged in to your vendor account). Please add your business name only if you are interested in submitting a bid/proposal as a Prime contractor and are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project. This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the CDC for the entirety of the project. The CDC does not award subcontracts. Subcontracts (if applicable/necessary) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor. The CDC has no privity of contract with subcontractors. The pre-solicitation synopsis (to be posted at a later date) will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested contractors are advised to continuously monitor beta.SAM.gov for all future updates.