Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

See RFI Attached for more information. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obt... See RFI Attached for more information. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Information submission instructions. Questions regarding the contents of this Sources Sought shall be submitted via email to: ivan.mora-juarez@psc.hhs.gov no later than 13 Jan 2020. Phone calls will not be accepted. The Government reserves the right to respond to some, all, or none of the questions that will be submitted. Capability statements and responses shall address all of the information listed under “Capability statement/information sought”. Capability statements and responses shall be submitted via email to ivan.mora-juarez@psc.hhs.gov no later than 27 Jan 2020 in the form of a “white paper.” The subject line for the email heading shall be “Environmental Health and Safety Services” (enter the Source Sought reference number). Responses should be limited to no more than ten (10) single spaced pages exclusive of marketing slicks or published information available at time of release of the Sources Sought request. Page size is 8.5 x 11 inches with 1-inch margins. Text must be a minimum font size/style of 10-point Times New Roman. Tables must be a minimum font size/style of 9-point in the Arial family. Graphics must be at minimum 8-point in the Arial family. Tables and Graphics may use the landscape format. All other text must use the portrait format. Responses to this Sources Sought should include a cover letter with the following information at a minimum: Sources Sought Number; Company’s Name; Company’s DUNS Number; Company Point of Contact, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and website address; Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify Sources Sought responses with government representatives; Business Size and Size Standard / Classification as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All respondents must be registered on SAM located at www.sam.gov; Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)s the services and/or products are offered on (GSA, NITAAC, SEWP, etc) and schedule information (Schedule #, Contract#, period of performance); Number of years in business; affiliated contractor agreement information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners. Would you need to or want to use a sub-contractor(s)? If yes, how many? Please identify your size classification relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this Sources Sought. Include the socio-economic status; HUBZone small business; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small business; women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in GSA Advantage eBuy. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).