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MARAD Ship Operations Operating Procedures for the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), Ready Reserve Force (RRF), and all other programs under their cognizance The responses to this Notice will be ... MARAD Ship Operations Operating Procedures for the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), Ready Reserve Force (RRF), and all other programs under their cognizance The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issue of a RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the Maritime Administration, Division of Gulf Operations intends to determine the extent of firms that are engaged in providing, business analysis, technical writing and editing services with the capability to update the MARAD policy, procedures and administrative and technical documents to ensure MARADs goals and strategic missions are met. The objective of the potential solicitation is for a contractor to perform an in-depth review of the current policies, procedures and administrative and technical documents to update, revise and/or rewrite documents to reflect current business practices of MARAD. The updated documentation must be developed using Plain American English and shall be clear and concise. The documentation shall also meet U.S. Navy, MARAD, and commercial standards as appropriate. Additionally, the contractor may be tasked to provide support on additional general tasks such as technical editing of other documentation, manuals, risk management documentation and other technical related efforts as needed. Personnel along with required years of experience for this requirement are: Project Manager /Business Analysis (10+ years of experience) Senior Technical Writer/Facilitator/Analysis (10+ year of experience) Technical Writer (5-10 years of experience) Document Processor (5+ years of experience) REQUESTED INFORMATION: This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts of performing market research for this project. 1. Firm's name and BUSINESS SIZE, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address: 2. Is your company currently registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) formerly known as the Central Contractor's Registration (CCR) Database? If not, has it been registered or does it plan to register? 3. In consideration of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 561410 with a small business size standard of $16.5 Million, which of the following small business categories does your business fit, if any? Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. A capability statement that describes your business’s experience in the writing, review and consolidation of policies and operating procedure and your experience with business analysis to make recommendations to update documentation to reflect current business processes. The capability statement shall also include an affirmation that your business has the required personnel to perform the work described for this project (see above requirement for personnel and years of experience). SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Notice shall provide their submittals to Bridget Bonnecarrere prior to 3:00 p.m. (CST) on 15 April 2021, via email to: bridget.bonnecarrere@dot.gov (ensure that the number & title of the Sources Sought Notice of “Sources Sought – MARAD Ship Management Operation Procedure for the NDRF and RRF ” is included in the subject line of the email).