National Cooperative Education Statistics Systems Contract (NCESS)
Added: Jun 01, 2012 6:04 pm The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to release a solicitation for the procurement of services for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to provide a broad spectrum of support to the two Cooperative Systems at NCES, the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) and the National Cooperative Education Statistics System (NCESS), and their deliberative and working entities including the National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum), the various other committees and subcommittees, task forces, and working groups that support the efforts of the Cooperative Systems and other meetings and conferences that support the development and collection of administrative record data, as the need arises. The expected work falls into five (5) types of logistics support: 1) Technical Assistance; 2) Training; 3) Research, Development and Informational Support; 4) General Administrative Support and 5) Conferences/Meetings/Workshops/Support.A fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded in September 2012 with a period of performance for one 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods.The solicitation will be issued as a SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The applicable NAICS Code is 541611- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 6.1, Full and Open Competition, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will be exclusively available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov on or about June 16, 2012. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx as required by FAR 4. 1102. ED-IES-12-R-0059 Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management
6/1/12, 6:04 PM "Small Business Event" PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE: National Cooperative Education Statistics Systems Contract (NCESS)
Added: Apr 25, 2012 2:51 pm The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is hosting a Pre-Solicitation Conferencefor the procurement titled the National Cooperative Education Statistics Systems Contract (NCESS). This pre-solicitation conference is open to Small Business contractors. The Pre-solicitation Conference will be held, as follows:Date: Friday, May 4, 2012 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern TimeLocation: Capitol Place 80 F St. N.W., Room 100 (Large Board Room) Washington, DC 20001 The attached Draft Performance Work Statement is provided to interested parties for questions and comments. All questions and comments shall be in writing and submitted prior to the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Please email all questions and comments by May 1, 2012 to Deila Johnson, Contracting Officer at Deila.Johnson@ed.gov.ED will answer the questions provided in writing at the Pre-Solicitation Conference held on May 4, 2012. Additional questions will be accepted in writing on the day of the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Responses to all questions will be posted with the Solicitation, at a later time to be determined. Additionally, each contractor is required to email a list of attendees and a Corporate Capability Statement by May 1, 2012 to Deila Johnson at Deila.Johnson@ed.gov. The list will be used for Pre-Solicitation Conference attendees to gain entry at the security desk of the building. Contractors should bring state or federal issued identification and business cards to check in at the conference registration desk. ED-IES-12-R-0059 Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management
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