Sources_Sought_Sol_140P5424Q0028_1.pdf

Sources Sought

Agency/Office: Na onal Park Service, Contrac ng Opera ons East, South Contrac ng Office, San Juan

Na onal Historic Site

Loca on: San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR)

Title: Trap and Remove Free‐Ranging Cats at San Juan Na onal Historic Site and Paseo del Morro

NAICS: 812910 ‐ Pet Care Services

1. Customer Descrip on

This Request for Informa on (RFI) is to obtain informa on from industry for poten al sources capable of performing services for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Na onal Park Service (NPS) on behalf of the

San Juan Na onal Historic Site (SAJU) located in San Juan, PR. The Na onal Park Service (NPS) is conduc ng market research following FAR 10 to determine the interest and capability of contractors for a possible upcoming project. All costs associated with providing informa on in response to this market research are solely the responsibility of the responding firm. Any informa on submi ed is voluntary, and in responding to this market research you provide the Government permission to share your submi ed capabili es and contract informa on with other Government organiza ons in rela onship to similar requirements for market research purposes. The Contrac ng Officer will make the most suitable acquisi on approach based on the results of this market research.

2. Background/Overview

Prime contractors interested in working at the San Juan Na onal Historic Site, the work will include:

Providing all labor, materials, tools, and other equipment necessary for the non‐lethal removal of 200 free‐ranging cats and their feeding sta ons from the park located at Paseo Del Morro Na onal

Recrea onal Trail. We an cipate that work will begin in late Summer 2024.

Poten al contractors must be knowledgeable of the limita ons of shelters and animal care on the Island.

Animal shelters or authorized rescue centers should be iden fied who are willing to assess and determine which animals are candidates for adop on. As part of the deliverables of the contract, the government expects a thorough report of each animal’s journey and outcome.

Performance should take place before or a er the park’s opera ng hours. This ac on will be considered a procurement of commercial services.

This market research is being conducted to acquire addi onal informa on about poten al contractors that may be interested in performing this work. This is not a request for quote (RFQ) and does not cons tute any commitment by the Government to issue any solicita on. All interested firms must respond to future solicita on announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicita on that may be issued will be posted on SAM.gov.

All responses must be submi ed via email no later than 5:00 P.M., June 17, 2024.

Email address: noelli_medina@nps.gov Include the RFI reference number (140P5424Q0028) in the subject line.

3. Response

Respondents should provide the following informa on:

A. A one‐page cover le er that includes your company’s applicable unique en ty ID, cage code, business size for the NAICS listed above, and contract point of contact.

B. Firms will need to provide a response that is no longer than 2 pages which addresses each of the following: Technical Capability, Proposed Approach, Shelters and Rescue Center the Contractor

An cipates Working With, and Evidence of Ability to Conduct these commercial services in Puerto Rico.

C. Firms shall also provide one page that outlines an instance of past government experience (task orders/contracts) with tasks like the scope of this dra requirement. Past examples should include contract numbers, customer informa on, and iden fying points of contact.

D. Documenta on will be evaluated by the NPS contrac ng team solely to determine the availability and poten al technical capability of all businesses in providing the requirement.