15JA0521R00000050 GJDEPCOVER LETTER.pdf

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Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Acquisitions Staff 3 CON Building 175 N Street NE, Suite 6.000 Washington, DC 20530

August 13, 2021

Reference: Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting Services

Subject: Request for Proposal Solicitation Number 15JA0521R00000050

Northern District of Iowa

Dear Offeror:

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa, invites contractors under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to submit a proposal for Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting Services described in the Statement of Work.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued.

This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 561492.

In order to be considered a small business under this NAICS code, your average annual receipts must not exceed $15.0 million.

See Section 5 and Attachment 3 (RFP Check List) of the solicitation for mandatory contents of the proposal. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time on Friday, August 27, 2021.

Proposals submitted in response to this RFP will only be received in the following manner: via email to elge.stevens@usdoj.gov

Questions may be emailed to Elge Stevens at elge.stevens@usdoj.gov no later than 2:00pm est., Thursday August 19, 2021. At the Government’s discretion, questions may or may not be answered;

questions that are answered may be provided to all prospective offerors.

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In accordance with FAR 13.106-3(c), if the award value is less than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $150,000.00), the only automatic notice of award to unsuccessful offerors will be a notification through an electronic commerce method (FedBizOpps.gov).

Sincerely, Elge A. Stevens

Elge A. Stevens Contracting Officer EOUSA Acquisitions Staff