A24 - Sources Sought.docx

Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Announcement Number: D-24-SS-0008 Posted Date: 11/13/2023 NAICS Code: 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) Size Standard: $19,500,000.00

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Acquisition & Relocation Management, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152.

DESCRIPTION

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice. This is not a request for proposals and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. All responsible businesses, including small businesses, are encouraged to respond to this notice. The information requested by this notice will be used within the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside the agency. The DEA will not be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Unsolicited proposals or offers of any kind will not be considered in response to this notice. All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice will not be returned.

The DEA Aviation Division is seeking information from potential sources for “Laboratory Scientific Technical Support” in support of the DEA's Aviation Division in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for a future solicitation, as well as those regarding the nature of the Laboratory Scientific Technical Support services to be provided will not be accepted. E-mail responses to this sources sought notice to Contracting Officer Angel Barkley by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 27, 2023.

REQUIREMENTS

The DEA Aviation Division is seeking information from potential sources to provide laboratory scientific technical support to perform laboratory tasks where resources are insufficient. The purposed requirement is to obtain supplemental support personnel to enhance laboratory operations. The contractor provides the additional resources needed to ensure that DEA’s laboratories can meet ever growing demands, by enabling DEA chemists to concentrate on performing higher level analytical functions.

RESPONSES

Interested vendors who believe it possesses the necessary capabilities to meet the Laboratory Scientific Technical Support requirements identified herein should submit a technical description of their capabilities. Interested vendors' capability statement responses shall include, but not limited to: technical capability, description, and relevant past performance.

The DEA will evaluate market information – including responses received in regards to this posting – to determine the potential market capacity to:

· Provide Physical Science Technicians to perform laboratory tasks in support of laboratory operations. services consistent with the existing scope with those described herein and otherwise noted in the attached SOW.

Interested vendors shall also include any comments or questions in regards to the Laboratory Scientific Technical Support services. This shall be a separate document entitled: “Comments & Questions; D-24-SS-0008; (Include COMPANY NAME). This document will not be included in the page limitation count for an interested vendor’s respective response noted below.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

If your company has the potential capacity to provide the necessary Laboratory Scientific Technical Support services, please provide the following information:

1. Company name; mailing address; physical address; point of contact; telephone number; fax number; e-mail address; DUNS number; NAICS code; company business size (if small, indicate type); and GSA schedule number (if applicable).

2. A tailored capability statement between one and fifteen (15) pages that address the particulars of the “Requirements” section above, with appropriate documentation that clearly support the claims of organizational and staff capability.

3. A representative sample of contracts the vendor’s firm was awarded that are similar in scope to the requirements as described in this notice within the past three years. For each contract listed, include the type of contract; total estimated value; contract period of performance (e.g., installation and transitioning of information); customer (i.e. federal agency) and respective point of contact (e.g., point of contact’s name, phone number, and e-mail address).

Please reference “Laboratory Scientific Technical Support Services Requirement – DEA AVIATION DIVISION” in the subject line of the responses