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633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 880, Washington, DC 20004-2902 Voice: (202) 220-5747; Fax: (202) 220-5711

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia

Management and Administration Procurement Management Staff

May 4, 2011

All Interested Parties

Subject: Investigative Support Services, Solicitation CSOSA-11-Q-0001

Attached is solicitation number CSOSA-11-Q-0001 which seeks contractors capable of providing Investigative Support Services for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia. All services offered shall be in accordance with the attached solicitation terms and conditions.

This is a Commercial Item Acquisition for services in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Sub Part 12.6 using the following format:

• Standard Form 1449

• Part B, Continuation of Block 27a, Standard Form 1449

• Part C, Contract Clauses

• Part D, Statement of Work and Attachments

• Part E, Instruction to Offerors, Evaluation-Commercial Items

Note: This solicitation includes clauses and provisions through FAC 2005-50.

Questions regarding this Request for Quote (RFQ) must be submitted in writing via e-mail or fax to my attention no later than May 6, 2011 by 2:00 P.M., local time. You may email questions to elijah.anderson@csosa.gov or fax them to (202) 220-5711. Offerors must submit their proposal by May 12, 2011 at 2:00 P.M., EST (local). Proposals received after this date and time will be considered late and will not be considered for award. The Government requests that proposals be valid for a period of up to 120 days after submission.

You are hereby requested to submit your technical and cost proposals in accordance with the solicitation. Interested parties shall provide the agency with all information required in Part E of the RFQ. Failure to provide all required information could result in your proposal not receiving full consideration.

The Agency shall issue any and all amendments to this solicitation using the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the FBO website for solicitation changes.

Each Offeror must complete an Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov prior to the proposal submittal date only if online Representations and

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Certifications were submitted or updated in ORCA within the last year. Failures to provide, submit, or update Representation and Certifications in an ORCA could result in the Offeror’s proposal being identified as non –responsive and not available for contract award selection. See Part E for FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Mar 2011).

The Agency reserves the right to award the contract without discussions. Therefore, all proposals should be prepared as your organization’s final proposal revision. The offeror shall submit one (1) original and four (3) copies of the technical proposal. One original and one copy of the Cost/Price proposal. Your proposal must be submitted to the following address:

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Office of Procurement 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 880, Attention: Elijah Anderson Washington, D.C. 20004-2902

Prospective offerors are cautioned against discussing the preparation of their offer with Government personnel other than the contracting officer identified below. Such discussion, when verified, may result in non consideration of an offer.

Should you have any question, please contact me at (202) 220-5747. We thank you for your interest in this solicitation and look forward to receiving your proposal.

Sincerely, Elijah Anderson Contracting Officer