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Solicitation DJJ-XX-R-EOA02-XXXX USAO-XXXXX District of XXXXXX Page 1 of 2

Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Acquisitions Staff Bicentennial Building 600 E Street NW, Suite 5200 Washington, DC 20530

January 21, 2016

Reference: Grand Jury and Deposition Court Reporting Services

Subject: Request for Proposal Solicitation Number DJJ-16-R-EOA02-0007

Southern District of Texas (Laredo) 100% Small Business Set-Aside

Dear Offeror:

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) on behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas (Laredo), 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 L of the solicitation for mandatory contents of the proposal. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, February 18, 2016.

Questions may be emailed to Nicole Green at Nicole.green@usdoj.gov. At the Government’s discretion, questions may or may not be answered; questions that are answered may be provided to all prospective offerors. Questions are due no later than 4pm Est, February 4, 2016.

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).

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Proposals submitted in response to this RFP will only be received in the following manner: via email (preferred), regular mail (please allow additional time for security screening of mail) or hand carried. Proposals may also be forwarded by Courier or Overnight Mail Service to the attention of the undersigned at EOUSA.

Email Address: Nicole.green@usdoj.gov

Hand-Carried and Mailing Address:

Executive Office for the United States Attorneys 600 E Street NW, Suite 5200 Washington, DC 20530 Attention: Nicole Green

Sincerely, Nicole Green

Nicole Green Contracting Officer EOUSA Acquisitions Staff