USV IDIQ - Cover Letter.pdf

Solicitation GS-07P-11-HHD-0004

March 24, 2011

This contract is a single-award, performance-based Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity

(IDIQ) contract for Program/Project Management and Internal Logistics Support Services for the

Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator

Technology (US-VISIT), primarily the Program Management Division (PMD) with the U. S.

General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Services, Greater Southwest Region

(GSW), Acquisition Management Division, in Fort Worth, Texas

The Government will make award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government. Awards will be made to the offerors whose proposals reflect the best value to the Government.

A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for this solicitation in Washington D.C. on April 5, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. (EST). FOR ALL OFFERORS PLANNING TO ATTEND THE PRE-

PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, PLEASE FILL OUT THE PRE-PROPOSAL ATTENDEE

FORM (ATTACHMENT 4) FOR EACH ATTENDEE. Offerors should include the following information for each attendee: first and last name, last four digits of social security number and company name. Please submit the offeror’s Pre-Proposal Attendee Form to Camille Lev at camille.lev@gsa.gov no later than Thursday, March 30, 2011. Providing this information will help the security staff prepare for screening non-federal personnel which will aid in a swift entrance for the attendees. Since there will be a security screening required to enter the building, attendees should plan accordingly. All attendees must have a picture id on the day of the pre-proposal conference in order to enter the building. See Section L of the Solicitation for additional information on the Pre-Proposal Conference.

The purpose of the pre-proposal conference is to clarify issues regarding this solicitation.

No oral statement made by a Government representative during the pre-proposal conference, nor any written record of such oral statements as may be made and subsequently furnished to the offerors, can add to, modify, or otherwise vary from the written provisions of the solicitation, including specifications and any amendments. Any written changes or clarifications made as a result of this meeting will be issued as a formal written amendment to the solicitation; such amendment to the solicitation must be acknowledged in the same manner and under the same conditions as all other written amendments to an invitation for offers. (See FAR 52.214-3).

Please submit any questions in writing using Attachment 6 (Request for

Information/Clarification) of this solicitation using the instructions in the attachment. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions prior to the Pre-Proposal Conference.

Proposals are due by Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by 3:00 p.m. (CST). Each offeror shall submit four (4) copies of their proposal to the following address:

Attn: Camille Lev

General Services Administration

Acquisition Management Division (7PQA)

819 Taylor St. Rm. 12B01

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Late or faxed proposals will not be considered. See Section L of the Solicitation for instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors.

mailto:camille.lev@gsa.gov