HSSCCG-14-R-00027_Pre-Solicitation_Briefing_INSTRUCTIONS_FOR_ATTENDEES.pdf

HSSCCG-14-R-00027

Service Center Operations Support Services (SCOSS)

PRE-SOLICITATION BRIEFING

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ATTENDEES:

Date: Wednesday March 19, 2014

Time: 10:00 AM ET - 12:00PM ET

Report to:

Verizon Auditorium Prince William Campus George Mason University 10900 University Boulevard Manassas, VA 20110

Directions can be found here:

http://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/Directions/Directions-to-PWC.html

Parking:

O There is a visitor parking lot called OCCOQUAN directly across from the

Verizon Auditorium. In case of overflow, there are other parking lots nearby on the same campus, see campus map for “Prince William Campus”: http://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/Directions-to- GMU.html

O Parking Pay Station Instructions Machines are located at the Occoquan Parking Lot Information Kiosk. The machines sell metered parking for $1 per hour or $5 for all day, for a specified parking space. Visitor enters space number where vehicle is parked into the machine and pays for time needed. The machines accept Visa, MasterCard and coins (U.S. currency only) and does NOT give receipts. When a vehicle is moved from a paid space prior to the expiration of time, balance of time is relinquished without refund. The balance of time does NOT transfer to any other space.

http://parking.gmu.edu/princewilliamcampusparking.html

Additional Instructions: The briefing will be held in the Verizon Auditorium. Please arrive between 9:30 am and 10:00 to ensure you sign in before the start of this event. All pre-registered attendees shall sign in at tables before entering the auditorium.

We are restricted to a maximum capacity of 300 people in this facility. Therefore, offerors are limited to two (2) attendees per company and should make sure they have pre-registered with the Contracting Office as instructed in Section IV of the Draft RFP and the latest FBO.gov posting

If registration is not received by March 18, 2014 (9:00 AM ET), offerors may not be permitted to attend the pre-solicitation briefing

The draft RFP PWS attachment 8.6 is referenced to only be available by CD copy. We will have a limited number of CD copies of RFP Draft Attachment 8.6 available at the briefing. We will be able to give a CD copy only contractors who are able to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) form regarding the release and disbursement of the information in the CD. If you plan to receive a CD of information, please be prepared to sign an NDA form at the same time (attached). We will have copies of NDA forms available at the event.

Questions will not be taken during the briefing and meeting time itself. Only questions submitted by the deadline indicated on the FBO post and Draft RFP shall be answered during the briefing.

Questions you have during the briefing event may be submitted in writing on notecard(s) that will be made available for drop-off in a question box.

Questions after the briefing may be submitted via email by 5pm ET on Friday March 21st.

USCIS will do their best to answer questions in writing, through FBO.gov, within 5 business days of the submittal deadline above.

The pre-solicitation briefing will last approximately 120 minutes.

AGENDA:

O INTRODUCTIONS (5 MIN)

O PRESENTATIONS (50 MIN)

USCIS Service Center Operations – Overview of SCOSS (15 min) USCIS Contracting Office – SCOSS Draft RFP Briefing (40 min) o Answers to Questions received by 5pm Friday 14 March (15 min) o Mason Enterprise Center, Procurement Technical Assistance Program

(PTAP)

Overview of Program (10 min) Q&A about the PTAP (15 min) o Networking Time (20 min)

Questions regarding the Draft RFP or SCOSS shall be submitted on notecards in a box provided

Meet and Greet

USCIS entities will NOT agree to any private meetings or discussions with any vendors, so please do not ask. USCIS is committed to a high level of integrity, fairness and transparency in their procurement process. Any question submitted by a vendor will be answered and shared by posting on FBO.gov.