SCOSS_Presolicitation_Notice_v5.9.14.pdf

Pre-solicitation Notice: HSSCCG-14-R-00027

Classification Code: R – Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services

NAICS: 561110

Description:

This is a pre-solicitation notice published in accordance with FAR 5.203 announcing that a solicitation will be published in the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) not earlier than 15 days from the date of this announcement to provide Service Center Operations Support Services (SCOSS) for the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS).

The re-compete of the SCOSS requirement is in support of four USCIS Service Centers in CA, VT, NE and TX. The SCOSS provides support to the Service Center Operations Directorate and the Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate and their mission/service the United States to support adjudication efforts of Immigration Service Officers. Two (2) single-award IDIQ contracts are anticipated for award, each contract to cover a pair of service center locations (CA/VT and NE/TX).

This acquisition will be a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. After the issuance of the RFP, any proposals received that are not SDVOSBs will not be considered.

The anticipated contract type is a hybrid firm-fixed-price (FFP), fixed-unit-price (FUP) and Labor Hour (LH) pricing. The contract is performance based and is for a period of performance of 48 months; a twelve-month base period, and three twelve-month option periods.

Tasks under the SCOSS contract are: program management, correspondence management, file operations, data collections and fee collections.

All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to the designated point of contact. No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/.

Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available, therefore, no written, or telephone requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps site.

Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. This notice is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract(s).