FBO_notice_-_HSSS01-14-R-0060.doc

Request for Proposal (RFP) HSSS01-14-R-0060

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement, and its attachments, constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59, effective May 15, 2012. This requirement is a total small business set-aside. The USSS intends to issue one Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement.

The United States Secret Service (USSS) is seeking proposals for instructor-led training courses in Protective Intelligence. Due to the sensitive nature of this subject matter, only vendors with a documented history of providing Protective intelligence Training to Federal Law Enforcement Agencies and/or Federal Intelligence Agencies will be sent the Statement of Work. Further, in order to receive the: (1) Statement of Work, (2) Instructions to Offerors; (3) all applicable clauses; and (4) RFP Pricing format, vendors shall provide a capabilities statement, as well as documentation to support and verify that the principal instructor is certified as a trainer, educator and practitioner in psychodrama by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama and Sociometry, has conducted extensive field work, with at least five years at a long term care mental health facility, actively treating and conducting mental health evaluations of patients suffering from various disorders, to include Schizophrenia, Bipolar Mood Disorder and Antisocial Disorder.

Qualified parties shall submit their capabilities statement and information supporting their 10 years of experience to the specialist not later than Monday, June 9, 2014 at 1:00 pm EST. The government will evaluate all submittals and then issue the Statement of Work; Instructions to Offerors; all applicable clauses; and the RFP Pricing format to the offerors meeting the requirements, along with additional instructions on how to submit their proposals. Offerors shall sign and return a non-disclosure agreement prior to receiving the Statement of Work.

This is a total small business set-aside under NAICs code 611710 with a size standard of $6.5M.

Offerors believing themselves capable of providing the above referenced requirement shall provide the requested documentation to the Point of Contact below NO LATER THAN 1:00pm EST, Monday, June 9, 2014. Questions will not be accepted after 1:00 pm, June 5, 2014. No phone calls, please.

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database.) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States shall contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

System for Award Management. The offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM or by calling 1- 866-606-8220.

Amendments to this synopsis/solicitation, if any, will be posted here in the same manner as the initial synopsis and solicitation.