ID04150023_-_Sources_Sought.doc

General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Division Southeast Sunbelt Region 401 W. Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, GA 30308 Request for Information (RFI) ONLY GSA Task Order: ID04150023 Project Name: AFCEC Control of Invasive Species Project Response is due by Wednesday June 17, 2015 GSA will not be providing any answers during the RFI period but will use inquiries to make the Performance Work Statement (PWS) more understandable when the RFQ is issued in ITSS.

1. This Sources Sought Notice is for information ONLY and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the GSA. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to seek the availability of business concerns that are interested and capable of performing the requirements as described in PWS in accordance with GSA Schedules:

2. Contractors must be registered in GSA’s ASSIST/ITSS web-based Order Processing System (http

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HYPERLINK "http://it-solutions.gsa.gov/".gov) prior to responding to this notice. If not already registered; call 877-472-4877. Contractors responding to this RFI who are not registered in GSA’s ITSS system may not be notified of the Request for Quote (RFQ). Contractors are advised to verify that the point of contact information is up-to-date and accurate in GSA’s ITSS system prior to responding to this RFI within the last 90 days.

3. See attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for details of this requirement.

4. Please complete and return the attached Market Research Questionnaire to Jacqueline Milton at Jacqueline.Milton@gsa.gov NLT Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Thank you.

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

GSA Task Order: ID04150023

Project Name: AFCEC Control of Invasive Species Project

1. What experience do you possess in treatment and management of invasive (plant) species, and in obtaining/maintaining the required qualifications for employees?

2. In the past three years how many times have you done the work as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for a similar size/scope installation?

3. What concerns do you have with the clarity of the current PWS? What suggestions do you have that would clarify the PWS?

4. What suggestions or recommendations do you have that would enhance the PWS to result in a more comprehensive understanding of the requirement?

5. Do you think the deliverables are reasonable from a timing standpoint?

6. What changes would you make to the measurements expressed in the performance/deliverable matrix and what is the rationale for the changes?

7. Does the transition period allow for sufficient timing for a new contractor to get on board and staff all or the majority of significant positions? If not, what would your suggestion be to rectify this?

8. What would you consider to be a reasonable response time for this solicitation?

9. Does the contracting vehicle selected for this requirement cover all of the areas in the PWS from a contractor’s standpoint? If not, what would your suggestions be to improve it?

10. Does the contract type selected for this acquisition pose any problems? If so, what are your recommendations for changing the contract type? Are there any areas that can be made firm fixed-priced?

11. What other comments or feedback do you have about this requirement?

12. Please attach a copy of your capabilities statement addressing the areas of the PWS.

13. Please provide the following:

Company Name:

Point of Contact as registered in GSA’s ASSIST/ITSS System:

Contractor email:

Contractor GSA Schedule Contract Number:

Contractor DUNS Number:

Contractor NAICS Code

14. Please return RFI Marketing Questionnaire via email to Jaqueline Milton at Jacqueline.Milton@gsa.gov NLT Wednesday, June 17, 2015.