Directory_Assistance_RFI-FBO.docx

Request for Information (RFI)

Synopsis:

The Regional Contracting Office-MCIWEST is issuing a sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of qualified small businesses that are capable of providing 4-1-1 Directory Assistance Call Services (DASC) for MCIWEST G-6 Voice and Telecommunication Services aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this requirement is 561421, Telephone Answering Services with a size standard of $15.0M. NAICS code compliance verification will occur if/when proposals are submitted. All qualified businesses, regardless of size are encouraged to respond to this RFI. Each respondent should clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. The government will use the responses to help determine if a small business set-aside is justified.

Scope of Work: See the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Request for Information:

Contractors are reminded that this is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/BID/QUOTE. Responses to this notice shall not constitute responses to solicitation. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Request for Information is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.

Responses to Request for Information must address at a minimum the following items:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

1. The vendor shall state up front whether they are considered a small or large business under the above identified NAICS.

2. It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement, limited to no more than 10 pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The capabilities statement must clearly detail the firm's ability to perform all aspects of this notice and must include the following Company profile:

a. Number of employees,

b. Office locations,

c. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number,

d. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code;

e. A statement regarding the socioeconomic status of the company (Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (8a) small business concern, certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern, etc.).

3. Indicate whether your company has an active General Services Administration (GSA) contract that covers/provides GSA pricing for these services outlined in the attached PWS. If the answer is yes, include a copy of the GSA contract along with your response to this RFI.

4. Relevant Experience to include: experience in performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years. Please include a brief description of the project, contract number, contract value, and an agency point of contact to include current telephone number.

5. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

6. Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

7. Would you need to subcontract any of the work identified in the draft PWS? Has your company managed a team of subcontractors before?

8. Have you managed a 24 hours a day/7 days a week Directory Assistance Service Call (DASC) System service utilizing telephone trunk lines for any Department of Defense Agency?

9. Can your company conduct a site visit to evaluate the type of equipment needed to interface with MCIWEST’s current DASC hardware, software, and Integrated Voice Response system (IVR)? The current voice system is connected to both the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Defense System Network (DSN). The new DASC system will interface with the MCIWEST G6’s Nortel’s SL-100 Telephone Switch. The contractor shall provide the necessary equipment required to incorporate with the existing equipment.

10. Do you offer these services under a different NAICS code? If so, which ones and why?

The contract is anticipated to be Firm Fixed-Price.

Only the first ten pages of any submittal will be reviewed. Do not submit more than five pages.

The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the acquisition. All responses will be treated as proprietary. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any government assessments.

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS IS 25 APRIL 2019 AT 10:00AM (PST).

All submissions must be sent via electronic mail to: kenyadah.gamble@usmc.mil

Primary Point of Contact:

Kenyadah M. Gamble, Contract Specialist Regional Contracting Office MCI-WEST Camp Pendleton, CA Email: kenyadah.gamble@usmc.mil BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.

DISCLAIMER:

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE SUBMITTER. A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT."