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Federal Acquisition Service Great Lakes Region

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Project Title: Market Services in Support of National Marketing and Communications Division

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes to identify vendors capable of delivering the services described in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract/delivery order. Responses will not be considered as proposals/quotes nor will any award be made as a result of this RFI. The Government GSA/Federal Acquisition Services (FAS) will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this RFI.

GSA is conducting market research and desires input from industry to assist in requirements planning for a project for the National Marketing Division. The information requested by this RFI will be used within the Government (GSA/FAS) to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside of GSA and FAS.

The purpose of this notice is to identify potential vendors with a solution that meets the requirements described. Firms with a solution and support capabilities to meet the requirements in the DRAFT SOW are invited to provide a commercial marketing brochure or capabilities statement to express interest in the effort.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

ACQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER: 47QDCB21K0016

CONTRACT TYPE: IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity) single award NAICS CODE: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified for this requirement is 541810 – Advertising Agencies SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: Three-year average annual revenue of $15 million or less, excluding funds received in trust for an unaffiliated third party SET-ASIDE: Small Business and may be further set-aside for a specific socio-economic category pending an analysis of the results from this RFI.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: third quarter of calendar year 2021 ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE DATE(S): October 2021 through October 2025 ANTICIPATED PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor facility DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS: See attached DRAFT SOW (Statement of Work)

1. Information requested from vendors:

a) Company Information to include:

Company Name Address Point of Contact(s) (POC) name(s) POC telephone number(s) POC e-mail address Identification of business size and socioeconomic status CAGE code DUNS number Contract Number (e.g. GSA Schedule Number, etc.)

A list of any current or past projects similar in nature to this requirement that you have executed.

b) Provide sufficient information (i.e. capabilities statement) describing the firm’s ability to meet the requirements of the SOW.

c) The capabilities package requested under this RFI is not expected to be a proposal, but rather a short statement regarding the company's ability to demonstrate a solution in relation to this procurement. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may be submitted as the capabilities package if it addresses all the above. Submission of a capabilities package is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist GSA in tailoring its requirements to be consistent with industry standards.

2. Submission Information. Response by e-mail is required and should be submitted to Gail Nyikon, Contracting Officer, via e-mail at gail.nyikon@gsa.gov. Responses are requested on or before July 29, 2021 by 4:00 pm EST.

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