REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.pdf

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes. This RFI shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals.

The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information.

The United States Secret Service (USSS) procurement is issuing a Request for Information on behalf of the Recruitment Training Center for Wetland and Stream Mitigation Credits.

Although the United States Secret Service (USSS) is posting this RFI for all contract holders in NAICS 541620, the USSS is considering a small business and/or socioeconomic set aside for the RFQ based on the RFI responses.

The intent of the Government regarding the request for information is to gather additional information only. Responses to this announcement may not be returned, nor are there currently any planned discussions or request for additional information from the vendors. However, the information obtained from the responses of this announcement will be considered and may be reflected if a subsequent solicitation is issued. The Government reserves the right to reach out and further clarify questions and to enhance the Government’s understanding if necessary.

Additional Information:

DHS APFS record: F2025069067

DHS/USSS- If a solicitation is issued, USSS anticipates using The System for Award Management, SAM.

Description:

United States Secret Service (Secret Service), Office of Human Resources, Recruitment Training Center (RTC) requires a stream and wetland mitigation site in the Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan Federal HUC 8-Digit Watershed to meet the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) requirements to replace lost resources due to improvements at JJRTC. A study has determined a need for 6.81 wetland mitigation units and 449 functional feet of stream mitigation to meet the MDE’s “no net loss” requirements under COMAR 26.23.04.03 and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requirements under the 2008 Federal Mitigation Rule.

Interested parties should submit responses addressing the following areas:

The total submission page count shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, excluding a cover page and up to two (2) pages for company information.

A. A tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort.

B. Provide any potential risks your company sees for this requirement and any input on potential mitigation approaches that should be considered.

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C. List any vendor assumptions.

D. Provide additional technical questions or suggestions that should be considered.

E. Please be sure to provide the below information:

Company Name

SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, website address)

Business Size:

If a small business any special socioeconomic designations

Are you part of DHS Strategic Sourcing approved vehicles (i.e., Eagle Next Gen etc.)? If so, provide Vehicle and Contract #

If you are part of DHS Joint Venture and provide the DHS joint venture information.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested parties are invited to address the questions pertaining to the task areas identified in this RFI.

The total submission page count shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, excluding a cover page and up to two (2) pages for company information. Formatting for the submission shall be:

Page size: eight by eleven inches (8”x11”). Margins: Minimum of one (1) inch. Font: Times New Roman, Font Size 12, (excluding the cover page). Line Spacing: Single or Multiple Between 1.0 and 1.5. Only one submission will be reviewed per vendor for this RFI. That submission can respond to one or more questions above. Delivery: Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Hyperlinks are prohibited.

Emails with attachments larger than 5 MB shall be broken down into multiple emails with no one attachment exceeding 5 MB. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Reference RFI # 70US0925R70093095 in the subject line of the email. Phone calls will not be accepted or returned.

Responses must be sent to John Akin at the following email address John.akin@usss.dhs.gov no later than 7/7/2025 12 NOON Eastern Time.

No marketing material requested. Full text of FAR clauses referenced below can be found at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Responses to this RFI may be reviewed by Government technical experts drawn from staff within DHS and other Federal agencies. The Government may also use selected support contractor personnel to assist in the review of the responses. The responses to this RFI will be reviewed by staff from the USSS (CIO) and may be used to develop requirements for potential future acquisitions.