RFP Cover Letter 47QFCA23R0050 SSM4F_2Aug23.pdf

FEDSIM is a Client Support Center housed within GSA, FAS, AAS. U.S. General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20405

Date: August 2, 2023

Subject: Sesame Street for Military Families (SSFMF)

NOTICE TO: Sesame Workshop

This letter transmits Request for Proposal (RFP) 47QFCA23R0050 for Sesame Street for

Military Families (SS4MF). The scope of this requirement includes sustainment of the existing mobile app(s) mobile gateway and website, an annual promotional campaign for the SS4MF program product portfolio, technical support (e.g., maintenance, upgrades) and the implementation of an outcome study or needs assessment. This contract also provides for the creation of wellness tools for military preschoolers (ages 2 to 6) and their military parents/caregivers to promote positive family functioning and improved well-being of military parents and their young children (ages 2 to 6). This RFP is issued by the United States (U.S.)

General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Systems Integration and Management Center

(FEDSIM). The NAICS Code for this effort is 512110 - Motion Picture and Video Production.

The Product Service Code (PSC) is G099 - Other Social Services.

Offer Submission Deadlines and Instructions:

The offer shall contain two parts. The offeror shall submit each Part separately. The submission shall contain the following:

a. Part I: Written Cost/Price Proposal

1. Due No Later Than (NLT) 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 15, 2023.

b. Part II: Written Technical Proposal

1. Due NLT 11:00 a.m. ET on August 15, 2023.

In accordance with RFP Section L.4 instructions, offeror shall electronically deliver Parts I and II to the FEDSIM Contract Specialist (CS), Tia Lawrence, and the FEDSIM Contracting Officer

(CO), Joseph M. Flanigan. Subcontractors may also submit proprietary data using the method identified below to deliver proposals.

The offeror shall email the FEDSIM CO and CS to: 1) Setup the Google Drive access and provide a test response AT LEAST two (2) calendar days before the submission deadline date and a subsequent email after proposal submission 2) to verify that the files were received and confirm proposal acceptance by FEDSIM. In the event that the Government cannot view the offeror’s submission, in whole or in part, the Government may consider the applicable proposal submission element as not being provided by the offeror. In addition, a

Google Drive file with a time stamp after the due date/time will be considered late, which may render the proposal nonresponsive. Note: Subcontractors submitting proprietary data shall list the full subcontractor company name and identify the Prime as the introductory part to the Google access request email.

Google Drive Proposal Submission:

The Government will utilize Google Drive to receive proposal information. The only individuals with access to the proposal information uploaded to Google Drive will be the offeror’s Point of

Contact (POC) and the Government’s evaluation team members. The offeror’s POC shall create a GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA) profile using the following instructions.

1800 F Street NW

Washington, DC 20405

a. Go to http://mail.google.com/mail/signup.

b. Enter first and last name of POC.

c. Enter the user name as follows: GSA.[Initials of POC][Offeror company name]

d. Complete all Required Fields

Once the GACA account is established, the offeror shall contact the FEDSIM CO and CS and provide the GACA username so that the offeror can be given access to the Google Drive folder to upload all proposal documents in Parts I and II. The offeror’s access to the Google drive will terminate upon the due date and time established herein for the respective proposal parts.

GACA accounts are limited to 15 GB of storage.

Submission of Questions

In accordance with RFP Section L.7, Submission of Questions, the prospective offeror shall submit any questions about the RFP package via email to the following individuals NLT 11:00 a.m. ET on August 8, 2023:

Tia Lawrence, FEDSIM Contract Specialist, tia.lawrence@gsa.gov

Joseph M. Flanigan, FEDSIM Contracting Officer, joseph.flanigan@gsa.gov

Prospective offeror is requested to submit questions grouped by RFP Section and make reference to the particular Section/Subsection number. When submitting questions, please reference “RFP

47QFCA23R0050 Questions” in the subject line.

Sincerely, Joseph M. Flanigan

Contracting Officer joseph.flanigan@gsa.gov

GSA FEDSIM

FEDSIM is part of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service http://mail.google.com/mail/signup

ENCLOSURE 1

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