Special_Notice_RFI-ORP_SAM_gov_2.pdf

SPECIAL NOTICE – REQUEST For INFORMATION (RFI) for Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHBP) Support Services for Off-Range Pastures

INTRODUCTION:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this special notice, Request for Information (RFI) on a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP), on behalf of the Wild Horse Burro Program (WHBP) Support Services for Off-Range Pastures (ORP).

This announcement is open to all business types. The primary NAICS code is 115210, Support Activities for Animal Production. The small business size standard is 11 million.

The purpose of this announcement is to promote early exchanges of information about a future acquisition by providing the draft RFP for prospective WHBP vendors interested in submitting a proposal to provide ORP space and services. Responses to this Draft RFP are voluntary and will not affect any vendor’s ability to submit a proposal if, or when, an RFP is released.

BLM is currently preparing an RFP No. 140L0123R0007 for the WHBP Support Services, Off- Range Pastures (ORP). The Government is requesting that interested respondents and industry review and provide feedback on the documents listed below. Please note the documents attached to this Draft RFP are DRAFTS and are subject to change at the time of the Request for Proposal (RFP) release.

Attachment A-DRAFT Cost /Price Schedule Attachment B-DRAFT Requirements Package: Performance Work Statement (PWS), Performance Requirements Summary (PRS), and supporting Attachments

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION:

The Draft RFP is for planning purposes only and does NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct costs or charges will arise because of the submission of information in response to this Draft RFP. The Government will not reimburse or pay for any information and/or materials submitted in response to this Draft RFP and is not obligated by the information received. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All submissions become Government property and responses to this RFI will not be returned.

Proprietary information shall NOT be submitted in response to this Draft RFP, nor will the Government be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. No award will be made because of this Draft RFP. Respondents will not be notified of this announcement’s responses and BLM’s internal review.

The Government will make every effort to consider questions and incorporate into the RFP as appropriate. We cannot guarantee that all the questions will be addressed in the manner the respondent intended; however, the Government will use the information respondents submit to refine and improve the draft documents. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government is under no obligation to provide feedback with respect to any information submitted.

The Government reserves the right to conduct one-on-one meetings in person or virtually with respondents to this Draft RFP. The Government may or may not choose to interact with select respondents to perform market research. Such exchanges, should they occur, would be solely for the purpose of obtaining further clarification of industry’s potential capabilities, experiences, and perspectives.

RESPONSE FORMAT AND DELIVERY:

Responses to this Draft RFP shall be annotated in the RFI Attachment C, Draft RFP Questions Submission Form, which is attached to this posting. Responses to this Draft RFP shall be submitted via email to:

Contracting Officer (CO), Cristina Hayden (chayden@blm.gov), and the Contracting Specialist (CS), Bill Simpkins (wsimpkins@blm.gov).

Responses must be received via email prior to 5 PM MDT, July 23, 2024 to the CO with a cc to the CS. Subject line should read Draft RFP WHBP ORP - [Company Name]. Example: Draft RFP WHBP ORP - ABC Inc. If the Government has additional questions or a need for information following the evaluation of your response, you may be contacted and asked to provide that information.

This is not an invitation for bid (IFB), request for proposal (RFP), or request for quotes (RFQ) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government to issue any solicitation. This is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government to form a binding contract or agreement. All interested firms must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from this special notice.