Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH) Website Maintenance & Online Tool Development

Posting of Solicitation 12445022Q0038 documents.

Documents Uploaded:

- SF 1449 & Solicitation (Sections B through F, 24 pages)

- Statement of Work (SOW, 7 pages)

Quoters must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
website: https://SAM.gov in order to submit a quote.

 Address questions about this solicitation to Contracting Officer Amelia Dávila-García, by email at amelia.davila-garcia@usda.gov with a courtesy copy to Keith Friot at keith.d.friot@usda.gov. Questions received after 15 Aug 2022 may not be answered. Questions and Answers will be posted on https://SAM.gov by 17 Aug 2022.

Quoters shall submit their quote to the Contracting Officer Amelia Dávila-García, by email at amelia.davila-garcia@usda.gov with a courtesy copy to Keith Friot at keith.d.friot@usda.gov by the response date and time in block 8 of the SF1449. It is the quoters responsibility to confirm receipt of the quote.

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This is a Presolicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Presolicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Presolicitation notices.  This presolicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a).

The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) has the need for Caribbean Climate Hub Website Maintenance & Online Tool Development Data Manager services subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.

1. Action Code: NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services
2. Date: Presolicitation Notice posted 22 Jul
3. Year: 2022
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 00926
5. Product or Service Code: D308, IT and Telecom- Programming
6. Contracting Office Address: USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Jardin Botanico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926
7. Subject: Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH) Website Maintenance & Online Tool Development
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445022Q0038
9. Closing Response Date: Tentative Date for issuing pending Request for Quote (RFQ) is between 27 Jul – 02 Aug 2022. RFQ is anticipated to be available on the GPE website for approximately 25 days. All solicitation documents for this procurement will be provided free of charge through the GPE website.  All quote packages shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist and be received in their inboxes on or before the date and time established in the RFQ.
10. Point of Contact: Contracting Specialist/Officer: Amelia Dávila-García, amelia.davila-garcia@usda.gov and Contracting Officer/Team Lead: Keith D. Friot, keith.d.friot@usda.gov
11. Contract Award Number & Solicitation Number: Contract award number to be determined. Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445022Q0038
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be Determined
13. Line-Item Numbers: 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 for 12 monthly services (Firm-Fixed Price). The contract will have a base period plus four option years for a total of five years.
14. Contract Award Date: To be Determined.
15. Contractor: To be Determined.
16. Description: See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).
17. Place of Contract Performance: Selected Contractor will work remotely, no facilities provided.
18. Set-Aside Status: Total Small Business

Access to this presolicitation notice is being provided through the GPE website. This presolicitation notice is being synopsized before issuing any resulting solicitation.  NO PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AND TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.  You may obtain a copy of the solicitation on or around the projected issuance date, 27 Jul – 02 Aug 2022, at https://www.sam.gov/SAM.   Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES: USDA Forest Service requires that all Contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM).  An award cannot be made unless the Contractor is registered in SAM.gov.  For additional information, and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/SAM to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier.