Cell phone forensic services support

 Request for Proposal (RFP) HSSS01-13-R-0028

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement, and its attachments, constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59, effective May 15, 2012. This requirement is unrestricted.  THE United States Secret Service (USSS), along with the other agencies of the Treasury Computer Forensic Training Program, the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Internal Revenue Service, require support assistance with their respective electronic crimes programs in the form of research associates.  The USSS intends to award a BPA with fixed price labor hour labor rates to the successful offeror as a result of this solicitation. Negotiated Time and Material Task Orders (TO) will be placed against this agreement as needed to support this project.

Offerors shall provide all documentation required by the RFP along with their Duns number in an email to siobhan.mullen@usss.dhs.gov  NO LATER THAN 8:00AM EST, August 9, 2013.

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database.)  If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

•·         System For Award Management (SAM).   The offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any order resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.   Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.sam.gov or by calling 1- 866-606-8220.

Amendments to this synopsis/solicitation, if any, will be posted here in the same manner as the initial synopsis/solicitation.

Please note correction: Answers will be posted by 11AM EST,  August 1, 2013.  Proposal due date extended to no later than 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 9, 2013.

Please note correction: All questions must be submitted to the individual identified above via email no later than 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 17, 2013. Questions and Answers will be posted on FBO no later than 11:00am on July 24, 2013. (not July 22nd as stated in the Instruction to Offerors page 11.)

 Request for Proposal (RFP) HSSS01-13-R-0028

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement, and its attachments, constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59, effective May 15, 2012. This requirement is unrestricted.  THE United States Secret Service (USSS), along with the other agencies of the Treasury Computer Forensic Training Program, the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Internal Revenue Service, require support assistance with their respective electronic crimes programs in the form of research associates.  The USSS intends to award a BPA with fixed price labor hour labor rates to the successful offeror as a result of this solicitation. Negotiated Time and Material Task Orders (TO) will be placed against this agreement as needed to support this project.

Offerors shall provide all documentation required by the RFP along with their Duns number in an email to siobhan.mullen@usss.dhs.gov  NO LATER THAN 8:00AM EST, August 1, 2013.

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database.)  If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

•·         System For Award Management (SAM).   The offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any order resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.   Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.sam.gov or by calling 1- 866-606-8220.

Amendments to this synopsis/solicitation, if any, will be posted here in the same manner as the initial synopsis/solicitation.