Civil Surgeon Credential Verification

This notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. No solicitation is being issued at this time and the Government makes no assertion that a solicitation will be issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach. Additionally, the U.S. Government is not obligated to, and will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding. Respondents will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided; however, information gathered may be used for future technical and acquisition purposes.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing a Sources Sought/Request for Information for Civil Surgeon Credential Verification for the National Benefits Center in Lee's Summit, MO. The purpose of this notice is to identify:
1) Vendors capable of performing the work outlined in the Draft Statement of Work either in part or in full
2) Pricing estimates for this type of work
3) Socioeconomic categories of small businesses capable of performing the work
4) Business size standards of vendors capable of performing the work
5) Prevalent business practices for this type of work
6) Any GSA Schedule Contracts that may cover this type of work
7) Comments or feedback on the Draft Statement of Work
Responses to this notice shall include a cover letter. The cover letter shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

1) Response to Sources Sought Notice 70SBUR19I00000044;
2) Vendor's Company Name, Address, Contact Person Information;
3) Vendor's DUNS Number;
4) Business Size and Size Standard / Classification relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541990.

USCIS requests that the responses not be in excess of five (5) pages (not including cover page).
Please note that the collection of this data does not obligate the U.S. Government to the incorporation of the solicited comments in any future procurement action nor does it obligate the Government to the procurement of any services or products related to this notice.

Proprietary information should not be included in the responses.

Responses to this notice will not be returned.

POINT OF CONTACT

Information submitted in response to this notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to the following:

Name: Jesse Ballard, Contract Specialist
Email: jesse.l.ballard@uscis.dhs.gov
Phone: (802) 872-4195

And

Name: Amy Rotax, Contracting Officer
Email: amy.l.rotax@uscis.dhs.gov
Phone: (802) 872-4503

All responses shall be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), and submitted in writing using the following format for the subject of the email "RFI Response 70SBUR19I00000044" to the POC email addresses above. The text font shall be Times New Roman and text size no less than 12-point proportional and single-spaced. When printed, page size shall be 8.5 by 11.0 inches. Use at least 1-inch margins from the page edge to the main text on the top and bottom and ¾ inch side margins.

Telephonic and mail/courier responses will not be accepted.