Deployment and Emergency Support

Pre-solicitation Notice
Classification Code:
R- Support

NAICS Code:
541611 ¿ Administrative Management and General Management Consulting
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Solicitation Number: 140D0423R0018
Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Notice
Title: Repatriation Deployment Support Services
Contracting Office Address:

Acquisition Services Directorate, Division I, Branches V
Interior Business Center
U.S. Department of the Interior

DESCRIPTION:

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice and is for information purposes only. No responses are required. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide Repatriation Deployment Support Services.

The solicitation will be a Commercial Item Acquisition conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15-Contracting by Negotiation under which the competitive range, if determined required, will be limited for efficiency. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $21.5 million. This acquisition is being competed as full and open competition on an unrestricted basis. All interested parties may submit a proposal. Offerors other than small business are required to submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.704-Subcontracting Plan Requirements.

The competitive RFP, RFP amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at SAM.gov under RFP number 140D0423R0018. The RFP is anticipated to be posted approximately on December 6, 2022 and will only be available at SAM.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the web site. Responses to the Request for Proposal are anticipated to be due within thirty (30) calendar days following the actual date of issuance of the RFP. Award of this requirement is anticipated by April 19, 2023. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. There is no written solicitation document available, telephone requests will not be honored, and no bidders¿ list will be maintained. Questions from offerors in response to the RFP shall be due by the date specified in the RFP. This acquisition is on a quick timeline and offerors must adhere to all deadlines.
The Government anticipates that one (1) Commercial, Hybrid Firm Fixed Price/Time and Materials (T&M) type contracts will be awarded for a twelve (12) month base period and four (4), twelve (12) month option periods for a total of sixty (60) months. This announcement is a Presolicitation Notice only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.
A draft version of the Performance Work Statement is attached to this notice to help industry familiarize themselves with the upcoming requirement.
Place of Performance:
The primary place of performance for these services will be at the vendor¿s location for steady-state operations.
During incident responses (i.e., emergency repatriation operations), the place of performance for the IMT (including case managers, and occupational health and safety unit) would be in Emergency Repatriation Centers (ERCs) in Port of Entry which will be designated within each option period.


For further information, contact: Contract Specialist: Renada L. Cooper at renada_cooper@ibc.doi.gov or Chief Contracting Officer: Steven Chase Bonds at steven_bonds@ibc.doi.gov