FOIA Support Services

Added: Mar 21, 2016 11:28 am Synopsis:
This is the pre-solicitation notice for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Support services for United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command Central (USSOCCENT). The major element of this service includes non-personal services required to provide support for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Under FOIA and Privacy Act (PA), USCENTCOM and USSOCCENT review, analyze, and process approximately 375-425 requests annually in accordance with (IAW) 5 U.S.C § 552a, and applying Executive Order (EO) 13526, Classified National Security Information as required. Additionally, USCENTCOM and USSOCCENT provide mandatory declassification reviews (MDR) IAW the provisions of EO 13526, which requires review, action tracking and administrative support for approximately 100 Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) cases per year. There is a records lifecycle governing the creation, use, and disposition of classified and unclassified information within USCENTCOM and USSOCCENT, including, but not limited to, the accession of records to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

The performance period is one base year from 19 July 2016 to 18 July 2017 and four one-year option periods. The procurement is an 8(a) small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification Systems Code (NAICS) is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and the related small business size standard is $15 million.

A contract with options will derive from the solicitation. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or around 19 April 2016. Notification of any revisions to the solicitation will be provided via the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Procurement documents will not be directly provided in a paper hard copy format or compact disc format. It is the responsibility of the contractor to check the FBO website daily for any posted revisions made to the solicitation. The solicitation will be available for all interested parties to download from the FBO website. The closing date, time, and submission information will be included in the solicitation document. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management database at http://www.sam.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Small Business Specialist, Nelson Escribano, can be contacted at (813) 828-0264. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Ms. Catherine Lee, Contract Specialist, via e-mail only at catherine.lee.5@us.af.mil.

A DRAFT Request for Proposal is also being attached at this time for industry review. This information includes the Performance Work Statement, Past Performance Survey, Security Classifications (DD Form 254), and the Draft Request for Proposal including contract terms and conditions. ***Please remain aware that the attached is a DRAFT Request for Proposal. Please do not submit company information or proposals at this time.***