International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001, 14001, and 45001 Registrar Services

The Federal Aviation Administration has a follow-on requirement to provide registrar services needed to maintain Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center’s (MMAC) certifications in ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001. The MMAC Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Safety and Health Management and BMx systems are fully integrated quality management systems designed to manage ISO standards and track internal processes.  The contract will require a Project Manager/Certified Lead Auditor and support lead auditor services for the appropriate ISO standards (i.e., 9001, 14001, and 45001).   The vendor shall demonstrate expertise, experience, and technical qualifications necessary to successfully support MMAC’s goal of obtaining and maintaining ISO registration(s).

This notice is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice announcement only and will be used for preliminary planning purposes and to identify competition in the marketplace.  This announcement is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Solicitation for Offerors (SFO) and should not be construed as such.  The FAA is seeking a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) general estimate of the projects level of effort and cost.  Any cost associated with the response, or any follow-up information requests are solely at the interested vendor’s expense.  As such, the government is seeking interested parties with knowledge, capability, and experience with the Federal Aviation Administration to meet the requirements outlined in the attached draft International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001, 14001, and 45001 Registrar Services Statement of Work (SOW).

A RFI/sources sought notice is hereby posted on the SAM.gov opportunities website with a draft Statement of Work.

The acquisition strategy for the procurement has not been determined at this time.  Responses to this announcement will be used to finalize the acquisition strategy.

Respondents to this Announcement should note that-

1.  This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposal of any kind.
2. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals.
3. The FAA will not pay for any information received or cost incurred in preparing the response to the announcement.
4. Any cost associated with the announcement submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.
5. All vendors responding to this announcement are responsible for ensuring that documents submitted contain the appropriate proprietary markings.
6. The responses to this announcement will be used for information purposes and may be used to assemble a list of potential vendors.  The failure to respond to this announcement WILL NOT  disqualify an entity from further consideration in connection with any future procurement.
7. The FAA reserves the right to use the information received in response to this announcement to make decisions relative to defining requirements for future FAA solicitations.
8. At the FAA’s discretion, respondents may be provided an opportunity to discuss information contained in its response to this announcement.  The FAA at its discretion, may determine if this opportunity will be offered to all, some, or none of the respondents.  All information provided in response to this announcement may be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  Any proprietary or sensitive information should be clearly marked with appropriate restrictive language.
9. This announcement is not intended to guarantee a procurement associated with the attached draft SOW and must not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract.  The Government is not liable for cost associated with the preparation, submittal of inquires or responses to this announcement and will not reimburse any firm for cost incurred in responding to this public announcement.          

Announcement responses will not be returned.  Since this is a RFI/sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents.  No solicitation exists at this time.  If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the SAM.gov Contract Opportunities web page.  It is the vendor’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation.

The point of contact for this effort is Shomari Wilson, Contracting Officer,  shomari.y.wilson@faa.gov.