Project Management Consultant in accordance with Performance Based Statement of Work

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research) and is not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations.  This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor will it reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. Any information provided by the Government at this time is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to release of a formal RFQ.

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) desires to procure the Project Management Consultant Service for the approved project plan of Modeling Compound Threats to Interdependent Infrastructure System on Military Installations, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside.  Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside.  We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

Sources Source Notice, (draft) Performance Based Statement of Work, and Approved SERDP Project Plan Descriptions are attached.