SDVOSB Sources Sought- UNMISS South Sudan Support

SOURCES SOUGHT - UNMISSION South Sudan Support RE-COMPETE- SDVOSB

The U.S. Department of State, Office of Acquisition Management (AQM), is issuing this Sources Sought Notice, as a means of conducting market research to identify interested service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) with the resources and capabilities to support a requirement for the United Nations Mission - South Sudan. This includes, but is not limited to, providing comprehensive personnel protective security advisement and support services in South Sudan.

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this procurement is 922190 (Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities). Interested firms must demonstrate in their qualifications statement that they are qualified to perform the work outlined in the "DRAFT" Statement of Work (SOW) under this NAICS code.

The period of performance for the current contract expires September 2016. The anticipated acquisition strategy is a single award contract containing a combination of Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time-and-Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) CLINs, which may be performance based, where possible.

This request for capability information does not constitute a solicitation or request for proposal, nor binds and obligates the U.S. Department of State to any contractual agreement, written or implied. Submission of any information to this notice is purely voluntary. DOS assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred by respondents. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding their individual capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice.

The "DRAFT" Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this Sources Sought Notice outlines the specific level of support required. Interested firms should review the attached draft and submit capability statements reflecting their companies' capabilities to provide the effort described. Note that the SOW is a "DRAFT" and may change if a solicitation is issued; however, the core requirements will not change. Questions, recommendations, and comments are highly encouraged/welcomed.

If your company has the capacity to perform the services outlined in the SOW, please provide the following information:

( 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, point of contact, size of business, qualified small business category and certification, type of ownership (including country of ownership) for the organization, DUNS Number, Cage Code, SAM information, SDVOSB Verification and Certification. 

(2) A detailed capability statement and relevant past performance history documenting ability to perform similar requirements of the SOW. In addition, your capability statement and relevant past performance history should identify appropriate levels and types of expertise in a manner that demonstrates understanding of the requirements of the SOW.

The deadline for submitting questions directly related to this announcement is 12PM(EST) February 16, 2016. The deadline for submitting capability statements in response to the Sources Sought Notice is 12PM(EST) February 16, 2016.  Responses are limited to 15 pages, font size 12, and shall be submitted to Alexander Mavroukakis, Contracting Officer, via email to Alexander Mavroukakis, Contracting Officer (email address in POC information section of this Announcement), and shall have the words "UNMISS - South Sudan SSN Response" in the "subject" line. Sales brochures, videos and other marketing information materials shall not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged.

If a formal solicitation is released, it will be via FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential interested parties to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this Sources Sought Notice or a future solicitation.