Small Business Satellite Account (SBSA)

Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Title: Small Business Satellite Account (SBSA)

Description:

The Office of the Secretary intends to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis to Richard Prisinzano 1313 Wyngate Road Wynnewood, PA 19096, for a variety of consultative and research services during the development of statistics for the small business satellite account. These services include, but are not limited to, assisting with identification and collection of source data, development and evaluation of methods, evaluation of resulting statistics to ensure that they properly measure small business economic activity, and development of technical materials and documents. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541910- Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. Richard Prisinzano is the only responsible source known to provide the Small Business Satellite Account (SBSA) information, news and insights.

It is The Office of the Secretary intent that the proposed action may be awarded on a sole source Firm Fixed Price BPA with a 12-month Base Year plus four (4) one Year Option to Richard Prisinzano under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides. All funds will be obligated under orders issued.  The Government estimates, but does not guarantee, that orders issued under this BPA over the five (5) year term will not exceed $5 million.

Requirement: See Attached Statement of Work

Sole Source Justification

In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible, Richard Prisinzano is the only subject matter expert (SME) who can provide the services needed.

This is not a solicitation, nor is a solicitation available. However, all interested organizations may submit their capability statements and qualifications which will be considered by The Office of the Secretary, BEA. Responses must be in writing and must be submitted electronically to Rosalyne Snow, Contract Specialist at rsnow@doc.gov  by 12:00 PM EST on, October 11, 2020. Proposals must include pricing information. No late responses will be accepted.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information.