Request for Proposal (RFP) for VHA Marketing and Advertising Project (VA-18-938141) CO/CS: Jimmison/Morgan

Pre-solicitation Notice

HRMO Marketing and Advertising

Solicitation Number: 36E77618R0034





The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a Multiple-Award, Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns for the Workforce Management and Consulting Marketing and Advertising (M&A) program. Please Note: this is being issued in connection with Request for Information (RFI) 36E77618Q9124.



The scope of the procurement includes providing the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Workforce Management and Consulting Office (WMC) continuing assistance in developing and designing strategies for the implementation and maintenance of recruitment and retention programs for a variety of hard-to-fill health care, professional, and technical positions.



The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12. The solicitation will be advertised as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541820 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $15 million. The solicitation will be issued for 30 calendar days. The anticipated contract period will include a 12-month base period, with four (4) 12 month options to follow. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email at Kymberly.morgan@va.gov and Adeitra.Jimmison@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to use only Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this notice and the subsequent solicitation. It is the contractor s responsibility to view FBO daily for any amendments to this notice and the solicitation.



The VA estimates that the solicitation and related amendments will be posted on FEDBIZOPPS and the VA Vendor Portal on or around 2/12/2018. Instructions to register for the VA Vendor Portal are attached to this posting. Offerors are required to submit offers via the VA Vendor Portal.



Any responsible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business who has been verified as such through the Vets First Verification Program may submit an offer upon release of the solicitation.



All Offerors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract, this can be found at www.SAM.gov. Additionally, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered and CVE verified in the VetBiz registry at www.vetbiz.gov.



DISCLAIMER

This Pre-Solicitation notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The solicitation number will be 36E77618R0034. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.  All inquiries regarding this requirement must be sent electronically to Contract Specialist Kymberly Morgan at Kymberly.Morgan@va.gov and Contracting Officer Adeitra Jimmison, Adeitra.Jimmison@va.gov.



Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Program Contract Activity Central

6150 Oak Tree Blvd Suite 300

Independence, OH 44131