Technical and Business Support Services

8(a) set aside.  The intent of this special notice is to alert 8(a) businesses operating under NAICS code 561920, Convention & Trade Show Organizers, of an opportunity under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Golden Field Office's (GFOs), solicitation DE-SOL-0003509.  Systems restrictions prevent posting under more than one NAICS code.  The requirement for Technical and Business Support Services is a combination of the current DOE contracts numbered 1) GS-23F0102R/DE-AT01-07EE11182 with Sentech, Inc. for administrative support services and 2) DE-EE0000002 with New West - Energetics JV, LLC for technical support services. The solicitation contains four business segments  with the following NAICS codes and size standards: Technical/Scientific with NAICS of 541330 Engineering Services (Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of 1992) with a size standard of $35.5 million; Administrative with NAICS of 541611 Administrative, Management, and General Management Consulting Services with a size standard of $14 million; Communications with a NAICS of 541820 Public Relations Agencies - Consulting Services with a size standard of $14 million; and Conferencing with a NAICS of 561920 Convention and Trade show Organizers (Meeting-Conference Planning Support Services with a size standard of $7 million. Proposals may be submitted on one or more business segments.  One or more awards will be made from the solicitation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The solicitation will be issued at www.fbo.gov on or about August 6, 2012. A pre-proposal conference is planned for approximately August 14th to be held at the DOE, Forrestal Building, Washington DC and also broadcast via webinar.  Details on the conference will follow. Telephone calls and emails will not be considered at this time. Please monitor the FBO website for additional information and updates on the solicitation and conference.  No other notices under NAICS 561920 will be posted.  Please register for notifications under DE-SOL-0003509 at FBO (www.fbo.gov) and FedConnect (www.fedconnect.net).