Public Affairs and Outreach Service Support

Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice: This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 – Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997). It constitutes neither a Request for Proposal nor an Invitation for Bid. It does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice IS NOT A SOLICITATION or an expression of intent to issue a solicitation of any kind in the future. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information requested. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information, materials, and/or demonstrations received in response and is in no way obligated to respondents by or for any information received. REQUIREMENT: The purpose of this acquisition is for the procurement of public affairs support in support of United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF), Norfolk, VA. N1 Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Directorate. PAO advised the Commander on public affairs matters, providing public affairs guidance and direction in the command’s area of responsibility (AOR), and keeping the general public, as well as persons within the naval establishment, informed of Navy and fleet activities. The anticipated contract type is a Firm, Fixed-Price. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, and the product service code (PSC) is R799 Management Advisory Services. Again, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This is a market research tool. The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses both small and large. If you are an interested business, FLCN would appreciate your assistance in providing a Statement of Capabilities to include the following: 1) Full business name and address 2) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code 3) Name, phone number, and e-mail address of a company representative the Government may contact for additional information 4) Size of business (based on the applicable NAICS code) 5) Statement as to whether business is actively registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) 6) Statement as to whether business is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership) 7) Recent and relevant experience. Describe ability to support the scope of the requirement(s) as detailed in section 1.3 of the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Include brief description(s) of any prior experiences that best illustrates your company’s qualifications related to performing the services in accordance with the PWS. Provide a Capability statement displaying the vendor’s ability to provide the required services, to include past performance information. If past performance information is provided, please include only relevant past performance on the same/similar work within the last five (5) years. This relevant past performance information should identify the applicable contract number; total contract dollar amount; capacity performed (Prime or Sub); contract period of performance; description of the relevant services provided AND the relevancy of the services to the proposed requirement; and a customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and e-mail address. 8) The offeror shall provide proof and verification that it possesses a current Secret facilities clearance level. The proof/verification shall be in the form of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) verification certifying it possesses a current Secret Facilities Clearance. The submission shall include the following: CAGE code, Facility name, Physical location/facility, Clearance status/level, Status date/Issue date, Safeguarding level, Authoriz...