R -- ACQUISITION OF POSTAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, POSTAL MANAGEMENT (CG-611)

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) with a Performance Work Statement (PWS) to acquire contractor support services to support the Postal Management Office in the development and maintenance of Mail Management procedures, business practices, and other processes to achieve an integrated enterprise program with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The resultant acquisition vehicle will be a single award firm-fixed price commercial contract. The period of performance will be for one base year with two one-year options. The primary place of performance will be USCG Headquarters, Washington, DC. FAR Part 15 Source Selection, Best Value Continuum procedures will be used for this procurement. Additionally, the solicitation will be issued in accordance with the policies and procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; and, in conjunction with the policies and procedures in FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. The acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses, and the applicable NAICS Code is 491110 with a size standard of $6,500,000.00. For the calculation of annual receipts and number of employers, see parts 121.104 and 121.106 in SBA's Small Business Size Regulation located at http://www.sba.gov/regulations/121/, Interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. CCR can be obtained by accessing the Internet at www.ccr.gov or by calling toll free: 1-888-227-2423, or commercial: 1-269-961-5757. The solicitation, and any subsequent amendments, will be issued via the FedBizOpps Electronic Posting System on or about within ten days from posting this synopsis. Do not use the listed contact information, i.e. email address or telephone numbers, to request copies of the solicitation. To register to receive additional notification concerning this requirement and the solicitation itself, pleas click on the Register to Receive Notification button at the bottom of this notice. Any correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) Number HSCG23-06-R-TP6012. All written requests shall be sent to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Alexis J. Bernstein, via email at [email protected]. Telephone requests will not be honored. Questions pertaining to the solicitation shall be received via email to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Alexis J. Bernstein, via email at [email protected]., within the first seven (7) days after the solicitation is made available on FedBizOpps. All vendors will be responsible for obtaining the solicitation and any subsequent amendment from the FedBizOpps site.