Head Start Information and Communication Center

The Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Contract on behalf of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for the Head Start Information and Communication Center. This is a Pre-solicitation notice and not a Request for Proposals (RFP), thus no proposals are currently being requested and should be submitted at this time. The contract will have a twelve (12) month base period with the potential for four (4), twelve (12) month option periods. No proposals are requested at this time, this is a Pre-solicitation notice only, the solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions to offerors and the response date for proposals will be available with the Request for Proposal. The RFP is anticipated to be available electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website on or around March 28, 2012. Please submit any questions regarding this Pre-solicitation notice to Contract Specialist, Fred Thomas, via email only at [email protected]. Synopsis: 1. Action Code: Pre-Solicitation Notice 2. Date: March 13 3. Year: 2012 4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 20857 5. Classification Code: D309 - IT and Telecom 6. Contracting Office Address: 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 7. Subject: Competitive Award, limited to small business, requirement entitled: Head Start Information and Communication Center. 8. Proposed Solicitation Number: 12-233-SOL-00174 9. Closing Response Date: TBD 10. Contact Point: Fred Thomas 301-443-8303 [email protected] 11. Contract Award number: TBD 12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $TBD 13. Contract Line Item Number: TBD 14. Contract Award Date: Anticipate May 2012 15. Contractor: TBD 16. Description:The purpose of this procurement is to continue to provide and mature specialized services in the areas of information communications and website design and management. The OHS requires the HSICC to manage communications with the Head Start and early childhood community through the provision of an expert contact center, the ongoing development and maturation of the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) and the ACF OHS website, and the provision of mass communications services including social media. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) is the national agency responsible for awarding funding, providing policies, technical assistance and oversight for ensuring that Head Start programs deliver high quality services to fully prepare low income and vulnerable children and families for success in school and in life. As a federal to local program, OHS manages high volume, technically specific communications that cover a wide range of regulations, policies and technical assistance to oversee and support the success of these programs. 17. Place of Performance: Places of performance include, but are not limited to, the Contractor's place of business, the Office of Head Start, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024 and other places identified by the Government. 18. Set aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside All requests regarding the pre-solicitation notice shall be via email only, [email protected] .