D--The purpose of this RFP for Program and IT support

The Department of the Interior (DOI)/Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) on behalf of The Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management (DFWFM) is negotiating on a contract to provide program and information technology support services to assist the Division in its mission of administration and oversight of the National Indian Forestry and Wildland Fire Management Program. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedure).This is a 100% set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) in accordance with DOI-AAAP-0011-v2. This policy delegation required under DIAR Subpart 1480.301 for all DOI Bureaus to implement the preference program for Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE), when use of this authority is authorized to the maximum extent practicable. The acquisition will be solicited anticipating award of a Time and materials contract. This solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to the Federal Business opportunity website. The anticipated posting date of the solicitation is on or about 13-SEP-2016 with a closing on 20-SEP-2016. The solicitation package to include not limited to Statement of work will be issued as a request for proposal (RFP) and will be available for download from Fedconnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/