SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE CHANGE: THE SOURCES SOUGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO A "SOW" OR "DRAFT SOW". SHOULD A SOLICITATION BE ISSUED, A SOW WILL BE ATTACHED AT THAT TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE CAPABILITY STATEMENTS BASED ON THE DETAILS OF THE REQUIREMENT DESCRIBED BELOW. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM EMAILING/CONTACTING THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST OR CONTRACTING OFFICER AT THIS TIME, AS DIRECTED BELOW. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY: This request is for planning purposes only and is not a request for offers, quotes, or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this notice. This notice is for Market Research only in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to determine the capability of potential sources. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) Acquisitions Management (AQM) Office, Washington D.C. anticipates establishing a Single Award/Multiple Award BPA under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 512191 “Tele production and other Post production services”, with a Small Business Size standard of $32,000,000.00. OCC AQM is issuing this notice in order to solicit capability statements from qualified sources to ensure sufficient competition exists to meet the Government’s requirements. It is the Government’s intent to use information gathered in response to this notice to assist in Market Research to determine whether to, in accordance with applicable laws, set-aside or solicit offers from all responsible sources, or use the GSA Federal Supply Schedule. GSA FSS holders are encouraged to submit their current GSA FSS number(s) and appropriate SIN(S). The anticipated length of performance is one (1) twelve (12) month Base Period and four (4) twelve (12) month Option Periods. BACKGROUND The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has a requirement to provide Non-Personal multimedia support services to include Video Production, Post Production, Interactive Content Development and Project Management support. Specifically, the contractor shall provide Planning and Program Management, Creative Development (Concept Development/Copy and Script Writing/Proofreading/Editing), Video Production (Direction, Planning, Preparation) Filming, Audio Technician, Narration Voice-Over, Onscreen Talent, Make-Up Artist, Postproduction (Editing, Open or Closed Captioning, Character Graphics Generation, Media Inventory Management, Digitization, Streaming Media Support, Visual Information) and Interactive Duplication (Graphic Design Services, Interactive Programming, Internet, HTML Authoring, Media Duplication). RESPONSE REQUESTED This notice is a Market Research tool being used to determine the availability and capability of potential sources prior to determining a procurement strategy. No basis for a claim against the Government shall result from a response to this notice. If a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought, information submitted in response to this notice may be used to determine the appropriate procurement strategy. INTERESTED FIRMS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: 1. Name and address of company and or companies (if there is a teaming arrangement) Include; mailing address, telephone number, fax number, website address (if applicable), point of contact name, telephone and email address of the individual(s) authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives. a. Potential Teaming Arrangements – Describe whether the company intends to fulfill the subject requirement alone, or whether a teaming arrangement is anticipated. The Government recognizes that one company may not possess all of the necessary knowledge, skills and experience needed to meet the requirements specified in the requirment description provided. If knowledge, skills or other expertise is obtained from this type of arrangement, vendors shall describe the efficiencies gained through teaming, but members need not be identified. b. Explain how expertise and experience gained through teaming will benefit the Government. 2. Technical capability relevant to the requirement; 3. Technical approach relevant to the requirement (no more than 2-3 paragraphs); 4. Management approach relevant to the requirement (no more than 2-3 paragraphs); 5. Any corporate experience relevant to the requirement; 6. Relevant Past Performance. Your capability statement needs to include a list of three (3) customers (Government) within the past three (3) years highlighting similar work in nature, scope, complexity and a brief description of the scope of work. Your submission for relevant past performance must include for each customer: Contact name/Contract Number; Contracting Agency or Department, POC and contact information; Yearly contract value (in $); State whether your firm was the prime or a subcontractor; Period of Performance; Description of work and how it relates to the requirements 7. Representative name of labor categories and rates for providing support services using GSA Schedule and SIN number(s), current unit rates (shown current year rate). 8. Indicate business size, size standard and status, if qualified as an 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA), Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA), Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone firm (must be certified by SBA), and/or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. 9. DUNS Number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, and company structure (Corporation, LLC. Partnership, Joint Venture, etc.) Companies also must be registered in the System for Award Management at http://www.sam.gov/ to be considered a potential source. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills, and capability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail but not exceed five (5) pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to perform the requirements. Please specify one primary and one alternate Point of Contact (POC) within your firm, including telephone numbers and email addresses in case clarifications or your submission are needed. DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES . Respondents shall submit their response via email to the Point of Contact provided below. *The page size is print to a standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper using Times New Roman, 11-point font, with one inch margins using Microsoft Word. *The file shall be only one, in PDF or Word, and shall be no more than five (5) pages in its entirety. Do not send a separate cover letter or any other document. Submit only one (1) file. The response must be received no later than May 6th 2020, 12:00 PM EST. Only electronic copies of capability statements will be accepted and should be emailed to: (Contracting Officer)
[email protected] and (Contract Specialist)
[email protected] . The email shall contain the following subject line: “OCC Video Teleconferencing Support Services”. Questions or answers will not be considered. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. The decision to proceed with the acquisition is at the sole discretion of the Government.