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United States Department of State Foreign Service Institute School of Professional and Area Studies Consular Training; Public Diplomacy This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is for small businesses only. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine the interest and feasibility of small business set-asides. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. government, nor will the U.S. government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the Department of State (DOS) plan its acquisition strategy. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The United States government will not pay for information submitted in response to this notice nor will information submitted in response to this notice be returned. The DOS, Foreign Service Institute (FSI), School of Professional and Area Studies (SPAS), Consular Training (CON) and Public Diplomacy (PD) divisions, are conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including small business set-asides, small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of providing short-term health insurance coverage for DOS employees who are foreign nationals (without said coverage) travelling to the United States for training conducted by CON and PD. All small business firms that respond are to identify firm size and type of business to the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 524210 (Insurance Agencies and Brokerages) with a size standard of $7.5 million. Interested firms are requested to submit a capability statement, limited to no more than two pages using Times New Roman size 12 font with 1 inch top, bottom and side margins. All capability statements must be specifically tailored to address the information identified in this notice. Generic corporate marketing information will not be considered responsive to this synopsis and will not be included in the market research assessment. Submission instructions are provided below. The capability statement shall include the following: 1. Provide company name, address, telephone number, point of contact (including email address), company size and DUNS number. 2. Provide company institution or organization affiliation. 3. Provide the notional price estimates for this requirement with adequate detail, e.g. price per insurance policy for ages 3 - 60, 61 and over, etc. The capability statement shall not include the following: 1. Formal proposals or offers; nor 2. Questions or comments not related to this notice. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Only electronic copies of capability statements will be accepted. Responses shall be sent directly to the Contracts Specialist at the email address below. Include "SFSIAQ17SS4025" in the email subject line. Responses to this notice are due Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All questions pertaining to this notice are due by Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR A FORMAL PROPOSAL OR A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. Submission of any information in response to the market research is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any cost incurred. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award to contract. Contracting Office Address: United States Department of State Foreign Service Institute Office of the Executive Director Office of Acquisitions 4000 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22204