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PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL. NO PHONE CALLS! The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting market research for an upcoming procurement requirement. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information and Capabilities Statements regarding the availability and capability of all qualified small business sources to perform national court reporting services in accordance with the attachments. DOL intends to award using a HUB-Zone certified small business set-aside, an 8(a) certified small business set-aside, a small business set-aside or under full and open procedures. If at least two responsible HUB-Zones certified small business concerns are determined by the Government to be capable of performing this requirement, the requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for HUB Zone certified small business concerns. If two or more HUB Zone certified small businesses are not found capable, but two or more 8(a) certified small business concerns are, this requirement will be solicited as a 100% (8)a certified set-aside for small business concerns. If two or more 8(a) certified small business concerns are not found capable, but two or more other small business concerns are, this requirement will be solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. If capability packages are not received from at least two responsible small business concerns by the response date of DECEMBER 18, 2009, or if the Government determines that no small businesses are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability packages submitted, this requirement will be solicited under full and open procedures. Only small businesses (regardless of particular concern set-aside) are to submit capability packages. Interested small businesses that are certified and qualified as a HUB Zone, 8(a) or small business concern in NAICS code 561492 with a size standard of $7.0M are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The capability package for this sources sought market survey is not expected to be a proposal, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified below. Capability packages must not exceed 10 pages and must be submitted electronically. The 10 pages do NOT include a coversheet or an index. A FFP contract or Time and Material or Hybrid of both contract types are anticipated. There may also be a possibility of several BPAs across the nation to fulfill this requirement. Small businesses are to outline their experiences in the following: 1. Technical capability: a. Full representation at hearings - has your company been able to provide adequate and prompt physical representation for all assigned hearings. b. Large amount of hearings - The numbers of hearings are roughly estimated at 800 - 1,000 per year in both known and unknown locations. c. Local representation hearings - can you company provide properly qualified personnel local to all or only some of the major locations listed in the SOW? d. Timely delivery - what is your record providing timely delivery of hearing recordings, transcripts and photocopies. What is the average delivery time? e. Error-Free Deliverables - What is your error-free percentage of provided hearing recordings, transcripts and photocopies? 2. Past Performance a. Please provide up to 7 past performance over the last 3-5 years. Areas or tasks where a contractor does not have prior experience should be annotated as such. To assist us in maintaining a list of interested small businesses for this potential procurement, please provide your company's name, point of contact (POC), address, phone number, DUNS number and CAGE CODE number. The anticipated period of performance will be one (1) year from date of contract and possibly up to 4 option years. The primary places of performance will be the contractor's site with travel to a various amount of locations around the nation. Contractor personnel may require a current clearance. A written Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about January 15, 2010. The RFP must be retrieved and downloaded from FedBizOps homepage at: www.fbo.gov. No hard copies of the RFP will be issued; all amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. Responses to the RFP must be submitted by email to the POC identified below. No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages.