U--Request For Information (RFI) for childcare services.

This is not a solicitation, but rather a Request For Information (RFI). The U.S. Army Base at Fort Jackson, South Carolina is seeking sources with the capability to provide non-personal services for childcare services for infants through school age children for family members on Fort Jackson Army Base attending the Strong Bonds Retreat in the following locations: Charleston, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Concord, NC, and Atlanta, GA. Personnel/caregivers must be experienced childcare professionals, certified in CPR and First Aid, fingerprinted with background checks required by State laws. The servicing agency shall have copies of all certifications, fingerprint clearances, detailed resumes, and have reference checks and security background checks on each staff member. The personnel/caregivers must have experience caring for multiple children at one time; have experience planning age appropriate lessons and activities for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and school age children. The Government is seeking Small Businesses in the locations listed above. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 624410 with a small business size standard of $7.0 million. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. Interested parties are requested to provide information on their ability to satisfy any or all of the requirements outlined above. The Contracting Officer is interested in contractors, business size standards and overall capability to successfully provide the required services. Information should be provided by electronic mail to Contract Specialist, Mshindi Thomas at [email protected] the following subject line Childcare Services. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Directorate of Contracting (DOC), Fort Jackson, in developing its acquisition strategy, and market research report. The deadline for submission of the RFI is 29 March 2010 at 12:00 pm.