MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Request for Information: This is the Request for Information (RFI) and not the Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement only constitutes the RFI. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) - Washington, D.C., is issuing this RFI, on behalf of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and is requesting information from contractors interested in conducting research on the most effective methods for quantifying and measuring the economic impacts of historic preservation, including both local impacts (e.g., property rehabilitation, job creation, property values, tax incentives and investment) and regional impacts (e.g., spending from heritage tourism). I. Scope:A contractor that is interested in eventually/later responding with a proposal to an eventual/later RFP should accurately and completely respond to this RFI as follows: A. Answer the 'Question 1.', below; and B. Answer the items in the section 'Required Information', below; C.Respond directly to this Government Contracting Office to the Contract Specialist, me, by using my contact information as follows: E-Mail: [email protected] {note: under-scores between the first/last names and middle initial}. The response must include WZ100468 in the e-mail's subject line and be received by the RFI Closing Date of 3/31/2010 9:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Question 1.:Is it reasonable to expect that your business, i.e. the interested contractor, to be adequately responsible and competitive in terms of market prices, quality and delivery to eventually/later offer/respond with a proposal to an eventual/later RFP, to this Government Contracting Office, based on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's (ACHP) Statement of Objectives (SOO): MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION {Statement of Objectives} at the e-mail address as follows?: http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Solic/openmarket.asp . Required Information:1. the Contractor's Legal Name; 2. the Contractor's Tax Identification (Tax ID) Numbers; 3. the Contractor's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Numbers; 4. the Contractor's Cage Code; 5. the Contractor's Business Classification {VERY IMPORTANT} and Socio-Economic Factor {if applicable};6. the Contractor's Physical Address; 7. the Contractor's Main Point of Contact's (POC) Full Name, Telephone Number, Fax Number and E-Mail Address. II. Mandatory Contract Considerations: A.North American Industry Classification System code: 541720. B.A Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration at the link as follows: https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx C.A Contractor must be registered in the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application at the link as follows: https://orca.bpn.gov/ * A Contractor may direct relevant contract information, concerns, or/and questions regarding this RFI to Mario D. Gray, Contract Specialist, by using my contact information as follows: E-Mail: [email protected] and include WZ100468 in the e-mail's subject line.