R--Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a sole source single award Firm fixed-price Definite Delivery/Definite Quantity type contract for contractor professional management and coordination support services for various Department of Navy (DoN) related ceremonies, functions, and events as required the Naval District Washington, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC to the United States Navy Memorial. The services will be acquired in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 –Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Contractor shall provide professional management and coordination support services for various DoN related ceremonies, functions, and events that will be held outdoors at the commemorative United States (U.S.) Navy Memorial Plaza, which is located at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Additionally, the contractor shall provide professional management and coordination support services at an alternate location that shall be located within a half mile walking distance to the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza. The support services shall consist of the following U.S. Navy events and ceremonies: • U.S. Navy band concerts, • U.S. Navy wreath laying ceremonies, • Concerts on the Avenue, and the • U.S. Navy Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. This requirement is a follow-on effort to contract N00189-17-D-0043 that is currently being performed by the United States Navy Memorial Foundation. The requirement for professional management and coordination support will consist of a one base period of performance that will commence on or about 01 December 2018 and conclude on 30 November 2019. The solicitation and resulting award will contain FAR Clause 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services, which could potentially extend services for up to a six month period that would conclude on 31 May 2020. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, and the Size Standard is $15.0M. A complete Request for Quote package will be available for downloading at the websites: http://www.neco.navy.mil or http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about 07 February 2017. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above sites; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the offeror is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis. The NECO website has a “Submit Bid ? button next to the solicitation number. DO NOT use the “Submit Bid ? button on NECO to submit your proposal for the upcoming solicitation.