V3322104 Lodging Accommodations Cambridge, MA   2

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (DOT/Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, is releasing this Sources Sought notice to identify interested parties and solicit information to include but not be limited to the following items: capabilities statements, and general information that demonstrates capabilities to meet the requirements for lodging as detailed in the attached DRAFT Statement of Requirements. The anticipated contract vehicle is a firm fixed price (FFP) contract with two (2) option line items.

At a later date, an actual solicitation may to be posted to the Government Point of Entry, GPE, at SAM.gov. with an official Solicitation number, Request for Quote, and a final Statement of Work.

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for information solicited.

The market research information collected resulting from this Sources Sought Notice will be used to help the Government to identify qualified sources capable of accomplishing the required work outlined in the Draft Statement of Requirements under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 721110. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS Code is $35 million.

Interested Contractors may should submit a written Statement of Capabilities of sufficient detail demonstrating their capability of providing lodging accommodations that meet the requirements of the attached DRAFT Statement of Requirements. Only those Responders that are able to meet the following criteria should respond to this Sources Sought Notice:

• Entity is capable of meeting ALL specifications outlined in the attached DRAFT document,
• Entity has an active CAGE Code, and current registration in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), and
• Entity does NOT appear on the Excluded Parties List

Each response shall reference the Sources Sought title, Contractor's name and the following Contractor information:

1) Point of Contact (along with telephone and email address);

2) Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE Code;

3) Contractor Address; and

4) Business size for NAICS code as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Part of the purpose of this notice is to determine the viability of set aside to a specific socio-economic category. Contractors shall identify their size status under said NAICS. This information will be used to determine the viability of a set aside for this requirement. Contractors shall identify any General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) that may carry the desired services. Contractors shall identify pertinent point of contact for company, contractor Unique Entity ID (UEI) number for size standard and socioeconomic for verification in www.SAM.gov. Interested small businesses shall indicate their socio-economic small business size status (Total Small Business, 8(a) business development, historically underutilized business zone, service disabled veteran owned, small disadvantaged, or woman-owned) in the appropriate NAICS code.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND NO FORMAL SOLICIATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. This notice is for information and planning purposes only, and is a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and possible issuance of a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The notice does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotations, and proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of response to this Sources Sought notice. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Submissions must be disclosable to the public or the submitter should provide a summary statement that can be disclosed to the public with fuller supporting information that is clearly marked as restricted. The Government will use customary means to safeguard proprietary information, but only when such information is (1) clearly marked as proprietary; (2) is, in fact, information that could not have been obtained from another party or source; and (3) is otherwise deserving of such treatment under standards and processes described in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Executive Order 12600.

Interested parties must respond to this announcement in writing by March 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responses must be submitted via e-mail to Danelle Quinn at danelle.quinn@dot.gov.