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8(a) Sole Source Contracting with RSSi is fast and easy. The process is:
- Contact RSSi in order to discuss project details such as price estimates, time frame, and technical requirements.
- Contact your Contracting Officer (CO) or Agency Small Business Specialist for assistance and provide a package that includes the requirements description, estimated period of performance, applicable NAICS code, anticipated dollar value, etc.
- Your CO will send an Offering Letter to the SBA requesting permission to conduct sole source negotiations with RSSi.
The 8(a) Offering Letter goes to:Mr. John Kelly/8(a) Business Development Washington Metropolitan Area District Office 740 15th Street, NW;
Third Floor Washington, DC 20005. The Offering Letter should include the following information:
- A description of the work to be performed;
- The estimated period of Performance;
- The NAICS Code that applies to the principal nature of the acquisition;
- The anticipated dollar value of the requirement, including options, if any;
- Any special restrictions or geographical limitations on the requirement;
- Any special capabilities or disciplines needed for contract performance;
- The type of contract to be awarded, such as firm fixed price, cost reimbursement, or time and materials;
- The acquisition history, if any, of the requirement;
- The names and addresses of any small business contractors which have performed on this requirement during the previous 24 months;
- A statement that prior to the offering no solicitation for the specific acquisition has been issued as a small business set-aside, or as a small disadvantaged business set-aside if applicable, and that no other public communication (such as a notice on FBO) has been made showing the procuring activity’s clear intent to use any of these means of procurement;
- Identification of any specific participant that the procuring activity contracting officer nominates for award of a sole source 8(a) contract, if appropriate, including a brief justification for the nomination, such as one of the following: (i) The Participant, through its own efforts, marketed the requirement and caused it to be reserved for the 8(a) BD program; or (ii) The acquisition is a follow-on or renewal contract and the nominated concern is the incumbent;
- Bonding requirements, if applicable, (almost never a requirement in our NAICS codes);
- Identification of all Participants which have expressed an interest in being considered for the acquisition;
- Identification of all SBA field offices which have requested that the requirement be awarded through the 8(a) BD Program;
- A request, if appropriate, that a requirement whose estimated contract value is under the applicable competitive threshold be awarded as an 8(a) competitive contract; and
- Any other information that the procuring activity deems relevant or which SBA requests.
- Include a Statement of Work (SOW).
- Include contact person’s name, telephone, E-mail address, physical address, and FAX Number.
- SBA will confirm eligibility of RSSi and authorize negotiations between your CO and RSSi to begin.
- Following completion of negotiations, have your CO prepare a contract award document and send to RSSi for signature.
- Once the signed contract from RSSi has been received, your CO can sign the contract and send it to SBA.
- All steps have been completed and contract performance can now begin.
RSSi POC Technical: John Barrass 571.375.2299 jbarrass@rss-i.com
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