The closing date is changed to 18 July 2017 at 10:00 am from 1 August 2017 at 1:00 pm.

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) (Reference number W5809U7138HL19) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), invitation for bid (IFB), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. This notice is for market research purposes only and is not indicative of a full requirement. Should a requirement arise, the full requirement will be detailed in the solicitation.

The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is seeking to identify sources that are capable of providing Pearson Assessment products. The products are in the form of psychological testing answer sheets, booklets, kits, and Q-Local Score Reports for the MMPI2RF, MMPI2, MCMI-III, CAARS, TONI and GAMA. List of Products are listed below.

PRODUCT QUANTITY UNIT OF ISSUE
1. MMPI-2-RF Q Score RPT Admin 1165.00 each
2. MMPI-2-RF Q A/S (25 240 each
3. MMPI-2 RF TEST Booklet SC (5) 50 each
4. MCMI-III Q INTERP RPT Score Q A/S HC (25) 130 each
5. MCMI-III Q A/S (25) 2 each
6. MCMI-III Test BKLT (10) 5 each
7. MMPI -2 EXTENDED PROF Q ADMIN 225 each
8. CAARS-O:s QUICKSCORE FM(25) 2 each
9. CAARS - S:S QUICKSCORE FM (25) 2 each
10. CAARS TECHNICAL MNL 2 each
11. TONI-4 COMPLETE KIT 2 each
12. GAMA Q PROFILE RPT 100 each
13. GAMA SC TEST BOOK (10) 5 each
14. GAMA Q A/S (25) 2 each
15. Freight 1 each

This notice is not a request for offers. NCS Pearson, Inc., 5601 Green Valley Drive, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55437-1099 is the original producer and the only known source that can provide the required items. However, any other responsible vendor believing they have the capability of meeting the requirement may submit their capabilities to include technical documentation to establish the potential of meeting the Government's need.

Documentation provided must address all required elements listed herein. Providing only a reference to a website is unacceptable for purposes of this announcement and will not be considered or reviewed. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and shall be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Please do not submit classified material. Contractors interested in providing these items services should be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). Contractors responding to this RFI are asked to provide the following information: Company's full name and address, DUNS number, applicable North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) and business size (whether they are a large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, woman-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, historically black college or university and/or minority service institute) and a point of contact. Please also advise the government of pending changes in the business size status, if any.

Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to [email protected]. If an interested source is not able to contact the Contracting Office via email, information /correspondence/ requests may be submitted to the point of contact cited above via facsimile, (910) 432-9345. All responses shall be submitted by 10:00 AM EST on 18 July 2017 and shall include reference number W5809U7138HL19 in the subject line and submission documents. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for quotations that may be issued. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results. For information regarding this notice, contact Mrs. Valaida Bradford via email at [email protected]. Respondents are cautioned that due to file size limitations and e-mail security protocols, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received by this office. It is the interested parties' responsibility to ensure receipt of all e-mail and faxed correspondence. If receipt has not been acknowledged within 24 hours, please contact Mrs. Bradford at (910) 396-0560.

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