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The
8(a) Facility
All
firms designated as 8(a) must be certified by the U.S. Small
Business Administration. Duca Consulting received its notification
in March 2003 and will retain the 8(a) designation through
2012.
An 8(a) firm may be awarded a sole source, uncompeted
contract for amounts under $3 million (13CFR 124.506.a); Duca
Consulting has no minimum order amount.
The
process is straightforward and speedy. Having received the
statement of work for the job from the technical or project
officer, the unit's contracting officer will negotiate with
Duca Consulting regarding the terms of the offer. The contracting
officer then sends an offer letter to the SBA designating Duca
Consulting International as its preferred contractor. The SBA
authorizes the contract and work may commence immediately. Such
contracts can be turned around in less than one week. Offer
letters should be sent to Duca Consulting's Business Opportunity
Specialist at the SBA by fax or email:
Ms.
Charita Albright
EM: charita.albright@sba.gov
FAX:
202-481-0398
While
the sole source contract is a very quick and efficient way to
engage our services, agencies may also issue RFPs under limited or
full and open 8(a) set-aside competitive
procurements.
Firms designated by the SBA as 8(a) are
automatically granted the designation of small disadvantaged
business. Prime contractors not themselves in the small business
category are obligated to have small business subcontracting plans
for any awards over $500,000. Because of our experience with U.S.
Government acquisition, and because of the quality and timeliness
of our work, Duca Consulting is in many instances the ideal small
disadvantaged business partner for teaming and subcontracting
agreements.
For
further information, contact Donaldo Hart at info@ducaconsulting.com.
The Mentor/Protege
Facility
The
Mentor/Protégé relationship is codified under 13CFR124.520;
requests to form a relationship are authorized by the SBA. Its
purpose is to allow established and successful businesses to
assist 8(a) companies in the developmental stage to grow their
firms. Once the relationship has been authorized, mentors and
protégés may form joint ventures to bid on 8(a) solicitations.
They are equally eligible to receive sole-source contracts through
the 8(a) partner. The mentor may support the protégé through
such means as financing activities, recruiting or seconding
personnel, providing office space, and reinforcing management. The
Mentor/Protégé joint venture must retain at least 50 percent of
any award, and the 8(a) protégé must have at least 51 percent of
that component.
Duca Consulting International is proud to
have DevTech Systems, Inc. as its mentor. The relationship was
formally accepted by the SBA in August 2005.
As a
Mentor, DevTech will put its
well-established corporate experience and resources strongly
behind Duca Consulting to help the company grow and realize its
potential as a new and expanding firm.
As
a protégé, Duca Consulting International will bring to the
partnership in-depth specialization in trade and competitiveness
and in the analysis of policy and regulatory environments for
local business formation, international commerce, and foreign
direct investment. Both firms enjoy sound reputations in activity
design, in the development of performance monitoring systems, and
in program evaluation across economic growth and education
sectors.
Through
this relationship, Duca Consulting will be able to accept awards
demanding financial and management resources beyond what it
currently possesses.
U.S.
Government agencies may access this Mentor/Protégé facility in a
manner similar to that of contracting directly with an 8(a) firm.
The SBA point of contact is:
Ms.
Charita Albright
EM: charita.albright@sba.gov
FAX:
202-481-0398
Prime
contractors may engage the Duca Consulting-DevTech joint venture
as a small disadvantaged business partner or subcontractor in both
limited or full and open solicitations.
For
further information, contact Donaldo Hart at info@ducaconsulting.com.
The MOBIS
Schedule
Duca
Consulting is proud to have been awarded a MOBIS contract in June
2005. Our 8(a) status is recognized under the GSA schedule system,
and other MOBIS contractors with small business teaming
requirements can satisfy the requirements by teaming with us. Full
information, including our labor categories, price list, and
examples of projects, can be found on the GSA Advantage! web site
by putting in either Duca Consulting International or our contract
number. Below is our basic MOBIS information:
Contract No:
GS-10F-0366R
Contract period: June 2005 - May 2015
Maximum
Order: $1,000,000
Minimum Order: $300
Special Item
Numbers:
SIN 874.1: Consulting Services
SIN 874.2:
Facilitation Services
SIN 874.3: Survey Services
SIN 874.7:
Program Integration and Project Management
For
further information, contact Donaldo Hart at info@ducaconsulting.com.
Purchase
Orders
Duca
Consulting International is pleased to accept purchase orders from
other contractors as well as from state and federal agencies. A
purchase order to Duca Consulting under $25,000 is easy under
government contracts. Examples of activities which we could
perform with limited level of effort include:
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Rapid Diagnostics of investment and export promotion
agencies;
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Results databases on Access or Excel for some
projects;
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Design of contractible statements of
work;
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Indicator development for performance monitoring
plans;
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Review/critique of technical reports.
It is a
misconception that a purchase order to Duca Consulting cannot be
issued under an existing project, task order, or IQC. Most
contracting officers will agree to a purchase order given adequate
and reasonable justification.
For further
information, contact Donaldo Hart at info@ducaconsulting.com.
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