Acquisition workload and staffing analysis support U.S. Department of the interior (DOI), office of the secretary (OS), special assistant to the secretary on the department of the interior…

This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Department of the Interior (DOI) to Grant Thornton LLP to provide acquisition workload and staffing analysis support. The objective is to provide DOI with a full understanding of issues related to the workload and organization of its acquisition functions, including an analysis of obligations and staffing. The contract is not set aside and has a potential value of $1,838,323.04. Grant Thornton LLP, a global professional services firm, is the prime contractor. The contract supports DOI's efforts to consider potential reorganization of its acquisition function, including analysis of supplies and services procured, acquisition processes, and the organizational structure and staffing levels of the department's acquisition functions.

Acquisition workload and staffing analysis support U.S. Department of the interior (DOI), office of the secretary (OS), special assistant to the secretary on the department of the interior reorganization objective the task order objective is to provide the department with a full understanding of issues related to the workload and organization of the department of the interior acquisition functions currently affecting the procurement of supplies and services at the department, including an analysis obligations and staffing. The total effort will support the department as IT considers potential reorganization of the acquisition function. 5.1 task 1 - analysis of the supplies and services procured by the department 5.1.1 task 1 a - review and written report of DOI supplies and service procured by the department, bureaus, and offices and its acquisition functions the contractor shall conduct a thorough review and provide a written report of the supplies and services procured by the department, bureaus, and offices and its acquisition functions. This review of DOI supplies and service report shall include: 1) the classes of supplies and services procured, 2) the method of procurement (e.g., full and open, task/delivery order against an indefinite delivery vehicle), and 3) the scope of the procurement (e.g., bureau-wide, department-wide). 5.1.2 task 1 b - written suggestions and recommendations of DOI supplies and service procured by the department, bureaus, and offices and its acquisition functions the contractor shall develop suggestions and recommendations which include at a minimum the following areas (the contractor is expected to include additional areas beyond this minimum list): 1) increased use of best in class solutions 2) increased spend under management 3) category management 4) potential strategic sourcing initiatives 5) increased utilization of mandatory sources 6) increased use of performance-based methodologies 5.1.3 task 1 c - written analysis of DOI acquisition processes the contractor shall prepare a written analysis of the DOI acquisition processes, addressing: 1) actual strategic sourcing initiatives, 2) potential strategic sourcing initiatives, 3) aggregation of buying power to generate price discounts, 4) increase potential for performance-based methodologies, which shall include a. Suggestions for improvements or adjustments to be applied to new acquisitions to improve the contract structure, b. Increase contract functionality and c. Ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Optional task 2 - conduct an analysis and provide a written report of the organizational structure and staffing level of departmental acquisition functions 5.2 IT is assumed this optional task may be exercised upon award of the task order, however the government reserves the right to exercise this option at a later date within the period of performance of the task order. 5.2.1 task 2 a - conduct an analysis through interviews and meetings of the organizational structure and staffing level of departmental acquisition functions the contractor shall conduct an analysis of the organizational structure and staffing level of the departmental, bureau-level, and office acquisition functions. The department is specifically interested in input regarding how effectively the structure, reporting chain, and staffing profile meet the needs of the acquisition community and customers and how IT can be improved. The contractor shall engage with the senior advisor to the secretary of the interior for DOI reorganization, acting assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, chief acquisition officer, senior procurement executive, the bureau procurement chiefs, members of the acquisition workforce, and customers of the acquisition functions using the following methods (additional methods determined to be applicable by the contractor may also be used): 1) conduct virtual or face-to-face