D306--VBA Performance Testing Services
Request for Information
Veterans Benefits Administration Performance Testing
TAC Number: VA-20-00031743
Introduction
This action is intended to be competed under the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology Next Generation multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract using fair opportunity procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505. This request for information (RFI) is issued solely to determine the availability of Vendor Information Pages (VIP) verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) that are capable of providing the services identified in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 with a size standard of $27.5 million. A company that is not a VIP registered and verified SDVOSB or VOSB (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/
should not respond to this notice.
2. Submittal Information:
All responsible sources may submit a response in accordance with the below information.
There is a page limitation for this RFI of 10 pages. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 10 page limit. NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached PWS and must include the following:
Interested Vendors shall at a minimum, provide the following information in the initial paragraph of the submission:
Name of Company
Address
Point of Contact
Phone Number
Fax Number
Email address
Company Business Size and Status
For VOSB and SDVOSBs, proof of verification in VIP.
NAICS code(s)
Socioeconomic data
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number
Existing Contractual Vehicles (GWAC, FSS, or MAC)
Provide a summary of your capability to meet the requirements contained within the draft PWS for the following areas:
Provide a summary of your technical capability to meet the PWS requirements.
Corporate experience or expertise in performing these services and specific examples or references. Specific examples or references provided must include the agency, point of contact, dollar value, and contract number.
Your company s intent and ability to meet the set aside requirement in accordance with VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total SDVOSB and 13 CFR §125.6, which states the contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs. Your response shall include information as to available personnel and financial resources; full names of proposed team members and the PWS requirements planned to be subcontracted to them, which must include the prime planned percentage or the names of the potential team members that may be used to fulfill the set aside requirement.
Has the draft PWS provided sufficient detail to describe the technical requirements that encompass the software development and production operations support services to be performed under this effort.
______ YES _______ NO (if No, answer question f)
If NO , please provide your technical comments/recommendations on elements of the draft PWS that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost effective effort.
Responses are due no later than 10:00 AM EST, April 6, 2020 via email to Sarah Kuna, Contract Specialist at sarah.kuna@va.gov. Please note RFI VBA Performance Testing in the subject line of your response. Mark your response as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. The email file size shall not exceed 5 MB.
36C10B20Q0218 Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin
3/30/20, 1:35 PM MAMC IM/IT
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), an Invitation for Bids, or a Solicitation. The U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) on behalf of MEDCOM is soliciting comments from industry on their commercial insight, performance based solutions, best practices, and potential issues involved with providing Information Management/Information Technology Services (IM/IT) for Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA.
Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and considered as information only. The government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the results. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the beta.SAM.gov website at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI will not restrict the government’s acquisition on a future solicitation.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this service is 541513-Computer Facilities Management Services (Small Business Size Standard-$30M).
Please review the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) before responding to the market research questions as the government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions and issues related to this requirement. When addressing these items, respondents should consider the size and scope of the requirement described herein.
RFI questions:
1. What historical/workload data would be helpful in preparing a technical and price proposal?
2. What type of positions (e.g., clerk, receptionist) are typically used to perform these type of services?
3. What are the qualifications (e.g., skills, experience) for employees performing these services? Do you have any concerns with the qualification requirements in the PWS? If so, what are your concerns?
4. How many Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) do you think it will require to perform the tasks within the PWS?
5. What is an adequate transition period to recruit, hire and train personnel to ensure full performance by the start date (i.e., 14, 30, 45 days)? Does the PWS address all of the efforts that may be entailed in the transition period? If not, provide a list of efforts that are required.
6. What are your quality control procedures and standards? Are the standards in the attached PWS reasonable and acceptable? If not, what are acceptable industry standards?
7. What type of IM/IT services has your company provided to clients (government and commercial) in the past and how do these services compare to the services in the attached PWS?
8. How many years have your company performed IM/IT services? Provide a list of your clients (government and commercial), including scope and magnitude of the contract.
9. Do you have any past performance information related to this request? If so, please provide it.
10. Does the government have sufficient detailed information in the attached PWS for your company to have a clear understanding of the requirement and be able to perform services in an acceptable manner? If not, explain your concerns.
11. Are there industry pricing arrangements for these types of services? If so, please provide them.
12. Would your company be willing to provide a fixed price arrangement for these services on a monthly basis? If not, what type of pricing arrangement?
13. Do you consider your company a market leader in IM/IT services? If so, please explain.
14. Can you meet our schedule constraints?
15. Are you registered in SAM?
16. What is the business size standard of your company (i.e. Small Business, SDB, SDVOSB, Large, etc.) If 8(a) eligible, please provide your current status regarding your scheduled graduation date from the program under this NAICS code.
17. Is 30 days sufficient time for you to prepare and submit a proposal using trade-off source selection procedures (e.g. submittal of technical, past performance, and price proposals)? If not, what is a reasonable time?
18. Discuss any concerns, comments, or recommendations you may have with the attached PWS. Provide specific PWS paragraph numbers for reference.
Responses should include a capability statement that outlines your capabilities to perform the required services. Include with your capability statement, your company name, mailing address, telephone number, point of contact, small business size standard, government cage code and DUNS number (if available). Proprietary/Competition sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practicable; however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Responses shall be emailed to Mr. Joe E. Watson @ joe.e.watson2.civ@mail.mil no later than 04 May 2020 @ 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
W81K04-20-P-IMIT Department of the Army Medical Command
4/20/20, 2:34 PM Twitter health research analytics
The National Institutes of Health published a Special Notice to negotiate on a sole source basis with Symplur to provide enterprise-wide social media monitoring software and services. The Notice seeks to provide unlimited access to Symplur Signals for NIH to monitor, distribute, and analyze over 17 million daily social media mentions across 138 NIH Twitter profiles.
The objective is to enable responsive communications and meet public needs regarding NIH on Twitter. Capability statements are requested by August 18, 2020 to determine whether to competitively procure the required products and services. No set-aside is used and the Notice is open to all responsible sources. The proposed one year contract with two option years would provide Symplur Signals, account management, training, and real-time analytics to support NIH communications monitoring over 17 million daily social interactions on Twitter.
NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5753445 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
8/12/20, 3:58 PM