06.02.2023-_Request for Information Operations.pdf

47QFPA23K0020 – Operations Support for OPA

General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service

Request for Information (RFI) in support of

Operational Support for the Office of People Analytics

Project ID# 47QFPA23K0020

1. Introduction

General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service, Region 9, is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA), Office of People Analytics (OPA).

The purpose of this RFI is to determine small and large business capabilities to perform the requirements listed herein. This RFI is seeking responses from businesses that can provide services under NAICS code 541910. The applicable small business size standard is $22.5M in average annual receipts, calculated in accordance with 13 CFR § 121.104 and 13 CFR § 121.106.

If this requirement is set aside or reserved for small business concerns, Limitation on Subcontracting will apply.

Please see FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) for prescription and complete version of the clause.

Interested respondents are requested to complete the following items below:

a. Section I, Corporate Description

b. Section II, Corporate Experience

c. Section III, Corporate Capabilities/Feedback

Responses will allow the Government to conduct an initial review of market capabilities in support of requirements identified in this RFI. This RFI is issued for market research purposes only and is not meant to imply there will be a follow-on solicitation for this requirement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement, or any follow-up information requests. This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Reponses that do not conform to instructions in this RFI, may not be considered.

2. Background

DPAC H&R and R&R staff designs and implements plans for survey methodologies, samples, instruments, datasets, and result tabulations, briefings, analyses, and reporting. DPAC H&R and R&R rely heavily on the DPAC Survey Reporting Tool (SRT) that is used for questionnaire design, for the specification of data coding and cleaning in the production of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) datasets, for specification of variables and their treatment for automation used in analysis, and for producing tabulation volumes and briefing charts. Upon initial entry of survey questions in the SRT there is never again a need to retype (risking errors) for creation of the survey on the Web, for creating datasets with labels and formatted values, and for including the wording of the items in the automated production of tabulation volumes and briefing charts. DPAC H&R and R&R currently use SAS in database creation, but may also use SUDAAN, M-Plus and/or STATA and/or other software packages to handle the correct estimation of variances. Contractor should have personnel proficient in the ‘R’ language.

3. Scope The contractor shall provide all personnel, management, equipment, and materials necessary to perform DPAC’s H&R and R&R survey services described herein. Contract support for the H&R and R&R program can be broken down into the following 7 key areas:

• Program Management Support

• Survey Operations Support

• Project Plan Development/Maintenance

• Implement Computerized Survey Control System

• Develop and Test Web Surveys

• Assemble/Maintain/Store Materials

• Maintain Standard Administrative Specifications.

See attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for further information.

Government Estimate:

This requirement is estimated to cost over 50 million over five years.

4. Instructions to Respondents:

Complete and submit the questionnaires below. Follow the table formats and do not substitute, delete, or add to the questionnaires. Responses shall be prepared so that when printed, they meet the following requirements: 8.5 x11 inch paper, 1-inch margins and no smaller than 12 point Time New Roman font.

Page Limits: A cover page is not required; however, any cover page shall not be longer than 1 page in length.

Section I Corporate Description shall be no longer than 2 pages in length. Section II Corporate Experience shall be no longer than 9 pages in length (up to 3 pages for each example of Corporate Experience). All corporate experience must be performed by the respondent as Prime contractor and shall reflect scope relevant to this acquisition. Section III Corporate Capabilities shall be no longer than 3 pages in length.

All information submitted shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

Respond no later than 11:00 AM Arizona time. The deadline for submission of questions is 21 June 2023.

Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Lissette.fernandez@gsa.gov and shontae.williams@gsa.gov.

Section I, Corporate Description

Please fill in the table below. Do not provide supplemental data or marketing type brochures.

Name of Company

Name of Business Unit Responding to the RFI (if applicable)

Website URL

DUNS Number mailto:Lissette.fernandez@gsa.gov mailto:shontae.williams@gsa.gov.

CAGE Code

Corporate Address

NAICS codes supported

Total Number of Full Time Employees

Confirm Small Business Status under NAICS 541910 with a $22.5M size standard (Yes SB, or No not SB)

If applicable, Provide type of Small Business (e.g.

Woman-Owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), HUBZone)

Do you have a cost accounting system deemed adequate by a cognizant audit agency? (e.g., DCAA or ONR)

Do you have an approved purchasing system approved by DCMA (or other cognizant agency)?

Single Point of Contact Name (Enter Name, phone number and email address)

Would your company plan to submit a proposal as a prime?

Provide any applicable company GSA FSS schedule numbers, GSA Schedule Contracts, GWAC or other GSA contracts your firm has utilizing either NAICS Code 541910 or list which NAICS codes you believe to be applicable to the work outlined in the PWS and list any applicable GSA schedule, GWAC or other GSA contracts for those respective NAICS Codes.

Contract #/Vehicle

Project Name

Value at Award

Value at Completion/ Current Value (not ceiling value)

Contract Type: check the largest ($) for this contract

□ T&M/Labor Hour □ Firm Fixed Price

□ Cost Plus Fixed Fee □ Cost Plus Award Fee

□ Other:

Client Department or Agency

Project Description (Describe the work that your firm has performed as a prime contractor in terms of size, scope, requirements, complexity as related to the RFI task areas)

Client POC, Name, E-mail, Phone

Percentage of Services Sub-contracted

Applicable NAICS Code(s) for the requirement

Section III, Corporate Capabilities/Feedback

Describe your company/business unit’s experience managing multiple projects to perform survey operations support of a size comparable to the requirements herein.

Describe your company/business unit’s experience in quickly (within 30 days) obtaining personnel with highly specialized experience, as related to the RFI requirements.

Does your company have systems and information networks accredited according to DoDI 8510.01 "Risk Management Framework for DoD IT” (RMF) and comply with annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) security control testing?

Feedback:

Please suggest what, if any, additional information your company would need to be able to propose competitive solutions utilizing a fixed price IDIQ contract. Additionally, please provide feedback regarding other contract types that you believe would be the best approach for administration of the type of work identified in the DRAFT PWS.

Please provide the type of information that you would need in order to put together a firm fixed price type proposal including any assumptions your company would make in proposing in a fixed-price environment against the current

DRAFT PWS.

State any general questions(s) relating to the DRAFT PWS that need to be clarified prior to release of a RFP, if an RFP is released.