15PAAM18N00000500.pdf

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RFI for Grants Management Training and Communications Support Services

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15PAAM18N00000500

04-27-2018

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611430

Acquisition Management Division DOJ, Office of Justice Programs

810 7th Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20531

Jackeline Rosero, Contract Specialist USDOJ Office of Justice Programs 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20001

(202) 305-1217 Direct Jackeline.rosero@usdoj.gov

US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Audit, Assessment & Management 810 7th Street NW Washington, DC

20531

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US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

Please see above

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP)

OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (OAAM)

GRANTS MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

This Request for Information (RFI) is the initiation of market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This announcement does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP), and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to these services is 611430. Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) is issuing this notice to identify qualified and responsible businesses within SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program that can assist OJP’s Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management (OAAM) with its requirement for grant management training. The anticipated requirement will support the needs of OAAM to assess training needs; design and deliver training and learning resources that will help to improve the administration of grants and performance of grant programs; develop and maintain grants management policies and procedures documents and various standard operating procedure manuals; and ensure compliance and proper internal controls through oversight and review of critical financial processes, grant management activities, and grant programs and initiatives.

The following task areas describe the broad range of functions and tasks that the Government envisions the contractor supporting:

1) eLearning Initiative: Develop training and learning resources on various grant management topics.

2) Instructor-led Trainings: Provide high-quality instructors to lead OAAM-hosted classroom trainings, incorporating lessons learned and best practices in grants management.

3) Training Materials Maintenance: Review and update training materials, and ensure appropriate materials are updated on the Grants Management Division SharePoint site, Grants Management Center website, LearnDOJ, and OJP U with training related information.

4) Training and Instructional Resources: Work with OAAM to develop new grans management courses.

5) Policies and Procedures: Assist in developing grant management policy and procedure documents.

OJP seeks information on the extent to which small businesses in the 8(a) Business Development program possess the necessary experience to complete this work.

The response to this notice is limited to ten (10) single sided pages (including all attachments, charts, etc.). The response should include the following information:

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

• Vendor’s name, address, points of contact information, website, DUNS, and cage code.

• Vendor’s current business designation and size status.

• 8(a) Program Exit Date

• Announcement Number – Sources Sought

• Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, vendors should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

• Past experience providing the range of the general functions specified above.

All responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to Ms. Jackie Rosero, Contracts Specialist, at Jackeline.Rosero@ojp.usdoj.gov. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested vendors should monitor a government point of entry site for further information. Your firm’s response to this RFI is appreciated.

SUBMISSION TIME AND DATE:

Responses to the information provided above are due no later than Friday, April 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Responses received after this date and time may not be considered.

mailto:Jackeline.Rosero@ojp.usdoj.gov

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES:

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and shall NOT be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its’ response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the concern’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation MAY be published. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

The Government will NOT accept requests for meetings or briefings, and may not answer any questions posed.

No phone solicitations or email with regards to the status of a potential Request for Proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Information and materials submitted in response to this notice WILL NOT be returned.

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses received nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted.

As a result of this notice, the Government MAY issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the Government’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.

CONFIDENTIALITY: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).