Atch_1__SOW.pdf

ATTACHMENT 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

For RFQ Nr: 16-OFCP-BBF-NAT-0041-A

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) needs a subscription or subscription bundle for a service that provides daily and weekly reports and analysis of the most current legislative and political information, news facts, and analysis. Online access is preferable to print access.

2.0 OBJECTIVES: The aim for the contractor is to provide the agency with a cost effective platform to provide legislative and political news facts and analysis online, and print form to support management decision-making process. A single provider is sought to provide the requested services.

Specific Tasks & Requirements

3.0 SPECIFICATION SERVICES:

The provider must provide the following services:

1.) A weekly publication (online delivery is preferred) that provides access to and reports on legislative and political activities of Congress, coverage of congressional elections, and emerging breaking news;

2.) A daily publication (online delivery is preferred) that provides news, objective facts and analysis, and reports on congressional elections and their policy implications, the politics of legislation, the legislative process;

3.) Live bill tracking with electronic alerts to notify users of relevant amendments;

4.) Online tracking and analysis of bills, including comparisons of bill text and legislative proposals;

5.) Online reporting, tracking and analysis of the federal budget process and/or appropriations;

and

6.) Customizable electronic searches, reports of scheduled and/or key events, and alerts (for up to seven users) for legislative tracking and reporting.

4.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is (1) Base Year, with four

Option years to be exercised at the Governments discretion.

5.0 CONTRACT TYPE:

The contract is firmed, Fixed Price.

6.0 QUALITY CONTROL: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor develops and submits a Quality Control Plan (QCP) for

Government approval in compliance with the contract. Once accepted, the Contractor then uses the QCP to guide and to rigorously document the implementation of the required management and quality control actions to achieve the specified results. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his QC system.

7.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE: N/A

8.0 RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS: N/A

9.0 HOURS OF OPERATION: N/A

10 .0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: N/A

11 .0 TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price

Contract.

12.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: N/A

13.0 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS: N/A

14.0 PRIVACY: Portions of information disclosed during the performance of this task are protected by the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974; therefore, all personnel assigned to this

Contract are required to take proper precautions to protect the information from disclosure.

15.0 OWNERSHIP: N/A

16.0 COMMITMENT TO PROTECT SENSITIVE INFORMATION: The Contractor shall not release, publish, or disclose sensitive information to unauthorized personnel, and shall protect such information in accordance with provisions of the following laws and any other pertinent laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of sensitive information: 18 U.S.C.

641 (Criminal Code: Public Money, Property or Records)

17.0 REQUIRED SECURITY TRAINING: N/A

18.0 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: N/A

19.0 CONTRACTING OFFICER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE: The (COTR) will be identified by separate letter. The COTR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COTR is authorized to perform the following functions:

assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and

Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COTR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COTR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COTR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting contract.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

Contracting Officer:

The sole person within the Department of Labor with the authority to enter into, terminate, and make related determinations and findings. The contracting officer is the only Department of

Labor employee with the authority to modify this contract.

Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR):

The contracting officer’s technical representative is the contracting officer’s delegated representative for such functions as providing to contractor’s technical direction, government-furnished property and other resources, property administration, inspection, and other functions of a technical or administrative nature. The COTR is not, under any circumstances, authorized to modify the contract from its stated terms and conditions.

Quality Control:

Actions taken by the contractor to control the production of outputs to ensure that they conform to the contract requirements.

Quality Assurance:

A planned and systematic pattern of government actions necessary to provide confidence that adequate technical requirements are established; products and services conform to established technical requirements; and satisfactory performance is achieved. The Contractor shall submit an acceptable quality assurance plan to the contracting officer.

Quality Control:

Actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the SOW

Quality Assurance:

Those actions taken by the government to assure services meet the requirements of the Statement of Work.

SF: Standard Form

SOW: Statement of Work

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES: N/A

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES: N/A

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS:

SEE DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE:

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

DELIVERABLE

SERVICE

PERIOD

# OF

SUBSCRIBERS

Bill Text 12 MOS 7

Daily Publication 12 MOS 7

Weekly Publication 12 MOS 7

Online Access to Bill Text, Tracking, Reporting, Customizable

Reports, Analysis and

Comparisons, Searches, and Alerts

12 MOS 7

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS: N/A

REFERENCES, LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES: N/A