2031ZB24N00001 SAFe Request for Information.pdf

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

RFI #2031ZB24N00001

Request for Information –SAFe Training

Response Date: 17 July 2024

Sources Sought – THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS RELEASED PURSUANT

TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10, MARKET RESEARCH.

Disclaimer – This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research.

This announcement does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.

Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the analysis. All data received in response to this Sources Sought synopsis that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified.

Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with all applicable Government regulations. All documentation shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned.

High-Level Summary

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is soliciting an RFI with a training engagement of six SAFe certification classes in to help BEP managers and supervisors understand the benefits of a SAFe implementation. The training will align with the unique needs of the BEP mission and help BEP leadership understand how SAFe can help the agency achieve improved alignment, transparency, quality and improved execution of its programs.

Therefore, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), IRS Procurement Branch is requesting information to:

Acquire 3 ARTS + Tooling Metrics SAFe Training

Product Description Duration Attendees

SAFe Training for 20 CIO Managers 2-Days SAFe Training Course 20

SAFe Training for 200 BEP Managers and Supervisors Subscription 2-Days SAFe Training Course 200

Background

BEP is the largest producer of security documents in the United States. BEP prints billions of United States currency notes for delivery to the Federal Reserve System each year. These notes are produced at facilities in Washington, DC, and Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to U.S. currency, the BEP produces several other security documents such as portions of U.S. passports, materials for Homeland Security, military identification cards, and Immigration and Naturalization Certificates.

The BEP is undertaking an information technology initiative to improve performance and quality and unify equipment on the production floor along with support systems. At this time BEP is seeking assistance to plan, design and implement a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solution to meet the requirements in this statement of work.

BEP operates on a Microsoft IT infrastructure.

Goals of our RFI

Our goal with this RFI is to gather information on potential availability for contractor support. The scope outlines training support services for the Contractor to help the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) launch three agile programs within the Office of Enterprise Systems (OES). This engagement will also establish a Lean Portfolio Management function of BEP’s initiatives, funding and governance aligned to the execution of the three Agile programs identified in scope for this engagement - Agile programs/Agile Release Trains (ART).

Current Footprint

BEP current SPC dashboards are Excel-based.

BEP is an MS platform. Current infrastructure operations on 2016 Server and WIN10 clients.

RFI Submission Information/Specific Areas of Input Requested The IRS is requesting vendors to submit the following information and answers to items below.

General Info:

1. Company name.

2. Company address.

3. Company points of contact, phone, and email address.

4. Company Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number and list related North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) Code that you offer as it relates to this project.

5. Please identify all GSA Contracts your company holds that are relevant to this requirement.

6. Please indicate all SINS that are applicable to this requirement.

7. Please indicate the size of your business and any company socioeconomics (i.e., HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.)

Technical Information:

The BEP respectfully requests input from industry partners and other parties regarding the following services offered related to:

1. General SAFe Advisory, coaching and delivery services to support leaders and teams with implementation.

2. Assisting/supporting BEP Atlassian and Jira admins in the setup for incorporating SAFe program/ART patterns.

3. Advising, providing, and supporting content development for Confluence pages or BEP

SharePoint site or similar for SAFe program level (ART) event working agreements, cadence (recurring schedule) agendas and facilitation tips.

4. Launching three Agile Release Trains (ART’s) or Agile programs for Office of Enterprise Systems (OES).

5. Assisting/supporting BEP Atlassian and Jira admins in the setup and support of the launch of SAFe Lean Portfolio Management function including mechanism, modeling and backlog management.

6. Advise, provide and support content development for Confluence pages or BEP SharePoint site or similar for SAFe portfolio level (LPM) event working agreements, cadence (recurring schedule) agendas and facilitation tips.

7. Ongoing training delivery during over a 36 month engagement period.

Vendors shall reference “SaFe Training.” in the subject line of their response as well as in the subject line of any other e-mail correspondence referencing this notice.

Responses shall not exceed 10 pages and shall not contain any brochures, advertising or any other type of extraneous, graphic literature or documents that have not been requested and are not relevant or essential in demonstrating the company’s ability to provide the required services.

The deadline for responses to this RFI is 5:00PM EDT, Wednesday, 17 July 2024. Responses should be forwarded via email to both the primary and secondary points of contact below.

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. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued.

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Contracting Office Address:

5000 Ellin Road, Lanham-Seabrook, MD 20706-1348

Primary Point of Contact:

Chris McKay, Contract Specialist Mary.C.McKay@irs.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Gladys Wilks, Contracting Officer Gladys.M.Wilks@irs.gov mailto:Mary.C.McKay@irs.gov mailto:Gladys.M.Wilks@irs.gov