PSHBS Combined Solicitation 243226-23-R-0004_Amendment 1.pdf

RFP 24322623R0004 Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being executed as a combined synopsis/solicitation for Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 15, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is a request for proposals and constitutes the only solicitation. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to maximize the use of a Hybrid Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure. The Government anticipates the associated task orders will utilize a mix of firm-fixed price (FFP) and time and materials (T&M).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511- Custom Computer Programing Services with a Size Standard of $34 Million. This procurement will be conducted as a full and open competition.

RFP QUESTIONS DUE:

All questions and inquiries concerning any aspect of this RFP must be submitted in writing to email box:

opopostalmailbox1@opm.gov. Questions are due no later than 4:00 P.M Eastern Standard Time (EST), Wednesday, March 15, 2023, The Offeror must exercise due diligence to bring to the attention of OPM any ambiguities, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or conflicts between the Statement of Work (Attachment 2) and other documents attached to or incorporated by reference herein. The Government reserves the right to not answer questions received after the close of the defined Offeror question submission deadline. Questions must be consolidated and provided from a single Company Point of Contact utilizing the excel spreadsheet: RFP Question Response Form (Attachment 8). Telephone requests will not be honored. The Government’s response to inquiries will be made in writing. Any resulting additions, deletions or changes to the RFP will be made by issuances of a formal amendment.

Offerors are instructed specifically to contact only the issuing contracting office in connection with any aspect of this requirement prior to contract award.

MICROSOFT TEAMS REQUEST DUE:

To access and submit a timely proposal to the PSHBS workspace, Offerors must submit an email request to join the workspace no later than 4:00 P.M. EST, Tuesday March 22, 2023, to opopostalmailbox1@opm.gov. The deadline to request access to the PSHBS Teams workspace will not be extended, even in the event the RFP closing date is extended. All interested Offerors must submit their request for access by the required date and time. The request shall include:

• Names and emails of one Point of Contact (POC) and no more than two backup POCs, if applicable, to join the team’s workspace. The Offerors POCs should be designated individuals responsible for uploading proposal documents in the team’s workspace. Only POCs identified in the request will have access to the workspace.

(Refer to the Proposal Instructions and Evaluation for Award for complete details (Attachment 1)).

PROPOSALS DUE:

All proposals must be received by 4:00 P.M. EST, Friday, April 7, 2023. Delivery method for submission of your proposal is via Microsoft Teams. All proposal documents must be uploaded into the four (4) separate folders identified by Volume Number. No paper or email versions of your proposal will be accepted. Any paper or email proposals received will not be evaluated and considered for award.

Proposals must include all required items listed in the Proposal Instructions and Evaluation for Award (Attachment 1).

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RFP 24322623R0004 Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Prior to submission of the proposal, please verify your registration is current and active via the System for Award Management (SAM): https://sam.gov/content/home in accordance with FAR 52.204-7. Offerors, including any offeror organized as a joint venture, must have an active SAM registration at the time of proposal submission and throughout the procurement process.

Any offeror whose registration is not active in SAM at the time of proposal submission will be excluded from the process and the proposal will not be evaluated.

GENERAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments prior to submitting either questions or preparing its proposal.

Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements may result in rejection of the Offeror’s proposal.

BASIS OF AWARD: The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this announcement to the Offeror whose proposal represent the best value to the Government.

(Refer to the Proposal Instructions and Evaluation for Award for complete details (Attachment 1)).

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses either by reference or full text. All applicable clauses shall flow down to each individual task order. NOTE: The FAR clauses may be accessed in full at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

(Refer to the Provisions and Clauses for all applicable clauses (Attachment 7)).

ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments are applicable to this announcement.

• Attachment 1 Proposal Instructions and Evaluation for Award

• Attachment 2 Statement of Work (SOW)

• Attachment 3 Pricing Workbook (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 4 Initial Task Order Performance Work Statement (PWS)

• Attachment 5 Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

• Attachment 6 Past Performance Questionnaire (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 7 Provisions and Clauses FAR Provisions Full Text (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 8 RFP Question Response Sheet (to be submitted no later than March 15, 2023)

• Attachment 9 SF1449 (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 10 Acknowledgement of Amendments (to be completed and returned with

Proposal)

• Attachment 11 Proposal Checklist (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 12 Subcontracting Plan Template (to be completed and returned with Proposal)

• Attachment 13 OPM Cyber Language IT Acquisitions

Shaneka Brown Contracting Officer https://sam.gov/content/home https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

RFP 24322623R0004 Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION