PSHBS Combined Solicitation 243226-23-R-0004_Amendment 4.pdf

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

AMENDED 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.

PROPOSALS DUE:

All proposals must be received by 4:00 P.M. EST, Friday, April 28, 2023. In accordance with Attachment 1 of the solicitation, for those Offerors who requested access to the Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) Teams workspace by the required deadline, the Government will allow the delivery method for submission of proposals to be via Microsoft Teams or via email to opopostalmailbox1@opm.gov. All proposal documents must be uploaded into Teams in the four (4) separate folders identified by Volume Number or emailed in separate emails with the subject labeled by the Volume Number and states email 1of 4 etc… 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).

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 Attachment 7 and Attachment 13 for all applicable Provisions and Clauses).

mailto:opopostalmailbox1@opm.gov https://sam.gov/content/home https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

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

ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments are applicable to this announcement.

• Attachment 1 Proposal Instructions and Evaluation for Award

• Attachment 2 PSHBS Indefinite Delivery Indefinity Quantity (IDIQ) Statement of Work

(SOW)

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

• Attachment 4 PSHBS Task Order (TO) Performance Work Statement (PWS)

• Attachment 5 Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) ((to be completed and returned with

Proposal)

• Attachment 6 Past Performance Questionnaire (to be completed and submitted by rater/customer)

• 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, if applicable)

• Attachment 13 OPM Cyber Language IT Acquisitions

Shaneka Brown Contracting Officer

AMENDED COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION