S02_36C10X22R0093-IDIQ_OBO_OVERSIGHT_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTABILITY_6-13-2023.docx

36C10X22R0093

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR:

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C10X Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick Department of Veterans Affairs 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

B.2 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1.0 BACKGROUND

Office of Business Oversight (OBO), with guidance from VA’s Senior Assessment Team (SAT), is tasked with annual support in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123.

OBO conducts internal controls testing at VA Central Office and field locations to determine if weaknesses exist. As opportunities for improvement are identified, OBO is responsible for remediation assistance, which includes tracking, monitoring, verifying, and validating the implementation and effectiveness of controls. OBO’s various assessment and remediation activities provide VA leadership with data on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department’s internal controls. OBO’s work is also the basis for VA’s annual statement of assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.

1.1 SCOPE

The objective of this effort is to improve VA’s internal controls over financial reporting and to assist VA Administrations and staff agencies in meeting Department-wide financial accountability requirements. In providing such assistance, the Contractor shall provide the following services:

1. Accounting services;

2. Audit services;

3. Financial management services;

4. Assistance annual A-123 work;

5. Assessments of VA internal control weaknesses;

6. Assistance with implementation of corrective actions;

7. Assessing weaknesses in financial reporting and analysis;

8. Thorough documentation of existing financial-reporting processes and activities;

9. Remediation assistance;

10. Oversight required to ensure compliance with guidance from the OMB with respect to OMB Circular A-123

11. Application of, and analysis of statistical processes and data analytics

Processes that may impact financial reporting may be identified during:

a. VA OMB Circular A-123 reviews; or

b. other audit and reporting activities in VA.

Opportunities for improvement of accounting/financial management processes and/or controls will be pursued at the direction of VA’s SAT or its designee.

Efforts placed on this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract are Advisory and Assistance (A&A) in nature, with oversite of the federal government, and/or subject to organizational conflicts of interest (OCI).

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

In the performance of the tasks associated with this Performance Work Statement, the Contractor shall comply with the following:

1. 44 U.S.C. § 3541, “Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002”

2. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2, “Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules”

3. FIPS Pub 201, “Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors,” March 2006

4. 10 U.S.C. § 2224, "Defense Information Assurance Program"

5. Software Engineering Institute, Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Modeling Level 2 procedures and processes

6. 5 U.S.C. § 552a, as amended, “The Privacy Act of 1974”

7. 42 U.S.C. § 2000d “Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”

8. VA Directive 0710, “Personnel Suitability and Security Program,” May 18, 2007

9. VA Directive 6102, “Internet/Intranet Services,” July 15, 2008

10. 36 C.F.R. Part 1194 “Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards,” July 1, 2003

11. OMB Circular A-130, “Management of Federal Information Resources,” November 28, 2000

12. 32 C.F.R. Part 199, “Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services”

13. An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, October 2008

14. Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), August 7, 1998

15. Homeland Security Presidential Directive (12), August 27, 2004

16. VA Directive 6500, “Managing Information Security Risk: VA Information Security Program,” September 20, , 2012

17. VA Handbook 6500, “Risk Management Framework for VA Information Systems – Tier 3: VA Information Security Program,” September 20, 2012

18. VA Handbook 6500.1, “Electronic Media Sanitization,” March 22, 2010

19. VA Handbook 6500.2, “Management of Data Breaches Involving Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)”, January 6, 2012

20. VA Handbook 6500.3, “Certification and Accreditation of VA Information Systems,” November 24, 2008

21. VA Handbook, 6500.5, “Incorporating Security and Privacy in System Development Lifecycle” March 22, 2010

22. VA Handbook 6500.6, “Contract Security,” March 12, 2010

23. Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) portal (reference PWS References -Technical Library at https://www.voa.va.gov/)

24. Technical Reference Model (TRM) (reference at https://www.voa.va.gov/)

25. National Institute Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications

26. VA Directive 6508, VA Privacy Impact Assessment, October 3, 2008

27. VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management, February 26, 2009

28. VA Handbook, 6300.1, Records Management Procedures, March 24, 2010

29. OMB Memorandum, “Transition to IPv6”, September 28, 2010

30. Public Law 109-461, Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, title IX Information Security Matters

31. United States Government Accountability Office, Government Auditing Standards “Yellowbook”, December 2011

32. United States Government Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control

33. United States Government Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control Appendix A Implementation Guide

34. 31 USC § 3512 - Executive agency accounting and other financial management reports and plans

35. Public Law 97-255, Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982

3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide and/or acquire the services required by individual Task Orders pursuant to the general requirements specified below.

3.1 Contract Type

This is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a ceiling of $48,000,000.00 and a minimum guarantee of $5,000. Individual Task orders (TOs) issued under this IDIQ may include firm fixed price and labor hour (or hybrid) orders. Labor Hour (or hybrid) orders will be justified by the Contracting Officer at the task order level. Contractors will receive a Task Order Proposal Request (TOPR) for each task order competition. Contractors may submit a proposal in response to a TOPR, using the terms and evaluation factors found in the TOPR, as well as the terms and conditions set forth in Section B of the contract, as guidance for preparing a proposal. Contractors may be given discretion to propose labor categories and/or specific subject matter experts that meet the Functional Categories and requirements as outlined in each TOPR.

3.2 Period of Performance

The ordering period for the basic contract shall be for one (1) 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The specific periods of performance for Task Orders shall be identified in each individual Task Order.

Work at a Government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends (but may require off-hour work) unless directed by the Contracting Officer (CO).

There are eleven (11) Federal holidays set by law (USC Title 5 Section 6103) that VA follows. Under current definitions, five are set by date:

If any of the above falls on a Saturday, then Friday shall be observed as a holiday. Similarly, if one falls on a Sunday, then Monday shall be observed as a holiday.

The other six are set by a day of the week and month:

3.3 Place of Performance

The place of performance will be specified in each task order. Tasks under this PWS shall be performed at Contractor facilities as well as various VA facilities. Work may be performed virtually or at remote locations. The Contractor shall identify the Contractor’s place of performance in their proposal submission.

3.4 Travel

Travel shall be in accordance with individual Task Order requirements.

3.5 Materials, Equipment and Facilities

3.5.1 Government-Furnished

Government Furnished Property, which includes Government Furnished Material, Government Furnished Information, and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) may be provided and shall be identified in the individual Task Order(s). The Contractor shall be responsible for conducting all necessary examinations, inspections, maintenance, and tests upon receipt. The Contractor shall be responsible for reporting all inspection results, maintenance actions, losses, and damage to the Government through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

The Contractor may utilize VA provided documents and requirements repositories as required for the development, storage, maintenance and delivery of products. Contractors shall comply with VA security policies and procedures with respect to protecting sensitive data.

See Section 6.0 for detailed security requirements.

3.5.2 Connectivity

VA will provide the Contractor use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Citrix Access Gateway (CAG) as appropriate. The Contractor shall bear the cost to provide connectivity to VA through VPN, and VA will provide the required account access accordingly. Other connectivity to VA systems may be authorized as appropriate in individual Task Orders.

3.5.3 Facilities

Work may be performed at either a government or Contractor facility. Each Task Order shall delineate the facility requirements.

3.5.3.1 Government Facilities

Certain Government offices may be made available for performance of individual Task Orders.

3.5.3.2 Contractor Facilities

As identified on individual Task Orders, Contractor personnel may perform at a contractor facility or remote locations.

4.0 TASK AREAS

Individual Task Orders may encompass more than one task area (example: 4.1, 4.2 etc..) listed below. Functional area requirements are not mutually exclusive and may apply across multiple functional areas.

4.1 Implementation and Compliance Assessment, Monitoring, Auditing, Testing, and Remediation Support for OMB Circular A-123 and Related Statutory, Regulatory, Policy, and Program Requirements.

The Contractor shall support the assessment, monitoring, auditing, testing, and remediation to ensure compliance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-123 and any related statutory, regulatory, policy, and/or program requirements. “Compliance” includes implementation of programs and processes.

The task should include, but not be limited to, the following duties:

1. Support VA’s efforts to assess internal-controls compliance with a wide range of statutes, regulations, policies, and programmatic requirements consistent with the requirements of OMB A-123.

2. Develop test plans that outlines a testing approach, timelines for testing activities, scope, objectives, methodologies, and test procedures. Analyze and compile test and other data. Conduct statistical evaluations of compliance and other data.

3. Develop corrective-action plans to remediate deficiencies found in a wide range of processes and/or systems.

4. Provide support and recommendations on evaluation techniques that can be applied to data to help assess compliance or target programs or processes for additional review.

5. Conduct or coordinate research, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies into internal-controls compliance.

6. Develop quality assurance and quality control procedures for internal-controls compliance data.

7. Perform periodic site visits to conduct internal inspections, testing, and personnel interviews, among other compliance functions.

8. Provide support for audits, reviews, and program documentation, including cataloging documents, organizing and compiling responses to interviews, preparing summaries of data, preparing exhibits, and conducting literature searches.

9. Provide assistance with devising annual A-123 oversight.

10. Provide accounting services in support of VA compliance functions and activities.

4.2 Audit and Accounting Support

4.2.1 General Audit Support

The Contractor shall provide support of VA financial audits. Support shall include a wide range of assessment, monitoring, testing, reporting, and analytic activities in support of internal and external audits. The Contractor shall provide support services for design, implementation, testing, review, and remediation to ensure acceptable internal controls over VA’s financial reporting and financial systems. The Contractor shall also enter data from a variety of sources into systems, forms, reports, and schedules for designated projects and/or organizations.

4.2.2 Analysis Support

The Contractor shall provide professional and technical services for analysis of a wide variety of internal- controls data, derived from multiple sources. The Contractor shall analyze, document and provide recommendations on a wide range of processes and/or systems, including financial processes and/or systems.

4.2.3 Internal Controls Best Practices

The Contractor shall assist VA programs, projects, and offices with assessing business practices, processes, and tools used in order to promote effective internal controls over financial reporting and financial systems, to maximize efficiency, streamline business processes, and improve overall business operations. The Contractor shall provide assistance in analyzing organizational effectiveness and efficiency and assessing possible differences or changes in program content with recommended potential corrective actions. The Contractor shall perform independent analyses, provide independent status reports and assessments, and track and analyze program internal-controls status.

4.2.4. Annual Statement of Assurance Support

The Contractor shall assist VA by collecting, analyzing, and otherwise providing the underlying information which forms the basis of VA’s Annual Statement of Assurance on effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.

4.3 Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Reporting, Database Support

4.3.1 Statistical Reviews

The Contractor shall research, develop and support statistical design, estimation, and analyses in support of VA financial reporting, systems, audits and internal controls. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide support for the use of SAS analytical software in analysis of research and other data to understand the implication of various alternatives, efficacy of internal controls, financial compliance, and regulatory issues. This supports an existing SAS application on a VA system.

This support shall also consist of research on or application of new or improved methods of finding, matching, and linking records from a variety of sources.

The Contractor shall perform, but not be limited to, the following duties:

1. Develop and conduct statistical analyses of financial reporting information to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements. This includes the development of the statistical analysis plans, design and testing of experiments, collection and analysis of the results, and reporting to various levels of personnel and management regarding findings.

2. Provide support for the preparation of Information Collection Requests as applicable for tasks.

3. Perform statistical analyses on large databases for regulatory development, evaluation, compliance, and quality assurance. This may require designing sampling procedures, screening data to determine applicable statistical techniques, well as various statistical tests and methods.

4. Organize/structure raw data into VA specified databases.

5. Perform extraction of data, including data mining, for analytic purposes.

6. Perform “Identification of Data” conflicts via a reporting system which includes conflict identification, reason, suggested resolution, and statistical measure of accuracy.

7. Develop and maintain a knowledge base that allows for extraction of data based upon VA requirements.

8. Present data and/or statistical analyses via specific database queries, reports, charts, graphs and/or via a secure web access to data.

4.3.2 Data Analytics

The Contractor shall build this capability to be used for multifaceted purposes, including but not limited to, identifying anomalous trends and manipulated transactions using industry-approved fraud analysis techniques. OBO will be building this capability over time, on a case-by- case basis, depending on risk to the Government for each of the business processes or sub-processes as deemed appropriate. Depending on the business process, the Contractor shall be required to merge data sets from various sub-systems supporting financial reporting such as claims databases, accounting system, certification system, obligation system, etc. The Contractor shall provide proven and Contractor- implemented strategies that will help the Government reduce false positives up-front, and methodology of resolving potential discrepancies when volume of discrepancies is high. Contractor shall use machine learning when appropriate and most advantageous for the Government. The Contractor shall be required to document the following to enable the Government to re-perform, understand, and explain the basis as needed.

Documentation may include but not limited to the following:

1. Data source, points-of-contact, system fields and uses;

2. Lessons learned (e.g., reducing false positives);

3. Business rules, risks, and expected outcomes including SQL coding and scripts; and

4. Discrepancy validation proposal and procedures.

The Contractor shall use data analytics tools that are readily available at VA and transferable to the Government. The Government will retain ownership of any business rules, scripts, coding and other outcomes from this project once accepted by the Government.

4.3.3 Information Technology (IT) Financial Reviews

The Contractor shall provide support for the design, effectiveness, analysis, and reporting of IT focused internal controls reviews to include system functionality of VA’s financial information systems in accordance with Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) and other applicable guides and regulations. The Contractor shall analyze data to discover trends, patterns, inconsistencies, or inadequacies IAW appropriate VA requirements.

5.0 DELIVERABLES

Deliverables shall be defined at the task order level.

6.0 SECURITY

6.1 Information Security and Privacy Security Requirements

The Contractor shall comply with the VA security requirements in accordance with (IAW) VA Handbook 6500.6 “Contract Security”. VA Handbook 6500.6 Appendix C “VA Information Systems Security/Privacy Language for Inclusion into Contracts, As Appropriate” is included within this document as C.4 IT Security Clause and may be tailored at the Task Order level.

6.1.1 Position/Task Risk Designation Level(S) And Contractor Personnel Security Requirements

6.1.1.1 Position/Task Risk Designation Level(s)

At a minimum, the below position/task risk designation level will be required for all task orders but may be increased to moderate or high based on the individual task order.

The position sensitivity and the level of background investigation commensurate with the required level of access for all tasks within the PWS are Low/NACI. All tasks identified above in Section 4.0 “Task Area” and the resulting Position Sensitivity and Background Investigation requirements identify, in effect, the Background Investigation requirements for contractor individuals, are based upon the tasks the particular contractor will work.

6.1.1.2 Personnel Security Requirements

Contractor Responsibilities:

a. The Contractor shall prescreen all personnel requiring access to VA computer systems to ensure they maintain the appropriate Background Investigation, and are able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

b. The Government shall bear the expense of obtaining background investigations.

c. Within 3 business days after award, the Contractor shall provide a roster of Contractor and Subcontractor employees to the COR to begin their background investigations. The roster shall contain the Contractor’s Full Name, Full Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, and individual background investigation level requirement (based upon Section 6.2 Tasks).

d. The Contractor shall obtain their fingerprints through a local VA fingerprinting office. Only electronic fingerprints are authorized. No other fingerprinting office will be accepted.

e. For a Low Risk designation, the following forms are required to be completed:

· OPM OF 306

· VA Form 0710 Release of Information

· Self-Certification of Continuous Service

· PIV Office Fingerprint Request Form-Completed with date of fingerprints

· Completed Training Certificate for VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior

· Contractor Background Investigation Request Form with SAC.

These should be submitted to the COR within 5 business days after award.

f. The Contractor personnel will receive an email notification from the Security and Investigation Center (SIC), through the Electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processes (e-QIP) identifying the website link that includes detailed instructions regarding completion of the investigation documents (SF85, SF85P, or SF 86). The Contractor personnel shall submit all required information related to their background investigations utilizing the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) e- QIP.

g. The Contractor shall be responsible for the actions of all personnel provided to work for VA under this contract. In the event that damages arise from work performed by Contractor provided personnel, under the auspices of this contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for all resources necessary to remedy the incident.

h. A Contractor may be granted unescorted access to VA facilities and/or access to VA Information Technology resources (network and/or protected data) with a favorably adjudicated Special Agreement Check (SAC) or “Closed, No Issues” (SAC) fingerprint results, training delineated in VA Handbook 6500.6 (Appendix C, Section 9), and the signed “Contractor Rules of Behavior.” However, the Contractor will be responsible for the actions of the Contractor personnel they provide to perform work for VA. The investigative history for Contractor personnel working under this contract must be maintained in the database of the OPM.

i. The Contractor, when notified of an unfavorably adjudicated background investigation on a Contractor employee as determined by the Government, shall withdraw the employee from consideration in working under the contract.

j. Failure to comply with the Contractor personnel security investigative requirements may result in termination of the contract for default.

6.2 Facility/Resource Provisions

As applicable to, and identified in individual Task Orders, The Government will provide office space, telephone service and system access when authorized contract staff work at a government location as required in order to accomplish the Tasks associated with this PWS. All procedural guides, reference materials, and program documentation for the project and other Government applications will also be provided on an as-needed basis.

The Contractor shall request other Government documentation deemed pertinent to the work accomplishment directly from the Government officials with whom the Contractor has contact. The Contractor shall consider the COR as the final source for needed Government documentation when the Contractor fails to secure the documents by other means. The Contractor is expected to use common knowledge and resourcefulness in securing all other reference materials, standard industry publications, and related materials that are pertinent to the work.

As applicable to, and identified in individual Task Orders, The VA will provide access to VA specific systems/network as required for execution of the task via remote access technology (e.g. CAG, site-to-site VPN, or VA Remote Access Security Compliance Update Environment (RESCUE)). This remote access will provide access to VA specific software such as Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture, ClearQuest, ProPath, Primavera, and Remedy, including appropriate seat management and user licenses. The Contractor shall utilize Government-provided software development and test accounts, document and requirements repositories, etc. as required for the development, storage, maintenance and delivery of products within the scope of this effort. The Contractor shall not transmit, store or otherwise maintain sensitive data or products in Contractor systems (or media) within the VA firewall IAW VA Handbook 6500.6 dated March 12, 2010. All VA sensitive information shall be protected at all times in accordance with local security field office System Security Plans and Authority to Operate for all systems/Local Area Networks accessed while performing the tasks detailed in this PWS. For detailed Security and Privacy Requirements refer to ADDENDUM A and ADDENDUM B.

6.3 Badges

Employees working at a Government facility may be required to display, on their person, a Government-provided identification badge, that shall include the full name of the employee and the legal name under which the Contractor is operating. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to complete and submit the background investigation form to the Government prior to the first workday of any Contractor employee. The Contractor shall return all badges to the Government program manager, or designee, on the same day an individual’s employment is terminated and upon termination of the contract. The Contractor shall notify the Government program manager, or designee, immediately of any lost badges.

7.0 RESERVED

8.0 REPORTING AND MEETING REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Reporting Requirements

The deliverables defined below are required for each Task Order. Each individual Task Order report shall be delivered to the COR for that Task Order. The reporting period, frequency, and date shall be identified at the task order level.

8.1.1 Contractor’s Progress, Status and Management Report

The Contractor shall submit a monthly Status Report. This report shall convey the status of all Task Orders awarded as of contract inception as well as cumulative contract performance. Task Orders that are completed shall be listed as such. This report is required at the basic contract level and shall be a rollup/summary of each Task Order. The Task Order report shall be unique to that Task Order only.

A. For Each Task Order, indicate/discuss:

1. Task Order summary

2. Performance Metrics Task Order schedule

3. Critical items for Government review

4. Accomplishments

5. Significant open issues, risk and mitigation action

6. Summary of issues closed

7. Meetings completed

8. Projected meetings

a. Subcontractor performance – discuss 1st tier Subcontractors and vendor performance

9. Projected activities for next reporting period

10. Explanation if the reporting period is over one month

B. For Each Fixed Price Task indicate:

1. Receiving report submitted

C. General and Cumulative Performance. Indicate the following:

1. Any general meetings that occurred with Government representatives during the reporting period

2. Total task order dollars awarded to date (ceiling)

3. Total task order dollars invoiced to date, by fiscal year, and since contract award. These figures shall be further broken out by dollars and percentage of time and materials invoices vs. fixed price invoices.

8.1.2 Status of GFE Report

This report is required at the basic contract level and shall be a rollup/summary of each Task Order. The overall basic contract report shall show the detail for each Task Order with a summary column for the entire program.

The Task Order report shall be unique to that Task Order only.

D. Task Order E. Project Name F. Type of Equipment G. Tracking Number H. Location I. Value J. Total Number of Pieces K. Total Value of Equipment L. Anticipated Transfer Date to Government M. Anticipated Transfer Location N. The Government Furnished Equipment Report shall be submitted monthly

8.1.3 Personnel Contractor Manpower Report

The Contractor shall provide a Personnel Report (MS Excel), on a monthly basis listing all personnel under each Task Order. As personnel changes occur, a revised report is required only for the individual Task Order affected for Background Investigations. The overall basic contract report should only be updated on the monthly basis. The overall basic contract report shall show the detail for each Task Order with a summary column for the entire program. The individual Task Order report will be unique to that Task Order. The information required is as follows:

A. Task Order B. Name C. Clearance level and/or Status D. Company name E. Prime/Subcontractor F. Labor Category G. Facility location H. Tour of Duty Schedules (e.g. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) I. Project supporting J. Contractor Rules of Behavior K. VA Cyber Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior Training L. Annual VA Privacy Training M. The Personnel Contractor Manpower Report shall be submitted monthly

8.2 Meetings and Reviews

For successful management and contract surveillance, the following meetings and reviews are required.

8.2.1 Post-Award Conferences

The Government intends to convene a Post-Award Conference with each awardee within 60 calendar days after contract award. The CO shall notify all Prime Contractors of a specific date, location and agenda within 30 calendar days after contract award.

8.2.3 Quarterly Prime Program Reviews

The GOVERNMENT shall host a quarterly Prime Program Review with the designated Prime Program Manager and one attendee. Dates, locations, and agenda shall be specified at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting.

9.0 Labor Categories

The Government estimates the following labor categories and hours shall be used to complete this requirement over a five-year period:

BA/BS degree

10. PERFORMANCE METRICS

The table below defines the Performance Standards and Acceptable Performance Levels for Objectives associated with this effort.

The Government will use a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) throughout the life of the contract to ensure that the Contractor is performing the services required by this PWS in an acceptable manner. The Government reserves the right to alter or change the surveillance methods in the QASP at its own discretion.

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

Price Schedules will be included in Task Order Proposal Requests (TOPR). All resulting pricing for task order price schedules shall utilize the hourly rates in Attachment D, LCAT Price Sheet unless otherwise stated by the Government. All labor rates proposed at the task order level shall be at or below the prices listed in Attachment E.

ITEM INFORMATION

Task 4.1 Implementation and Compliance Assessment, Monitoring, Auditing, Testing, and Remediation Support for OMB Circular A-123 and Related Statutory, Regulatory, Policy, and Program Requirements.

Task 4.2 Audit and Accounting Support (General Audit, Analysis, Internal Controls best practices and Annual Statement of Assurance Support.

Task 4.3 Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Reporting, Database and FMBT Support.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 09-01-2023 POP End: 08-31-2024

0001AA

Labor hour Category: Director/Program Manager:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order level.

Contract Period: Base

0001AB

Labor hour Category: Project Junior Accountant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order level.

Contract Period: Base

0001AC

Labor hour Category: Senior Business Audit Consultant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AD

Labor hour Category: Junior Business Audit Consultant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AE

Labor hour Category: Senior Data Analyst:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AF

Labor hour Category: Junior Data Analyst:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AG

Labor hour Category: Senior Statistician:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AH

Labor hour Category: Junior Statistician:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AJ

Labor hour Category: Subject Matter Expert:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AK

Labor hour Category: Change Management Specialist:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AL

Labor hour Category: Senior Technical Writer /Editor Change Management Specialist:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AM

Labor hour Category: Data Management Specialist:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

0001AN

Labor hour Category: Management Specialist:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Base

Task 4.1 Implementation and Compliance Assessment, Monitoring, Auditing, Testing, and Remediation Support for OMB Circular A-123 and Related Statutory, Regulatory, Policy, and Program Requirements.

practices and Annual Statement of Assurance Support.

Task 4.3 Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Reporting, Database and FMBT Support.

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 09-01-2024 POP End: 08-31-2025

1001AA

Labor hour Category: Director/Program Manager:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order level.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AB

Labor hour Category: Project Junior Accountant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order level.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AC

Labor hour Category: Senior Business Audit Consultant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 04-01-2024 POP End: 03-31-2025

1001AD

Labor hour Category: Junior Business Audit Consultant:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AE

Labor hour Category: Senior Data Analyst:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AF

Labor hour Category: Junior Data Analyst:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AG

Labor hour Category: Senior Statistician:)

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AH

Labor hour Category: Junior Statistician:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AJ

Labor hour Category: Subject Matter Expert:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

Contract Period: Option 1

1001AIK

Labor hour Category: Change Management Specialist:

is inclusive of all work to be performed for Task 4.1 through Task 4.3 and all deliverables in accordance with the PWS and Sample Task order.

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