A09 Request for Information NLRB ERM.pdf

Request for Information (RFI)

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Support Services for the National Labor Relations Board

(NLRB)/Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

Date: October 28, 2021

This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The information gained will assist in developing the acquisition for

ERM Support Services. The NLRB’s Acquisition Management Branch is issuing this notice to request feedback from industry about capability of accomplishing the general requirement as follows:

REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW:

A. General description of requirement: The NLRB is seeking a contractor to assist in the planning, evaluating, and execution of the implementation of ERM to meet the requirements set forth in OMB Circular No A-123. To accomplish this, the contractor shall assist in the implementation of the NLRB’s ERM Program Implementation

Roadmap and “Risk Profiles”. During the assessment of enterprise risks, the contractor shall identify areas of greatest concerns and needs, thus providing corrective actions to integrate ERM with Internal Controls.

B. Areas of Focus:

1. ERM AWARENESS: The contractor shall prepare data to support briefing materials that explain the requirement and purpose of ERM.

2. ASSESS THE MATURITY LEVEL OF THE NLRB’s ERM PROGRAM: The contractor shall assess the maturity level of the NLRB’s ERM program and assist in developing and implementing an action plan to advance the ERM Program.

3. ERM POLICY FRAMEWORK: The contractor shall review, assess and update the existing NLRB ERM Policy governance document (including developing a formal and consistent process to identify, assess, and prioritize enterprise risks).

4. NLRB ERM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Based on the assessed level of the

NLRB’s ERM Program, the contractor shall assist the NLRB in the progress for implementation of the 5-stage ERM Implementation Plan, providing with performance objectives, along with recommendations. The contractor shall develop and assist the NLRB with the advancement of ERM action plan. The action plan should provide guidance on the various tasks that the NLRB needs to execute to arrive to each of the maturity model objectives.

5. RISK PROFILES: The contractor shall create and update the NLRB’s Risk Profiles in collaboration with NLRB Program Offices and ERM government personnel.

6. SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT: The contractor shall develop and document the process of Senior leadership engagement in the ERM Program.

7. ESTABLISH AND STANDARDIZE ERM PROCESS: The contactor shall develop tools and standardize a formal process to assist the agency in identifying, assessing, prioritizing, responding to, and monitoring enterprise risks.

8. ASSESSMENT OF ERM IMPLEMENTATION: The contractor shall assess the implementation of ERM activities under consideration on an annual basis..

Skill Set: The objectives of this requirement must be met by professional personnel who are highly skilled in implementing risk management. Additional areas of expertise that are highly desirable include internal controls, GAO’s “Green Book”, and OMB Circular No. A-123

Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control.

PoP: The anticipated period of performance (PoP) for this requirement is one 12-month base period and three 12-month option periods.

NLRB is primarily seeking the following information from small business vendors:

1) Briefly identify your firm’s capability to perform the requirement as listed above. Provide information that demonstrates the extent of your experience performing the same or similar work for other federal Agencies or private sector customers during the last six (6) years. Please indicate, as applicable, the contract number, contract value, length of time work performed, point of contact information, and if the work was as a prime or subcontractor.

2) Any comments on the Areas of Focus noted above.

3) Provide information on any GSA Federal Supply Schedule Numbers to include Schedule, Category and SIN numbers.

INFORMATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

The response to this notice is limited to five (5) single sided pages (including all attachments, charts, etc.) and should also include an indication of current small business status, as well as the eligible business concern’s name, point of contact, address, and cage code.

All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to Julie Yarbrough, Contracting Officer, at julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov.

CUT-OFF TIME/DATE:

Capability statements with respect to the information above are due no later than 10:00 a.m.

(EST) on November 12, 2021. Capability statements received after this date and time may not be considered.

mailto:julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES:

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the

Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided by the vendor in this response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the concern’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation

MAY be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

As a result of this notice, the Government MAY issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the

Government’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.

The Government will NOT accept requests for meetings or briefings. No phone solicitations or email with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Information and materials submitted in response to this notice WILL NOT be returned.

CONFIDENTIALITY: 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(s).

POINTS OF CONTACT: Please address any questions to Julie Yarbrough, Contracting Officer, at julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov.

mailto:julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov