A11 RFI 75N99225RFI104.pdf

75N99225RFI104

Sources Sought – Compensation Analysis Tool

I. Introduction: The intent of this Sources Sought notice is to gauge industry interest, capabilities, and relevant experience to support the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The mission of ARPA-H is to accelerate better health outcomes by advancing high-impact solutions to the most challenging health issues.

The ARPA-H Strategic Research Office (SRO) and the Business Innovation Division (BID) are interested in procuring a commercially available compensation analysis tool or system that provides comprehensive data to support personnel compensation analysis across ARPA-H offices and divisions, including pay rates, salaries, and total compensation metrics. The tool must facilitate salary benchmarking, generation of customized reports, and real-time data access, aiding ARPA-H in making informed compensation decisions.

II. Requirements: The following are the minimum requirements for ARPA-H to effectively support personnel compensation analysis through this tool/system:

A. General Requirements:

1. User Access: The system must provide access for a minimum of up to ten users, with capabilities to add, remove, or modify user permissions as needed.

However, additional user access may be requested if needed.

2. Real-Time Data: The system must provide compensation metrics updated in real-time or recent months, rather than annually.

3. Data Export and Custom Reports: The system must support exporting data and generating customized reports.

4. Automated Reporting: The system must have the ability to automate report updates at specified intervals.

5. Security Compliance: If it is decided that agency-specific data is used, FedRAMP certification is required to ensure federal data security compliance.

B. Specific Requirements:

1. Salary Benchmarking: Ability to benchmark salaries and pay rates, utilizing de-identified data.

2. Pay Caps: Ability to set potential pay caps for particular positions.

3. Comprehensive Compensation Analysis: Analysis must include locality pay and additional benefits.

4. Industry Comparisons: Support compensation comparisons across industry, government, academia, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), etc.

5. Telework Data: Ability to provide specific data for remote or telework positions.

6. Integration with HCM Systems: Option to integrate the system with Human Capital Management (HCM) systems.

7. Compensation Ranges: Data on compensation across the 10-90% range, including outliers.

8. Detailed Job Descriptions: The system should include job descriptions for scientific, healthcare, technical, financial, management, administrative, and business roles.

9. Proposal Evaluation Support: Provide data details to assist with proposal evaluations ensuring reasonable salary determinations.

10. Inflation Metrics: Ability to include current and projected inflation rates relevant to occupational fields.

11. Geographical Comparison: Provide compensation data across different geographical regions, accounting for experience and education levels.

12. Remote vs. Onsite Comparisons: Include data comparing compensation for remote versus onsite roles.

III. Sources Sought Response Format: Responses will be evaluated solely for market research purposes only. Consequently, the Government is primarily interested in Qualified Sources providing specific technical details indicating how that source can meet the Government’s needs. Interested parties, at a minimum, should provide the following information:

A. Name of Company and Point(s) of Contact B. Address, Telephone Number, Fax Number, and Email Addresses(s) of POC C. Vendor Cage Code & UEI D. Possess an active sam.gov account E. The anticipated NAICS Code for this effort is 513210, Software Publishers, with a corresponding size standard of $47.0M. PSC DA10, IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as A Service.

Identify business size, & applicable Socioeconomic Categories and standard size in relation to the proposed NAICS Code, 513210, if under socioeconomic category(s).

F. Concise technical description of the offeror’s capabilities (including systems compatibility) to support Section II above. Indicate which capabilities can be provided directly from your company; if subcontracting will be necessary, indicate which vendor(s) each capability and/or services will be sourced from.

Include experience providing similar reporting and compensation features.

Samples or examples may be included to exemplify product. Recommend providing sample report for Senior Financial Manager with 10 years of experience, CPA certified and master’s in accounting, working remote in Washington, D.C. area.

G. Indicate if your company is FedRAMP certified.

H. Indicate if your company would respond to the Request for Quote (RFQ) as a prime or subcontractor and how long it would take to respond to an RFQ.

I. Indicate if subcontracting possibilities exist and/or if all of Section II can be performed by a single vendor. If all the data cannot be provided by one vendor, but will require subcontracting, please indicate how each vendor(s) will be involved.

J. Provide a list (of at least 2) Government contracts/task orders supported currently or during the past 36 months with a brief description of the supply or services provided for the same or similar type of work.

K. Provide in this response any active contracts or agreements with the Government (e.g., GWAC, GSA schedule, BPA, etc.) that may be utilized for this requirement. Include the Government point of contact (name, title, phone and email).

L. Provide a rough estimate or cost range of the annual cost to obtain the requirement with user training and any scale of economy discount pricing for multiple additional user access. If you have a pricelist, please provide it with your submittal.

M. Indicate how quickly your company would be able to provide the required access and services (e.g. within XX days of contract award).

IV. Response to this Sources Sought: Notice should not exceed 10 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font and 1-inch margins, inclusive of charts, graphs, or other illustrations. All responses to this notice must be UNCLASSIFIED and must be received electronically no later than 3:00 pm (Eastern) on 18 October 2024. Submit responses to elaine.wong@arpa-h.gov and cc mike.smith@arpa-h.gov. Requests received after the due date will not be considered or responded to. When submitting a response, please use “75N99225RFI104 Compensation Tool” in the email subject line. Any responses submitted through different channels or to a different email address will not be considered. The Government will NOT acknowledge receipt of submissions and is under no obligation to provide feedback. The Government will review the responses to assess relevance and potential performance capabilities.

V. Disclaimers and Important Notes: This announcement contains all information required to submit a response. Submission of a response is entirely voluntary and is not required to propose to a subsequent solicitation. This announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released in the future, it may be synopsized on a Federal Business Opportunities website. It is the responsibility of any potential offerors/bidders to monitor this site for release of any solicitation or synopsis. The Government will NOT provide reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this notice. 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.

To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary and non-personal identifiable information. If company proprietary information is submitted, it must be appropriately and specifically marked. It is the submitter’s responsibility to clearly define to the Government what is considered proprietary data. Any proprietary information should clearly be labeled as “Proprietary”. The Government will not publicly disclose proprietary information obtained as a result of this notice information obtained as a result of this notice. Submissions may be reviewed by Government personnel and support contractors bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements.