ASMG Training Space and IT Support_Souces Sought Notice.pdf

ASMG and USA Performance Training Space Rental & IT Support Sources Sought Notice

Purpose and Objective:

This is a Sources Sought Notice to identify businesses that are capable of providing training and testing space for USA Staffing® or USA Performance® customers. The contractor shall be required to provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies and equipment (except as otherwise specified); and shall plan, schedule, coordinate, and assure the efficient performance for the ASMG or USA Performance® Training space requirement. This requirement will be for a period of five (5) years; one (1) base year and four (4) option periods.

This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach.

Additionally, the U.S. Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding.

Background:

The Automated Systems Management Group (ASMG) manages the Government-wide USA Staffing® program. USA Staffing® is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s automated staffing and recruitment solution used exclusively by Federal clients on a reimbursable basis. ASMG manages USA Staffing® and provides technical consulting to Federal agencies, assisting them with effectively recruiting a high quality and diverse workforce through their use of the system.

USA Performance® is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s software solution to assist Federal agencies in implementing their performance management programs and systems. USA Performance enables agencies to automate their performance appraisal process throughout the entire performance rating cycle. Agencies can develop performance plans, track and monitor employees’ performance, provide feedback and ratings, and electronically sign off on performance plans as agency appraisal programs require. By streamlining the process, USA Performance® allows agencies to focus on results and for performance management to happen in real time. USA Performance® is a user-friendly, web-based application that includes customizable features. USA Performance is compliant with Federal performance management regulations and meets Federal Information Technology (IT) security requirements.

Capability Statement / Information Sought:

Interested businesses are encouraged to respond to this notice. However, be advised that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective assessment of respondents’ capacity and capability to perform the specific work of this requirement. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience and/or ability to satisfy the supplies and services requirements detailed below.

Supply and Service Requirements:

The contractor shall provide a facility that is designed for a variety of learning approaches that support knowledge acquisition and action learning. The training facility must be able to provide consecutive daily accommodations. The training shall be up to 84 days per year (anticipating 5-10 days per month not to exceed 10 days per month for USA Staffing® and 24 days per year in 2- or 4-day increments for USA Performance®), Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to allow for training and/or testing.

(See attached Statement of Objectives for additional details)

Instructions for Responding to this Sources Sought Notice:

Information provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted no later than fourteen

(14) calendar days from the date of posting.

Responses to this notice shall include 1) Qualifications/Capability Statements including responses to the questions below and 2) a cover letter, at a minimum, including the following information:

1. Response to Sources Sought Notice

2. Vendor’s Company Name, Address, Contact Person Information;

3. Vendor’s DUNS Number;

4. Small Business Status/Socioeconomic Program (if applicable)

5. Business Size and Size Standard / Classification relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 531120

5. Proposed GSA Schedule (if applicable).

Please note that the collection of this data does not obligate the U.S. Government to the incorporation of the solicited comments in any future procurement action nor does it obligate the Government to the procurement of any services or products related to this notice. Proprietary information should not be included in the responses, further, responses to this notice will not be returned.

OPM may conduct capabilities meetings with vendors that appear to satisfy the requirements as outlined in this notice to clarify any information in their Statement of Qualifications/Capability Statements.

Information Submission Instructions:

All Statement of Qualifications/Capability Statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to the following:

Alisia Goree-Martin: Alisia.Goree-Martin@opm.gov

OPM requests that the Statement of Qualifications/Capabilities Statement which is the response to questions below not exceed 10 (10) single spaced pages. Each response should use the following Page Setup parameters:

• Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1”

• Page Size – 8.5”x11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

• Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.

• A standard, 10-point minimum font size applies.

All questions from Industry shall be submitted to Alisia Goree-Martin (Alisia.Goree-Martin@opm.gov ) via email no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on October 26, 2023.

All responses from Industry (to include Qualifications/Capability Statements) shall be in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and submitted to Alisia Goree-Martin (Alisia.Goree- Martin@opm.gov) AND Terek Ali (Terek.Ali@opm.gov) via email by 2:00 PM EST on November 2, 2023. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time to be considered responsive.

Additional Information:

There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, to make an award(s), or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of any effort in response to this Sources Sought Notice. Any information submitted in response to these sources sought notice is a strictly voluntary. This Sources Sought Notice is for information/planning purposes and the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional information is available and any request for additional information will be disregarded.

Questions to Industry:

Please identify your experience in providing the following deliverables: Meeting Space, Tables and Chairs, Computers and software, on-site IT service personnel, and other amenities (e.g., internet access).

Please answer the questions on the attachment labeled “SSN Attachment 2: Contractor Response Form”.

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