Attachment 1 - RFI.pdf

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY; it is not a Solicitation (i.e.

Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or Invitation for Bids) or an indication that the Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) will contract for the services contained in the RFI.

This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI.

Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a competitive solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the beta SAM website https://beta.sam.gov/ at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.

RESPONSES: Respondents to this RFI are to describe their interest and ability to perform the requirements summarized below in the description of the requirement. Responses are to contain

(1) company name, (2) CAGE code, (3) mailing address, and (4) primary point of contact information, to include telephone number and email address. Responses should be formatted as either MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be limited to a maximum of ten pages. Proprietary/competition sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical; however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted.

Responses should be submitted to Matthew T. Robey, Contracting Officer at matthew.t.robey.civ@mail.mil and Anthony Hill, Contract Specialist, at anthony.j.hill16.civ@mail.mil no later than 12:00 PM Central Time, 30 September, 2020.

SEE THE ATTACHED DRAFT PWS FOR DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY: The Government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions related to staffing and services provided by ATs and SCCs.

1. What is your company’s North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement? What NAICS code would you anticipate for a requirement for services necessary to meet the Government’s objective?

2. Describe your labor categories and the qualifications required to staff ATs and SCC in support of the Army’s H2F System.

3. Do you anticipate a challenge recruiting any of the labor categories (i.e., ATs and SCC) required to staff the H2F initiative? If yes, identify the labor categories and locations that may be a challenge to recruit personnel and provide your rationale.

4. What innovative approaches are used by your company to recruit and retain contract personnel?

5. Describe your staffing strategy to recruit and hire for hard- to- fill locations. Provide a list of locations you consider to be hard-to-fill locations.

6. Describe the timeframe required to initiate and complete the hiring process to ensure personnel meet government employment criteria to include:

Conducting prime source verification (education and credentialing requirements).

Collecting documents and submitting completed packets for background checks (i.e., security clearance).

Collecting health requirement documentation to ensure employees meet Center for

Disease Control (CDC) health requirements for government employment.

7. Describe your company’s ability to provide full time employees vs. a succession of part-time employees.

8. Do you normally fill positions locally or do you bring in personnel from other locations?

9. Describe your company’s plan for managing difficult employees.

10. What type of pricing structure would best meet the Government’s objective (e.g., fixed hourly price)? Should incentives be considered and if yes, identify the proposed incentives.

11. Should the Government publish a formal solicitation, do you anticipate any challenges preparing a competitive price proposal to provide services based on some or all of the characteristics described above? Do you anticipate any perceived barriers to competition? If so, please specify.

12. After receipt of Request for Proposal, what do you consider to be an acceptable timeframe (i.e., 30 days, 45 days, etc.) for you to prepare and submit of your proposal to the Government?

13. Do you recommend a transition period prior to start of performance? If so, how many days?

Describe what tasks you will have to perform during the transition period (i.e., recruitment and hiring of personnel, obtaining security clearance, etc.)

14. Do you have any comments on the requirements described above? If so, please specify.