Attachment L002 - Task Order 001 Pricing.pdf

SIR 693KA9-22-R-00013 Attachment L002 Task Order 001 Pricing

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Instructions for Task Order 001 Proposal Submission Update the Existing Controller Job Analysis and Create an Assessment Strategy

And Request for Task Order Proposal

I. Overview

The FAA intends to issue a single task order award (Task Order 001), in addition to the IDIQ award, as part of this competition. However, the FAA reserves the right to not award a task order if such action is determined to be in the FAA’s best interest.

This document provides instructions for completing Attachment L002 – Task Order 001 Pricing Proposal. Note that for contracting purposes, this document also serves as the Request for Task Order Proposal for Task Order 001, and thus it includes its SOW and deliverables.

A) Task Order Type

This Task Order is Firm Fixed Price.

B) Expected Period of Performance

The period of performance of this Task Order is 14 months from award . The FAA expects to issue this task order at the same time as the contract award.

II. Proposal Content and Instructions

A) General Instructions to Offerors

Each Offeror must submit the required information by the specified deadline. Proposals must be complete and conform to the instructions in this document. Incomplete proposals or proposals which contain deviations may result in the exclusion of such proposals from further consideration. Alternate proposals are not authorized, and the FAA will not evaluate any alternate proposal received.

Proposals submitted in response to this Task Order must reflect the prospective contractor’s best offer to the Government, as award may be made without any further discussion or opportunity to revise proposals.

B) Instructions for Technical Proposals

The Technical Proposal for this Task Order is to be submitted separately under the SIR Volume IA in accordance with Technical Factor 1: Technical Approach and Understanding – Task 2.2 and Factor 2: Project Management Approach.

The Government may elect to incorporate the successful Offeror’s technical proposal into the awarded Task Order. Offerors must include a signed copy of the SOW with this Attachment.

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C) Instructions for Cost/Price Proposal

The price proposal for this Task Order is to be included in this Attachment, L002. The Offeror's Price Proposal must be submitted in PDF and must include the following data:

1. A summary pricing schedule including proposed unit pricing for all Deliverables shown in the SOW Section 5 Deliverables and Delivery Schedule.

2. A narrative describing the Offerors rationale for developing the proposed pricing to include estimated labor hours/ skill mix and assumptions.

3. The Price proposal narrative is limited to five (5) pages.

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Update the Existing Controller Job Analysis and Create an Assessment Strategy Task Order 001 Statement of Work

1. Background

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Office of Human Resource Management (AHR) is responsible for developing and managing the policies, procedures, and systems that ensure that the Agency recruits, hires, trains, and retains the right people to carry out its mission. The Air Traffic Control Specialist position is one of the FAA’s Mission Critical Occupations. The FAA uses the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA), a pre-employment selection test battery, to identify candidates who have the highest probability of succeeding as air traffic controllers. This contract will support the FAA in the development and validation of a new pre-employment controller selection test to replace ATSA.

2. Requirements

2.1 General

The Contractor must furnish the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, facilities, travel, and support in accordance with this SOW. The Contractor must provide the appropriate program management, and project control necessary to manage this Task Order; ensure that the cost, schedule, and quality requirements are continually tracked, and the status communicated to the FAA; and ensure that this Task Order is successfully completed.

2.2 Project Management

The Contractor must manage its performance on this task order to ensure that work is performed efficiently, accurately, on time, and in compliance with the contract requirements.

2.2.1 Staffing

The Contractor must maintain appropriate staffing levels, notify the COR whenever a staff vacancy occurs, and fill vacancies upon Contracting Officer (CO) approval. When vacancies are approved but not filled within 20 business days, the Contractor must provide written notice to the COR stating the reason for not filling the vacancies.

2.2.2 Meetings

The Contractor must attend a kick-off meeting upon contract award with the CO, COR, and Program Office representatives to review requirements and understand work scope and deliverables. Also, the Contractor must participate in, and provide minutes for, additional meetings, including:

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• Periodic status meetings, as needed

• Quarterly Program Management Reviews to discuss task order performance including, but not limited to, accomplishments, schedule, and financial summary

• A task order planning meeting that will occur as we approach the end of Task Order

001, but prior to issuing the subsequent task order. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss lessons learned from the completed task order, and to plan the requirements and approach for the upcoming task order.

2.2.3 Project Management Approach

The Contractor must develop a project management approach (PMP) that contains its approach for managing this task order. The Contractor must resubmit the PMP to the COR for approval when significant changes are made. Any changes that will affect the schedule by more than ten (10) business days must be submitted to the COR.

2.2.4 Monthly Reporting

The Contractor must provide Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) to the COR that include the following information:

• Overview of work completed, work in progress, and work planned;

• Status of individual deliverables;

• Identification of risk areas with recommended remedial actions;

• Status of all outstanding risks identified in previous MSRs; and

• Any additional information pertinent to the Government in administering the performance of this effort or as requested by the COR.

2.3 Task 1. Update the Existing Controller Job Analysis and Create an Assessment Strategy

The Contractor must conduct a job analysis that results in lists of controller tasks organized into job duties; knowledge, skills, abilities, other personal characteristics (KSAOs); and tools and equipment (T&E) to serve as the foundation for the new selection test. Although this task order will result in an update to an existing job analysis, the Contractor must—at a minimum—conduct the legally required steps for conducting a job analysis for use as the foundation for a pre-employment selection test, and to conduct the analysis in a manner consistent with legal requirements and professional guidelines, and that will support a broad validity evidence argument. The final lists of duties/tasks, KSAOs, and T&E must reflect both current and near term (1-2 years) job and worker requirements for certified professional controllers. Although controllers work in three different facility types (i.e., Airport Traffic Control Towers [ATCTs], Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities [TRACONs], Air Route Traffic Control Centers [ARTCCs]), the Contractor’s process must result in content that is identical where the jobs and requirements are the same, but also identifies if and where the jobs and their requirements are

Page 5 of 7 5/23/2022 different. In addition to providing the final lists of duties/tasks, KSAOs, and T&E in Microsoft Excel format, the Contractor must submit a job analysis technical report that describes the research process and the results in accordance with legal requirements and professional guidelines.

The Contractor shall also create an efficient assessment strategy for controller pre-employment selection that balances validity and administrative burden, and that takes adverse impact and the FAA’s unique situational characteristics and constraints into consideration. The strategy should recommended types of assessments and other relevant features (e.g., hurdle vs. compensatory approach, proctored vs. un-proctored assessments, assessment type, item type, custom vs. COTS) to cover the KSAOs required at entry for controller candidates with no prior air traffic control experience. The assessment strategy does not require the identification of specific tests, but rather high-level recommendations with examples of assessments that would likely meet the stated requirement. The Contractor must defend its methods and recommendations in the draft assessment strategy. The Contractor will brief its recommendations to the FAA and obtain approval prior to finalizing the assessment strategy.

3. Period of Performance

The period of performance of this Task Order is 14 months.

4. References/Applicable Documents

• FAA Order 1600.75 "Protecting Sensitive Unclassified Information (SUI)

• FAA Order 1370.121 FAA Information Security and Privacy Program & Policy

• FAA Order 1350.14 “Records Management”

5. Deliverables and Delivery Schedule

The following is a table of required deliverables for Task Order 001. Deliverables must be submitted to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) via electronic mail.

The FAA will require ten (10) business days to review each deliverable. If rejected, the FAA will provide rationale to the Contractor for the rejection. The Contractor will have ten (10) business days or date agreed to by Contractor and CO/COR to resubmit rejected deliverable.

# SOW

Reference

Deliverable Description

Due Date (expressed in business days) Acceptance Criteria

1 2.1.2 Attend one contract/Task Order 1 kickoff meeting

Meeting to be held within 10 days of contract award;

minutes to be delivered five

Contractor personnel are in attendance, either in person or virtual.

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# SOW

Reference

Deliverable Description

Due Date (expressed in business days) Acceptance Criteria and furnish meeting minutes.

days after the kickoff meeting.

Meeting minutes are submitted on time and accurately reflect the attendees, key points of the discussion, answers to questions, and action items.

2 2.1.2 Program Management Review (PMR) briefing deck and meeting minutes

• Briefing deck to be provided quarterly, five days before the scheduled PMR.

• Meeting minutes to be provided within 10 days after the PMR.

Briefing deck captures an overall performance summary, accomplishments since the previous PMR; financial summary (costs expended by CLIN, remaining costs), risks, and any other key performance management information.

3 2.1.3 Project Management Plan (PMP)

• Within 15 days of the kickoff meeting, then updated as needed, or whenever any changes result in a schedule impact of more than ten (10) business days.

PMP is submitted on time and in accordance with project management best practices.

4 2.1.4 Monthly report detailing progress

By the tenth day of the month following the report period.

Information required in Section C.2.1.4 of the SIR

5 2.2 Lists of controller duties/tasks, KSAOs, and T&E including differentiation by facility type (draft and final)

TBD – as proposed by Offeror

Comprehensive lists are submitted on time, and illustrate where the job is the same and different between the three facility types.

6 2.2 Job Analysis Technical Report (draft and final)

TBD – as proposed by Offeror

Report submitted on time that includes, in detail, the research process used in conducting the job analysis and the results.

Processes are in accordance with legal requirements and professional guidelines.

7 2.2 Assessment strategy (draft and final)

TBD – as proposed by Offeror

Strategy including recommendations for delivery/implementation of testing program is submitted on time. Recommendations must be documented and be appropriate for assessing the KSAOs required at entry for the target population.

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6. Estimated Travel Requirements Offeror’s must provide the cost for travel as a separate CLIN, and it is to be billed as cost reimbursable.

Destinations, Travel Description and Purpose

# of Trips

# of Travelers

Duration of Trip Days

Local (L), Long Distance (LD) or International

(I)

Base or Option

Period (s)

Total

7. Other Direct Costs

List Item/s Describe Purpose None

8. Contract Type/TO Type: Firm Fixed Price

9. Task Order Award Amount: $ (To be entered at award)

10. Contractor Acceptance:

Signature Line Date

(Typed/Printed Name, Title)