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Justice Information Sharing and Data Driven

Technical Assistance (JISDDTA) Re-compete

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Acquisition Management Division

DOJ, Office of Justice Programs

810 7th Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20531

April 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM ET

Justice Information Sharing and Data Driven Technical Assistance (JISDDTA)

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Background: The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is issuing this SOURCES

SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-

Owned small business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business, Small

Disadvantaged Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, and Economically

Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business) for the anticipated requirement titled “Department of Justice -

Office of Justice Programs – Bureau of Justice Assistance Justice Information Sharing and Data Driven

Technical Assistance (JISDDTA) project.” The BJA JISDDTA project provides for project management, technical evaluation, planning, policy development, and other project support as needed for current or proposed

BJA programs.

Pursuant to FAR Part 10, the federal government is conducting market research to determine:

What sources exist that are capable of satisfying the requirements listed below;

The appropriate NAICS code;

The capabilities of potential contractors;

The size and status of potential sources; and

The level of competition.

Note: The federal government will not pay for the provision of any information nor will it compensate any respondents for providing this information. This notice is NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL and in no way obligates the federal government to award any contract. Neither DOJ nor OJP will be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this announcement.

If OJP releases a solicitation for this requirement, the solicitation and award would likely occur in spring 2017.

Description of Required Services

BJA, a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice, supports programs that strengthen the nation’s criminal justice system. Its primary mission is to provide leadership and a range of assistance to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies to make America’s communities safer. BJA accomplishes this mission by emphasizing coordination of efforts at the federal, state, local and tribal levels and by providing funding, training, technical assistance, and information on all components of the criminal justice system. BJA activities reflect a commitment to emphasizing local decision making; building relationships in the field; providing training and technical assistance in support of efforts to prevent crime, drug abuse, and violence at the national, state, and local levels; developing collaborations and partnerships; promoting capacity building through strategic planning; increasing training and technical assistance opportunities; creating accountability of projects; encouraging innovation and use of evidence-based approaches; and communicating the value of justice efforts to decision makers at every level.

The JISDDTA project will focus on providing support to BJA to enhance overall services to the justice field through enhanced program management, technical evaluation, data analysis, policy development and other project support as needed for BJA programs.

The Contractor will be expected to support a variety of BJA programs such as the National Motor Vehicle Title

Information System (NMVTIS), body worn cameras, the Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program and the entire Smart Suite of grant programs. BJA maintains a significant portfolio of programs that support implementation projects, public/private partnerships, and policy development.

Major Tasks and Activities:

The BJA JISDDTA project requires a variety of personnel with specific qualifications and expertise. Project assignments will be based on expertise needed for a variety of tasks. The assigned tasks and deliverables may vary over the course of the contract based on project assignments, but will overall align with the major functions and tasks described below.

Task 1: Support the Development and Management of BJA Technology Systems Designed to Support the

Criminal Justice Field

Task 1 Activities:

Provide recommendations on the development and management of technology systems supported by

BJA.

Define and analyze problems and develop system requirements and program specifications based on input from BJA stakeholders, including the criminal justice field.

Coordinate closely with Office of Justice Programs technology development team to ensure implementation of program and system specifications.

Review and make recommendations on information sharing policy documents, training and technical assistance materials, and other products to be made available for use by BJA staff, justice practitioners, and other stakeholders.

Support program management activities and help ensure that training, technical assistance, and other resources are aligned with stakeholder needs in the areas of national and regional information sharing implementations.

Task 2: Provide Research and Analytical Support on National Policy and Program Performance

Task 2 Activities:

Provide support on program performance management and reporting activities, to include the analysis of program data and outcomes and use of mapping technology to support analysis.

Utilize data analysis findings to make programmatic recommendations to BJA staff and leadership to enhance overall program performance of BJA programs.

Conduct research and scans of justice practices and policy/legislation developments and summarize and report findings to BJA staff and leadership.

Support program management activities and ensures that training, technical assistance, and other resources are aligned with stakeholder needs.

Task 3: Support the Coordination and Management of National Programs

Task 3 Activities:

Provide direct project management support for national programs and BJA’s external stakeholders.

Oversee document preparation and editing, briefing coordination and development, program tracking and monitoring, and communication materials development for both internal and external customers.

Provide technical advice and content input for the implementation, maintenance, enhancement, and coordination of BJA’s online presence and communication strategies.

Capability Statement Instructions

In response to this Sources Sought, OJP hereby solicits capability statements from eligible contractors. These statements shall be no longer than four pages (single-spaced, with a minimum of 1-inch margins and 12-point font). Vendors may include no more than five resumes in the appendix. Only resumes for key personnel that would work on the contract are to be included. Each resume should clearly document that individuals have the experience and expertise described below. Each resume should be no longer than four pages. The resumes will not be counted as part of the four page limit for the capability statement.

The capability statement should describe the company’s and key personnel’s collective expertise and experience in ALL of the following areas:

Subject matter expertise in the areas data of driven justice strategies (serving as an informational and translational link to practitioners and the policy community) crime analysis, economics and statistical methods as they relate to criminal justice programs.

Subject matter expertise in developing requirements for criminal justice technology systems.

Ability to review and make recommendations on information sharing policy documents, training and technical assistance materials, and other products to be made available for use by BJA staff, justice practitioners, and other stakeholders.

Comprehensive understanding and expertise to provide support to program performance management and reporting activities, to include the analysis of program data and outcomes.

Ability to use data analysis findings to make programmatic recommendations to BJA staff and leadership to enhance overall program performance of BJA programs.

Experience in conducting research and scans of justice practices and policy/legislation developments and summarizing and reporting on to BJA staff and leadership.

Ability to provide technical advice for the implementation, maintenance, enhancement, and coordination of

BJA’s online presence and communication strategies.

Demonstrated ability and expertise to work credibly and effectively with state, local, and tribal justice practitioners and other officials at various levels of seniority.

Experience and familiarity with the criminal justice system is preferred, but may not be required.

Excellent writing skills and a demonstrated ability to translate information collected from disparate sources into concise, organized text.

Works both independently and on a team as necessary in order to advance program goals and objectives.

Works with state, local, and tribal justice practitioners and other officials at various levels of seniority.

Additionally, vendors shall:

1. Identify if they are a small, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, or HUB-Zone business;

2. Identify whether their socio-economic status is registered or self-certified if they are an 8(a), Service

Disabled Veteran-Owned, or HUB-Zone business;

3. Identify if the vendor is on a procurement vehicle similar to the services mentioned in this Sources Sought

Notice and provide the contract number and/or the name of the agency that created that procurement vehicle;

4. Identify if the vendor is on any GWAC;

5. Identify their preferred contract type for this potential procurement and why;

6. Identify any inconsistencies or ambiguities in the description of tasks that could be revised;

7. Identify the most appropriate contract vehicle for this potential procurement (e.g. GSA Schedule, ID/IQ, Blanket Purchase Agreement, etc.) and why;

8. Identify the most appropriate NAICS code and why; and

9. Describe, based upon your experience with providing program support for the JISDDTA process, if the

Sources Sought, as written, presents any barriers to participation.

Capability statements, questions and comments must be provided in writing.

Written responses to this notice are due no later than 12:00 PM ET on April 28, 2017. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Fitzgerald.Escalona@ojp.usdoj.gov. Questions submitted to the Contract Specialist listed within this Sources Sought in writing by April 26, 2017 by 12:00 PM ET may be answered before the closure of this RFI. Responses to all questions submitted by April 26, 2017 may be posted to this notice no later than April 28, 2017. Telephone/e-mail inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged after the submission of the capability statements. Interested vendors should monitor all government point of entry sites for further information.

Primary Point of Contact:

Fitzgerald Escalona

Contract Specialist

Fitzgerald.Escalona@ojp.usdoj.gov