Financial Management Support Services May 8 2023.pdf

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2415 Eisenhower Avenue ▪ Alexandria, VA 22314

May 08, 2023

Requirement Synopsis

This notice is posted in accordance with FAR 5.207 to provide a pre-solicitation synopsis of an upcoming requirement for the National Science Foundation. A solicitation for the described requirement will be posted no sooner than 15 days from the date of posting of this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND NO SOLICITATION

EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

This requirement will likely be posted under the solicitation number 49100423R0015.

Description:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the leading federal agencies to combine funding grants for research and development with education. NSF is tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in a wide range of scientific areas, from astronomy to geology to zoology. The Division of Financial Management (DFM) supports the NSF mission by providing accurate, efficient, and courteous financial management services to the internal and external NSF community. DFM is responsible for the overall financial management of NSF, including accounting operations, financial reporting, grantee business office relationships, and payments. DFM maintains the core financial system that integrates with a broad range of other NSF business systems and processes.

DFM seeks contactor support in meeting financial management accounting and reporting requirements, improving accounting and reporting information and processes, and sustaining NSF’s compliance with federal generally accepted accounting principles and other federal financial regulatory guidance. The contractor will also be responsible for supporting DFM’s accounting operations and NSF’s annual financial statement audit and internal control assessment processes, including drafting agency financial statements and footnotes, as well as underlying documentation and schedules. The contractor will assist

DFM with other financial management services that arise from the annual audit process, operational reviews, internal initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and external requirements that may require business process evaluation, improvement, and re-engineering. Contractor support will also include providing financial analytic assistance, research, presentation, and documentation for DFM management.

DFM also seeks contractor assistance with financial systems support and analysis. The contractor will aid in drafting and delivering templates, analyses, reports, and project management plans to support NSF management decisions regarding financial systems throughout the development life cycle. The contractor will maintain and update financial systems project timelines, monitor and track requests for functional and technical assistance, and generate performance metrics for NSF management review. The contractor will also assist with identifying and documenting systems requirements and other full life cycle activities necessary to implement the next generation financial system.

Further Relevant Information:

Expected Solicitation Number: 49100423R0015

Expected Posting Date: No sooner than 15 days after synopsis

Expected Place of Performance: NSF Headquarters and Contractor Facilities

Expected Product and Service Code (PSC): R710 – Support - Management: Financial

Expected NAICS: 541211 - Offices of Certified Public Accountants

Set Aside Information:

The NSF is seeking to utilize Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

(SDVOSBs) for this requirement. Due to the expected size of this requirement ($10 million or more) interested parties are encouraged to explore novel teaming avenues, e.g.

SBA Mentor-Protégé program, Contractor Teaming Arrangements, etc.

No further requirement information is available at this time, interested parties are encouraged to look for the solicitation once the required minimum posting time for this synopsis has passed, on or about May 25, 2023.

Contract Specialist Point of Contact:

Jonathan Schmeelk jschmeel@nsf.gov mailto:jschmeel@nsf.gov