ASPR_Staffing_Support_RFI.pdf

Request for Information (RFI)

For

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

Professional Staffing Support Industry Day

This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this RFI announcement nor is the Government guaranteeing it will host an Industry

Day resulting from this RFI.

The Office of Resource Management (ORM), Division of Contracts and Grants (C&G) at Thomas

P. O’Neill Federal Building, on behalf the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), plans to host an

Industry Day to engage with vendors capable of providing Professional Staffing Support

Services, Small Business and Other Than Small Businesses, under full and open competitive procedures.

This RFI is only seeking to provide draft information in areas of anticipated professional staffing support needs so that any vendor who is capable of providing support in any one, or multiple areas, can self-identify and submit their interest in attending a planned Industry Day. Interested vendors must be able to provide staffing support in both Onsite and Offsite capacities, and at

Government facilities located in both Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA.

SECTION I – BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION

ASPR was created under the 2006 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (and then reauthorized in the Pandemic and All Hazards Reauthorization Act of 2013) in the wake of

Hurricane Katrina to lead the nation in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters. The ASPR serves as the principal adviser to the HHS Secretary responsible for providing integrated policy coordination and strategic direction with respect to all matters related to public health, medical preparedness, and deployment of the federal response for public health emergencies and incidents.

The ASPR heads a Staff Division (StafDIV) in the Office of the Secretary (OS), serving as the

Secretary’s principal advisor on issues related to bioterrorism, and leads a collaborative approach to the department’s preparedness, response, and recovery portfolio. In addition to this policy responsibility, the office of the ASPR also has operational responsibilities both for the advanced research and development of Medical Countermeasures (MCMs), the Strategic

National Stockpile (SNS), and for coordination of the federal public health and medical response to incidents. The office of the ASPR serves as the lead official responsible for all federal public

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) health and medical response to public health emergencies and incidents covered by the

National Response Framework and National Disaster Recovery Framework.

More information about ASPR can be found at our website: www.phe.gov.

SECTION II – ANTICIPATED PROFESSIONAL STAFFING SUPPORT AREAS

The Government anticipates professional staffing support needs in the following areas:

1. Advanced Research and Development for Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear

(CBRN) Threats, Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Pandemic Influenza

a. Regulatory and Quality Affairs, Clinical Studies, and Scientific/Medical Data

Modeling

b. Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Management Support

c. Business Planning and Strategy

2. Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)

3. Logistics Planning, Management, and Support

a. Bio-Medical Product and Supply Maintenance

4. Acquisitions, Contracts, Grants Management, Auditing and related administration

5. Public Health Emergency Response Planning and Requirements Development

6. Domestic and International Public Health Policy and Research

7. Security Operations Management and Intelligence

8. Communications, Social Media, Conference/Events, and Public Relations

a. Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Communications

b. Conference and event planning and execution

c. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (Legislatures/States/Local

Government/Industry/Inter and Intra-Agency Agreements)

d. Section 508 Compliance

e. American Sign Language interpretation

9. Federal Financial/Budget Management, Planning, and Analysis

10. Federal Travel Coordination and Management

11. Government Facilities Budget, Planning, Management, Closeout/Transfer, and Analysis

12. Information Technology (IT) at local and enterprise level

a. Software, web, and system development, deployment, and maintenance

b. Hardware acquisition, installation, deployment, and maintenance http://www.phe.gov/

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

c. Cloud planning, migration, deployment, maintenance

d. Cyber and System Security

e. Help Desk

f. Systems Training

13. Federal Human Capital Management

a. Talent Management

b. Strategic Federal Staffing for Recruitment and Retention

c. Employee Development

d. Training Programs Development and Execution

14. Project, Program, and Portfolio Management

15. Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

SECTION III – INTERESTED RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

Interested vendors that can provide professional staffing support in any one, or multiple areas, identified in Section II must submit their interest via email to Carol.Allen@hhs.gov including the following:

1. Company Name:

2. Company Point of Contract (POC):

a. Name (Last, First):

b. Primary Phone Number:

c. Primary Email Address:

3. Company Address:

4. Provide both Onsite and Offsite Contractors?: Yes/No

5. Provide Onsite Contractors in Washington, DC?: Yes/No

6. Provide Onsite Contractors in Atlanta, GA?: Yes/No

7. Identify by number which area(s) listed in Section II the vendor can provide support

8. DUNS number

9. Socioeconomic categories listed in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov associated with the identified DUNS number

10. NAICS Code(s) applicable for award based on socioeconomic categories and areas of support identified based on Section II

Please see the Attachment 001 – Interest Email Submission Example on page 5 for reference.

http://www.sam.gov/

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

The Government will reply via email confirming receipt of all complete responses submitted. Do not include any classified or proprietary information in your response. The Government is not obligated to respond to incomplete responses. The Government is not requesting nor accepting/responding to any questions, or requests for clarifications, submitted in response to this RFI.

All responses to this RFI must be emailed to Carol.Allen@hhs.gov (Contracting Officer) no later than April 19, 2019 at 10:00 am EST.

mailto:Carol.Allen@hhs.gov

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

ATTACHMENT 001 – INTEREST EMAIL SUBMISSION EXAMPLE

Email To: Carol.Allen@hhs.gov

Email From: Doe.Jane@acme.com

Email Subject: ASPR RFI for Professional Staffing Support Anticipated Industry Day

In response to FBO RFI notice HHS-ASPR-ORM-04032019, Acme, Inc. is confirming its interest in attending the anticipated Industry Day for ASPR Professional Staffing

Support, and here is the requested information:

Company Name: Acme, Inc.

Company Point of Contact:

Name (Last, First): Jane, Doe

Primary Phone Number: (555) 555-5555

Primary Email: Jane.Doe@Acme.com

Company Address:

123 Acme Lane, Suite 123

Never Land, NL 12345

Provide both Onsite and Offsite Contractors?: Yes

Provide Onsite Contractors in Washington, DC?: No

Provide Onsite Contractors in Atlanta, GA?: Yes

Section II Support Areas: 1, 5, 10, 15

DUNS Number: 123456789, 8a Small Business

NAICS Code: 541990

Thank you, Jane Doe mailto:Carol.Allen@hhs.gov mailto:Doe.Jane@acme.com mailto:Jane.Doe@Acme.com