Solic_Attach_1_-_Seed_Task_Order_X.pdf

HQ0034-14-R-0074 (ATSS) Attachment #1

All offerors (submitting proposals for both the full & open competition and the small business set-aside) shall provide technical and price proposals for the following seed task order at time of overall IDIQ proposal due date. Task Order questions must be submitted at the same time as overall IDIQ questions due date. The proposals will be evaluated on the following factors:

Seed TO X Technical Approach (to be included in Volume I / Factor D / Subfactor 1 – Eight (8) Pages) – The offeror shall submit their technical approach of:

• How the offeror will accomplish requirements outlined in TO PWS

• Proposed labor category mix, labor hours, and any key personnel determined necessary for accomplishing PWS requirements

• Demonstrated ability to produce similar quality services

Seed TO X Price Factor (to be included in Volume II – No page limit)

• Prices submitted utilizing offeror’s proposed IDIQ labor rates or discounts off of them

• Total price according to the following CLIN schedule:

o CLIN 0001 – Labor (Firm Fixed Price) o CLIN 0002 – ODCs/Travel (Cost) – Not to Exceed $2,500.00

Seed Task Order X: Budget and Financial Management Support

NAICS Code: 541611

Period of Performance: 25 November 2014 – 24 November 2015

Place of Performance: This task will be performed on-site in various Department of Defense (DoD) locations on the Pentagon reservation and in the National Capital Region

(NCR).

Performance Work Statement:

1.0 Purpose: Provide budget and financial management support for programs and Program Elements (PEs) assigned to OUSD(AT&L) for oversight and execution.

Provide analytic support to enable effective utilization of assigned Programs, Projects, and PEs and funds appropriated to OUSD(AT&L).

2.0 Background: OUSD(AT&L) performs acquisition oversight, including technical, and programmatic evaluation of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs), Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs, and other DoD programs.

OUSD(AT&L) is also responsible for the planning, programming, budgeting, execution, and analysis of AT&L’s core programs and other related funds.

3.0 Requirements:

3.1 The contractor shall provide analysis in support of OUSD(AT&L) financial management of assigned Programs, Projects, and PEs, including studies. The contractor shall provide support to OUSD(AT&L) in all phases of Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) activities for assigned programs, projects, and PEs. The contractor shall provide support to OUSD(AT&L) through the use of government information technology (IT) systems for all phases of PPBES and provide analytical support using the information/data contained in the government IT systems for OUSD(AT&L) staff and leadership.

3.2 The contractor shall analyze Service and Defense Agencies (herein after referred to as “Component”) Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Program Budget Review (PBR) and President’s Budget (PB) submissions for assigned programs, projects, and PEs and generate, coordinate and consolidate comments and findings for OUSD(AT&L) staff and leadership. The contractor shall review and analyze Defense appropriation and authorization documents to support quick reaction responses to programmatic and fiscal changes. The contractor shall prepare, review, consolidate and coordinate issue papers based on Defense guidance for OUSD(AT&L) staff and leadership.

3.3 The contractor shall support budget development and execution. The contractor shall plan, schedule, and coordinate the timing, sequence of all actions and analysis required to integrate programs, projects, and PEs within the assigned portfolios during all phases of the budget process. The contractor shall support preparation of budget exhibits for assigned programs, projects, and PEs. The contractor shall prepare fund document approval requests utilizing automated Government Financial Management Systems. The contractor shall assemble all contract, program and cost estimate information and enter requisite information into the automated government systems to enable fund document approval. The contractor shall communicate with Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) financial personnel to resolve any questions and issues necessary to achieve certification and approval of fund documents. The contractor shall prepare detailed and summary reports of all fund documents developed and approved by WHS.

3.4 The contractor shall track and report the funds execution of assigned programs, projects, and PEs and other funding, including suballocations, commitments, obligations, and expenditures. The contractor shall track and report progress to meeting OUSD(Comptroller) funds execution benchmarks. The contractor shall communicate with appropriate government personnel to identify program issues impacting budget execution, and prepare for and support program financial reviews. The contractor shall support the collection and reporting of RDT&E funds execution data for the annual National Science Foundation survey.

3.5 The contractor shall develop reports, spreadsheets, presentation material, and prepare drafts of official correspondence in the performance of the tasks in paragraphs

3.1 through 3.4.

4.0 Task Management:

The contractor shall propose a management approach to effectively execute this task. As specified by the basic contract, the contractor shall identify a Project Manager to facilitate communications between the government and contractor on this task and to resolve any management issues.

5.0 Monthly Performance Report and Deliverables

The contractor shall provide monthly reports on this task in accordance with the basic contract.

6.0 Security Clearance Requirements

Security requirements will be in accordance with the basic contract. All personnel must hold a minimum Secret security clearance immediately upon task order award.

7.0 Non-Disclosure

In the performance of this Task Order, the contractor will have access to business sensitive financial data owned by the government and proprietary data owned by private industry such as labor rates. Information made available to the contractor by the government in the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. Contractor personnel will not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in the performance of this effort, until made public by the government, except to authorized government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer. The contractor will not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort.

Nothing herein will preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the government between the contractor and the data owner which provides for greater rights to the contractor.

8.0 Travel

Travel will be in accordance with the basic contract. All travel shall be approved by the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR).

9.0 Government Furnished Facilities and Equipment

Government Furnished Facilities and Equipment will be as stated in the basic contract.

In addition, the government will enable contractor access to automated government financial and budget systems, tools and data bases used to assess and evaluate fund information on programs, projects and PEs; and to generate fund documents, approvals, and to track funds expenditures.

10.0 Government Furnished Information

The government will provide contractors with access to studies, reports, data and key staff as required to perform the effort in this Task Order.

11.0 Task Order Performance Standards

The contractor shall perform quality assurance and quality control on this task order in accordance with the basic contract requirements. Performance objectives and measures for this task are stated in the table below.

Standard/Acceptable Inspection Incentive

Objective Quality Level

(AQL)

Provide financial analysis in support of all phases of the PPBES process for assigned programs, projects, PEs, and studies funds.

Work products are timely, coordinated with stakeholders, technically accurate, with sound recommendations.

Review of work products including information papers, reports, spreadsheets, and presentation materials.

Input into Past Performance Evaluations/CPARS.

Provide analysis of Component POM submissions and Defense appropriation and authorization documents for programmatic and fiscal impacts to assigned programs, projects and PEs.

Work products are timely, coordinated with stakeholders, technically accurate with sound recommendations.

Review of work products including papers, reports, presentation materials, reclamas, appeals, testimony.

Input into Past Performance Evaluations/CPARS.

Provide budget planning, execution, and reporting for all assigned programs, projects, PEs, and funds.

Work products are accurate, timely, coordinated with stakeholders and contain sound recommendations.

Review of work products including fund documents, forms, papers, reports, presentation materials, spreadsheets.

Basis of input into Past Performance Evaluations/CPARS.