IPPS-A MAHC III RFI 20241114.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE ENTERPRISE

Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army Increment II

Managing Army’s Human Capital - Innovation, Integration, and Implementation

(MAHC III)

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

This is a Request For Information (RFI) and Sources Sought notice to assist Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise) Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) with identifying vendors interested in partnering with the Government to inform the requirements and support the continuous development, integration, and delivery of IPPS-A capabilities.

The acquisition strategy for this procurement opportunity is being considered for a full and open competition, as competitive delivery or task orders under other contract vehicles, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), or a combination approach.

SECTION 2: BACKGROUND

IPPS-A is the critical enabler for The Army People Strategy and its transition to a Talent Management system and a data-rich environment. The IPPS-A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software suite integrates over 1.1 million Soldiers into a multi-component (Active Army, Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve) personnel and pay system to deliver Total Force visibility to support Readiness, Talent Management and Auditability. The software that runs IPPS-A is the ORACLE PeopleSoft Suite, and IPPS-A will eventually completely integrate the military personnel and pay functions for Active Army, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, West Point Cadets, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Health Professional Scholarship Students in a single system.

IPPS-A Inc II is being developed and deployed incrementally in a series of software releases to the Total U.S. Army Force (Active, National Guard, and Reserves), utilizing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology. A major software release was completed in January 2023, providing military HR capabilities and bringing the Total U.S. Army Force into a single authoritative system. This software release serves as the current IPPS-A production baseline. The Government will migrate the full IPPS-A solution into a Department of Defense (DOD) approved cloud-based environment up to Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Impact Level (IL)-6.

SECTION 3: PURPOSE

The purpose of this notice is to seek information from vendors to determine which companies have the skills and interest to support this on-going Army effort.

The Government also seeks input from industry on innovative approaches to meet the Government’s vision for this requirement, to include modular contracting approaches.

Please see the attached draft version of the IPPS-A Capability Support Bridge Performance Work Statement (PWS) as a reference for how the requested capabilities are currently being done. Additionally, see the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO) to be used as the basis for providing responses to the questions listed below in Section

5. The information gathered will be used to assist the Government in its market research and acquisition planning.

A fully completed cover page in the below format is required for all responses. The collective page count for RFI responses to the Section 5 questions should be limited to 10 pages or less. Marketing materials are discouraged. Responses to this RFI and Sources Sought notice are for informational purposes only.

SECTION 4: ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

Responses to this RFI shall contain a cover page with the following information:

Notice ID WXXXX-XX-X-XXXX A. Submittal Date Enter the submission date of your RFI response

Name of Organization Full legal name of your organization

RFI Response Point of Contact (POC) and Title

Name:

Position/Title:

Address:

Phone:

E-mail:

Does your company have an approved Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Accounting System?

Do you have cleared personnel, Secret or higher?

SAM.gov Entity Unique ID (EUI) Insert your Company SAM.gov EUI

SAM.gov Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

Insert your Company Facility CAGE Code

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s)

Insert your Company NAICS Code(s) on awarded contracts

Product Service Code (PSC) Insert your Company PSC on awarded contracts

Socioeconomic Company Business Size

If your company is a Large Business, enter “Large Business”. If your company is a Small Business, provide your specific Small Business category(ies) (e.g. 8(a), Notice ID WXXXX-XX-X-XXXX Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Tribal (8a) Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB))

Current Relevant Contract Vehicles as a Prime or Subcontractor

Insert current contract vehicles for awarded work that is applicable to this effort (i.e. not just on an IDIQ).

INDICATE if your company was the Prime contract holder or a subcontractor.

Signed (Digital signature is preferred)

SECTION 5: RFI QUESTIONS

1. What are your recommendations for innovative approaches and methodologies to meet the requirements and objectives for IPPS-A with consideration for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) processes?

a) Please identify key skill sets and labor categories necessary to support the requirements.

2. What requirements and risk reduction measures should the Government consider for the ongoing development and production support of the largest PeopleSoft implementation of Human Capital Management and Global Payroll?

3. What are your recommendations for meeting this requirement through modular contracting to balance competition, administration/management, and performance for best value to the Government?

a) Please identify which requirements or objectives you would break-up or bundle in a single contract or delivery/task order(s).

b) Which contract vehicles do you recommend for meeting the objectives of this requirement?

c) What contract types do you recommend to balance performance and value?

4. Please identify the requirements or objectives that you would be most likely to compete for if solicited separately rather than under a single contract or delivery/task order.

5. Do you have any additional comments and/or recommendations for improving or streamlining the provided requirements?