ITOPSS 4.0 Sources sought 5-23-2022.pdf

TITLE: International Technical, Operational, and Professional Support Services

Background: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small, disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with

FAR 7.104(d). It is anticipated that this Indefinite Deliverable Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) will have multiple awardees of which could include small businesses if the result of this sources sought determines it is feasible.

This sources sought will determine if some of the IDIQ contract awardees could be small businesses in order to set aside a portion of the task order under a specific domain and/or a certain dollar amount.

The potential small businesses will need to demonstrate they can employ and provide qualified individuals for short-term and long-term (minimum six months up to sixty months) in various locations throughout the world in support of CDC activities, as outlined in individual task orders.

The Contractors must be capable of providing management, support and procurement services for their employees including, but not limited to travel assistance, airline tickets, immunizations, passports, long-term visas and work permits, background checks, housing, medical and evacuation insurance, foreign government taxation, filing income tax returns with country of origin, compliance with foreign country tax regulations and international and local laws, emergency medical care, visa, work permits and other details necessary to successfully place and support personnel to perform the services required. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to acquire provide these services without the Governments assistance.

The following are representative examples of services and types of tasks which may be ordered and conducted through the issuance of individual task orders under this IDIQ contract. This listing is not represented as being complete or all-inclusive.

Technical Support Services

This category includes services that require technical expertise to provide technical advice and assistance to

CDC staff and other public health, medical and scientific professionals in both laboratory and office activities.

One characteristic of the services in this category is the requirement for knowledge of scientific research techniques and analyzing data. This category may also include services that require technical expertise in providing solutions with regards to security compliance, training, operational support, technical and development support, international or global experience and technical knowledge in a myriad of international activities. Characteristic of the services in this category are the requirements for knowledge of information technology principles and techniques and public health program management experience that is less than full professional knowledge, but which nevertheless enables the technician to understand how and why a specific device, skill, or system operates.

Examples of these technical services include, but are not limited to public health, laboratory coordination and management, training, demographics, counseling, technical writing, building and design coordination, communications, Informatics, human capacity development, emergency operations, research and science.

Contractors providing these services must possess the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and the ability to effectively relate to diverse groups of people.

Operational Support Services

Includes services that provide operational assistance and support to technical, professional, medical, and scientific personnel. This category may include tasks that involve preparing, transcribing, transferring, systematizing, and preserving written communications and records; gathering and distributing information;

operating office machines; storing, distributing, and accounting for storage of material; operating office equipment; originating and distributing correspondence in both written and electronic formats, and performing other administrative duties. The computer skill requirements shall include but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook.

Examples of these tasks include, but are not limited to secretarial services, program coordination, financial consulting, facilities projects, project analysis, interviewing, extramural resource management, public affairs, real estate maintenance, study coordination, program operations, administrative support services, office automation services and other related fields. The contractor staff assigned to these tasks must possess the ability to communicate well both orally and in writing and the ability to relate to diverse groups of people.

Professional Support Services

Services that require professional expertise having a recognized status based upon acquiring professional knowledge through the study of sciences such as biology, chemistry, physics, physiology, psychology, and medicine. These tasks require medical, public health, epidemiology, or behavioral sciences expertise. This category also includes services that require professional expertise based upon acquiring professional knowledge through the study of public health, epidemiology, and behavioral sciences.

Examples of these professional services include, but are not limited to, microbiology services, pharmaceutical services, nursing, medical and surgical services, epidemiology and research, science (behavioral and health), occupational therapy, health economy, entomology, virology, laboratory quality assurance, behavior modification services and other related services.

History: These services have been acquired through current and previous contracts for the past 15 years.

The NAICS code is 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Period of Performance: 12-month Base Year with four (4) 12-month option periods

Contractors must respond to all the following points, by indicating your experience (within 5 years). You must provide a short narrative or list documenting experience.

1) International experience in the following: Must provide examples of proven experience. In addition, state the government agency, contract number and if you were the prime or subcontractor.

a. Passports, long term visas, work permits, addressing international country laws and locating employees in country to perform the services

b. Address foreign country tax issues and host country legal requirements

c. Organize and assist in securing long term and short term housing, car rental and security.

d. Experience/expertise coordinating with colleagues or contractors who do not speak English.

e. Ability to provide secure and safe transportation with local, skilled drivers in high risk countries.

2) International experience in providing various types of services of complex settings which could include the following.

a. Provide primary disease prevention services that assist host country partners develop implement and/or improve effective and sustainable voluntary counseling and testing services, community outreach for populations at high risk for infection, demonstration projects aimed at prevention, policies and promotion activities for “universal precautions” to avoid exposures for health care and other workers.

b. Management Support Services -Examples below but not an exhaustive list

i. Provide advice and support to the United States Government(USG) country team related to policies and guidelines concerning various issues in-country, (e.g., expanding programs, geographic coverage of in-country activities, related costs, resources needed, etc.)

ii. Assist with maintaining staffing continuity in-country as current staff transition out, and new staff are transferred in-country.

iii. Provide advice and support to the USG country team related to policies and guidelines concerning various issues in-country, (e.g., expanding programs, geographic coverage of in-country activities, related costs, resources needed, etc.).

c. Infection/Disease Support Services (HIV/TB, Avian and Human Influenza, Malaria, Polio, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, STD, Typhoid, Hepatitis, Nosocomial Infections, EBOLA, and other emerging infectious diseases) – Some examples include:

i. Provide primary disease prevention services that assist host country partners develop implement and/or improve effective and sustainable voluntary counseling and testing services, community outreach for populations at high risk for infection, demonstration projects aimed at prevention, policies and promotion activities for “universal precautions” to avoid exposures for health care and other workers.

ii. Promote practical and effective disease care and treatment programs through working with the host government to develop and implement treatment guidelines, policies, sustainable models and effective national disease management systems linking infected persons to care, training on disease management and care for health care providers and related training and systems development for laboratory workers.

iii. Provide technical assistance in local and national surveillance, development of provincial program protocols, identification of public health priorities based on data, strategic planning and training in prevention, treatment, program management, monitoring, and evaluation.

d. Epidemiology Support Services- Some examples include:

i. Contribute to the development of projects for infectious disease surveillance and research. Conduct data analysis, participate in the development findings, reports of record, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations.

ii. Provide technical assistance, assist the CDC and host government partners to prepare and present data on clinical and epidemiological findings to in-country Ministry of Health leaders and other governmental offices.

iii. Provide guidance to epidemiology/surveillance projects to research and data staff in accordance with World Health Organizational (WHO) recommendations and priorities.

iv. Provide technical assistance, assist in organization and implementation of training sessions on rapid outbreak response and risk communications, surveillance and research.

3) Experienced in diplomatically navigating multiple international and US funded global health programs, optimizing resources, and working effectively with other US agencies and contractors in remote areas with minimal infrastructure.

a. Work with international and global partners to organize the introduction of new vaccine.

b. Optimize resources to demonstrate improvements in immunization coverage and data quality.

c. Strategic development of plans to reach remote and hard to reach areas.

4) Qualified Personnel - training, experience, and qualifications of the various types of personnel in polio eradication activities and vaccine preventable diseases of core requirements. Only U.S. citizens or non-

U.S. citizens who have lived in the U.S. at least three of the last five years are eligible to perform core services. The exception to this is a non-U.S. citizen contractor employee with current, valid security clearance for physical and logical access to CDC and embassy facilities and network. Do not include any contractor employee who is considered an Ordinarily Resident that is a U.S. citizen or Third

Country National who: (1) is a local resident;(2) has legal, permanent resident status within the host country; and (3) is subject to host country employment and tax laws. This also includes host country citizens.

Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to Tim Barnes, email: krz3@cdc.gov . In the subject line of the email, YOU MUST PUT

“ITOPSS 4.0 SOURCES SOUGHT”.

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED

ABOVE. Please address each in order listed above. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

Teaming Arrangements: All teaming arrangements shall include the above-cited information, certifications for each entity and who will be responsible for Core Requirements. Teaming arrangements are encouraged.

Responses must be submitted not later than JUNE 3, 2022, 5PM EST. Capability statements must not exceed

12 pages, excluding attachments and no less than 10 font size. Documents will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date.

This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal or other solicitation and in no way obligates Office of Acquisition Services (OAS) to award a contract. The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes.

Please provide the follow Business information:

1. DUNS Number

2. Company Name

3. Company Address

4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address

5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM).

Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract must be registered in SAM located at http://www.sam.gov.

6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.)

7. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs), if held

8. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses

10. Responders should also include a statement about whether or not they have an approved Federal audited accounting system. If the responder has an approved accounting system, please provide the certification in which the accounting system was deemed adequate (e.g. the name of the audit agency and audit number). You may submit as an attachment, which will not count towards the overall page limit.

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