Sources_Sought,_AG_Support_25Apr19.pdf

25 April 2019

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government intends to procure services to provide military human resources (HR) personnel services to customers and organizations serviced by the Fort Knox installation, on a 100% 8(a) set-aside basis, provided two or more qualified 8A businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two or more qualified 8(a) businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all 8(a) businesses to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 561110 Office Administration Services with a size standard of $7.5 million. The requested period of performance is 1 July 2019 through 30 June 2020 with two, one year option periods.

The contractor shall abide by all applicable Army and Fort Knox policies, laws, regulations, and personnel guidance set forth by The Army AG (TAG) and Fort Knox AG necessary to perform the full range of military HR duties at the installation level and shall provide adequate staffing to maintain acceptable levels of services at all times.

This partnership requires planning and preparation to ensure HR support to units and Soldiers whether they are deployed or at home station. The government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the prime contractor who, in turn shall be responsible to the government. The contractor shall provide required military personnel services training, supervision, and oversight to perform duties as defined in the performance work statement (PWS).

The contractor shall implement HR support operations to accomplish this by building, generating, and sustaining the force providing combatant commanders the required forces for missions and supporting leaders and Soldiers at all levels. With the implementation of Integrated Personnel and Pay System (IPPS-A), the contractor shall provide analysis and manpower studies, and attend training as required in order to determine the appropriate staffing for each section.to perform as defined in the PWS, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil 210-466-2269, if you believe this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Point of Contact for this document: Matthew Judd, matthew.p.judd.civ@mail.mil