RFI Law Enforcement Actuary and Modeling.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS),

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE (USSS), and HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE (HUM)

This notice constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201 for the purpose of determining the capability of sources in the marketplace for a contemplated effort for complex actuarial analysis and model development.

This RFI is for procurement planning purposes Only for eventual award and shall not be construed as a request for proposals/quotes, solicitation, or commitment on the part of the Government to issue any future solicitation or award. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request.

The contemplated effort would be a firm fixed price contract/ / with a period of performance no to exceed 6-months per year. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 525110.

Responses must show demonstrated, recent, and relevant experience in the areas of… a minimum of 10 years of experience performing complex actuarial analysis and model development, technical assistance for developing supplemental pension models for workforces of over 5,000 employees in the private sector or federal government, including proven experience performing projected employee retirement and attrition estimates based on workforce data analysis and varying pension models.

The Contractor must also demonstrate/describe recent (within the last 5 years) and relevant experience in the following areas: Actuarial projections and pension models for federal agencies retirement systems involving the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP), and Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO).

For the contemplated effort, the Contractor will be required to provide the following summary scope of work pertaining to supplemental pension models: (1) Model Creation, (2) Model Refinement, (3) Model Validation, as well as optional support for implementation, including creation of employee engagement and implementation requirement strategies and (4) white paper on pension model actuarial assumptions and retention/attrition projections and associated budgetary costs. For responses to this notice, submissions will be required to demonstrate/describe recent and relevant experience, as well as the ability to provide qualified technical expertise, etc….

If demonstrating any of the aforementioned requires reference to specific contracts, indicate those contract numbers respective to each capability example described, to include a point of contact for each referenced contract. Should there be teaming, or subcontracting arrangements referenced, identification of specific contract numbers will be required for those arrangements as well. If the demonstrated services were performed for a private vendor, please also provide for such requirements a verifying reference.

All interested parties are invited to submit a capabilities statement, which shall not exceed three

(3) total pages and no smaller than 12-point Times New Roman font.

The capability statement should demonstrate understanding, capability, approach, qualification, and past experience in meeting the work requirements identified in this RFI. Finally, interested firms should identify challenges and risks associated with meeting the requirements and how the organization would minimize those risks. The Government will review the capability statement to determine if the interested firm is capable of satisfying the requirements based on its demonstrated understanding, capability, approach, qualification, and past experience in meeting the work identified in this RFI. Please note that a small business concern may submit a capability statement that includes the expertise of large business partner companies under a teaming arrangement. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, then the response to this source sought must clearly discuss the areas that the small business firm intends to perform and the specific areas that the large business teaming partner intends to perform. Please note that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern, and/or shall perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials. pursuant to the FAR clause at 52.219-14 entitled “Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020)”.

In furnishing the requested information, please include the following as part of the submission:

1. Name of the Organization

2. Address of the Organization

3. CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID for the Organization

4. Primary Point of Contact for the Organization (i.e., Name, Title, Email Address and Phone Number)

5. Small business standing (i.e. large or small business) under NAICS Code 525110

6. If a Small Business, indicate Small Business Type(s) (e.g., Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) Certified, HUBZone Certified, Veteran Owned Small Business, and/or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)

7. A description of your organization’s capability to meet the requirements stated above

8. A summary of your organization’s history relative to similar requirements

9. Provide any Schedule Number (i.e. GSA, SBA 8a, or GWAC)

As much as possible, it is preferred that capability statements be nonproprietary. However, capability statements with company-sensitive data and concepts will be accepted, and the Government will respect restricted data markings. Responders are expected to appropriately mark their submissions that contain proprietary information; receipt of classified materials is not anticipated.

All questions shall be submitted electronically, via email, no later than 10:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on July 27, 2022 to the points of contacts listed below. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence.

All responses shall be submitted electronically, via email, no later than 10:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on August 5, 2022 to the points of contacts listed below. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence.

Points of Contact

Contract Specialist: Crystal Pressley at Crystal.Pressley@usss.dhs.gov

Contracting Officer: Theresa Williams at Theresa.Williams@usss.dhs.gov