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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Professional Technical and Medical Support Services ****************************************************************************** THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES/PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BIDS.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for information does not constitute a request for quotations or proposals. Submission of any information in response to this notice is purely voluntary and will be used only for market research purposes to determine availability of sources, commerciality, and competitive strategy. The government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested party’s expense. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services whatsoever. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the government.

Request for Information

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is conducting a market survey to determine the interest and capabilities for professional technical and medical support staffing services.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.0002 (b)(2) this Request for Information is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), an offer to negotiate, or as an obligation on the part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. Responses are strictly voluntary. Respondents will not be compensated, and all information becomes property of the Government upon submission.

Administrative Information:

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for this action is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, with a Small Business Size Standard $19.5 million.

The product service code is R499 Support Professional Other

This project is planned for advertising in Fall/Winter 2024.

Project Description:

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response is seeking information regarding potential contractors to provide labor, supervision, and all other resources necessary for professional technical and medical staffing support services at multiple locations both onsite and offsite. It is anticipated that this requirement will be issued as a multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract. Staffing personnel shall be sufficient in quantity, availability, experience, and technical qualifications to perform work required for administrative staffing support. Labor categories may be like but not limited to the categories included below.

1. Advanced Research and Development for Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear (CBRN) Threats, Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Pandemic Influenza

a. Regulatory and Quality Affairs

b. Clinical Studies

c. Scientific/Medical Data Modeling

d. Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Management Support

e. Biomedical Business Planning and Strategy

2. Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)

a. General

b. Portfolio, Program, and Project Management

c. Analyst

d. Engineering

e. Manufacturing

f. Information Technology

g. Business Development/Capture

h. Logistics

i. Regulatory and Quality Affairs/Assurance

3. Logistics Planning, Management, and Support

a. Biomedical Product and Supply Maintenance

4. Acquisitions, Contracts, Grants Management, Auditing and General Procurement Support

a. Other Transaction Authority

b. Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)

5. Public Health Emergency Response Planning and Requirements Development

6. Domestic and International Public Health Policy and Research

7. Security Operations Management and Intelligence

8. External Affairs:

a. Communications, Social Media, Conference/Events, and Public Relations

b. Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Communications

c. Conference and event planning and execution

d. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (Legislatures/States/Local USG/Industry/Inter and Intra-Agency)

e. Section 508 Compliance training and remediation

f. American Sign Language Interpretation

9. Federal Financial/Budget Management, Planning, and Data Analysis

10. Federal Travel Coordination and Management

11. USG Facilities, Budget, Planning, Management, Closeout/Transfer, and Analysis

12. Information Technology (IT): (at local and enterprise level)

a. Information Management (Data Coordination/Visualization)

b. Software, web, and system development, deployment, and maintenance

c. Hardware acquisition, installation, deployment, and maintenance

d. Cloud planning, migration, deployment, and maintenance

e. Cyber and System Security

f. Help Desk

g. Systems Training

13. Federal Human Capital Management:

a. Talent Management

b. Strategic Federal Staffing for Recruitment and Retention

c. Employee Development

d. Training Programs Development and Execution

14. Project, Program, and Portfolio Management

15. Industry Engagement:

a. Business Development (BD)

b. Public Relations

c. Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

16. Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and Risk Management

17. Continuity of Operations

18. Subject Matter Experts (SME’s)

a. General

b. Public Health Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

The duration of the project is currently estimated to be a five (5) year ordering period with the option to extend in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend.

Submission Information:

Interested firms should submit the information below.

1. Provide the company name, address, point-of-contact, email address, website (if applicable), phone number, and UEI Number of the firm.

2. Provide company business size based on NAICS code 541990. Also, provide any additional socio-economic business considerations (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.).

3. Provide a capability statement addressing the firm’s ability to perform the required work. Information may include the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. No more than 3 pages are permitted for the capability statement. The capability statement should address the information below:

a. Number of employees of your business

b. Information on completed recent and relevant projects.

c. Largest dollar value award information for completed projects with similar requirements

d. Largest dollar value aggregate award yearly value that your company is capable of completing for this type of work

4. Provide suggested performance measures to be considered for a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). No more than 3 pages are permitted for the suggested performance measures.

5. Indicate if the company is currently registered in SAM (yes or no) and if registered, provide the SAM expiration date.

Note: Interested parties may respond to this request for information without an active SAM registration. However, for any potential solicitations, interested parties are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract or task order resulting from a solicitation. Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately for potential business opportunities with the government. See https://ww.sam.gov for information on registration.

All responses must be submitted via e-mail no later than July 11, 2024, at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time to the following e-mail: Ketwana.Wright@HHS.Gov. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted.

The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Request for Information shall not be a bid or proposal. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business, SDVOSB, VOSB or the (8) a program based on the responses received. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation review letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review.

Point of contact:

Ketwana Wright Lead Contract Specialist HHS Coordination Operations and Response Element (HCORE) Contracting Office of the Head of Contracting Activity (OHCA) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Email: Ketwana.Wright@hhs.gov

Questions and capability statements must be submitted by email. Telephone inquiries will NOT be accepted.

This is not a solicitation. Responses must be unclassified. Proprietary information provided must be marked appropriately. To protect such data, each line or paragraph on the pages containing such data must be specifically identified and marked with a legend similar to the following:

"The following contains proprietary information that (name of Responder) requests are not released to persons outside the Government, except for the purposes of review and evaluation."