SOURCES SOUGHT FBO_FMO FINAL_10.28.2020.DOCX

SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET SURVEY NOTICE

FOR

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT PROGRAM

The United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking vendors to assist with financial management oversight reviews (FMOs) concerning recipients of various sizes as further described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). FMO services ensure that FTA can continue to discharge its financial management oversight responsibilities. This effort facilitates FTA compliance with Congressional direction to conduct independent financial assessments. FTA is charged with assisting the recipient community in meeting a high level of financial capacity needed to implement new start projects. Further, FTA requires assurances that grantees have sound financial management systems and adequate internal controls to manage the Federal funds.

This Contracting Opportunities (formerly known as Federal Business Opportunities) notice is an announcement seeking market research information on small businesses that believe they are technically capable of providing the services in the attached SOW. The technical capability package response for this sources sought/market research survey is not expected to be a proposal, nor will any award be made, but rather specific, detailed information regarding the company’s existing experience in relation to the areas specified in the SOW for information and planning purposes only. The Government will not accept simply submission of your firm’s standard brochure of capabilities as a response to this sources sought/market survey notice. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties in responding to this request.

If your firm has an interest, please provide a typed technical capability statement response of no more than 10 pages in Times New Roman font, pitch 12. Document should can be single or double spaced. The following questions must be addressed and elaborated on as part of the technical capability statement package response: (1) Past Performance – Does your firm have the relevant past performance within the last three years (include contract number, task order number (if applicable), blanket purchase agreement (BPA) number along with call order number, contract type, total dollar value, point of contact (POC) with phone number, email address, name of employer, POC’s role, and a brief description of the work performed)? 2) Corporate Experience – Does your firm have the work experience similar in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty of work in the SOW; and (3) Which labor categories did your firm utilize for this type of work under a contract, task or call order awarded? (4) Along with your technical capability statement package response, please include specific information that addresses your firm’s capabilities to provide services as described in the attached SOW.

Please provide your company’s name, POC, physical business address, phone number, email address, cage code and your business size under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611 along with your technical capability statement response.

Complete technical capability statement response packages must be submitted electronically to Ms. Shequesha Evans, Contract Specialist at the email address Shequesha.Evans@dot.gov with a copy to Mrs. Stephanie Cooke-Nwadibia, Senior Contracting Officer via email at Stephanie.Cooke-Nwadibia@dot.gov by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 10, 2020. Please note that the Government will not be compiling a bidders list for this sources sought/market research survey nor posting one.

CONTRACT TYPE

The Government anticipates awarding multiple Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) base contracts which would allow for issuance of Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Labor Hour task orders concerning this requirement if determined to be competed among small businesses utilizing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15: Contracting by Negotiations procedures.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The anticipated period of performance will be one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor shall furnish necessary facilities to undertake the scope of work and perform the services specific in this requirement.