Sources Sought - Final.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

Sources Sought Notice

General Information

Title: Pricing and Contracting Policy Development Support Services Post Date: November 16, 2020 Response Date: December 4, 2020, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time NAICS Code: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Product Service Code: R799 Support-Management-Other

Security Requirement:

For this requirement, the contractor must have a Secret Facility Clearance and contractor personnel must be able to acquire and maintain a SECRET security clearance at a minimal, for dedicated contractor personnel, while performing all related tasks to support this requirement.

1.0 Sources Sought

To facilitate market research, the Government is looking to identify qualified sources under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541611, entitled “Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.”

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Responses from “all” sources is requested including Other than Small Businesses, Small Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses and Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses who are encouraged to respond.

This Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the concern’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

During the Sources Sought process, the Government will not entertain questions of any kind. If/when a solicitation is issued, the Government will answer questions at that time.

2. Background

Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) is responsible for pricing and contracting policy matters which provides foundational guidance used to support the acquisition of more than $300B in annual contract obligations executed and managed by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 30,000 contracting and purchasing professionals.

DPC’s mission is to enable DoD Components to effectively purchase and deliver goods and services which meet the needs of the warfighter, while providing optimum value and is in the best interests of the taxpayer.

DPC oversees and implements business enterprise initiatives related to DoD-wide pricing policies and strategies to support the procurement of major defense system programs, major automated information systems, and service acquisitions for the Department. DPC provides innovative policy, guidance, and oversight, while prioritizing good stewardship of the taxpayers' money.

Objective/Scope:

The objective of this notice is to obtain information to identify firms who can provide support to the DoD’s Pricing and Contracting Policy Development Support Services.

Firms submitting a response to this Notice should include a capabilities statement addressing the 2 Overarching Questions; and cover experience, staffing and technical capabilities for performance of the following 5 Technical Areas (for a total of 7). Responses for each of the Overarching and Technical subject areas listed below should include information to demonstrate how the firm’s recent past performance (last three years) is relevant to the technical areas listed including the dollar value, period of performance, size and scope of the firm’s prior contracts.

Overarching Questions:

1. How would you provide and ensure that the multi-disciplined staffing requirements for pricing and contracting expertise (including up to 13 key personnel, all with security clearances) are met upon performance initiation, remain available throughout this contract period of performance, and are augmented and timely as needed for any surge requirements?

a. What previous experience do you have with providing a team of acquisition, procurement, program, and financial subject matter experts?

b. How would you address your program management approach which utilizes and depends upon a cross-functional team of experts to support DPC?

2. What is your understanding and experience related to supporting the unique needs of a policy office in assisting the pricing and contracting functional community on high-profile efforts at the Office of the Secretary of Defense level, and Defense Pricing and Contracting in particular, and how your firm is best positioned to address them?

Technical Areas:

3. Describe your company’s ability and depth of experience in DoD quantitative assessments of the cost reasonableness of Major Defense Programs and special focus programs. This includes the analysis and guidance you can provide to support successful negotiation outcomes. In addition how you will address conflict of interest provisions applicable to this work which requires reviewing acquisition strategies, conducting price analysis, and otherwise overseeing major acquisitions.

4. Describe your company’s ability and depth of experience in the DoD rulemaking process for pricing and contracting. Explain the key components of the process and the associated stakeholders. How would you approach editing and case management for proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rules?

5. Describe your company’s knowledge, ability and depth of experience in aligning DoD financial resources with statutory intent and strategic needs. Address your familiarity with managing the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account Program and the significance of its role.

6. Describe your company’s ability and depth of experience in DoD property accountability and associated information systems, specifically focused on policy and implementation on government furnished property.

7. Describe your company’s ability and depth of experience in assisting the DoD with National Defense Authorization Act reporting requirements to Congress related to pricing and contracting. How would you help DoD track and respond to Congressional inquiries, media inquiries, and Freedom of Information Act requests, and how you would develop and deploy a strategic outreach approach?

Response Format:

Firms submitting a response to this Notice should include a capabilities statement covering experience, staffing and technical capabilities as described below.

1) Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address.

2) CAGE Code and DUNS Number.

3) Business size status (business size/socio-economic category must be submitted to be used).

4) Vendor Facility Clearance, number of Vendor staff members holding a current Secret and Top

Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and other information demonstrating the Vendor’s ability to satisfy the Security Requirements described above.

5) Documentation that addresses each of the subject areas discussed above.

6) A description of Corporate Experience for similar contracts and/or projects accomplished within the last 3 years. The description must include where, when, and for whom each similar contract and/or project was performed and a brief description of each contract and/or project, including the size, scope, dollar value, and period of performance. This information must demonstrate how the firm’s recent Corporate Experience (last 3 years) is relevant to requirement described in this Notice of Intent to Sole Source.

7) Please provide any of your firm’s GSA schedule contracts which align with the work associated with this requirement.

No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous materials (brochures, etc.)

will not be considered.

Place of Performance: Services will be provided in the National Capital Area (NCR).

Performance Work Statement (PWS) A copy of the performance work statement is provided for reference and information purposes. Firms responding to this notice must address the Overarching and Technical Areas listed above.

Capability Statements: Vendors must provide information which supports their ability to perform the work associated with the requirements described in this Sources Sought Notice in order to be considered capable of satisfying the Government’s requirement. Overall page will be limited to 5 single-sided pages.

The WHS review team responsible for assessing responses received from this sources sought notice may find it necessary to obtain additional information/further clarification from firms responding to this notice. Requests for additional information/clarification may be in the form of brief verbal communication by telephone, written communication, or electronic communication. In addition, firms who respond to this sources sought notice may be invited to present their capability information to the WHS review team.

Submission of Responses: Please submit your final documentation electronically no later than December 4, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to the primary point of contact Douglas J. Boorstein, douglas.j.boorstein.civ@mail.mil, copy to Monique S. Waddell, monique.s.waddell.civ@mail.mil . The email subject line must be titled “Sources Sought Pricing and Contracting Policy Development Support Services.”

No hard copy submissions will be accepted. Submissions to any person other than those listed above will not be considered. Submissions after this date will not be considered.

mailto:douglas.j.boorstein.civ@mail.mil mailto:monique.s.waddell.civ@mail.mil