Sources Sought Notice - PSC IDIQ.docx

RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is issuing this synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) seeks to reduce the internal management burden of administering its Personal Services Contractor (PSC) workforce, improve the hiring and retention of the PSC workforce, and to improve hiring and retention. As well as providing the PSC workforce with competitive benefits packages reflective of the marketplace. To meet this purpose DFC intends to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Personal Services Contract to a single business entity to provide Co-Employed Personnel (CEPs), which are essentially the same, and have the same inherently governmental functions and responsibilities, as current DFC PSC staff, but are recruited, hired, and administered by the contractor. The contract will use a hybrid fixed price and cost reimbursement construct.

Additional information regarding the requirement is available in the Appendix accompanying this notice. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 812990.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization;

2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements; and

3) any comments, suggestions, clarifications or questions for the draft statement of work.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;

2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;

3) implement a successful project management plan that includes compliance with program schedules, cost containment, meeting/tracking performance, hiring/retention of key personnel, and risk mitigation; and

4) provide services under a performance-based service acquisition contract.

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition, and multiple awards may be made. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this sources sought notice by April 22, 2025 at 5:00PM EDT. All responses must be submitted via FedConnect and must be emailed to Olivia.Savard@dfc.gov, Michael.Garretto@dfc.gov, and Solicitation@dfc.gov.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Olivia.Savard@dfc.gov and Michael.Garretto@dfc.gov.