Sources Sought Notice (SSN) - 23-R-0009 2.13.2023.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

GFEBS TIER II HELP DESK SUPPORT SERVICES

For

Army Futures Command (AFC)

W9124J-23-R-0009

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure a non-personal services contract to provide General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)

Financial Management and Tier II Help Desk support services. Furthermore, the government desires to procure services on a small business set-aside basis, provided that two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice (SSN) with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories

(including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically

Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small

Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Furthermore, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this SSN. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if issued. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-

Wide Point of Entry (GPE) located at SAM.GOV. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519, Other Computer related Services. The size standard for this NAICS code is $34M, with a corresponding Product Service Code of DE01, It and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;

Tier1-2, Workspace, Print, Productivity Tools (Labor). If a different NAICS code would be better suited, please state in your response what NAICS is better suited for this requirement and why.

This is a NEW REQUIREMENT, there is no current contract.

RESPONSES REGARDING POTENTIAL SOURCES STATEMENT OF

CAPABILITIES: Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities / qualifications to support some or all of the work described in the draft PWS are asked to answer the following questions and submit a capability statement. Capability statements shall contain the following information. In response to this SSN, vendor responses are limited to ten (10) written pages (PDF or MS Word Format) and should include:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier

(UEI), CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business) and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status including small business type(s)/certifications(s) (e.g., SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.), and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. What percentage of work will be performed by the small business prime contractor, and all similarly situated entity subcontractors? Note: See FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on

Subcontracting (Deviation 2021-O0008).

3. Please provide information in sufficient detail regarding any relevant previous experience

(indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Include specific information on:

a. Experience, knowledge, and skills in working with GFEBS and GFEBS-SA.

b. Experience in the following:

i. Help Desk experience (Tier II help desk support)

ii. Army Reimbursable Financial Operations Support

iii. Science and Technology (S&T) Financial Reporting Support

c. Are you able to obtain a secret clearance for employees?

d. List your GSA schedule if applicable.

e. Recommended list for labor category that can support this requirement. Example

XX personnel for Tier II Help Desk Support, XX personnel for Reimbursable

Financial Operations Support, and XX personnel for Science and Technology

Support.

Labor Category Number of Full

Time Employees

Comments

1. Tier II Help Desk Support

2. Reimbursable Financial Operations Support

3. Science and Technology Support

4. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing and catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

6. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

7. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the Mission and Installation Contracting Center (MICC) Advocate for Competition, Scott

Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the SSN. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

8. Upon receipt of responses, the Government will request from our Customer an assessment regarding each firm’s potential to fulfil our requirements as depicted in the draft PWS.

9. Questions for this sources sought shall be submitted on or before 4:00 P.M. CST on 21

February 2023. Government Response will be provided within four business days after receipt of all questions.

10. Responses to this sources sought notice shall be submitted on or before 2:00 PM CST on

3 March 2023 via email to CPT Camilla Hunter, Contract Specialist at camilla.m.hunter2.mil@army.mil and Sylvia Farmer, Contracting Officer at sylvia.farmer.civ@army.mil. The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

11. All questions MUST be in writing. In all responses, please reference W9124J-23-R-0009 and GFEBS Help Desk Services in the subject line. Verbal questions will not be accepted.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

CPT Camilla Hunter Sylvia Farmer

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

Email: camilla.m.hunter2.mil@army.mil Email: Sylvia.farmer.civ@army.mil mailto:camilla.m.hunter2.mil@army.mil mailto:camilla.m.hunter2.mil@army.mil