FIAR__-Sources_Sought_Notice_1182.pdf

DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY

201 12th STREET SOUTH, STE 203

ARLINGTON, VA 22202-5408

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

201 12th STREET SOUTH, STE 203

ARLINGTON, VA 22202-5408

Project Title: Financial Audit Remediation and Audit Sustainment Support

Classification Code: R -- Professional, administrative, and management support services

NAICS Code: 541611 (Small Business Size Standard is $15.0 Million)

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, certified HUBZONE, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required services.

This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Financial Audit Remediation and Audit Sustainment support for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Global Community, Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) in support of DSCA, suballotees (Suballotments), DSCA components, and Managers’ Internal Control Program (MICP). DSCA must review standards, recommend improvements, and remediate complex issues related to financial data and reporting processes for both the DSCA Title 10 Appropriated and the DSCA Title 22 Security Assistance Account (SAA) Financial Statements. This will require a proactive approach to managing the financial data challenges, including the implementation of data governance standards, capabilities, and requirements of a complete and reliable Universe of Transaction (UoT). The DSCA is required by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (OUSD(C)) to focus on improving controls and processes supporting information that is most often used to manage the DoD, while continuing to work toward financial, information technology, and supporting documentation improvements that facilitate the achievement of unmodified audit opinions of both the DSCA Title 10 Appropriated and the DSCA Title 22 Security Assistance Account (SAA) financial statements.

Audit Remediation and Audit Sustainment are achieved through providing support to maintain compliance with OUSD(C) financial guidance, develop and implement solutions for remediation of audit findings, and validate the effective implementation of corrective action plans (CAPs). The DSCA has targeted FY 2022 to be ready for a full financial audit of the DSCA Security Assistance Account (SAA).

In order to reach this goal, the DSCA will require assistance in leveraging auditability progress made on its Department of Defense (DoD) appropriated portfolio to develop a financially transparent and auditable framework to confirm the safeguarding of security assistance resources. The DSCA will also need assistance with updating and executing a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FMS) Implementation plan as well as identify and address FIAR Critical Capabilities deficiencies and improvement opportunities. The DSCA will need assistance with the Managers’ Internal Control Program (MICP) in order to develop and implement a structure to integrate the FIAR and MICP assessable units and develop control test plans for each assessable unit.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL

NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY

FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Contract Number: HQ0013-15-C-0009 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Incumbent and their size: Deloitte Consulting LLP. (Large)

The contemplated period of performance is a base year with four one year option periods.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The work to be performed will require Secret access eligibility for some personnel. Therefore the company must have a final Top Secret Facility Clearance (FCL) from the Defense Security Service (DSS) Facility Clearance Branch (FCB).

All personnel requiring SCI, Top Secret or IT-I eligibility must undergo a favorably adjudicated Tier 5 Investigation (formerly known as a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)) as a minimum requirement. The Tier 5 will be maintained current within 5-years and requests for Tier 5 Reinvestigation (T5R formerly known as SBPR or PPR) will be initiated prior to the 5-year anniversary date of the previous Tier 5.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is the applicable NAICS Code is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $15.0 M. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

To assist DSCA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219- 14).

Capability Statement:

Interested small businesses should provide a response that includes the following information in accordance with the eligibility requirements as follows:

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services similar in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

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

1. Organization information including name, point of contact, address, website address, telephone number, size and type of ownership.

2. Identification and verification of the company's small business status. Based upon the NAICS code specified herein, indicate whether your firm is classified as a small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business and whether the firm is U.S. or foreign-owned. Please note that non-profit organizations are classified as large businesses.

3. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Indicate experience performing or completing Financial Audit Remediation and Audit Sustainment Support (provide specific examples reference where and when the work was completed, and provide the applicable contract number and value. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Include information on the lead’s prior experience as a prime contractor, experience with teaming arrangements, and prior teaming experience with the specified partners, if applicable. Work must have been self-performed (or 50% self-performed) to qualify as experience. Overview of general approach to staff a 30-45 resource engagement with Secret cleared resources within 10 days of award to support Transition In activities. Additionally address:

• Ability to staff local resources on-/off-site in the following locations to include:

National Capitol Regions; Indianapolis, IN; Dayton, OH

• If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements

4. Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE II, General Service Administration (GSA), GSA MOBIS, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

5. A write up of three past experiences where the vendor has provided services of similar size, tasks, and complexity. In the write up(s) at a minimum include the following information: A description of services performed, contract number, contract value, period of performance, estimated FTE’s, Customer information (name and point of contact information that includes email and phone address)

NOTE: The write up shall be no more than one (1) page per past experience.

6. A description where the vendor has reconciled FMS Financial Statements with a value of approximately $480 billion (provide the amount of the audited dollars). In the write up(s) at a minimum include the following information: A description of services performed related to auditing FMS Financial Statements, contract number, contract value, period of performance, estimated FTE’s, Customer information (name and point of contact information that includes email and phone address) NOTE: The write up shall be no more than one (1) page per past experience.

7. Please briefly discuss any potential conflicts that may preclude your company from performing any such work under this requirement.

The capability statement shall be limited to 6 pages or less, 12 font size, left justified, with a one inch margin all-around. The document must be submitted in word or pdf format. No zipped files will be accepted. Telephone requests will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

The Government will evaluate market information to determine potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated, secure and apply the full range of financial, human capital, and technical resources required to perform similar requirements, and provide services under a performance-based service acquisition.

All interested Small Businesses, certified HUBZONE, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Businesses or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 PM (local time) on January 30, 2018. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to dsca.ncr.dbo.mbx.cons@mail.mil.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, several contract awards may be reserved for small businesses. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Confidentiality:

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact Tiffany Tanner at (703)697-8942 or Erwin Cablay at erwin.c.cablay.civ@mail.mil .

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