SSS - PANMCC-21-P-0000-010008 ID Card Services Rev 1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a bridge contract on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S.

Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, 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), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The proposed sole source contract action is a bridge contract to W91247-17-P-0191, a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order to Government Support Services JV, LLC., 1028 Harvin Way Ste B, Rockledge, FL, 32955-3238 for continued support to the Directorate of Human Resources (DHR), Fort Bragg, NC installation for Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)/ Real Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) Common Access Card (CAC) pending the completion of the acquisition process and award of the follow-on contract, currently being competed as a purchase order contract; anticipated award for the purchase order is April 2021. Information related to the follow-on purchase order can be located at https://beta.sam.gov/, under Notice ID W91247-21-R-0003, Fort Bragg ID Card Services. Solicitation information was posted on 25 January 2021.

The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it 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. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. 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 quoter. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued.

If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in one or more of the following areas: (1) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (2) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; (3) compensation systems planning; and (4) wage and salary administration. Size standard is $16.5M.

A need is anticipated for a contractor to provide Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)/ Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) Common Access Card (CAC) support services for the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The CAC identification cards are issued to all Uniformed Services' active duty members, Selected Reserves, DoD civilian employees, and other eligible recipients and is maintained using DEERS/RAPIDS workstations. The ID Card Facility also provides ID cards to military retirees, family members and other eligible recipients. This is a new follow-on contractual requirement. Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) that includes the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) and Deliverable Schedule.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding 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.

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

5. Identify how the Army can best structure this contract requirement to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.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 FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

8. Please submit a responses to items 1 to 5 to Mr. William Covington via email at William.d.covington2.civ@mail.mil. NLT 5 February 2021 at 04:00 PM EST.

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