SAM Sources Sought - Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Services.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

National Guard Bureau (NGB)

Performance Improvement Office (PIO)/ Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Integrated

Management Systems (IMS) Services

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES

SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This SOURCES SOUGHT is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this SOURCES SOUGHT or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the

Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this SOURCES

SOUGHT or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this SOURCES SOUGHT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately.

Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

1.0 Introduction

The National Guard Bureau’s Operational Contracting Division Contracting Office (NGB-AQ-

C), 111 South George Mason, Arlington, VA 22204 is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify interested parties to support the requirement for the National Guard Bureau’s Performance Improvement Office (PIO) Continuous Process

Improvement (CPI) and Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Services contract at the National

Guard Bureau in Arlington VA 22204. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. The Government seeks to determine if 8a Small Businesses are capable and interested in the

Performance Improvement Office (PIO)/ Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Integrated

Management Systems (IMS) Services requirement.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR 8a SMALL BUSINESSES

(IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION,

and multiple awards MAY be made. Only 8a Small Business Administration (SBA) Program

Participants will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

2.0 Scope of Work

The Performance Improvement Office (PIO)/ Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and

Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Services draft performance work statements (PWS) are enclosed as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 to this notice. The estimated period of performance consists of five (5) years (base and four option periods) commencing in late March 2026.

Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation (if released).

At this time there are two separate performance work statements the government intends to combine performance work statements to be solicited and awarded as a single contract requirement.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price with Cost CLINs for Travel.

3.0 Responses

Contractors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this notice via a submission of an executive summary on 8 ½ x 11 in paper, no more than ten (10) pages in length, using 12-point font. All responses must include the following information:

(1) Name and address of applicant/company (Corporate/Principal Office)

(2) SBA 8(a) Entrance and Exit Dates

(3) Name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of primary point of contact

(4) CAGE Code and DUNS Number

(5) The Government is considering NAICS Code 541611 (Administrative Management and

General Management Consulting Services). If another more appropriate NAICS code applies, please recommend an approved NAICS code contract for this effort.

(6) Identify capabilities and relevant past performance.

(7) Recommendations to improve NGB’s approach to this requirement.

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

(9) This effort requires access to SECRET information. Address in your reply if your company has a current Facility Security Clearance. A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification

Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a SECRET Facility Clearance.

(10) Please state if your company plans to submit a proposal for the Performance Improvement

Office (PIO)/ Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Integrated Management Systems

(IMS) Services requirement (if solicited). If not, please provide the reasons your company does not plan to submit a proposal.

(11) The Government welcomes any feedback on the draft performance work statements for this notice. Please provide any comments/questions for the performance work statements in track changes when responding to this notice.

4.0 Response Deadline / Submission Info

Sources Sought Responses (Section 3.0, Items 1 - 10), including PWS Comments/Questions

(Section 3.0, Item 11) shall be provided by 5pm Eastern Time on March 12, 2025.

Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Ms. Jeannie Botteri email:

jeannie.m.botteri.civ@army.mil and Jacob Petruzates via email:

jacob.m.petruzates.mil@army.mil.

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page and paragraph by paragraph basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on this basis.

Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this notice is proprietary.