OFMS Sources Sought Notice and Review 20260623.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

National Guard Bureau

Army National Guard (ARNG) Operational & Force Management Support (OFMS) Strategic Analysis 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. The 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 any source sought 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, Operational Force Management Support (OFMS) to the Army National Guard (ARNG) Force Generation (FG) Division.

The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis through a qualified OASIS Plus, Total Small Business contract holder. The Government seeks to determine if a sufficient number of capable vendors are interested in the OFMS requirement and provide notice to interested parties.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

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

COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. However, it’s expected that only Small Business 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 ARNG Operational & Force Management Support (OFMS) Strategic Analysis

Services (PWS) is enclosed as Attachment 1 to this notice.

The estimated period of performance consists of three (3) years (base and two 12 month option periods) commencing in September 2026. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation (if released).

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 inch 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 Status (if applicable)

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

(4) CAGE/UEI Code and DUNS Number

(5) The Government is considering NAICS Code 541611 (Management and Advisory) with a Small Business Size Standard of $25,000,000 for this effort. If another more appropriate NAICS code applies, please recommend an alternate NAICS code 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 to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

(9) The Government welcomes any feedback on the Draft PWS for this notice. Please provide any comments/questions for the PWS in track changes.

(10) Please note in accordance with RFO FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance.

Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

(11) Please state if your company plans to submit a proposal for the Operational &

Force Management Support (OFMS) Strategic Analysis Services (if solicited).

4.0 Response Deadline / Submission Info

Sources Sought Responses (Section 3.0, Items 1 -11), including PWS Comments/Questions (Section 3.0, Item 9) shall be provided by 1700hrs Eastern Time on 30 June 2026.

Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following:

KO MAJ Glenn Downes glenn.w.downes2.mil@army.mil KS Mr. Dave Guenbaum david.g.gruenbaum.civ@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.

mailto:glenn.w.downes2.mil@army.mil mailto:david.g.gruenbaum.civ@army.mil