Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System (FORCES)

This synopsis is amended to revise the anticipated solicitation issue date to on or about 17 August 2023, with an anticipated closing date on or around 15 September 2023. A DRAFT copy of the solicitation is being included with this synopsis for information and planning purposes. Minor changes are expected to the Past Performance evaluation factor. The Government Point of Contact for questions related to this amendment is shelby.a.saum.civ@army.mil.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS ANY FORM OF COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. 

The purpose of this synopsis is to provide notification of an upcoming solicitation. On or about 17 August 2023, the Government intends to issue solicitation W91CRB23R0006 for Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System (FORCES). The solicitation will be offered for full and open competition, and is anticipated to close on or about 15 September 2023.

Description: This will be a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed-Price service contract to provide the maintenance and update of the Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System (FORCES), a suite of models and database tools used to cost Army organization structure and capabilities, as well as the annual development of Installation Status Report – Infrastructure (ISR-I) cost factors for new construction, renovation, and sustainment. The ID/IQ contract will have a 60 month ordering period. In accordance with FAR 15, a Best Value Tradeoff source selection process will be used to evaluate the contractors for award. Specific evaluation criteria will be provided in the solicitation documents. The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions.

NAICS Code: The Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for solicitation is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $24.5M.

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