Employment Verifications Sources Sought Notice

Employment Verifications
Sources Sought Notice

(1) Sources Sought # : 24362019S0004
(2) Procurement Type : Sources Sought Notice
(3) Title : Electronic Employment Verifications
(4) NAICS Code: 561611 $20.5M size standard
(5) Sources Sought Response Date: May 7, 2019

I. Overview:
The United States Office of Personnel Management, National Background Investigations Bureau (OPM NBIB) has a requirement to obtain employment verifications. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. As information obtained from this announcement will potentially be utilized to help develop the Government acquisition strategy (including, but not limited to, tenability of a small business set-aside), it is paramount that interested parties fully respond. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses. NBIB is contemplating issuing a Firm Fixed Unit Price award. A similar notice was posted to the General Services Administration (GSA) eBuy website on April 30, 2019, (RFQ1363459) under schedule 738 X Human Capital Management and Administrative Support Services; Category 595 27 HR Support: Pre-Employment Background Investigations. Interested vendors holding GSA schedule contracts under that schedule are encouraged to view and respond to the eBuy Source Sought notice.

II. Requirement:
The Government is conducting market research regarding options to obtain employment verifications. OPM NBIB is responsible for conducting the majority of Background Investigations for the Federal Government to support suitability, national security clearances, and regulatory investigations. As part of the investigative process, NBIB requires employment verifications for subjects of NBIB investigation. Industry may have methods for providing these searches in a variety of ways, to include web based delivery, batch processed, terminal access, and other means. Respondents are encouraged to include within their response the data available or included within their searches: examples may include, dates of employment and eligibility for rehire.
NBIB is interested in the ability of contractors to handle very large numbers of searches which may be submitted (or needed) on a daily basis. Interested vendors are encouraged to provide information on their ability to handle large requests. The Government is specifically seeking companies that have the capability to provide an automated and/or electronic, near real time search results.
Expected with any high volume searches of employment verification, there may at times be discrepant information or missing information. Interested vendors are encouraged to provide information on the services that they offer to assist with correcting discrepant or missing information.
Interested vendors who intend to submit a sample report, should ensure that the report does not contain any personally identifiable information (PII). With this notice, NBIB does not request or grant permission to any respondent to perform an employment verification.

III. Purpose:
The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to locate potential sources and to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications related to this effort of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community. Interested vendors must be able to enumerate employers whose data is available for electronic result via centralized record providers such as but not limited to: The Work Number, Inverify, Verifast, Verify Job Systems, Corporate and Cost Control. An additional benefit to the Government would be an ability to supply information about the rehire eligibility on searches. The Government is specifically interested in determining the interest and capabilities of Small Businesses, including those in the following categories: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The information gleaned in response to this Sources Sought Notice will inform the Government's decision on business size requirements for this procurement, ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors, and structure the content of the performance work statement.

IV. Responses:
The Government requests that all interested parties submit your response by 2:00PM EST on May 7, 2019 via email to Travis Zinkhann, Travis.Zinkhann@nbib.gov, Allison Murray, Allison.Murray@nbib.gov, with courtesy copy to Leslie Henderson, Leslie.Henderson@nbib.gov.
Interested respondents shall provide a technical approach description that addresses the organization's qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work/products described above. The technical approach description shall be limited to three pages exclusive of any sample products provided (note no live data or PII shall be contained in any submissions.
Responses shall also include the following information:
a. Provide a brief profile of your Organization, including the following:
i. Organization's official name (per its SAM registration)
ii. DUNS number and CAGE number
iii. Organization's website address (if available)
iv. Main point of contact (name, phone number, and e-mail address)
v. Price estimate
vi. Business size

b. Please indicate if the products and maintenance outlined in your response are available from a GSA Schedule vehicle or similar multi agency use contract.
The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.
All respondents who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM): www.sam.gov.

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