Financial management operations services

Sources Sought Notice: This notice is for market research purposes only, with the intent to identify both large and small businesses under the special socioeconomic categories identified in FAR 19.203 (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) that are interested in and capable of performing the requirements in the attached requirements document.

This sources sought notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Each interested party should submit a tailored capabilities statement for this requirement not to exceed fifteen (15) pages (including any attachments) that clearly details the firm's ability to perform the aspects of the requirement described within this Sources Sought Notice. Each interested party must articulate its qualifications and capability to support the requirements of the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Government will review market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

Background: The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics (DASA-CE) has a requirement for specific areas of non-personal Financial Management Operations (FMO) Support Services. Specific aspects of the requested services include: assisting with the development and implementation of the U.S. Army Cost and Economic Analysis Program as it relates to all financial management activities, to include assisting with the establishment of cost and economic analysis policies, methods and procedures; development and maintenance of cost factors to determine requirements for installation base operations and civilian personnel in support of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) processes; and develop and implement Army Cost Management policy and procedures.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Personnel and Facility Security Clearances- All contractors must either possess an active secret security clearance or be in process for a secret clearance prior to work on this contract.
The anticipated NAICS code is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with an associated size standard of $15M.
Capability Statements should include: business size, GSA Contract information and any information that can be used to determine contractor capabilities for performance of same or similar services. Additionally, all responses must include answers to the following questions in the response.

1. Provide your business size for (NAICS) code 541611, socioeconomic status as a small business, or other than small. Is another NAICS code more appropriate? Please provide rational for using another NAICS code.

2. What is your firm's intent on this requirement? Providing a proposal as a Prime or as a Subcontractor.

3. Please provide three examples of relevant experience representative of your firm's ability to provide the services cited in the PWS.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Electronic files larger than 5 MB shall be broken down into multiple files with no one file exceeding 5 MB.
All questions must be submitted to the point of contact identified above via email only. The email subject line should clearly reference the title and solicitation number of this requirement. In the body of the email, include a Point of Contact (POC), phone number, and email address of the person to be contacted regarding any correspondence between the Government and the vendor. This person should be a primary contact and capable of addressing questions or issues associated with the submission or content of the capabilities statement.

All capabilities statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted via e-mail only to latischa.r.castro.civ@mail.mil, no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, on Friday, 23 November 2018. No telephonic submissions will be accepted.

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