Human Capital and Training Solutions Small Business (HCaTS SB) Award Notice

Amendment 10 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 10 includes the following documents:

1.  Extension of solicitation closing to Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 12:00pm EST.
2.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 10
3.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 10

NOTE#1:  In the event that the RFP is amended, Offerors that have already submitted their proposals and sent the above required email confirming proposal submission and tracking information to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov are only required to submit an additional email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov no later than Monday, December 7th, 2015 at 5:00pm EST, acknowledging receipt of the amended RFP by signing and attaching the most current Standard Form (SF) 33 (Block 14 reflecting through Amendment 10).  This additional email shall constitute acknowledgement of all Amendments through Solicitation Closing.  

NOTE#2: If Offerors choose to resubmit their proposal following issuance of an Amendment, they shall send a new email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov, notifying the Government that they submitted their proposal, provide the new tracking number and state that this is a resubmission no later than Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at 12:00pm EST.  The re-submitted proposal shall include the most current Standard Form (SF) 33 (Block 14 reflecting through Amendment 10) and be received no later than Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at 12:00pm EST.

Amendment 09 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 09 includes the following documents:

1.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 09
2.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 09

NOTE: Offerors that have already submitted their proposals and sent the required email confirming proposal submission and tracking information to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov are only required to submit an additional email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov acknowledging receipt of the amended RFP by signing and attaching the Standard Form (SF) 33.   If Offerors choose to resubmit their proposal they shall send a new email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov, notifying the Government that they submitted their proposal and the tracking number and state that this is a resubmission no later than Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 12:00pm EST.  

Amendment 08 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 08 includes the following documents:

1.  Extension of solicitation closing to Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 12:00pm EST.
2.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 08
3.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 08

NOTE: Offerors that have already submitted their proposals and sent the required email confirming proposal submission and tracking information to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov are only required to submit an additional email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov acknowledging receipt of the amended RFP by signing and attaching the Standard Form (SF) 33.   If Offerors choose to resubmit their proposal they shall send a new email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov, notifying the Government that they submitted their proposal and the tracking number and state that this is a resubmission no later than Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 12:00pm EST.  

Amendment 07 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 07 includes the following documents:

1.  Extension of solicitation closing to Friday, November 20, 2015 12:00pm EST.
2.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 07
3.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 07

NOTE: Offerors that have already submitted their proposals and sent the required email confirming proposal submission and tracking information to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov are only required to submit an additional email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov acknowledging receipt of the amended RFP by signing and attaching the Standard Form (SF) 33.   If Offerors choose to resubmit their proposal they shall send a new email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov, notifying the Government that they submitted their proposal and the tracking number and state that this is a resubmission no later than Friday, November 20, 2015 12:00pm EST.  

Amendment 06 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 06 includes the following documents:

1.  Extension of solicitation closing to Tuesday, November 17, 2015 5:00pm EDT.
2.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 06
3.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 06
4.  HCaTS SB Attachment J.2 Amendment 06

NOTE: Offerors that have already submitted their proposals and sent the required email confirming proposal submission and tracking information to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov are only required to submit an additional email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov acknowledging receipt of the amended RFP by signing and attaching the Standard Form (SF) 33.   If Offerors choose to resubmit their proposal they shall send a new email to sbhcatsconfirmation@gsa.gov, notifying the Government that they submitted their proposal and the tracking number and state that this is a resubmission.  

Amendment 05 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 05 includes the following documents:

1.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 05
2.  HCaTS SB SF 30 Amendment 05
3.  HCaTS SB RFP Q&A Complete
4.  Attachment J.2 Amendment 05

Amendment 04 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 04 includes the following documents:

1.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 04
2.  HCaTS SB SF 30 Amendment 04
3.  HCaTS SB Questions and Answers Part III
4.  Attachment J.2 Amendment 04
5.  Attachment J.5.1 Amendment 04
6.  Attachment J.5.2 Amendment 04

Amendment 03 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 03 includes the following documents:

1.  Extension of solicitation closing to Monday, November 9, 2015 5:00pm EDT.
2.  HCaTS SB RFP Questions and Answers Part II Amendment 03
3.  HCaTS SB RFP Amendment 03
4.  HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 03
5.  Attachment J.2 Amendment 03
6.  Removal of Attachment J.3
7.  Attachment J.4 A03
8.  Attachment J.5.1 A03
9.  Attachment J.5.2 A03
10.Attachment J.5.3  A03

Amendment 02 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 02 includes the following documents:

1. HCaTS SB  RFP Amendment 02
2. HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 02 
3. Attachment J.9 Amendment 02
4. Attachment J.12.2 Amendment 02
5. Attachment J.12.4 Amendment 02

Amendment 01 to GS02Q15CRR0002 is posted.  Amendment 01 includes the following documents:

1. HCaTS SB RFP Questions and Answers
2. HCaTS SB  RFP Amendment 01
3. HCaTS SB Standard Form (SF) 30 Amendment 01 
4. Attachment J.2 Amendment 01
5. Attachment J.3 Amendment 01
6. Attachment J.4 Amendment 01
7. Attachment J.5.1 Amendment 01
8. Attachment J.5.2 Amendment 01
9. Attachment J.5.3 Amendment 01
10. Attachment J.6 Amendment 01
11. Attachment J.7 Amendment 01
12. Attachment J.9 Amendment 01
13. Attachment J.11 Amendment 01
14. Attachment J.12.1 Amendment 01
15. Attachment J.12.2 Amendment 01
16. Attachment J.12.3 Amendment 01
17. Attachment J.12.4 Amendment 01

THIS IS A FINAL SOLICITATION NOTICE

This notice, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Section 5.102, is posted by the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) to announce the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Human Capital and Training Solutions Small Business (HCaTS SB).  HCaTS is a Government-Wide, Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (MA-IDIQ) solicitation using full and open competition after exclusion of sources procedures in accordance with FAR Section 6.203.

Any questions regarding this notification should be directed via email to sbhcats@gsa.gov.

Attached are the responses to the questions received in response to the Draft RFP.

The Government anticipates posting the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) Request for Proposal (RFP) in its entirety in late June 2015; however, the Government is posting five documents, the current draft versions of Sections C, L, and M and the current versions of Attachments J.6 (Past Performance Substitute Form) and J.9 (Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form), to allow potential Offerors the opportunity to contact their duly warranted Contracting Officer(s) and/or Assessing Official(s) in order to have them complete Attachments J.6 (Past Performance Substitute Form) and J.9 (Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form) as necessary.

The HCaTS RFP will permit Offerors to submit Attachment J.6 (Past Performance Substitute Form) for any Relevant Experience Project if no Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) Report exists for a Federal government contract, task order or purchase order, or if the Relevant Experience Project is a Non-Federal government contract, task order or purchase order (see Section L.5.3.2).

Additionally, the HCaTS RFP will permit Offerors to submit one "collection of task orders" to count as a Relevant Experience Project.  A "collection of task orders" shall be certified by a duly warranted Contracting Officer in Attachment J.9 (Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form)  (see Section L.5.2).

The Government is not soliciting or accepting proposals at this time.  The Government is posting Attachments J.6 (Past Performance Substitute Form) and J.9 (Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form) to provide potential Offerors with increased flexibility in obtaining the necessary past performance ratings and/or certification.   

These attachments reference sbhcats@gsa.gov for Offerors, Contracting Officers and Assessing Officials to use in completing the documents.  This email address shall not be used at this time.  Potential Offerors shall continue to submit all questions to hcatsquestions@gsa.gov; however, responses to questions is at the discretion of the Government and is not mandatory.   

The Government reserves the right to change the attached documents before the final RFP is released.

To further assist you in your review of the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) and HCaTS SB solicitation, GSA will be offering a Virtual Industry Meeting offering. This virtual HCaTS Pre-Solicitation Meeting will include the same salient points covered in the in-person Pre-Solicitation Meeting (scheduled for May 21st, 2015), including an overview of the acquisition strategy, key points of the solicitation, and evaluation criteria by the HCaTS contracting team, followed by a question and answer session with industry.

This event will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 27th EDT using Adobe Connect from 1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT.

Registration will close at 5:00PM EDT on Monday May 25th, or when capacity is reached for the virtual event.

Please click on the link below to register for this event:

https://interact.gsa.gov/gsa-event/virtual-human-capital-and-training-solutions-hcats-industry-day

A link to the virtual event will be sent out to all registrants the day prior to the event.

Any questions related to registering for the virtual Pre-Solicitation Meeting shall be sent to hcatsquestions@gsa.gov.

A transcript from the Industry Meeting will be made available on Interact in mid-June.

We appreciate your continued participation in the HCaTS RFP development process.

To further assist you in your review of the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) and HCaTS SB solicitation, GSA will be offering a Virtual Industry Meeting offering.  This Virtual HCaTS Pre-Solicitation Meeting will include an overview of the acquisition strategy, key points of the solicitation, and evaluation criteria by the HCaTS contracting team, followed by a question and answer session with industry.  

This event will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 27th EDT using Adobe Connect from 1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT.  Registration will close at 5:00PM EDT on Monday May 25th, or when capacity is reached for the virtual event.

Please click on the link below to register for this event:

 https://interact.gsa.gov/gsa-event/virtual-human-capital-and-training-solutions-hcats-industry-day 

A link to the virtual event will be sent out to all registrants the day prior to the event.   

A transcript from the Industry Meeting will be made available on Interact in mid June.

We appreciate your continued participation in the HCaTS RFP development process.

To further assist you in your review of the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) and HCaTS SB solicitation, GSA will be offering a Virtual Industry Meeting offering.  This Virtual HCaTS Pre-Solicitation Meeting will include an overview of the acquisition strategy, key points of the solicitation, and evaluation criteria by the HCaTS contracting team, followed by a question and answer session with industry.  

This event will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 27th EDT using Adobe Connect from 1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT.  Registration will close at 5:00PM EDT on Monday May 25th, or when capacity is reached for the virtual event.

Please click on the link below to register for this event:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r0lP1yETAF97i1Vl4GHs6mXMJtV4aVfEKw2ADXId5YY/edit

A link to the virtual event will be sent out to all registrants the day prior to the event.   

A transcript from the Industry Meeting will be made available on Interact in mid June.

We appreciate your continued participation in the HCaTS RFP development process.

To assist in your review of the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) and HCaTS SB solicitation, a Pre-Solicitation Industry Meeting will be hosted at GSA HQ, 1800 F Street, Washington DC on Thursday, May 21st from 9:30AM - 12:30PM EDT, with registration opening at 8:00AM EDT.  This Pre-Solicitation Meeting will include introductory remarks from senior leaders at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OPM and GSA regarding the importance and relevancy of this solution within the Human Resources Category of spend. The HCaTS contracting team will then provide an overview of the acquisition strategy, key points of the solicitation, and evaluation criteria, before responding to industry questions.  

Please click on the link below to register for this event:

http://gsa.gov/portal/content/126012

Registration closes at 5:00PM EDT on Friday, May 15, 2015.  Please note that due to a high level of interest in HCaTS and HCaTS SB, we are limiting registrations to this event.  Each industry partner will be allowed one attendee only.  

As an update regarding acquisition timelines, the HCaTS team tentatively plans to release the final RFP for the HCaTS and HCaTS SB solution by the end of June 2015.  A response to industry feedback and comments from the draft RFP will be made available on Interact in mid May.

We appreciate your continued participation in the HCaTS RFP development process.

This amenmdent changes the archive date from April 30, 2015 to May 15, 2015.

This Presolicitation Notice expands upon the information provided in the Sources Sought Notice (GS02Q15CRN0001), posted on January 26th, 2015.  

On or about May 19th, 2015 the General Services Administration (GSA) anticipates issuing two Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS), the successor contract solution to the Office of Personnel Management's Training and Management Assistance (TMA) contract vehicle.  One RFP will be solicited and awarded on an unrestricted basis.  The other RFP will be solicited and awarded as a total small business set-aside.

In April 2014, the Administrator of GSA and Director of OPM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership to provide Federal agencies a more efficient, more reliable, and more effective way to get the best training and development services, human capital services, and organizational performance improvement services.

It is anticipated that multiple contracts will be awarded under each RFP as Governmentwide, Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MA-IDIQ) task order contracts.

A pre-solicitation conference is scheduled on or about May 14th, 2015 in Washington D.C.  A separate notice will be posted at www.fbo.gov with additional information once they are available.

Attached is the Set-Aside Draft RFP (DRFP) for the total small business set-aside contract vehicle, known as Human Capital and Training Solutions Small Business (HCaTS SB), for comments and questions only.  All comments and questions shall be submitted to hcatsquestions@gsa.gov.  GSA and OPM are not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals.  The final RFP for the total small business set-aside contract vehicle will be posted in FBO under GS02Q15CRR0002.

Responses to this Presolicitation Notice are due no later than Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 5:00pm EDT. 

In addition, prospective Offerors can visit the HCaTS collaborative community at https://interact.gsa.gov/hrfssi.  

This Presolicitation Notice expands upon the information provided in the Sources Sought Notice (GS02Q15CRN0001), posted on January 26th, 2015.  

On or about May 19th, 2015 the General Services Administration (GSA) anticipates issuing two Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS), the successor contract solution to the Office of Personnel Management's Training and Management Assistance (TMA) contract vehicle.  One RFP will be solicited and awarded on an unrestricted basis.  The other RFP will be solicited and awarded as a total small business set-aside.

In April 2014, the Administrator of GSA and Director of OPM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership to provide Federal agencies a more efficient, more reliable, and more effective way to get the best training and development services, human capital services, and organizational performance improvement services.

It is anticipated that multiple contracts will be awarded under each RFP as Governmentwide, Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MA-IDIQ) task order contracts.

A pre-solicitation conference is scheduled on or about May 14th, 2015 in Washington D.C.  A separate notice will be posted at www.fbo.gov with additional information once they are available.

Attached is the Set-Aside Draft RFP (DRFP) for the total small business set-aside contract vehicle, known as Human Capital and Training Solutions Small Business (HCaTS SB), for comments and questions only.  All comments and questions shall be submitted to hcatsquestions@gsa.gov.  GSA and OPM are not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals.  The final RFP for the total small business set-aside contract vehicle will be posted in FBO under GS02Q15CRR0002.

Responses to this Presolicitation Notice are due no later than Monday, March 30th, 2015, 5:00pm EDT.

In addition, prospective Offerors can visit the HCaTS collaborative community at https://interact.gsa.gov/hrfssi.