Management and Functional Support Services for Personnel and Pay Modernization Efforts

Any and all questions shall be submitted via email to rachel.mcginley@navy.mil. The deadline to submit questions is 04 OCT 2013.

The purpose of this modification notice is to revise the anticipated solicitation release date. At this time the solicitation is expected to be released no later than 15 SEP 2013. The solicitation will be uploaded directly to www.fbo.gov as the www.neco.navy.mil website is unavailable. The solicitation response date is tentative and subject to change. The closing date of the RFP will be established in the RFP.

The purpose of this modification notice is to revise the anticipated solicitation release date. At this time the solicitation is expected to be released in the late April early May 2013 timeframe. The solicitation response date is tentative and subject to change. The closing date of the RFP will be established in the RFP.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).



The Bureau of Naval Personnel seeks to acquire management and technical support services to assist in performing strategic planning and business change management activities, business process re-engineering, functional data management, and business architecture documentation and analysis in support of the effort to modernize the Navy’s personnel and pay service delivery environment. The Navy is required to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency in the personnel and pay business area in order to provide services at less cost, and to meet audit requirements for the control of Government resources.

This acquisition will be issued utilizing a formal Request for Proposal (RFP).





It is anticipated to solicit this requirement on a 100% full and open, competitive basis. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Contracts (MAC) program with CPFF and FFP ordering provisions is anticipated to result from this competitive RFP. The ordering period will cover one, three (3)-year base period with one, three (3)-year option period for a total of 72 months, if the option is exercised. FAR clause 52.216-22, “Indefinite Quantity†permits task order completion no later than 364 days after expiration of the basic contract; therefore, the maximum performance period may be seven (7) years in length. The requirement will be processed as a Non-Commercial Services solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 15.

The six year ordering period and seven year maximum performance period will accommodate fluctuations in the real-time emergence of requirements and the availability of funds throughout the duration of the contracts, and will accommodate differing performance periods among task orders. On- and Off-ramp provisions are anticipated.



The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 541990. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) or Federal Supply Code (FSC) is R425. Offerors will be required to submit both non-price and price/cost proposals. The solicitation will consider the offeror’s non-price proposal more important than the offeror’s cost/price proposal.

The estimated level of effort is 749,745 man-hours for the base period and a total of 749,745 man-hours if the option is exercised. Solicitation #N00189-13-R-Z001 will be made available electronically, upon its release, at www.neco.navy.mil. At this time the solicitation is expected to be released in the late February, early March 2013 timeframe. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the above mentioned website for posting of the solicitation and any amendments thereto. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. The solicitation response date is tentative and subject to change. The closing date of the RFP will be established in the RFP.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award. See www.sam.gov for further information and instructions. For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Ms. Rachel McGinley Code 260.2C, at (215) 697-4759, or at rachel.mcginley@navy.mil.

This modification to the presolicitation notice serves to confirm that a document title page and table of contents do not count as part of the 10 page limit and that the 10 page limit applies to the only to the body of the document.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).



The Bureau of Naval Personnel seeks to acquire management and technical support services to assist in performing strategic planning and business change management activities, business process re-engineering, functional data management, and business architecture documentation and analysis in support of the effort to modernize the Navy’s personnel and pay service delivery environment. The Navy is required to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency in the personnel and pay business area in order to provide services at less cost, and to meet audit requirements for the control of Government resources.

This acquisition will be issued utilizing a formal Request for Proposal (RFP).

It is anticipated to solicit this requirement on a 100% full and open, competitive basis. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Contract (MAC) is anticipated to result from this competitive RFP. The period of performance will cover a one (1)-year base period with four (4), one (1)-year option periods. On- and Off-ramp provisions are anticipated.

A “DRAFT†RFP is posted in conjunction with this synopsis notice. The government seeks industry input to further develop an acquisition strategy and identify interested vendors that have the capability to support this requirement within the designated locations. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 541990.

The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) or Federal Supply Code (FSC) is R425. Comments regarding the attached DRAFT RFP are requested at this time. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit a capabilities statement (ten (10) pages maximum) including relevant past performance that demonstrates the ability to support the requirement/s specified within the attached DRAFT RFP. Please include CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and business size, as well as any other pertinent information. Please respond no later than 4:00pm EST, 14 SEP 2012 via email to Rachel Armes, rachel.armes@navy.mil. The size limitation for emails is 5MB. File formats can be as follows: PDF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Files with the “.zip†extension cannot be received.

Should your email correspondence exceed this limit, please submit multiple emails stating Email 1 of 3, etc. in the subject line. The government plans to use e-mail as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging information. The Government will provide email confirmation of receipt of your statements. If companies do not receive an email confirmation after submitting their capabilities statement, they are urged to verify receipt telephonically. If you have any questions please contact the following individual: Rachel Armes, rachel.armes@navy.mil, 215-697-4759.