Portfolio Management challenges and improvements

In accordance with the Federal acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, General Services (GSA, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as part of market research, to obtain various strategic profession business advice with regard to GSA's Portfolio management organization.
This RFI shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of GSA to acquire any product or services offered. Submission of any information in response to this RFI is completely voluntary and any costs associated with submission shall not be reimbursed by the Government. The information requested will be used by GSA to facilitate decision making. Background & Description This Request for Information (RFI) by the General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to an organization to review areas of its portfolio management, including identification of current challenges as well as opportunities for improvement. The potential scope of work would include: (1) Advising on project development within the framework of the federal budget process, including budget scoring; (2) Recommending funding mechanisms for investing in GSA's assets, including alternative financing such as public-private partnerships and exchange for services; (3) Evaluating GSA's appraisal program and process for determining rental rates; (4) Consulting on the process for complex real estate transactions; and (5) Assessing GSA's current asset management and planning process.

The Responses shall provide proven information and advice related to innovative approaches. Responses should relay vendor experience in providing these services. Responses do need to address all questions in the RFI, only those which vendors have direct knowledge or experience providing. The provision of proprietary information should be minimized. The government seeks responses regarding the best practices in the industry, not individual vendor offerings on the elements outlined in this RFI. Interested parties will be provided every opportunity to submit information on their offerings in any subsequent RFP. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. All inquiries (technical, contractual, administrative), questions, or clarifications of any kind must be submitted via email to the (POC) listed below. Regarding this RFI, direct contact or one-on-one meetings with a contracting officer, program manager, or technical parties, is not allowed. Objectives: 1. Discuss advising on project development within the framework of the federal budget process, including budget scoring; (2) Recommending funding mechanisms for investing in GSA's assets, including alternative financing such as public-private partnerships and exchange for services; (3) Evaluating GSA's appraisal program and process for determining rental rates; (4) Consulting on the process for complex real estate transactions; and (5) Assessing GSA's current asset management and planning Responses to this RFI shall be submitted via email to angie.lipford@gsa.gov in Microsoft Word or PDF Format. Responses shall be limited to fifteen (10) pages and shall be in standard, 12 point Times New Roman font, and each paragraph separated by at least one blank line. RFI responses must be received at the email address listed above no later than 12:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST), on July 18, 2013. Proprietary information shall be clearly identified in your RFI response. Proprietary materials will neither be distributed, nor discussed with any other organization. Information submitted in response to this RFI will be used at the discretion of the Government. The information submitted will remain confidential, as permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts. GSA reserves the right to utilize any non-proprietary technical information in the anticipated SOW and/or solicitation. Point of Contact (POC) Antoinette Lipford Email: angie.lipford@gsa.gov