Process Improvement and Project Management Support

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) seeks process improvement and project management support for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) under a women-owned small business set-aside, with proposals due April 21 at 9:00 AM Philadelphia time. This is a Request for Quote for commercial services; the original solicitation (N0018926QB036) was cancelled on May 27 due to substantial changes in requirements and has been reissued.

Place of performance spans Falls Church, Virginia (BUMED headquarters), San Diego, California, Portsmouth, Virginia, and San Antonio, Texas, with work conducted 60 percent on-site at government facilities and 40 percent remotely or at contractor locations. The NAICS code is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a size standard of $24.5 million.

Contractor personnel must possess or obtain active Secret-level facility security clearances verified through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's National Industrial Security System. Staffing requires a minimum of 12 full-time equivalents: one Program Manager, one Master Black Belt, seven Junior Black Belts, and three Process Improvement Specialists. Project Management Professionals must hold PMP certification plus seven years post-certification experience. Master Black Belts require five or more years of continuous process improvement or Lean Six Sigma experience in healthcare. Black Belts must have three or more years of relevant experience. Improvement Sciences Specialists need six or more years applying improvement methodologies.

Scope covers Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Process Improvement, Project Management, Knowledge Management (including SPIDR system administration), and contract management with monthly and weekly status reporting across BUMED, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, and Naval Medical Forces Development Command.

Base period runs June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, with two option periods (12 months and 9 months). Travel is capped at $25,000 annually for the base year and first option, and $18,750 for the second option year. Evaluation is two-phase: Phase One conducts security clearance verification (pass/fail); Phase Two evaluates non-price quotes (maximum 8 pages, Times New Roman 12-point) on Performance Approach and Past Performance, then price. Quoters must identify up to three relevant contracts from the past five years. Contractor questions were due March 30; those not intending to submit must notify the contracting officer. All contractor personnel must complete Privacy Act and HIPAA training within 30 days of assignment and annually thereafter, and execute Business Associate Agreements with BUMED for handling protected health information.