Professional and Management Support Service Employees

Added: Mar 01, 2011 5:04 pm Response date changed from September 1, 2011, to read March 11, 2011. No other changes/////////////

Added: Mar 01, 2011 4:48 pm The Government is requesting all firms submit in writing a confirmation that they have extended their proposal through September 1, 2011 to the following Government Point of Contact via e-mail by no later than March 11, 2011:

JoAnn B. Carroll
carrolljb@state.gov

Added: Mar 01, 2011 4:04 pm Reference the proposals received as a result of Solicitation SAQMMA10R0248PM, the technical and price proposals are currently in review at the technical evaluation stage. All Firms are asked to hold firm their price through the estimated anticipated date of award of 1 September 2011. No further information is available at this time.

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 28, 2010 9:40 amTrack Changes

Amendment #6

Please print, sign, and date blocks 15A, 15B, and 15C to acknowledge receipt of amendment 6. This form is to be included with the technical proposal.

The purpose of amendment 6 is to incorporate the Standard Form 30 amendments 001, 002, 003, 004, and 005 to the Solicitation number SAQMMA10R0248 which was previously ommitted.  

Amendment #5

Changes to the Solicitation are as follows:

1.    Section J, Attachment D was not responding and therefore has been uploaded again. 

2.    The Answers have been posted to the questions submitted by Industry. 

3.    The contract minimum and maximum contract amount in Section B.3 has changed. 

Per FAR 52.216-22 "Indefinite Quantity", the minimum for this indefinite quantity contract shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services equal to the amount set forth below.

$1,000,000

The maximum for this indefinite quantity contract (including options) shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services not equal to or exceed $95,000,000. 


All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.


Amendment #4 changes Amendment #2. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

Amendment #3 The response date has been extended to Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11AM EST. Proposals must be submitted as instructed in the Solicitation.

All Questions have been received. Please do NOT submit additional questions as the time period has closed. Answers are forthcoming.

Amendment # 2 incorporates the updated Attachment D, Past Performance Survey. This survey replaces the original Attachment D within the Solicitation.

ALL COMPLETED SURVEYS SHOULD BE DIRECTED VIA E-MAIL TO MS. JOANN B. CARROLL AT CARROLLJB@STATE.GOV BY THE REFERENCE.


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There have been changes made to the Past Performance Requirement. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

For each Past Performance Contract Profile, the offeror shall also submit an electronic copy of the Past Performance Survey [Refer to Attachment D, Past Performance Survey] with Part I - Contract Information completed with its technical proposal.

The offeror shall also send the Past Performance Survey to the respective references to fill-out and return Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation via a government email address to JoAnn B. Carroll, Contracting Officer, carrolljb@state.gov, not later than 11 a.m. (local Washington D.C. time) on August 11 , 2010.

The offeror is highly encouraged to ensure that its Past Performance Survey is returned by the references on time. DoS will not follow up with references in the Profiles to prompt them to return the Surveys. Past Performance Surveys received late will not be evaluated and will affect the offeror's adjective rating. Also, offerors are advised to inform their references not to return the Past Performance Surveys using Entrust. DoS cannot open these emails and will not follow up with the offeror or the references to ensure that the Surveys are resubmitted.

Past Performance Surveys with Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation shall not be returned with the offeror's proposal.

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QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 16, 2010 1:15 pmTrack Changes

Amendment #5

Changes to the Solicitation are as follows:

1.    Section J, Attachment D was not responding and therefore has been uploaded again. 

2.    The Answers have been posted to the questions submitted by Industry. 

3.    The contract minimum and maximum contract amount in Section B.3 has changed. 

Per FAR 52.216-22 "Indefinite Quantity", the minimum for this indefinite quantity contract shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services equal to the amount set forth below.

$1,000,000

The maximum for this indefinite quantity contract (including options) shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services not equal to or exceed $95,000,000. 


All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.


Amendment #4 changes Amendment #2. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

Amendment #3 The response date has been extended to Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11AM EST. Proposals must be submitted as instructed in the Solicitation.

All Questions have been received. Please do NOT submit additional questions as the time period has closed. Answers are forthcoming.

Amendment # 2 incorporates the updated Attachment D, Past Performance Survey. This survey replaces the original Attachment D within the Solicitation.

ALL COMPLETED SURVEYS SHOULD BE DIRECTED VIA E-MAIL TO MS. JOANN B. CARROLL AT CARROLLJB@STATE.GOV BY THE REFERENCE.


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There have been changes made to the Past Performance Requirement. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

For each Past Performance Contract Profile, the offeror shall also submit an electronic copy of the Past Performance Survey [Refer to Attachment D, Past Performance Survey] with Part I - Contract Information completed with its technical proposal.

The offeror shall also send the Past Performance Survey to the respective references to fill-out and return Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation via a government email address to JoAnn B. Carroll, Contracting Officer, carrolljb@state.gov, not later than 11 a.m. (local Washington D.C. time) on August 11 , 2010.

The offeror is highly encouraged to ensure that its Past Performance Survey is returned by the references on time. DoS will not follow up with references in the Profiles to prompt them to return the Surveys. Past Performance Surveys received late will not be evaluated and will affect the offeror's adjective rating. Also, offerors are advised to inform their references not to return the Past Performance Surveys using Entrust. DoS cannot open these emails and will not follow up with the offeror or the references to ensure that the Surveys are resubmitted.

Past Performance Surveys with Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation shall not be returned with the offeror's proposal.

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QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 15, 2010 3:40 pmTrack Changes

Amendment #4 changes Amendment #2. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

Amendment #3 The response date has been extended to Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11AM EST. Proposals must be submitted as instructed in the Solicitation.

All Questions have been received. Please do NOT submit additional questions as the time period has closed. Answers are forthcoming.

Amendment # 2 incorporates the updated Attachment D, Past Performance Survey. This survey replaces the original Attachment D within the Solicitation.

ALL COMPLETED SURVEYS SHOULD BE DIRECTED VIA E-MAIL TO MS. JOANN B. CARROLL AT CARROLLJB@STATE.GOV BY THE REFERENCE.


***************************************************************
There have been changes made to the Past Performance Requirement. Please see below for additional information in reference to Section L.7.3.1 VOLUME I, PART D - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

For each Past Performance Contract Profile, the offeror shall also submit an electronic copy of the Past Performance Survey [Refer to Attachment D, Past Performance Survey] with Part I - Contract Information completed with its technical proposal.

The offeror shall also send the Past Performance Survey to the respective references to fill-out and return Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation via a government email address to JoAnn B. Carroll, Contracting Officer, carrolljb@state.gov, not later than 11 a.m. (local Washington D.C. time) on August 11 , 2010.

The offeror is highly encouraged to ensure that its Past Performance Survey is returned by the references on time. DoS will not follow up with references in the Profiles to prompt them to return the Surveys. Past Performance Surveys received late will not be evaluated and will affect the offeror's adjective rating. Also, offerors are advised to inform their references not to return the Past Performance Surveys using Entrust. DoS cannot open these emails and will not follow up with the offeror or the references to ensure that the Surveys are resubmitted.

Past Performance Surveys with Part II - Government Past Performance Evaluation shall not be returned with the offeror's proposal.

****************************************************************

QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 15, 2010 3:00 pmTrack Changes

Amendment #3 The response date has been extended to Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11AM EST.  Proposals must be submitted as instructed in the Solicitation. 

All Questions have been received.  Please do NOT submit additional questions as the time period has closed.  Answers are forthcoming.  

 

Amendment # 2 incorporates the updated Attachment D, Past Performance Survey.  This survey replaces the original Attachment D within the Solicitation.  

ALL COMPLETED SURVEYS SHOULD BE DIRECTED VIA E-MAIL TO MS. JOANN B. CARROLL AT CARROLLJB@STATE.GOV 

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.   



QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 09, 2010 2:25 pmTrack Changes

Amendment # 2 incorporates the updated Attachment D, Past Performance Survey.  This survey replaces the original Attachment D within the Solicitation.  

ALL COMPLETED SURVEYS SHOULD BE DIRECTED VIA E-MAIL TO MS. JOANN B. CARROLL AT CARROLLJB@STATE.GOV 

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.   



QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jul 02, 2010 10:49 amTrack Changes QUESTION TO THE SOLICITATION:

Question:  Your attention is invited to Para B.3 which identifies the contract's maximum amount of $85M.

Amendment 1, attachment A, lists the incumbent FTE total of 250 personnel.  If all 250 FTEs are applied against the very lowest labor category (GS-12 Step 1), unburdened, the total cost unburdened equates to $84M.  this estimate is nearly at the contract ceiling before any ODCs or labor buildup are applied.  Please clarify this maximum contract figure?

ANSWER:  In accordance with the solicitation and to further clarify, the Government Ceiling is $85,000,000.00.


Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Jun 25, 2010 10:09 amTrack Changes Changes to the Solicitation:

Please incorporate Amendment 1 as the UPDATED Attachment A.

Please disregard Solicitation 2.

All other attached documents remain unchanged.

***Phone calls will not be accepted, questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the solicitation.********


NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Classification Code: R—Professional, administrative, and management support services NAICS Code: 541 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global women’s Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretary’s Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S); c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S). The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: May 27, 2010 6:57 pmTrack Changes NOTICE OF CHANGE: Reference the pre-solicitation notice below, the solicitation will be posted on or about June 11, 2010 and is hereby changed to read from May 20, 2010. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES.



Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees



Notice Type: Pre-solicitation



Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside

Classification Code:



RProfessional, administrative, and management support services



NAICS Code:

541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS.

The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global womens Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretarys Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance:

Objective 1 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities:



a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees;

b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S);

c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees;

d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and

e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce.

Objective 2 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S).



The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million.

The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years.

A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov.

Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information.

All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Modified: Apr 16, 2010 7:41 amTrack Changes Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees



Notice Type: Pre-solicitation



Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside

Classification Code:



RProfessional, administrative, and management support services



NAICS Code:

541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS.

The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global womens Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretarys Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance:

Objective 1 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities:



a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees;

b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S);

c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees;

d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and

e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce.

Objective 2 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S).



The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million.

The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $85M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years.

A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov.

Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information.

All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition

Added: Apr 15, 2010 2:21 pm Pre-solicitation Notice for the Office of the Secretary (S) and the Offices under the Secretary, for Professional and Management Support Service Employees



Notice Type: Pre-solicitation



Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside

Classification Code:



RProfessional, administrative, and management support services



NAICS Code:

541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS.

The Department of State, Office of the Secretary (S) and the Bureaus under the Secretary, such as Chief of Protocol (S/CPR), Executive Secretariat (S/ES), Office of Civil Rights (S/OCR), Office of Global womens Issues (S/GWI), Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT), Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS), Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees (S/CSO), Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator (S/GAC), Office of War Crimes Issues (S/WCI), Policy Planning Staff (S/P), S-InfoNet, Secretarys Open Forum (OF), and Special Representative to Muslim Communities, and others offices not listed, has a requirement for a contract to provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance:

Objective 1 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State (DoS) Office of the Secretary and the offices under (S) listed above. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities:



a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional and management support service employees;

b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of (S) and the offices under (S);

c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional and management support service employees;

d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional and management support service employees; and

e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce.

Objective 2 Provide professional and management support service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS Office of the Secretary (S) and the offices under (S).



The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted on or about May 20, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0248. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million.

The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional and Management Support Service Employees Contract is $100M. The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years.

A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov.

Potential offerors MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information.

All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to carrolljb@state.gov. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition