Transformational Pension Insurance Modeling System (T-PIMS)

Notice Type: Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation

Solicitation Reference Number: 16PBGC21R0010

Title: Transformational Pension Insurance Modeling System (T-PIMS)

Contracting Office Address: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Procurement Department, 1225 I Street NW, Suite 3333, Washington DC, 20005

Point of Contacts:

Primary: Roland Thomas, Contracting Officer, Procurement Department, Email: thomas.roland@pbgc.gov

Secondary: Brittany Helmkamp, Contracting Officer, Procurement Department, Email: helmkamp.brittany@pbgc.gov

Secondary: Olena Evans, Contract Specialist, Contractor Support, Email: evans.olena@pbgc.gov

Requirement Background Information, Purpose and Objective:

PBGC is looking to establish a 10-year (one base with nine option periods) single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with task orders to cover the full life cycle of Modernization, Enhancement, Operations and Maintenance, and Actuarial Support services.  The first task order requires Modernization of a new Transformational Pension Insurance Modeling System (T-PIMS) and is expected to be competed at the same time as the IDIQ Contract.  This contract is a joint effort between the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Policy, Research and Analysis Department (PRAD) to implement the new T-PIMS with a focus on Single-Employer (SE) plans, with plans to enhance and address Multiemployer plans capabilities in future years.  The initial implementation of the T-PIMS for SE Plans shall be built to PBGC provided business and technology Blueprint (cloud-hosted) with a delivery timeline of earlier than 27 months from contract award. The PBGC requires a combination of actuarial, economic, and IT proficiency to build and sustain T-PIMS over the duration of this contract.   The target is for a T-PIMS model that is faster, while running more simulations, and taking a larger footprint of input data then the system currently used. The model should also be able to be adjusted to meet any Technical Assistance requests that come in from Congress or other government agencies. A single contractor responsible for systems modernization, and ongoing enhancement, operations, maintenance efforts will bring a synergistic approach that will increase efficiencies and management effectiveness, which should correlate to reduced long-term costs to PBGC.

Request for Proposal Release Information:

This announcement only contains the synopsis/pre-solicitation. PBGC intends to use full and open competition for this procurement. The resultant IDIQ contract will be one base period of twelve (12) months and nine (9) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The NAICS code is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.  All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP and attachments. Responsible sources must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) database, in order to be eligible for an award.  The solicitation is anticipated to be released on or about April 12, 2021 and will be available electronically at https://beta.sam.gov. 

Prospective Offerors are advised that this procurement is subject to internal PBGC approvals and the availability of funds. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and in no way obligates the Government to issue an RFP and/or award a contract. This notice satisfies the synopsis requirement in FAR 5.2. If a solicitation is issued, all necessary information will be supplied at the time it is posted at https://beta.sam.gov.  Questions/requests for information will not be responded to until RFP issuance. Interested parties are advised to periodically monitor the above website for updates concerning this procurement.