SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, FY2002 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2004-2008.
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4817
- ZIP Code
- 20170-4817
- Solicitation Number
- 85329
- Response Due
- 9/13/2002
- Point of Contact
- Mathew Ridolfi, Contract Specialist, (703) 787-1813
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only public announcement; therefore, PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business and will consist of a base year and 3 option years. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541618 for Other Management Consultant Services and the size standard is $5 million. You are asked for a capability statement and a sample of a Strategic Plan you have completed in the past. Only those Offerors deemed most qualified will be given further consideration. If you make the best-qualified list, you may be asked to provide a brief oral presentation at Minerals Management Service's (MMS) Herndon, Virginia, offices with approximately one week's notice. You will be given information on how to prepare for the oral presentation. Scope: The Minerals Management Service will develop a Strategic Plan for 2004-2008. The Plan will chart a course for the bureau for the next five years, describe its goals and the strategies, initiatives, and activities to achieve the goals. The MMS plan will be based on the logic models developed by its two major program areas: Offshore Minerals Management and Minerals Revenue Management. The MMS plan will link where appropriate to the end outcomes and intermediate strategies in the Department's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan will resemble a corporate strategic plan, telling who we are, what we do, and where we see ourselves in 5 years. The Strategic Plan should be no more than 45 pages, interesting to read, and easy to understand. It should present MMS's story at a high level, corporate perspective and focus on our role in ensuring the Nation's energy future, our partnerships with industry and other stakeholders, and our role in the international energy picture. Woven throughout should be how MMS is embracing and implementing the President's Management Agenda and the Secretary's Plan for Citizen Centered Governance. It will contain mission statements, goals, targets, vision statements about where MMS will be in 5 years, strategies to get there, and facts and figures to support the story. While our primary audience is Congress, the report will also be aimed at our customers in private industry and our stakeholders, our employees, and the media. It will contain eye-catching graphics and photos and be written in plain English. The objectives of the Strategic Plan include present our outcome goals, strategies, outputs and activities, and initiatives in a way that provides a roadmap for employees to achieve the goals of the organization; Increase Congressional and public awareness of MMS' successes and the good job it is doing to manage the nation's mineral resources; and present the Plan in an easy-to-read and understand format, enhanced with pictures and graphics to encourage readership. Services Provided: The contractor will provide the following skills and services: Strategic analysis; "Marketing" presentation of MMS activities and goals; Professional writing and editing; Graphics design and layout; Electronic format and discs for printing bids; Consultation on GPO printing; PDF file for posting on MMS Web site. Government Furnished Materials: The MMS will provide to the contractor: Strategic plan logic models from Offshore Minerals Management and Minerals Revenue Management - containing statements of goals, strategies, activities; Budget information appropriate to show integration of budget and performance; Factual explanation of performance to date; Statistical information; Plans, public information documents, and working documents; Other information as needed; Access to MMS management for interviews; other information as needed. Deliverables: Draft MMS 2004-2008 Strategic Plan, revised draft MMS 2004-2008 Strategic Plan, and final MMS 2004-2008 Strategic Plan in electronic format for use by printer. Due Dates: The start date for the contract is dependent upon the finalization of the Department of the Interior Strategic Plan. After final DOI outcomes and strategies have been determined, the MMS Plan can be linked to them. Draft: 30 days after contract inception; Revised Draft: 60 days after contract inception; Final Draft and Electronic Format: 90 days after contract inception. Basis for Accepting Work Product: All deliverables are submitted on time. Drafts are high quality and do not require significant rewrites. All comments are addressed. The MMS Director and Deputy Director approve final product. TRAVEL: Some travel to MMS headquarters may be required. HOW TO RESPOND: To compete for this project, interested parties must demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing a brief (25 pages or less, including resumes) Capabilities Statements must include (1) Key personnel (those who would have the primary responsibility for performing and/or managing the project) with relevant qualifications and specific experience with this type of project (please also specify a project manager). (2) Relevant organizational experience with this type of project. (3) Past Performance history (current or within the last 18 months) on projects similar in scope and nature, with specific references (including project identifier/ contract number and description, period of performance, dollar amount, client name and current telephone number). If any negative references are anticipated, please flag them and provide any mitigating information. References will be checked to validate the information provided. COST PROPOSAL: The cost proposal shall include a statement that the offeror intends to comply with the Statement of Work. The cost proposal shall be broken down by year as follows: (a) Direct labor cost by named person or labor category, including number of labor hours and current actual or average hourly rate; (b) Amount proposed for travel, subsistence, and local transportation supported with a breakdown which includes number and nature of trips and number of travelers; (c) Cost breakdown of materials and other direct costs including duplication/reproduction, meetings and conference/ workshops, postage, communication and any other applicable items; (d) If consultants are proposed detailed information concerning proposed consultant costs should include: (1) names of consultant(s) to be engaged; (2) daily fee to be paid to each consultant; (3) estimated number days of consulting services; (4) consulting agreements entered into between consultant(s) for similar services previously provided to the offeror; and (5) rationale for acceptance of consultant costs. Offerors must submit an original and two copies of their capabilities statements and cost proposal to Mathew Ridolfi, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, 381 Elden Street, MS 2510, Herndon, VA 20170-4817. Electronic transmissions are acceptable, but must be timely. EVALUATION CRITERIA: (1) The skills, abilities, education, professional credentials, and experience of proposed key personnel, especially as it relates to work of this nature. (2) The experience of your organization, including number, size, location of projects, and complexity of similar projects completed by the proposed project team and your organization to determine your potential for successful performance of the contract. (3) The past performance of your organization, including adherence to schedules and budgets, effectiveness of cost control, the acceptability of previous products delivered, effectiveness of program management, and the offeror's willingness to cooperate with the customer both routine matters and when confronted by unexpected difficulties. This will be a best value award decision. Price will be a factor, but technical factors are more important. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (OCT 2000); 2) 52.212-3, Offeror, Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 3) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (APR 1998), with an addendum; and 4) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (AUG 2000). Offerors can retrieve these clauses on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/. Questions about this solicitation must be in writing and be submitted to Mathew Ridolfi by fax at (703) 787-1009 or e-mail: Mathew.ridolfi@mms.gov. Telephone inquires will not be accepted. All must include the solicitation number, your full name, organization name, address, phone and fax numbers, and must be received by 9/10/02. Change notice: The Federal Acquisition Regulation authorizes the use of price and evaluation credits in industries where SDB prime contractors and subcontractors have been underutilized. We ask that you inform your SDB subcontractors that they should contact SBA's Office of Certification and Eligibility at (800) 558-0884 to obtain and application, or to log onto SBA's Website (www.sba.gov.sdb). If you are an SDB prime contractor who is not SDB-certified, we also ask that you apply for the certification. Effective October 1, 1998 certified SDB prime contractors were eligible for a price credit when bidding on Federal prime contracts. Effective January 1, 1999, prime contractors who contract with SBA-certified or self-certified SDBs are eligible for evaluation credits. Please note that prime contractors may continue to rely on self-certification of their SDB subcontractors through October 1, 1999. For Solicitations issued on or after October 2, 1999, prime contractors must use SDB-certified SDB subcontractors in to order to be eligible for evaluation credits.
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