SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Procurement Office Support
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Branch, Special Projects Section, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0567, Washington, DC, 20250-0567
- ZIP Code
- 20250-0567
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-MGMT01
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Scott Cook, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 720-7349, Fax (202) 690-0689, - Raymond Suehr, Chief, Phone 202-690-0723, Fax 202-690-0689,
- E-Mail Address
-
scott.cook@usda.gov, ray.suehr@usda.gov
- Description
- The Acquisition Management Branch, Management Services Division of the USDA Farm Service Agency is seeking contractors who currently hold GSA MOBIS schedule contracts in FSC Group 874-1 who have the background and expertise to perform procurement office support, to include but not be limited to the following: Knowledge of Federal, departmental, and agency laws, regulations, and procedures applicable to the acquisition process and to the administration of contracts; knowledge of and experience with various contract types, to include but not be limited to, fixed-price, fixed price with award fee, and cost plus incentive fee; ability to develop selection factors for negotiated procurements and acquisition strategies for complex requirements; knowledge of processes for negotiated procurements, to include but not be limited to source selection procedures, sole source contracts, sole source 8(a) contracts, and competitive 8(a) contracts; knowledge of contract administration principles and the practices to monitor contractor performance and resolve issues; and ability to perform cost/price analyses of contractor proposals. The contractor will provide support services in the Acquisition Management Branch. These services shall include assistance in pre-solicitation/pre-award document preparation, source selection, and contract management/administration support for contracts assigned. The contractor shall be able to perform the following: 1) Pre-award: Assist in the development and execution of approved acquisition strategies; prepare pre-solicitation documentation applicable to negotiated procurements ensuring that all current applicable clauses are incorporated and laws, regulations, and policies are followed; prepare Commerce Business Daily announcements for issuance by the Contracting Officer; assist in the development of evaluation criteria, source selection plans, and award fee plans; process amendments to solicitations; support pre-proposal conferences; assist in the evaluation of proposals; provide support to past performance and cost evaluation teams; coordinate audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and technical reports from members of the applicable personnel; prepare pre-negotiation objectives and price negotiation memorandums for review by the Contracting Officer; assist in the preparation for discussions/communications with offerors; assist in the preparation of source selection material and subsequent reports; assist in the preparation of draft briefings to the Source Selection Authority; and assist in the debriefing of offerors. 2) Post-award: Track contract milestones and status; develop and maintain databases to track contract status and to provide a management information system; prepare contractual documentation for contract modifications to include option exercise and administrative and technical changes; prepare draft correspondence; follow-up on contract issues and provide recommendations and status to the Contracting Officer; prepare contracts for close-out; conduct periodic visits to the site; prepare documents for approval; participate in Government meetings; and provide advice, recommendations, research, and analysis. The contractor shall not: approve, decide, or sign as a Contracting Officer; accept or reject supplies or services; determine disposal of Government property; determine cost reasonableness, allowability, or allocability; vote on a source selection board; supervise government personnel; direct either contractor or Government personnel; approve Government requirements or plans; or determine policy. FSA is performing a sources sought synposis to determine the number and quality of contractors available under MOBIS to perform this work, which is equivalent to GS-1102 and GS-1105 job classifications. Based on the responses provided by the schedule holders, a solicitation may or may not be issued. Please provide your response, with particular attention to the depth and breadth of your firm's procurement expertise and background, along with resumes of the proposed candidates, to the name listed in this synopsis by April 15, 2003.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20250
- Zip Code: 20250
- Record
- SN00292657-W 20030403/030401213230 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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