SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Competency 7.8/10.0 Requirement
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561110
— Office Administrative Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD, 20670
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-04-R-0002
- Response Due
- 4/26/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2004
- Point of Contact
- Vanessa Seymour, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 757-2619, Fax (301) 757-8959, - Miriam Bonk, Contract Team Lead, Phone (301) 757-9064, Fax 301-757-8959,
- E-Mail Address
-
vanessa.seymour@navy.mil, miriam-ellen.bonk@navy.mil
- Description
- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR); Aircraft Support Contracts Department (AIR 2.5.1.3), Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127 announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis, services and materials necessary to provide business and financial management support services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Department (NAWCAD) Comptroller Competency and Program and Business Analysis Competency of NAVAIR. NAVAIR has determined that a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a General Service Administration (GSA) schedule commercial pricing arrangement is a viable contract for this effort. This procurement is expected to result in a multiple award, multiple Federal Supply Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to GSA schedule holders under the Financial and Business Solutions (FABS), Management, Organization, and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS), and Information Technology (IT) schedules. The agreement will cover a period of five years comprised of one base year and four one-year options. The total estimated dollar value for the BPA will be $120 million, estimated at $24 million for each year of the BPA. Responsible sources may request a copy of the solicitation by contacting Ms. Vanessa Seymour via e-mail at Vanessa.Seymour@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Phone and fax request will not be accepted. The solicitation will be made available on the NAVAIR Home Page at http://www.navair.navy.mil/bus. Offerors who request a copy of the RFP will be notified via e-mail when it is released. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. REQUIREMENTS The NAWCAD Comptroller Competency in collaboration with the NAWCAD Program and Business Analysis Competency together form the NAWCAD Business and Financial Management Community (B/FMC). The anticipated effort under this BPA includes but is not limited to, the following: The contractor shall provide analytical support in the areas of budget (formulation and execution), accounting, policy, workload planning, manpower management, technical acquisition assistance and document management activities. Periodically, workload will be impacted by non-routine action items and data calls originating from multiple sources. The contractor shall provide support in responding to these fluctuating workload requirements. Budget Support: The contractor shall provide budget support to the NAWCAD B/FMC and NAVAIR in preparing the annual command-wide competency and program budgets; developing budget policy and providing budget process oversight. Budgets include Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) submission, appropriation, manpower and other resource budgets, such as A-11, Navy Working Capital Fund (NWCF), Capital Purchase Program (CPP), Information Technology (IT), Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB), Base Operating Support (BOS), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The contractor shall provide support for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating financial directives, instructions, and procedures for budget formulation/justification and execution. The contractor shall prepare analyses for reclamas, defending budgets and other financial analytical studies and develop requirements for financial statements. The contractor shall provide support for the receipt, administration, issuance and reporting of all incoming and outgoing direct citation and reimbursable funds. The contractor shall provide budget execution services including receipt, administration/issuance and reporting of funds and multiple types of appropriations including, but not limited to, O&MN, APN, WPN, OPN, and RDT&EN. Accounting Support: The contractor shall maintain and ensure the integrity of financial operations and accounts/reports as required under the Chief Financial Officer?s Act by providing financial advice, training, and services involving accounting operations to the entire organization. The contractor shall provide support in the areas of management accounting; NWCF accounting guidance/policies and resource execution policy implementation. The contractor shall provide support in defining accounting system requirements and resource reports. The contractor shall plan and execute accounting programs, implement and interpret policy, develop financial and accounting system requirements and identify system problems and deficiencies. The contractor shall provide support for financial management audits and for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) support. The contractor shall provide accounting operations support for certification of funds availability, funds obligation, accounting record reconciliation, reporting and analysis and financial and operating statement certifications. The contractor shall ensure the integrity of all financial transactions and other cost input and distributions/transfers. The contractor shall input various obligations, accounts payable, accrual, and other financial data to all financial systems, including ERP/SAP. The contractor shall interact with business/financial managers and customers regarding funding, billing, payment processing, and other costing/execution issues affecting programs or funding documents. The contractor shall provide support for the oversight of payroll issues and timekeeping functions, commercial/Government invoice certifications and timely payment. The contractor shall research and resolve unmatched disbursements and coordinate action with DFAS/ERP as appropriate. Program and Business Analysis: The contractor shall provide business/financial/resource planning and management support to various program management offices and competencies. The contractor shall support the Programs through the Planning, Programming and Budgeting cycle, including coordination of the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) with the Program Sponsor. The contractor shall support the coordination and administration of all business and financial formulation, submission, justification, and execution services utilizing corporate application systems such as ERP/SAP, Warehouse Analytical Reporting System (WARS) and Business Warehouse. The contractor shall interpret programming and budgeting guidance and constraints established by higher authority and recommend objectives and programming actions. The contractor shall provide support in developing POA&Ms, providing input in determining task requirements, coordination of Procurement Initiation Documents (PID), and development of critical path planning and resource requirements. The contractor shall support post- award contract administration by maintaining contract files, tracking deliverables against contract schedule requirements, and tracking labor hours and dollars against contract ceilings. The contractor shall support the performance of efficiency reviews, management surveys/research, engineered time standards and work measurement studies and provides technical acquisition support to the TEAM competencies and programs. The contractor shall provide business analysis and data collection support and coordination of all business and financial corporate data calls for respective competencies and programs. The contractor shall provide support in implementing corporate initiatives and in providing workload/business forecasting analysis studies for competencies and programs. The contractor shall provide support in developing documentation for acquisition planning including risk assessment and business/financial advice. Workload Planning: The contractor shall provide support in developing technical work packages and work breakdown structures in support of competencies and programs. The contractor shall utilize corporate workload management information systems and appropriate workload system processes, rules, and regulations to provide workload information reports on a monthly, quarterly, and/or annual basis in order to project workload requirements. The contractor shall utilize the corporate application systems in support of this task such as ERP/SAP. The contractor shall support the development of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Networks and Activities in support of the ERP Sigma solution. The contractor must have knowledge of the functional requirements of the planning process from both a project and corporate perspective. The contractor shall support the postproduction phase of the Sigma deployment by providing hands on assistance to the user community with the Program Management aspects of the application as well as the business and financial planning and workload analysis features. The contractor must be knowledgeable in the SAP/Sigma financial planning processes, the business rules and the interaction between the various financial (fiduciary and controlling), Human Resources, Material Management and the Project Schedule Modules. The contractor shall also participate in system validation and testing that result from new upgrades or system enhancements. The contractor shall participate in the on going efforts associated with the deployment and training of the Sigma solution. This support shall include preparing training packages and related materials, conducting classroom exercises, and providing hands-on training support to the user community. The contractor shall research suggestions or problems identified during the training sessions by the users for applicability and provide possible solutions or recommendations for system or process improvements. Additionally, the contractor may train others to be trainers in support of the deployment. Manpower Management: The contractor shall provide support to prepare and review routine organization documents in accordance with personnel policies. The contractor shall conduct program management studies; identifying manpower issues and recommend solutions. The contractor shall analyze manpower ratios, such as, productivity, skills mix, civil service vs. contractor mix and training and report results accordingly. The contractor shall provide organizational, systems, methods/procedures/process analyses in support of the competencies and programs. Acquisition Assistance: The contractor shall provide support in developing acquisition documentation such as acquisition plans, work statements, personnel qualifications, justification and approval documents, modifications, change orders, and small purchase requirements. The contractor shall provide support to the Contracting Officer?s Representative, Technical Point of Contact, or other procurement personnel in developing procurement strategies and providing recommendations in resolving problems. The contractor shall provide support in obtaining various reviews and approvals for acquisitions such as FIP, HAZMAT, DD254, etc. The contractor shall utilize the corporate application systems, such as ERP/SAP Procurement Initiation Document/Procurement Request (PID/PR) module in developing procurement request documents and the Contract Monitoring Automated System (CMAS) for tracking post award contract administration. Document Management: The contractor shall scan original documents such as, correspondence, charts, budget exhibits, invoices, and other documentation into digital data that can then be transferred to a new media (e.g. CD-ROM, diskettes) and various formats, such as Word, Excel, and PDF, for electronic storage. The contractor shall maintain the electronic document library and provide distribution as appropriate. Business Warehouse/Financial Systems Support: The contractor shall analyze the organization, operation, and management of NAWCAD programs and prepare studies concerning management information requirements. The contractor shall apply analytical methods and/or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate financial information required by program or project managers and customers, and provide recommended alternatives and solutions. The contractor shall research DOD activities and private industry to address state-of-the-art initiatives, and recommend methods to adopt beneficial attributes. The contractor shall participate in data warehouse financial and business development projects. The contractor shall apply knowledge of the Naval Air Warfare Center financial systems, computer systems engineering techniques, and advanced software development methodologies to the business planning of financial computer systems development projects. The contractor shall address project goals; write, implement, and monitor systems strategies which clearly define system functional requirements and result in maximum productivity of software engineering resources and support customer requirements. The contractor shall use advanced software strategies, including software and reengineering, to ensure positive results of projects being conducted. The contractor shall participate in and support the Financial Operations Group team meetings. The contractor shall provide information on financial applications, such as the Management Information System, and provide information and support to high-level teams. E-Business: The contractor shall support the development of the functional requirements and identify an approach to transitioning to a web-enabled business environment. The contractor shall participate in and promote the need to better understand and leverage web technologies to enhance service to the warfighter. The contractor shall provide support in the development of an e-Business strategy that can support NAWCAD with the capability to meet business challenges of the Internet economy. Support shall include the generation of a portfolio of potential e-Business revenue-generating initiatives with an associated 12-18 month time line and implementation strategy. The contractor shall communicate and exchange e-Business information, foster collaboration on e-Business initiatives and support its implementation. The contractor shall provide analysis and input required to help shape and influence an e-Business strategy throughout NAWCAD and establish steps for submitting, reviewing and approving ideas and initiatives through the NAWCAD eBusiness Working Group. Additionally, the contractor shall participate in testing the web sites that are developed and provide recommendations for improvements. The Government anticipates release of the electronic RFP within 30 days of this notice. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website, located at www.fedbizops.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor this cite for the release of any follow-on information.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20670
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20670
- Record
- SN00552546-W 20040325/040323212203 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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