SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Request for Information
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561499
— All Other Business Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, FISC NORFOLK DETACHMENT PHILADELPHIA, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 2B, Philadelphia, PA, 19111-5083
- ZIP Code
- 19111-5083
- Solicitation Number
- ClericalRFI8-24-04
- Point of Contact
- Mario Cesarone, Contracting Officer, Phone 215-697-9650, Fax 215-697-5418, - Mario Cesarone, Contracting Officer, Phone 215-697-9650, Fax 215-697-5418,
- E-Mail Address
-
mario.j.cesarone@navy.mil, mario.j.cesarone@navy.mil
- Description
- The Department of Defense (DoD) spends approximately $100 billion in services annually. DoD has embarked upon a spend analysis for various types of services to determine how much is being spent, to implement strategic sourcing approaches, and to ultimately develop a sound commodity strategy resulting in cost savings and improvement of services provided. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit information on clerical and office support functions (collectively referred to as "clerical services"), which is the pilot effort under the DoD-Wide Strategic Sourcing (DWSS) program. DWSS GOALS: DoD is seeking information to assist us in attaining a solution that supports the following goals: * Department-wide cross-functional acquisition strategies; *Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership for acquired services/products; * Improvements in meeting socio-economic goals through the use of strategic sourcing. * Leverage commercial best practices in order to streamline and standardize DoD acquisition business processes. Initial spend analysis and market research of clerical services reflects substantial participation by small businesses. Research also reflects a wide variance in the markups (the price difference between the wage rate paid to the administrative personnel and the contract price) between the largest marketplace providers of clerical services and other vendors. The objective of this RFI is to identify the cost drivers that impact markup rates for clerical services. We are particularly interested in identifying process improvements or requirements changes that could be made by DoD in it's acquisition of clerical services that would result in significant reductions in markup rates. RESPONSES TO THE RFI: The following sections provide a suggested format for a response to the RFI. This format is intended to minimize your effort and structure the responses for ease of analysis. Please do not provide proprietary information in response to this RFI. - Acquisition Approach: Provide ideas and suggestions for DoD acquisition approaches for procuring clerical services more efficiently and cost effectively. Include the following information: Section 1 - Government Business Practices: Provide a list of government business practices that impact your ability to provide cost-effective business solutions to the Government's clerical services requirements. Provide suggestions for improvements to these practices and an estimate of potential savings (as a percentage of total cost) if these practices were changed Section 2 - Markups: Please provide a response to the following questions (NOTE: an electronic spreadsheet version is available from the POC below) rating your responses on a scale from 1 (no cost impact) to 10 (high cost impact) on your markup rate: (1) Increased Purchase Volume (more clerical support employees) (2) Increased Assignment Duration per Clerical Support Worker (3) Improvements/ Greater Accuracy in Customers' Skill Set Specification (4) Simpler / More Streamlined Proposal & Bidding Process (5) More Efficient Contract Management Process (e.g. processes related to changing wage rates, creating modifications, ...) (6) Improved ordering process (e.g. On-Line Order vs. Manual (phone, Fax, email, in-person), centralized vs decentralized, ...) (7) Improved Invoicing Process (e.g. centralized vs decentralized, ...) (8) Other - list other factors related to how we do business that have an impact on your markup costs. Section 3 - Pricing Estimate: Please provide your fully burdened hourly labor rate excluding profit for the following locations and Service Contract Act labor categories. For estimating purposes please assume the following potential yearly need . Washington DC area, General Clerk III (100,000 man hours), Secretary II (80,000 man hours)and Accounting Clerk II (60,000 man hours). Assume that all require a Confidential Security Clearance. Norfolk, Virginia area, General Clerk III (140,000 man hours), Secretary II (120,000 man hours)and Accounting Clerk II (100,000 man hours). No formal security clearance required for Norfolk. Assume Wash DC area is under Service Contract Act Wage Determination 94-2104REV(22) and Norfolk area is under WD 94-2544REV(28). These may be obtained on http://www.wdol.gov/index.html under Service Contract Act, Archived WDs. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and analytical purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. There is no solicitation in process at this time. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Please submit responses by 4:00 PM on Monday, 1 3 September to: Mr. Mario J Cesarone, 02PQB2, FISC Det Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave, Bldg 2B, Phila., PA. 19111. E-mail responses are welcome at: mario.cesarone@navy.mil. Should you have questions related to this RFI, please contact Mr. Cesarone via e-mail or telephone at 215-697-9664.
- Record
- SN00650798-W 20040826/040825042827 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |