SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- IRS Learning & Education Services
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-TIRNO-03-LE
- Response Due
- 2/8/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/8/2005
- Description
- The IRS is contemplating an A-76 Competitive Sourcing Initiative for Learning & Education Services. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not construed as a commitment by the Government. This is a Market Survey to identify sources that possess the expertise, capabilities and experience necessary to meet the IRS requirement for providing Learning and Education Services for the Internal Revenue Service. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any cost incurred for participation in this survey. The applicable NAICS Code is 611430, ($6.0M Average Annual Receipts) If additional information is required, contact Linda Krough at 202/283-1107. Instructions: 1. Included is a description of the IRS Learning and Education Service requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company?s capabilities. Contractors are encouraged to respond with information not constrained by proprietary data rights. However, if proprietary data is included in your reply, please mark it appropriately. Interested sources should pay special attention to the Government?s intent in preparing and providing their capability statements to address the requirements described in the requirements description. 2. If after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in this market research, you should provide your responses to the questions contained in the Contractor Capability Section attached. You are requested to provide detailed information demonstrating an understanding of the work identified in the requirements description, as well as your qualifications, capabilities of providing effective and efficient services and experience and past performance history for such work. 3. Large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this market research. Joint ventures and teaming arrangements are encouraged. For these relationships, primes and team leads must clearly describe their management approaches and the percentage of work to be performed by each team member. Questions relative to this survey should be addressed to Linda Krough at 202/283-1107. BACKGROUND: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has more than 99,000 employees. The organization is divided into several Business Units each with end?to-end accountability for all aspects of their work, including the responsibility to ensure that their employees have the critical skills necessary to meet the Agency?s mission. The workforce includes 131 distinct Office of Personnel Management (OPM) General Schedule Occupational Series with customized job descriptions within each series. Each Business unit contains embedded learning and education staff which supports individual business unit requirements. The IRS goal is to ?modernize the IRS through its people, processes and technology?. The IRS Objective is to ?increase organizational capacity to enable full engagement and maximum productivity of employees?. The IRS strategy: ?provide tools, training and incentives to develop existing talent to meet the changing demands of the future.? REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor will be responsible for managing and administering comprehensive education, training, employee development services and programs that link to business strategies and meet mission and performance goals. The IRS is interested in those companies with relevant and sustained experience in support of learning and education initiatives. Contractors must be able to provide ALL of the following functions for Learning and Education: Tasks include: 1. Management and Administration: Planning and managing learning programs and processes. 2. Develop training plans/policy ? Based on training needs and strategic business goals and priorities. 3. Provide Career Transition and Succession Planning ? developing and implementing the learning solutions aspects of strategies designed to meet future organization and individual workforce needs. 4. Logistical support for modes of training ? manage/acquire all sites, materials and equipment to support learning event. 5. Evaluate program effectiveness ? assess learning products. All employees must be able to pass the IRS Minimum Background Investigation requirements. Responses will also assist the Government in their market research to determine whether to set-aside, restrict competition in some way or solicit offers from all responsible sources. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY IRS Procurement Competitive Sourcing Acquisition Branch Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners: Company/Institute Name: Address: Point of Contact: Names of Two (2) Principals to Contact (including title, email address and phone number): DUNS Number: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Web Page URL: Central Contractor Registration Number: Year the Firm was Established: Size of Business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code Including Average Annual Revenue for the Past Three (3) Years and Total Number of Employees for NAICS Code: 611430 - $6.0M Average Annual Receipts. Previous Experience to Include Information for On-Going Contracts or Contracts Completed Within the Last Five (5) Years under the above NAICS Code. Information Required is Name of Contracting Office, (federal, state, local, non-government) Contract Number, Contracting Officer?s Name and Current Telephone Number, Contract Type, Period of Performance, Contract Value, and Summary of Contract Work: Based on the NAICS Code, 611430, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8a Certified (Yes / No) HUB Zone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service Disabled Small Business (Yes / No) Large Business (Yes / No) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Written responses ONLY, no facsimiles or e-mails, must be received no later than close of business Monday, February 8, 2005. Please mail three (3) copies of your response to: Internal Revenue Service OS:A:P:CSA Attn: Linda Krough 6009 Oxon Hill Rd Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Questions should be addressed to Linda Krough at 202/283-1107. Part 2. Capability Survey Questions Contractors who are interested in submitting capability statements are requested to address the following areas in order that the Government may assess interest and potential capability in meeting the requirements as defined. Please note that simply restating the tasks and requirements described in the requirements description will be considered inadequate, and therefore, non-responsive. 1.Describe and demonstrate your company?s capabilities and experience in planning, developing and operating an enterprise-wide education and training services function to include instructional systems development, testing, assessment, counseling, distance learning, classroom and computer-based instruction, and student records management. 2.Describe and demonstrate your company?s capability and experience in managing and executing services contracts for governmental customers. 3.Describe and demonstrate your company?s capabilities and experience in managing and maintaining the information technology infrastructure (network, servers, computers and peripherals, hardware and software) needed to support an enterprise-wide education and training service. 4.Describe and demonstrate your company?s administration and management systems and processes including service and performance quality control, property management and security, as they apply to the requirements defined in the requirements description.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Nationally
- Country: US
- Country: US
- Record
- SN00736329-W 20050120/050118212003 (fbodaily.com)
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