Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 20, 2005 FBO #1424
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- Legal Support Services, DOL Adjudicatory Boards & Office of Administrative Law Judges

Notice Date

10/18/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541199 — All Other Legal Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Procurement Services Center, N5416 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210-0001
 

ZIP Code

20210-0001
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-RFI-LegalSupSvc-DOL-AB-OALJ-A76-CA
 

Response Due

10/28/2005
 

Archive Date

11/30/2005
 

Description

MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY. US DOL is conducting market research as part of the Preliminary Planning phase of a potential commercial activities competition in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. DOL requires a variety of administrative legal support services as part of the operations of the Adjudicatory Boards and the Office of the Administrative Law Judges. A small number of Washington, DC positions support and maintain IT systems, provide secretarial services and administrative office support. The majority of positions provide direct administrative legal support to the Adjudicatory Boards and the Office of the Administrative Law Judges. The positions are located in Washington, DC plus Field Units at the following locations: Newport News, VA; Cherry Hill, NJ; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Cincinnati, OH; Covington, LA; and San Francisco, CA. The Field Unit positions provide administrative legal support only. Administrative legal support tasks include (1) managing cases for judges; (2) conducting legal research and drafting legal documents for judges? signature; (3) preparing cases for hearing (typing and editing legal documents such as Orders, Notices, Motions, etc.); (4) carrying out post-hearing case procedures and processing cases; (5) responding to inquiries from attorneys, claimants and others; and (6) preparing decisions. There are approximately 5 FTE positions at each Field Unit and approximately 30 FTE positions in the Washington DC organizations. The purpose of this market research is to determine if sufficient, qualified sources would be available to meet agency requirements should there be a standard public-private competition. Qualified candidates (prime contractors and teaming subcontractors are acceptable) must be capable of providing all services at all locations. The outcome of this market research may not result in a contract, but a separate solicitation may be issued in the future. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Request that you respond by completing the following Questionnaire. TITLE: Commercial Activities for Legal Support Services. LOCATION: US DOL, Washington, DC and the Field Unit locations identified above. LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENTS. Provide legal support services to the DOL Adjudicatory Boards and the Offices of the Administrative Law Judges. Please respond NLT 3:00PM, 28 October 2005. Participation is voluntary; respondents will not be paid for participation. Peter Higginbotham, Contracting Officer, Phone (202)-693-4543, FAX (202)-693-4019; Email: higginbotham.peter@dol.gov. Market Research and Capability Questionnaire US Department of Labor Legal Support Services Company Information (1.) Name of company: (2.) Parent company name (if different than above): (3.) Primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code(s): (4.) What is the size and preference of your company? Check all that apply. __ Small Business __ Small Disadvantaged Business __ Woman Owned Small Business __ Veteran-Owned Small Business __ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business __ HubZone Small Business __ Large Business (5.) Number of full time employees:____________ (6.) Number of part time employees: ____________ (7.) Annual gross sales/revenue: _______________ Scoping and Grouping (1.) Is the composition of this functional area consistent with your current company structure? Yes_____ or No_____. (2.) Based on the scope of Legal Support Services previously described, could your company satisfy all the requirements? Yes_____ or No_____. (3.) Based on the scope of Legal Support Services previously described, would you require teaming/subcontractors for your company to satisfy all the requirements? Yes_____ or No_____. (4.) How does the requirement for multiple locations affect your bid/no-bid process? (Brief Explanation). Technical Information (1.) In the past three years has your company provided similar Legal Support Services to other clients (Government or commercial?) Yes_____ or No_____. If so, please briefly describe the extent and volume of the support. (2.) In the past three years, has your company provided similar Legal Support Services utilizing teaming/subcontractors (Government or commercial)? Yes_____ or No_____. If so, please briefly describe the extent and volume of the support. (3.) How many years of experience does your company have providing Legal Support Services (4.) Is your company currently providing Legal Support Services to a Government Agency or commercial concern? Yes_____ or No_____. If so, please describe the scope, the number of employees assigned, and list the locations where these services are provided for each contract: Contracts Information (1.) What contract or contracts substantiate your company?s experience, skills, and capability to qualify as a bidder for Legal Support Services? For each contract, please provide the following information: a.) Contracting agency, contract number, & NAICS code. b.) Title/general description of services relevant to this requirement. c.) Technical customer point of contact. d.) Type contract, period of performance, and total contract price. (2.) Has your company ever submitted a proposal on a commercial activities cost comparison solicitation under OMB Circular A-76 before; and is your company likely to seriously consider proposing on this opportunity PLEASE RESPOND NOT LATER THAN 3:00PM, 28 OCTOBER 2005!
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC and Field Units: Newport News, VA; Cherry Hill, NJ; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Cincinnati, OH; Covington, LA; and San Francisco, CA.

Zip Code: 20744

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00917154-W 20051020/051018211717 (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 |