SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- GovBenefits.gov Program, Project and Web Site Management Support
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Procurement Services Center, S-4306 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210-0001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-DOL079RI20313
- Response Due
- 1/24/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/8/2007
- Description
- 1. Synopsis The GovBenefits.gov Program, managed by the Department of Labor, is gathering high-level marketplace capability information in anticipation of a future request for proposal fulfilling requirements for Program, Project and Web site Management services in Washington, DC. These services will include but are not limited to: 1. Program and Project Management support 2. Stakeholder Relations and Outreach 3. Planning, Tracking and Control 4. Web site Development and Operation 5. Measurement and Metrics 6. Other Program Support The Department of Labor (DOL) implemented the GovBenefits.gov Program (??the Program??) and Web sites in 2002. DOL is the Managing Partner for this E-Government Presidential initiative. The Program will seek to acquire the resources necessary to support the Program Management Office (PMO) with program, project, and Web site management activities. The Program??s Web sites are hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture??s (USDA) National Information Technology Center. The Web sites use BEA??s WebLogic Portal, Vignette??s Content Management System (CMS), and Oracle??s database applications on Sun hardware. The Web sites receive 4 to 6 million visitors per year. The scope of this work will include services and other direct costs to the GovBenefits.gov program under guidance provided by the DOL Program Manager. It is anticipated that the final award will be a Blanket Purchase Agreement utilizing multiple government award schedules. The Period of Performance for this support is anticipated to begin on or about April 30, 2007, and end on or about April 29, 2012. The following will describe the needs of the program for services in the primary service groups. 2. Primary Service Groups Many of the requirements, activities, and deliverables of the Program will require an integrated, team approach. The services required will support the Program Management Office, which is responsible for managing all the activities and work products of the Program. Program and Project Management (PPM) will insure the program and its activities accomplish the Program mission and support its stakeholders. The PPM is the face of the Program and provides strategic leadership and tactical management of the program??s operations and processes. The PPM will operate to ensure the success of the program by providing resources, planning, organizing, coordinating and executing a variety of known and ad hoc tasks. Planning, Tracking and Control (PCT) will support the program by implementing formal program and project management processes which align with DOL or other government control requirements, assign resources to tasks, monitor, measure, and report progress towards goals. Project management tools and methodologies such as represented by the Project Management Institute??s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and Earned Value Management (EVM) will be required. Project Planning, Tracking and Control requires activity, process, resource, and time management tools (e.g. EVM methods, Microsoft??s Project, etc) and skills applied to meet program management goals, DOL process controls, OMB or other project management and reporting requirements. Program planning, tracking and control activities will require the contractor to apply formal project tools and methodologies to coordinate the efforts of the project, achieve project financial and project goals, and manage and report resource usage to the Program, DOL, the Partners and OMB. Stakeholder Relations and Outreach will support (1) increasing awareness of the website among stakeholders, citizens and those who assist citizens in gaining access to government benefits. (2) managing the operational processes and support for the workings of the partnerships with Federal, State, local government and other involved stakeholders and their contributions to the Web site(s). Stakeholder Relations and Outreach requires appropriately skilled resources to manage stakeholder processes and generate materials to support those processes and create collateral outreach materials to accomplish the SRO goals of the program. Web site Management support focuses on three primary objectives (1) ensuring that user needs are fully represented in product design and development, (2) maintaining site operations in accordance with the software development lifecycle and compliance with applicable regulations, and (3) designing and implementing system enhancements that further improve the user experience and advance the mission of E-Gov. The Contractor will bring the necessary tools for all aspects of development and testing to the task; the Program will only be responsible for the ownership of the core component software. Web Development and Operations requires skilled resources necessary to manage the hosting, site design, application development, testing, and deployment of the Program??s Web site(s). Web site and Management requires consideration of the Program??s goals, the user experience, the target market needs, legal and budgetary constraints, and feedback from stakeholders and program metrics. The Measurement and Metrics task involves measuring, analyzing, and reporting the performance of the program and its assets. The contractor must be able to gather, analyze, interpret, document, and present performance metrics. Metrics will be shared internally, publicly, with DOL management, other organizations, and will reflect not only the progress of the Program, but also the outcome of its activities. Measurement and Metrics require the contractor to have a thorough understanding of the purpose, tools, and methods for measuring program and product performance. 3. How to Respond to this RFI The responses to this RFI will be used for the purpose of market research so as to gain an understanding of what capabilities are available in the marketplace from interested vendors. Your RFI response will NOT be considered as a proposal. The Department of Labor seeks these responses for informational purposes only. 3.1. Deadline: 12 P.M. (Noon) ET, January 24, 2007 3.2. Respond to: o Respond via email only to Thompson.sheila@dol.gov by the deadline. o Include ??GovBenefits RFI Response from [company name]?? in the subject line of your email. o Provide any cover letter information in the email, do not attach anything other than the RFI Response Document to the email. 3.3. Response items o Complete the accompanying RFI Response Document ?X Part 1: Fill in responses to RFI Response Document Matrix ?X Part 2: Provide no more than two pages of text as a RFI Response Dopcument Corporate Overview relating to your company??s capabilities specific to the tasks mentioned in the Needs Synopsis. 3.4. Response Format o The completed RFI Response Document (both Parts 1 & 2) is to be saved as a file with your company??s name included in the filename. o Email the RFI Response Document to the email address above with the RFI Response Document as an attachment. o The RFI Response Document may be attached as Microsoft Word or an Adobe PDF file. o The email plus attachment cannot exceed 3MB. 3.5. Other Contact information Office of Procurement Services, U.S. Department of Labor Sheila Thompson, Contract Officer, (202) 693-4572 Question NOTE?V Please respond with brief answers in relation to your companies capability to bring the following skills, resources, and tools to service the GovBenefits.gov program Responses Fill in answers in shaded areas. Click in boxes to select answers. 1 What is your company??s name and URL to your company??s Web site? Company Name: URL: 2 Does your company hold a current and valid registration with the Small Business Administration as a Small or otherwise socio-economically disadvantaged business? 0 Yes 0 No 3 Is your company registered on the Central Contractor Registration Web site (www.ccr.gov) 0 Yes 0 No 4 Please list the Government contract or award schedules that your company is currently participating in which you would likely leverage to fulfill the requirements of the tasking described in the RFI. Example: GSA Schedule 70, MOBIS etc. 5 What is your company??s DUNS number (if registered on the Central Contractor Registration Web site (www.ccr.gov ), please use the same number)? DUNS Number: 6 Does your company hold Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level III (or higher) certification? 0 Yes 0 No 7 Does your company currently have program/project leaders with PMI??s PMP (or equivalent) project manager certification? 0 Yes 0 No 8 Does your company have a client product/deliverable repository and archive that would be accessible to the client online? 0 Yes 0 No 9 Does your company have a repository system for recording, closing, and managing project action items and issues which would be accessible to the client online? 0 Yes 0 No 10 Does your company have in-house ability provide professional English/Spanish translation services? 0 Yes 0 No 11 Has your company provided program management support to any of the President??s Management Agenda E-Gov initiatives? 0 Yes 0 No 11a If you have supported an E-Gov initiative, please provide the initiative name, a government client contact name, phone number and email address. Program Name: Gov Client Name: Phone No.: email: More: 12 Does your company have in-house ability provide direct mail campaign production and mailing services? 0 Yes 0 No 13 Has your company managed and prepared documentation for submission to the Office of Management and Budget for the OMB Exhibit 300 Capital Asset Plan and Business Case documentation using the CPIC system for your Government client? 0 Yes 0 No 14 Has your company managed and prepared documentation for submission to OMB on behalf of your government client including an Enterprise Architecture in compliance with OMB??s EA Assessment Framework? 0 Yes 0 No 15 Has your company managed and prepared documentation for a government systems Authority to Operate? 0 Yes 0 No 16 Has your company managed and prepared documents for submission on behalf of your government client including Earned Value Management (per OMB guidance)? 0 Yes 0 No 17 Has your company managed and prepared documents for submission on behalf of your government client including an Authority to Operate a government system. 0 Yes 0 No 18 Has your company managed and prepared documents for submission on behalf of your government client including a Cost Benefit Analysis (per OMB guidance). 0 Yes 0 No 19 Does your company have experience setting up and maintaining BEA??s Web Logic Portal software? 0 Yes 0 No 20 Does your company have experience setting up and maintaining Oracle??s database software? 0 Yes 0 No 21 Does your company have experience setting up and maintaining Vignette??s Content Management software? 0 Yes 0 No Please provide no more than two (2) pages company overview information related to service capability related to the GovBenefits.gov Program needs. Company Capability Overview:
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20210
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20210
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