SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Pre-Solicitation Notice - Vendor Capability Statement Instructions and Criteria; Treasury - FinCEN IT Services
- Notice Date
- 5/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NBC - GovWorks 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 1406-04-07-RP-67969
- Response Due
- 6/12/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/29/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Please read this entire notice carefully as it constitutes the only notice that will be issued regarding the Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Chief Information Officer Information Technology Support Services - Advisory Multi-Step Process. This synopsis is issued by National Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate under the franchise fund authority of the Department of the Interior (GovWorks) on behalf of the Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). GovWorks intends to award a full-and-open, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Information Technology support described in the attached Program Performance Work Statement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. The Solicitation/Request for Proposal number is 1406-04-07-RP-67969. All documents applicable to this pre-solicitation notice will be available via the Internet at http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp. Interested parties are invited to respond to this Pre-solicitation Notice, which is issued following the procedures described under FAR 15.202. This method also correlates with the use of a Statement of Objectives for performance-based support. Telephone requests for this Pre-solicitation Notice will not be honored and no prospective offerors list shall be maintained. Please note that no questions will be accepted during Phase 1 of the Advisory Multi-Step Process, described below. The anticipated solicitation (Phase 2) release date is late June 2007. Please ensure the Request for Proposal (RFP) number and program title (Information Technology Support Services - FinCEN) is referenced on all correspondence. ADVISORY MULTI-STEP PROCESS: This advisory multi-step process is divided into two (2) phases. Phase 1 consists of the submission of Vendor Capability Statements, agency evaluations of the capability statements, and subsequent advisory notifications to vendors of their likelihood of being a viable competitor. Phase 2 consists of the solicitation, proposal evaluation, and award. Phase 1 - Submission of Vendor Capability Statements, Agency Evaluations and Advisory Notifications This phase includes submissions of Vendor Capability Statements followed by agency evaluations and advisory notifications. The draft Program Performance Work Statement is attached. A. Submission of Vendor Capability Statements: Interested vendors are invited to submit Capability Statements describing the information requested in the Vendor Capability Statement Instructions below. Vendor Capability Statements must be submitted via email to Josie.Guy@mms.gov and Robert.Roberts@mms.gov no later than 2:00 PM, EST Tuesday June 12th. Responding to a performance-based solicitation, especially one utilizing a PWS that seeks contractor-developed solutions requires a significant effort on the part of contractors to propose to the government. It also requires a substantial effort on the part of the agency's evaluation team to evaluate an array of different approaches or solutions. Though the advisory notifications are not a competitive range determination, it is the agency's intent and approach to limit the competitive pool to those select few contractors most qualified to offer a successful solution thus limiting the number of contractors that will go through the time, expense, and effort of developing proposals. Contractors contemplating competing for this performance-based contract award are asked to carefully review the attached Performance Work Statement to make a realistic self-assessment as to their potential viability. B. Agency Evaluations: The Vendor Capability Statements will be evaluated based upon the areas and criteria identified in the Vendor Capability Statements Instructions below. The agency will complete the Phase 1 advisory multi-step process without communicating with the vendors who provide submissions. There will be no opportunity for questions during this phase. C. Advisory Notifications: GovWorks will issue advisory notifications stating that the respondent will either be invited to participate in the resultant acquisition, or, based on the information submitted, the respondent is unlikely to be a viable competitor. As explained in FAR 15.202(b), Advisory Multi-Step Process, "?.The agency shall inform all respondents that, notwithstanding the advice provided by the Government in response to their submissions, they may participate in the resultant acquisition." Phase 2 - Solicitation, Proposal Evaluation and Award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract This phase will be initiated by issuing a formal RFP. Offerors will be required to submit detailed technical and cost proposals, management plans, proposed performance measures, and subcontracting plans. The RFP will also identify the first task to be completed. To ensure that the government receives the best proposal, prospective offerors will be provided an opportunity to participate in a "due diligence" review session where prospective offerors meet with key agency representatives to learn as much as possible about FinCEN's programs, mission goals, and requirements in order to develop a competitive solution. Vendor Capability Statement Instructions and Criteria The Government only expects capability statements from qualified prime contractors. The capabilities of any potential sub-contractors or partner's will not be accepted. Instructions: Firms should respond to the Pre-solicitation Notice by addressing the topics listed below. The total page number should not exceed five, and headings and topics may be consolidated when practical. 1) Corporate History/Viability: a brief description of the company, its services, its current financial status, and its viability in support of a long-term initiative for FinCEN. 2) Relevant Past Performance / Technical Capability: Identify up to three prime contract efforts of similar size, scope, and complexity as the FinCEN Program. Provide a summary of each contract. The identified contracts can be with Federal, commercial or other customers. Efforts cited should be similar to the FinCEN project in the following areas: a) Successful operation of a Federal CIO Program, minimally valued at $15M annually; b) Ability to form a highly effective partnership with the Government to develop strategies, recommendations, processes and procedures, and then implement solutions in support of FinCEN IT initiatives and priorities; c) Experience with E-Government initiatives development, deployment and management, including Federal and Departmental solutions; d) Significant experience in the full breadth of Services requested in the Performance Work Statement paragraph 3 "Contract Management Activities - Tasks" - supported by specific examples; e) Ability to design, build, test, and deliver complex technical, operational solutions such as a modernized BSA data center environment, and the ability to address and resolve the data management / data quality issues associated with legacy system environments and both standard and non-standard ETL processes. 3) Performance-based Contracting: Identify your staff and company's experience with the following performance criteria and your accomplishments: a) Projects working in a performance-based contracting environment and implementing incentives and/or deducts b) Projects working with a client to define appropriate performance measures/metrics and then evolving those measures/metrics as the program progresses.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Tysons Corner, VA
- Zip Code: 22102
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22102
- Record
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