SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- CASUALTY SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA), ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200
- ZIP Code
- 20310-5200
- Solicitation Number
- W91WAW-07-R-0058
- Response Due
- 6/18/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This combined sources sought/synopsis is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this combined sources sought/synopsis. The US Army Contra cting Agency, Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE) at the Pentagon, on behalf of Army Human Resource Command (AHRC), intends to procure support services for the Casualty and Mortuary Affair Operations Center (CMAOC) as a small business set-aside or under full and open procedures. Only small businesses are to submit capability packages. Interested small businesses that are certified and qualified as a small business concern in NAICS code 541990 with a size standard of $6.5M are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price Labor H ours IDIQ contract with a twelve month base period and two (2) twelve month option periods. The period of performance for the base period will be 19 Aug 2007 18 Aug 2008. The place of performance will be Alexandria VA and Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Co ntractor personnel will require a current secret clearance. Small Business respondents having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the following requirements: Coordinate personal notification to Next of Kin (NOK) of all reported deceased and wounded soldiers and Department of the Army (DA) civilians. Co ordinate casualty assistance for the Primary Next of Kin (PNOK). Prepare and review invitational travel orders for NOK of soldiers listed as very seriously injured (VSI)/seriously injured/ill (SI) authorized for release and signature by government offici als. Receive, review, and validate casualty reports on all Army soldiers (Active Duty, Separated, and Retired) and DA civilian employees as well as telephonic notification to the PNOK of soldiers listed as VSI/SI, or hostile not seriously injured/ill (NSI) regardless of severity. Perform telephonic notifications as directed. Draft correspondence for review, approval, and signature of authorized government officials. Receive, review and validate information provided in all casualty reports (initial, status change, supplemental, and progress). Coordinate the receipt of information necessary to initiate notification actions pertaining to individual(s) involved in a casualty incident. Coordinate telephonically with the PNOK of soldiers/DA civilians listed as VSI/SI/Hostile NSI. Coordinate telephonically with the PNOK and Secondary of deceased soldiers/DA civilians. Track the movement and disposition of human remains. Monitor the Armed Forces Medical Examiner Tracking System (AFMETS) and document identifi cation in Defense Causality Information Processing System (DCIPS). Track movement of subsequent portions. Coordinate with family members for the disposition of remains, to include briefing them on interment options, subsequent portions, and movement by Mi litary Air (MILAIR). Coordinate with Causality Assistance Centers (CACs) to ensure eligible family members receive funeral travel entitlements. Coordinate with the Office of the Secretary of the Army for additional funding when necessary. Ensure timely s ubmission of documents to Veterans Affairs, Defense Finance and Accounting System, and Staff Personnel Officer ( S-1). Receive inventory, account for, process, clean, store, and prepare for the shipping of personal effects (PE) of deceased and wounded ser vice members of all branches as well as Army civilians and Army contractors. Create photographic records from multiple angles of PE throughout the entire Joint Personal Effects Depot (JPED) process using digital cameras, associated photographic accessorie s and editing software. Conduct photographic storage and retrieval operations including backup to appropriate computer media. Develop conventional photographic film as required to include proper handling of Bio-Hazard materials associated with film devel oping. Develop and publish lesson plans and course material to train users on DCIPS, develop. Schedule and conduct training classes and write DCIPS end-user documentation using help-authoring software and tools. Interested small businesses may obtain a copy of the draft PWS at CCEs website at: http://dccw.hqda.pentagon.mil/services/Services.htm click on RFPS ; select the desired RFP( W91WAW-07-R-0058 , Title: CMAOC) and click on the Process button or Interes ted parties may gain access via the Army Single Face to Industry website: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/solicitation_search_form.cfm. In the solicitation field, type in the solicitation number without dashes:W91WAW07R0058. These are the factors that will be used to evaluate the capability packages: " Understanding of Requirement: Assess the degree to which the vendor has demonstrated an understanding of the requirements of the PWS. " Capabilities: Assess the degree to which the vendor has demonstrated that they are capable of performing the full range and scope of the requirement. " Relevant Experience Assessment: o Assess the degree to which the offeror has demonstrated relevant experience in fulfilling customer requirements similar in nature and scope to the requirement. If at least two responsible small business concerns are determined by the Government to be capable of performing this requirement based on an evaluation of the capability packages (limited to 25 pages, single sided), submitted by 3:00PM (local time) on Ju ne 18, 2007 the requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for small business concerns. Capability packages should include the following: If capability packages are not received from at least two responsible small business concerns by the response date or if the Government determines that no small businesses are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability packages submitted, this requirement will be solicited under full and open procedures. No other synopsis wi ll be posted for this requirement. No information, questions concerning this sources sought/synopsis or requests for clarifications will be provided in response to telephone calls. No telephone requests will be honored. Formal communications, such as re quests for clarification and/or information or questions should be submitting in writing, corporate letter head and e-mailed or faxed to: Greg Young, Contract Specialist, e-mail: gregory.young@hqda.army.mil, fax: 703-695-9746. Written inquiries will be answered in writing and provided to all offerors via an amendment to this announcement. However, no inquiries will be considered if received after 12 June 2007, 12:00 pm (noon) EST. To assist us in maintaining a list of interested small businesses for this potential procurement, please provide your companys name, point of contact (POC), address, phone number, and business size under the above NAICS code to the POC for this procurement Greg Young. A written Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about 22 Jun 2007. The RFP must be retrieved and downloaded from CCEs website at: http://dccw.hqda.pentagon.mil/services/Services.htm click on RFPS ; select the desired RFP( W91WAW-07-R-0058 , Title: CMAOC) and click on the Process button or Inter ested parties may gain access via the Army Single Face to Industry website: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/solicitation_search_form.cfm. In the solicitation field, type in the solicitation number without dashes:W91WAW07R0058. No hard copies of the RFP will be issued; all amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from these websites. Responses to the RFP must be submitted by email to the POC identified below. No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. Contractors are responsible for all cost s for submitting their capability packages. Capability packages shall be submitted by to Gregory.Young@hqda.army.mil or Annette.Vaughn@hqda.army.mil. POC is Greg Young, Contract Specialist at 703-614-2636 or gregory.young @hqda.army.mil or Ms. Annette Vaughn, Contracting Officer, at 703-693-2140 or annette.vaughn@hqda.army.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA) ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245 Washington DC
- Zip Code: 20310-5200
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20310-5200
- Record
- SN01312758-W 20070609/070607221451 (fbodaily.com)
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