SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Financial Management Support Services
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541513
— Computer Facilities Management Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Procurement Directorate - DC, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 1310 NP, Washington, District of Columbia, 20229, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20229
- Solicitation Number
- FMG2012
- Archive Date
- 12/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Gary Robertson, Phone: 2023443721, Herman T. Shivers, Phone: 2023442895
- E-Mail Address
-
gary.robertson@dhs.gov, Herman.Shivers@dhs.gov
(gary.robertson@dhs.gov, Herman.Shivers@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information Dear Sir or Madam: This is a Request for Information (RFI) inquiry ONLY.It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract or task order.Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response.Responses to this RFI must be in writing (pdf or word document), and are limited to no more than 10 pages (please include your Industry name as part of your naming convention, i.e.,"CBP Investment Management Support RFI XYZ Co.doc/pdf). This RFI is for market research purposes to make appropriate acquisition decisions and obtain a better understanding of the market place. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Numberand must provide answers to the questions below. Summary The U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP has the objective of acquiring, under a performance based acquisition (PBA) approach, a full range of investment management support services for its investment management, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) coordination and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Exhibit 300/53 formulation, review and submission. CBP, a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has an investment-driven approach to managing Information Technology (IT) and non-IT capital investments.This approach, which is consistent with DHS CPIC policy and procedures and with the policies of OMB, contained in such documents as OMB Circular A-11, enables CBP to invest its funds effectively and to monitor its investments at all stages of development and deployment. This CBP investment management process aligns investments to the enterprise architecture, as required, and to the requirements of the individual business offices' processes and strategy. The Investment Management and Budget Team (IMBT), a part of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT), is responsible for coordinating the CBP investment management process for both IT and non-IT capital investments. This includes assisting the various offices through the process and the investment phases, from Mission Needs Statement (MNS) review and presentation to the CBP review boards to development of the OMB Exhibit 300 for major programs and the periodic reporting requirements established by DHS and OMB. The IMBT also coordinates CBP's investment management with the DHS CPIC process and coordinates documentation for the various reviews required by DHS. Description The current acquisition includes a full range of contractor services for IT and non-IT investment management. This will include full technical and administrative support to the CBP IMBT, and other CBP Offices, as needed, for management of the CBP investment management process, and by extension the DHS CPIC process, for both IT and non-IT investments at all levels. Management of the processes will include, but is not limited to, such tasks as assistance to individual programs with the preparation and submission of their OMB 300, preparation and submission of the OMB Exhibit 53, administration and use of the electronic DHS Investment Management System (IMS), through which OMB documentation is submitted, assistance with the requirements of the DHS Acquisition Review Process (ARP), and the preparation and submission of all documentation required for project review by the ARP and CPIC processes, to include DHS periodic reporting. Specialized analyses and decision support tasks may be required. These specialized analyses and tasks will result in short spikes in activity. Such surge support will need to be ready within short time periods in order to meet key milestones and deadlines. In order to support surge activities, a reach back capability to qualified talent within the contractor organization is needed and will best suit certain tasks within this statement of work. The current tasks include: Task 1: Investment Management Process Coordination The Contractor shall analyze and review IT and non-IT initiatives through all phases of the CBP investment management process and the DHS ARP/CPIC processes by coordinating the efforts of Government and Contractor personnel to consolidate final documentation and presentations, facilitate information sharing, and ensure consistency and accuracy of documentation. Task 2: Business Case Support The Contractor shall assist in the preparation of business cases (OMB Exhibit 300s) for both IT and non-IT initiatives. This shall include assistance to projects in explaining within the Exhibit 300 their project planning, alternatives analysis, cost-benefit analysis, risk management plan, system architecture, security and privacy, acquisition strategy, performance measurement baseline, and full life cycle requirements. Task 3: IMS Administration The Contractor shall perform the functions of the CBP IMS Administrator. The DHS Investment Management System is a ProSight-based system. The CBP IMS Administrator is a key personnel position. The Contractor in this position shall have direct experience working with ProSight and perform the following: •· Coordinate all IMS issues with the DHS IMS Administrator. •· Review and forward to DHS all requests for user access to the system. •· Set up initial business case templates for use by new projects in completing the Exhibit 300. Task 4: Specialized Analyses and Decision Support In instances where Programs need specialized analyses performed as part of a program's lifecycle, the contractor shall be specifically tasked according to the nature of the analysis. The contactor shall be responsible for planning, conducting, and communicating results of each special tasking, applying subject matter experts, analysts, and technical writers as appropriate, and delivering final products in accordance with Program needs. Specialized analyses may include (but are not limited to): •· Program Management planning •· Cost/Benefit Analysis •· Feasibility study •· Risk Management •· Logistics Planning •· Enterprise Architecture •· Technology research and technical evaluation Location of the work to be performed Northern Virginia Proposed contract type (s) Fixed Price Overall period of performance This effort is for one year with two (2) one year options Total estimated value ~ $9.5M Award Timeframe 3d QTR 2012 Questions to answer •1. Based on your review of the provided information, is your firm interested in providing the Office of Information and Technology investment management support? •2. If yes to above, has your firm ever performed as a prime contractor on a contract of this type? If yes, please provide information such as Customer, Contract Number, Contract Amount, POC Information. •3. Has your firm ever acted as a Prime contractor for DHS - CBP? If yes, please provide information such as Customer, Contract Number, Contract Amount, POC Information. •4. Describe your company's experience in providing Capital Planning and Investment Control, OMB Exhibit 300, and federal investment management support to your current and previous clients. How long has your company provided these services? How many exhibit 300 programs have been supported simultaneously and what size (in dollars) were the programs? Were any of the programs new, requiring a new exhibit 300, or were they existing programs that only required updates to the 300s? What best practices do you recommend, performing in an advisory capacity to improve OMB 300 scores? •5. What are the core competencies of your company? •6. What training is provided for your new or existing employees to ensure currency in all applicable laws, policies, and directives? •7. Assume full staffing is 10 contractor personnel, describe your abilities to ramp up to full staffing levels, including vetting personnel for potential security clearance issues. •8. Describe any strategic partnerships of this company. How has your company leveraged any partnerships in the past to successfully meet client requirements? •9. The goal is a fixed price environment; define or recommend a contract type. •10. How do you define successful performance on this type of effort? •11. What are your recommendations for performance metrics and measurements? •12. What kind of incentives and motivators should the government build into this kind of contract? •13. How do you think the performance of this contract can, and will, impact the performance of the agency mission? •14. Do you have any examples of incentives that would produce the best results? Are there non-monetary incentives that might be attractive? •15. Identify if your company is on any type of Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) (i.e., DHS EAGLE, DHS PACTS, Alliant GWAC, and Alliant - Small Business GWAC). •16. If your company is on a GSA schedule, identify the schedule.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Northern Virginia, United States
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