MOD | R | Synopsis is being modified to include a Draft PWS.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 17, 2011 FBO #3645
MODIFICATION

R -- Synopsis is being modified to include a Draft PWS.

Notice Date: 11/15/2011
Notice Type: Modification/Amendment
NAICS: 541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Contracting Office: Contracting Center of Excellence (NCR-CC), 200 Stovall Street, 11TH Floor, Alexandria, VA 22331-1700
ZIP Code: 22331-1700
Solicitation Number: W91WAW-11-R-3402
Response Due: 11/23/2011
Archive Date: 1/22/2012
Point of Contact: Cristina Williams, 703-428-0428
E-Mail Address: Contracting Center of Excellence (NCR-CC)
(cristina.hernandez.williams@us.army.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: This synopsis is being modified to include a Draft Performance Work Statement. This is not intended to solicit proposals, and contractors will not be compensated for any costs incurred as a result. The purpose of the DRAFT PWS is to provide a better understanding of the requirement. It is anticipated that solicitation number W91WAW-11-R-3402 will be issued on or about 23 November 2011, and will be available via the Federal Business Opportunities webpage at http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation will be full and open, but consideration for small business award(s) will be detailed in the solicitation when posted. No contract will be awarded as a result of this Synopsis. Please submit any questions or comments to this action in writing. The contact is Cristina Williams, Contract Specialist, e-mail: Cristina.Hernandez.Williams@us.army.mil; 703-428- 0428 and Carol Estes, Contracting Officer e-mail: Carol.Estes@conus.army.mil; 703-428-1097. DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) For Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (DUSA) Advisory and Assistance Services PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.0 General: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Advisory and Assistance Services to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. 1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Advisory and Assistance Services as defined in this Performance Work Statement except as Specified in Part 3 below, as government furnished property and services at Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) facilities and at contractor facilities. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract and individually issued task orders.. 1.2 Background: Recent DOD and Army direction and planning documents concerning Warfighter Support Functions dictate a compelling need for increased HQDA responsiveness and adaptability in force generation and core mission accomplishment, based on effective and efficient mission focused processes and a human capital strategy that enables these processes. In particular, efforts are now focused on dramatically reducing "Generating Force Overhead" as directed by Sec Def and shown in Secretary of the Army Memorandum of 20 August 2010. Accordingly, the vision is to transform the Army's warfighting support elements into a more effective, results-oriented and efficient force to optimize the Army's capability to man, organize, train, equip, and maintain a strategic land combat force that is the ultimate instrument of national resolve and evolve to a future force that continues to provide that overwhelming and decisive military capability. 1.3 Objectives: The requirements for this contract are to provide advisory and assistance services to the Deputy Undersecretary of the Army's office (DUSA) through application of proven business principals and workload performance systems for improved organizational alignment, performance management, cross-functional decision-making, and the knowledge/information to enhance or enable these processes and improvements. Specific tasks required to achieve these objectives, as set forth in Sections 1.3 and Part 5 below, will establish the conditions for success of the business and human capital improvement processes and the increased effectiveness and efficiency of the HQDA. To perform this work successfully requires special and expert knowledge, skills and experience in disciplines not resident within DUSA. Continued utilization of contractors with specialized knowledge and expertise is required in accomplishing critical, time-sensitive tasks. The advice and consultancy requested is intended to provide sound recommendations and products in a wide range of cross-functional areas, as shown in Part 5 below. The specific work effort related to these areas will be explained, prioritized, and further clarified on a regular basis via use of Technical Direction Letters (TDLs). 1.4 Scope: The DUSA has responsibility for a wide variety of issues assigned in accordance with U.S. Code Title 10, 3013(f), as/when delegated by the Secretary of the Army and Under Secretary of the Army. Current and historical responsibilities include areas such as: Generating Force Overhead Analysis and Task Force support Accessions/Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) process improvements Strategic communications issues Support to the Chief Management Office Organizational Analyses in accordance with GO-00 and GO-03 To properly handle such responsibilities DUSA requires contractor support to conduct extensive analyses, evaluations, and performance assessments; provide process improvement recommendations; identify and propose analytical tools and techniques for further analysis; and identify interfaces between proposed and existing tools/systems and organizational structures. Contractors may also be required to provide ancillary IT support services for such analyses and assessments. As part of the continuing refinement of these requirements, DUSA presently requires contractor strategic input and analytic support that will: Review existing authorities, studies and analyses related to Generating Force Overhead, including analysis of overhead growth trends, and benchmarking data from government and non-government organizations Assess infrastructure needs, structural realignments and performance improvement capabilities including "time to task" tools, processes, and enterprise management approaches Develop and pursue opportunities to expand use of strategic human capital strategies, continuous improvement programs, and strategic communications in a context of budget pressures and resource constraints Provide critical reviews and studies related to the foregoing and including subject matter expertise in areas such as forensic accounting 1.5 Period of Performance: The base period of performance shall be 12 months from award, with two additional 12- month option periods. 1.6 General Information 1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor's quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, "Performance Requirements Summary". After acceptance of the quality control plan, the contractor shall receive the contracting officer's acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his QC system. The QCP shall be delivered within 10 days of contract award as shown in Technical Exhibit 2. 1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s). The contractor shall develop and implements procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. 1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor will not be required to work the below holidays: New Year's DayLabor Day Martin Luther King Jr.'s BirthdayColumbus Day President's DayVeteran's Day Independence Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day 1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The Contractor shall be required to perform the required services between the hours of 0800 and 1700 Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this statement of work when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential. 1.6.5 Type of Contract: An indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded. 1.6.6 Security Requirements: 1.6.6.1 The contractor is responsible for safeguarding information of a confidential or sensitive nature. Failure to safeguard any classified/privileged information which may involve the contractor or the contractor's personnel or to which they may have access may subject the contractor and/or the contractor's employees to criminal liability under Title 18, section 793 and 7908 of the United States Code. Provisions of the Privacy Act apply to all records and reports maintained by the contractor. All programs and materials developed at government expense during the course of this contract are the property of the government. At the time that the solicitation is issued, it shall be accompanied by a Contract Security Specification, DD Form 254, In accordance with DoD Directive 5220.22-M, Department of Defense Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information, and any revisions, thereto, as well as Industrial Security Regulation DoD 5220.22-R. Failure to safeguard classified/privileged information which may involve the contractor or/or the contractor's personnel or to which they may have access to may subject the contractor and/or contractor's personnel to criminal liability under Title 18, section 793 and 7908 of the United States Code. 1.6.6.2 SecArmy memorandum dated 28 January 2006 on Contractor Verification System (CVS) Implementation provides guidance and instructions for the implementation of the CVS Army-wide. IAW that guidance, the authorizing official, the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), Contracting Officer (KO), or other approving officials), the contractor's sponsor, approves issuance of the CAC through the automated CVS system. The COR in this IDIQ is the designated Trusted Agent (TA). Further delegation of that authority is determined at the installation level. The contractor's CVS applications under task orders should clearly cite the contract and task order number identified on the DD Form 1155 for the task order. 1.6.6.3 Physical Security. The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured. 1.6.7 Special Qualifications: 1.6.7.1 Labor Category Standards The Government anticipates that the following labor categories and definitions are required to perform this effort: Analyst: Assists in the development of functional programs and materials. Assists in the tracking and evaluation of on-going operations. Reviews forms and reports, and confers with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, and identifies problems and improvements. Collects, maintains, and processes data. Assists in the preparation of reports and summaries for use by managers. Minimum five years experience in the related field. Business/IT related bachelor degree preferred. Analyst, Senior: Provides direct support to technical and operational activities. Identifies sources of relevant information and data. Directs the activities of other analysts in the analysis of data and information. Plans and establishes record and data storage and retrieval systems. Evaluates data and information to monitor status of on-going operations. Alerts key personnel of operational problems and suggests potential solutions or methods for collecting additional information. Assists in the development of technical and operational documents and plans. Assists in the implementation of technical and operational activities. Minimum eight years experience in the related field and minimum of a bachelor's degree. Senior Consultant: Performs a wide variety of complex technical activities in support of BPA call service activities. Develops operational concepts, plans, and instructions. Identifies alternative courses of action and makes recommendations. Serves as principal assistant to technical directors, project managers, and/or the program manager. Minimum 10 years experience in the related field; minimum of a bachelor's degree (advanced degrees preferred). Project Manager: Responsible for the planning and execution of all activities related to a contract delivery order. Ensures that all personnel assigned to a task meet government qualification standards and receive necessary training.. Approves invoices being submitted to the Government. Reviews all deliverables prior to their submission for acceptance. Advises the Army Program Manager on the status of the project. Minimum 8 years experience in the related field; minimum of a bachelor's degree (advanced degrees preferred). 1.6.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: 1.6.8.1 The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor's performance, and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government. At a minimum, a post-award "kick-off" meeting shall be convened within 10 days of contract award. 1.6.8.2 For Task Orders: The contractor will conduct a "kick-off" meeting within 5 days of award in concert with the COR. The contractor will also prepare a draft "Plan of Actions and Milestone (POA&M) within 15 days of award, inclusive of MS Project plans for each module addressed in the kickoff meeting. Upon acceptance by the Functional Representative, this plan will be updated as necessary (IAW actual performance and TDL priorities), and delivered on a monthly basis. 1.6.9 Project Manager: The contractor shall provide a project manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The project manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. 1.6.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: 1.6.10.1 All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Provisions of the Privacy Act apply to all records and reports maintained by the contractor. Contractor personnel shall be required to obtain and maintain security badges and adhere to the installation security requirements. The performance of this requirement will require the contractor access to classified information. FAR clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, as required by FAR Subpart 4.404 (a) will be incorporated into the solicitation and contract.. 1.7 Place of Performance: The principle places of performance is the contractor facility and National Capital Region. Should travel to other sites be required for specific tasks, it will be identified in specific task orders. Travel and per diem shall be coordinated with the COR and shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations currently in effect and FAR 31.205-46. 1.8 Organizational Conflict of Interest Solicitation Provisions (a)Purpose. This contract seeks to ensure that the contractor (1) does not obtain an unfair competitive advantage over other parties by virtue of its performance of this contract, and (2) is not biased because of its current or planned interests (financial, contractual, organizational or otherwise) that relate to the work under this contract. (b) Scope. The restrictions described herein shall apply to performance or participation by the contractor (as defined in paragraph (d) (7)) in the activities covered by this clause. (1) The restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) apply to supplies, services, and other performance rendered with respect to any Task Order issued against this solicitation. (2) The financial, contractual, organizational and other interests of contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall be deemed to be the interests of the contractor for the purposes of determining the existence of an Organizational Conflict of Interest. Any subcontractor that performs any work relative to this contract shall be subject to this clause. The contractor agrees to place in each subcontract affected by these provisions the necessary language contained in this paragraph. (c) Waiver. Any request for waiver of these provisions shall be submitted in writing to the Procuring Contracting Officer. The request for waiver shall set forth all relevant factors including proposed contractual safeguards or job procedures to mitigate conflicting roles that might produce an Organizational Conflict of Interest. No waiver shall be granted by the Government with respect to prohibitions pursuant to access to proprietary data. (d) Definitions. For purposes of application only, the following definitions are applicable: (1) "System" includes system, major component, subassembly or subsystem, project, or item. (2) "Non-developmental items" are as defined in FAR 2.101. (3) "Systems Engineering" (SE) includes, but is not limited to, the activities in FAR 9.505-1(b). (4) "Technical direction" (TD) includes, but is not limited to, the activities in FAR 9.505-1(b). (5) "Advisory and Assistance Services" (AAS) are those services acquired from non-governmental sources to support or improve agency policy development or decision making; or, to support or improve the management of organizations or the operation of hardware systems. Such services may encompass consulting activities, engineering and technical services, management support services and studies, analyses and evaluations. (6) "Consultant" services are as defined in FAR 31.205-33(a). (7) "Contractor," for the purposes of this clause, means the firm signing this contract, its subsidiaries and affiliates, joint ventures involving the firm, any entity with which the firm may hereafter merge or affiliate, and any other successor or assignee of the firm. (8) "Affiliates" means officers or employees of the prime contractor and first tier subcontractors involved in the program and technical decision making process concerning this contract. (9) "Interest" means organizational or financial interest. (10) "Weapons system supplier" means any prime contractor or first tier subcontractor engaged in, or having a known prospective interest in the development, production or analysis of any of the weapon systems, as well as any major component or subassembly of such system. (e) The following restrictions shall apply: (1)To the extent work to be performed under this contract requires access to proprietary data of other companies, the contractor must enter into agreements with such other companies which set forth procedures deemed adequate by those companies (i) to protect such data from unauthorized use or disclosure so long as it remains proprietary and (ii) to refrain from using the information for any other purpose other than that for which it was furnished. Evidence of such agreement(s) must be made available to the Procuring Contracting Officer upon request. The contractor shall restrict access to proprietary information to the minimum number of employees necessary for performance of this contract. Further, the contractor agrees that it will not utilize proprietary data obtained from such other companies in preparing proposals (solicited or unsolicited) to perform additional services or studies for the United States Government. The contractor agrees to execute agreements with companies furnishing proprietary data in connection with work performed under this contract, obligating the contractor to protect such data from unauthorized use or disclosure so long as such data remains proprietary, and to furnish copies of such agreement to the Contracting Officer. Contractor further agrees that such proprietary data shall not be used in performing for the Department of Defense additional work in the same field as work performed under this contract if such additional work is procured competitively. (FAR 9.505-4(b)) (2)Preparation of Statements of Work or Specifications. If the contractor under this contract assists substantially in the preparation of a statement of work or specifications, the contractor shall be ineligible to perform or participate in any capacity in any contractual effort (solicited or unsolicited) which is based on such statement of work or specifications. The contractor shall not incorporate its products or services in such statement of work or specifications unless so directed in writing by the Contracting Officer, in which case the restrictions in this subparagraph shall not apply. Contractor agrees that it will not supply to the Department of Defense (either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor) or act as consultant to a supplier of, any system, subsystem or major component utilized for or in connection with any item or work statement prepared or other services performed or materials delivered under this contract, and is procured on a competitive basis, by the Department of Defense two years after completion of work under this contract. The provisions of this clause shall not apply to any system, subsystem, or major component for which the contractor is the sole source of supply or which it participated in designing or developing. (FAR 9.505-4(b)) (f)The policy of the Army Contracting Command (ACC) is to avoid contracting with contractors who have unacceptable organizational conflicts of interest. An organizational conflict of interest means that because of existing or planned activities, an offeror or contractor is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance to the agency, or has an unfair competitive advantage, or the offeror or contractor's objectivity is, or might be, impaired. It is not the intention of the ACC to foreclose a vendor from a competitive acquisition due to a perceived OCI. ACC Contracting Officers are fully empowered to evaluate each potential OCI scenario based upon the applicable facts and circumstances. The final determination of such action may be negotiated between the impaired vendor and the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer's business judgment and sound discretion in identifying, negotiating, and eliminating OCI scenarios should not adversely affect the ACC's policy for competition. ACC is committed to working with potential vendors to eliminate or mitigate actual and perceived OCI situations, without detriment to the integrity of the competitive process, the mission of the ACC, the Army, or the legitimate business interests of the vendor community. (g)Mitigation plans. The successful contractor will be required to permit a Government audit of internal OCI mitigation procedures for verification purposes. The ACC reserves the right to reject a mitigation plan, if in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, such a plan is not in the best interests of the ACC or the Army. Additionally, after award the ACC will review and audit OCI mitigation plans as needed, in the event of changes in the vendor community due to mergers, consolidations, or any unanticipated circumstances that may create an unacceptable organizational conflict of interest. (h)Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest. The following provides potential vendors with examples of situations where mitigation plans may or may not be required by the ACC. These examples are not intended to be inclusive. (1)Unequal access to information. Access to "nonpublic information" as part of the performance of an Army contract could provide the contractor a competitive advantage in a later competition for any other Army contract. Such an advantage could easily be perceived as unfair by a competing vendor who is not given similar access to the relevant information. If the requirements of the Army procurement anticipate the successful vendor may have access to nonpublic information, the successful vendor should be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan. Alternatively, the "nonpublic information" may be provided to all vendors. (2)Biased ground rules. A contractor in the course of performance of an Army contract, has in some fashion established important "ground rule" for another Army contract, where the same contractor may be a competitor. For example, a contractor may have drafted the statement of work, specifications, or evaluation criteria of a future Army procurement. The primary concern of the Army in this case is that a contractor so situated could slant key aspects of procurement in its own favor, to the unfair disadvantage of competing vendors. If the requirements of the Army procurement anticipate the contractor may have been in a position to establish important ground rules, including but not limited to those described herein, the contractor should be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan. (3)Impaired objectivity. A contractor in the course of performance of an Army contract is placed in a situation of providing assessment and evaluation findings over itself, or another business division, or subsidiary of the same corporation, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship. The concern in this case is that the contractor's ability to render impartial advice to the Army could appear to be undermined by the contractor's financial or other business relationship to the entity whose work product is being assessed or evaluated. In these situations, a "walling off" of lines of communication may well be insufficient to remove the perception that the objectivity of the contractor has been tainted. If the requirements of the Army procurement indicate that the successful vendor may be in a position to provide evaluations and assessments of itself or corporate siblings, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship, the affected contractor should provide a mitigation plan that includes recusal by the vendor from the affected contract work. Such recusal might include divestiture of the work to a third party vendor. (i)Disclosure by offerors or contractors participating in an ACC acquisition. (1)Offerors or contractors should provide information which concisely describes all relevant facts concerning any past, present or currently planned interest, (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) relating to the work to be performed and bearing on whether the offeror or contractor has a possible OCI. (2)If the offeror or contractor does not disclose any relevant facts concerning an OCI, the offeror or contractor, by submitting an offer or signing the contract, warrants that to its best knowledge and belief no such facts exist relevant to possible OCI. (j)Remedies for nondisclosure. The following are possible remedies should an offeror or contractor refuse to disclose, or misrepresent, any information regarding a potential OCI: (1)Refusal to provide adequate information may result in disqualification for award. (2)Nondisclosure or misrepresentation of any relevant interest may also result in the disqualification of the offeror for award. (3)Termination of the contract, if the nondisclosure or misrepresentation is discovered after award. (4)Disqualification from subsequent ACC contracts. (5)Other remedial action may be permitted or provided by law or in the resulting contract. 1.9. Earned Value Tracking 1.9.1. The government requires time collection at the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) task level using Army Data Center Fairfield's (ADCF) Earned Value Tracking System using the Army Workload Processing System (AWPS). The automated system for entering appropriate data is simple to use. A data entry guide will be provided to the contractor. Note, these reports are intended to identify "earned value" only in the sense that they will document hours expended, costs incurred and task/schedule completion in a manner that promotes trend analysis and integrated management assessment of performance. The contractor is NOT required to establish/maintain its own Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or compute and report EVMS ratios. 1.9.2 Monthly invoices must be submitted including details such as hours worked by each individual and billing rate by skill categories. Contractor invoices must also indicate current, task order to date, percentage expended, and remaining dollar amounts. In addition, ODC purchases must be detailed. 1.9.3 Contractor will, in addition to invoices, submit monthly status reports including financial and operational data. 1.9.3.1 The financial reports shall include all labor, material, and travel costs incurred by the contractor. The report shall be formatted to provide labor hours and related costs for the current period, the task order to date, the total amount negotiated for the task order, and the amount remaining on the task order. The ODCs shall be reported similarly. This format allows efficient, effective and accurate tracking to task order financials over the full course of the effort, and provides effective insight into declining funds availability so the government can budget in a timely manner. 1.9.3.2 Operational status shall include relevant quality control data drawn from the contractor's approved QCP (see section 1.6.1above) when appropriate. 1.9.4. PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD (If applicable): To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, during the [Insert the time period, i.e., sixty (60) day, thirty (30) day, etc.] phase in/ phase out periods if part of a task order requirement. During the phase in period, the Contractor shall become familiar with performance requirements in order to commence full performance of services on a task order start date. PART 2 DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS 2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS: 2.1 DEFINITIONS: Best Effort: That effort expended by the contractor to perform within the awarded ceiling price all work specified in this task order (TO) and all other obligations under this TO and the basic contract. This effort includes providing required qualified personnel, properly supervised, and following industry accepted methodologies and other practices. The effort is further characterized by operating at all times with the Government's best interest in mind, using efficient and effective methods, and demonstrating sound cost control. The effort must be identical to the effort that would be expended if this were a firm-fixed price TO and the contractor's profits were dependent upon reducing costs while meeting the Government's requirements in terms of quality and schedule. Failure to provide this required effort may result in the withholding of payment for hours expended that do not qualify as best effort or a reduction in the rate per hour to reflect decreased value of services received. Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). A representative from the requiring activity assigned by the Contracting Officer to perform surveillance and to act as liaison to the contractor Defective Service. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with it in the Performance Work Statement. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance. Quality Control. Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS. Quality Assurance. Those actions taken by the government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. 2.2. ACRONYMS: ACC. Army Contracting Commnand ACC-NCR. Army Contracting Command- National Capital Region ARFORGEN. Army Force Generation AR. Army Regulation AWPS. Army Workload and Performance System DOD. Department of Defense OCI. Organizational Conflict of Interest PRS. Performance Requirements Summary PWS. Performance Work Statement QC. Quality Control TDL Technical Direction Letters PART 3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES 3.1 GENERAL: The government shall provide, the facilities, equipment, materials, and/or services listed below. 3.2 Equipment and Information: When authorized by the COR to perform on-site at Government facilities, adequate workspace, including desks, computer workstation setup, telephone, and other necessary equipment will be provided by the Government. The government will provide the contractor access to regulations, directives or other policy documents required to complete this task. PART 4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES 4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be government furnished in Part 3 of this PWS, the contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract. PART 5 SPECIFIC TASKS 5.1 BASIC SERVICES. The contractor shall provide subject matter expertise and analytical services perform business management advisory services in a variety of functional areas that support Army adaptability in force generation and directly impact core mission areas of the Army. To this end the contractor shall assess Army structures, policies and business process improvement techniques and tools through application of proven business principals and workload performance systems. Such efforts call for expertise in financial management; Army infrastructure analyses; organizational structure/alignment; installation management; manpower and force management; ancillary IT analyses and support; and continuous process improvement skills across all areas discussed in Section 1.3 "Scope" above. Specific tasks are addressed below. 5.1.1 The contractor shall provide these services in accordance with the current Army regulatory and policy directives and any portion of the contractor's proposed processes that are incorporated into this order. 5.2 Generating Force Overhead Analyses: 5.2.1 Review existing authorities, studies and analyses related to Generating Force Overhead 5.2.2 Provide analysis of overhead growth trends including benchmarking comparisons of data from other government and non-government organizations providing similar services 5.2.3 Assess any/all aspects of HQDA efficiency in providing effective warfighter support across policies, procedures, staffing and enterprise management methods. 5.3 Organizational Alignment Issues: Assess organizational structure/alignment, infrastructure needs, and related governance processes/approaches consistent with General Orders G0/G03. 5.4 Performance Measurement and Risk Management: Assess and implement "time to task" performance measurement/ management processes and tools leading to more effective functional management and continuous process improvement. 5.5 Strategic Communications: Work will involve all aspects of strategic communications including effective application of change management practices. Work may require assessment of existing communications practices and structures (for example, past efforts have addressed utility of a DUSA for External Affairs). This same expertise may also support the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs or other organizations whose communications plans or processes impact Generating Force performance. 5.6 HQDA Program Office Support Services: Provide business management, data collection and analysis support services to HQDA program offices in support of business and human capital improvement processes. 5.7 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor shall completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://Contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or also know as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-Contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-Contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-Contractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of Contractor and sub-Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor's system to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website. PART 6 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS 6.1 Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below. The publications must be coded as mandatory or advisory, the date of the publication, and what chapters or pages are applicable to the requirement. All publications listed are available via the Internet 6.1.1. General Order OO "Managing the Headquarters, Department of the Army" 09 Mar 2007 (advisory) 6.1.2 DoD 5000, The Defense Acquisition System Directive (advisory) 6.1.3 AR 25-2 6.1.4AR 530-1 Operational Security 6.1.5Manpower and Force Management http://www.cp26.army.mil/ (advisory) 6.1.6SECARMY and CSA memo dated 17 June 2008, subject: Restructuring Army Accessions Process (advisory) 6.1.7 General Orders #3, dated 9 July 2002, Assignment of Functions and Responsibilities within Headquarters, Department of the Army. (advisory) 6.1.8 SECARMY Memo dated 20 August 2010, subject: Generating Force Overhead Analyses (advisory) PART 7 ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING ****Will be provided at solicitation phase***** 7.1.Technical Exhibit 1 - Performance Requirements Summary ****Will be provided at solicitation phase***** 7.2. Technical Exhibit 2 - Deliverables Schedule ****Will be provided at solicitation phase*****
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