SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- On-line Application System (OLAS) - Draft Performance Work Statement
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- OCOO160007AP
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2015
- Point of Contact
- Joseph S. Gibbs, Phone: 2022456016, Brigid Lochary,
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.gibbs@ed.gov, brigid.lochary@ed.gov
(joseph.gibbs@ed.gov, brigid.lochary@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DRAFT PWS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE & INVITATION TO WEBINAR TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 The U.S. Department of Education is issuing this Sources Sought Notice and Invitation to Webinar in an effort to conduct market research on application processing solutions, and to make vendors aware of tentative plans to acquire such a solution. The Department of Education (ED), Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO) conduct several award, fellowship, and internship programs that must receive and review applications from candidates. These programs include the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program (PSP), the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Program (TAF), the Principal Ambassador Fellowship Program (PAF), and the Volunteer Student Internship Program (VSIP). OCO has identified the need for an on-line application processing system (OLAS) capable of accepting applications through a Web interface, managing on-line reviews of submitted applications, and facilitating the scoring and selection of candidates. The goal of this Sources Sought is to ascertain the market availability of the off-the-shelf solutions that could satisfy the needs of the various programs. Specific objectives of this RFI include the following: •Explore the technical solutions available in the marketplace to improve the effectiveness of application processing while reducing costs. •Assess industry capabilities, including those of small businesses, to meet the Department's requirement. •Identify requirements that might unnecessarily constrain the solution, as well as requirements that might have been overlooked. •Obtain information that will facilitate planning. The information provided in response to this notice may be used by the Department in developing an acquisition strategy and the related performance work statement, statement of objectives, or performance specifications. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. Industry feedback is vitally important and the Government will be receptive to any and all ideas received from industry. The responses to this Notice will help to determine marketplace capabilities and help shape the Department's future strategy for procurement of a solution to meet its requirements. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used for planning purposes only. This notice shall not be construed as a request for proposal. This notice does not obligate the Government to solicit or award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach, nor obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. No entitlement to payment for direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will accrue as a result of a submission or of a response or use of such information. Please note that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Department does not intend to post Questions and Answers as an amendment to this notice. Instead, the Department intends to take those questions as items that will be utilized to strengthen the Department's RFP/Solicitation documents. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME and no date has been established for the solicitation issuance. Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with the information specified in the following sections no later than November 9, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. Responses shall be less than 8 single-spaced pages, not including general marketing material, and submitted via e-mail only to the assigned Contract Specialist, Joseph Gibbs, at Joseph.Gibbs@ed.gov, with a courtesy copy to Brigid Lochary at Brigid.Lochary@ed.gov. Respondents shall provide the following vendor profile information: 1.Company name; 2.Company address; 3.Company website URL; 4.Company point of contact (name, telephone number, fax number and email address); 5.Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, etc.); and 6.A brief summary of the organization's specific experience providing application management and processing support services to various government and non-governmental programs. The Department may, at its option, request demonstrations from specific vendors to provide further information or clarification. The request for a demonstration does not indicate any preference for a particular solution. Demonstrations will focus on key requirements, overlooked requirements, and alternatives to extraneous requirements. Key requirements include configuring application forms, configuring reviews, and scoring applications. Information regarding any future solicitation will not be discussed. Invitation to Webinar: Interested parties are invited to participate in a webinar on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. ET, when the Department will share its vision and goals for the procurement as well as answer questions. Please RSVP for the webinar to Joseph.Gibbs@ed.gov by 12:00 pm ET on Monday, November 2, 2015. Please note that you will not receive a confirmation to your RSVP email. The details for accessing the webinar are as follows: To join the webinar: Go to https://educate.webex.com/educate/onstage/g.php?d=749483231&t=a To hear the webinar: Dial in Telephone Number (Toll Free): 1-866-818-2861 Participant Code: 162 779 0
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/OCOO160007AP/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor site with some training sessions in Washington, DC, United States
- Record
- SN03933189-W 20151031/151029234531-2a8e58cba97a5d51b0585204cf10e35f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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