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B -- SENIOR LEVEL POLICY ANALYSIS. SOL 52SAAA700005 POC Eileen Keating Carnaggio, Contracting Officer, FAX 202-482-0546. The DOC is soliciting proposals for their Quick Reaction Task Order (QRTO) Contracts. The DOC intends to award multiple contracts to perform analytical work and give advanced technical guidance and information to top level administrative and programmatic officials. Expert management assistance is required to incorporate, within current Administration/Congressional direction, policy changes to departmental programs/activities as the changes relate to: Commerce mission, other government agencies, the private sector and outside factors such as the severe budget reductions. Products resulting from this contract are expected to have far-reaching effects on the Department's activities, resource and organization. Task orders under this contract will be originated at: the highest levels of Commerce, Office of Management and Budget, or Congressional appropriation/oversight hearings. The department may require studies, analysis, or evaluations on complex issues such as downsizing, public/private access to government information, technology in the workplace or reorganization/modernization. These studies may include, but not be limited to: NPR issues such as when to use performance-based organizations, franchising, or measuring customer satisfaction; Information infrastructure issues both internal and external; Budget issues arising from the current environment (forced downsizing, abolish USTTA); Administration issues that cut across departments (empowerment zones, Defense conversion); and Commerce bureaus-specific issues (weather service modernization or technology transfer). Multiple contracts will be awarded under this solicitation. Awards for one year, with four one-year options are anticipated. Services will be requested by Quick Reaction Task Orders(QRTOs). When a need for an urgent task arises, competition for those tasks will be limited to the contractors who have received an award under this solicitation. The QRTO contract requires that contractors demonstrate broad-based, high-level policy expertise and be large enough to offer stand-by capacity in all management areas. The turn-around time for the Task Order competitions is extremely quick. The amount of task orders issued may be constant or fluctuating. Among other evaluation criteria, experience in providing advice and guidance to senior management in a cabinet level agency will be required. The prior contracts for these services were awarded 5/15/93. Five contractors were awarded contracts: Price Waterhouse; Booz, Allen & Hamilton; McManis & Associates; KPMG Peat Marwick; and Development Associates. Eight task orders were awarded with the following companies receiving awards: Price Waterhouse, 5; Booz, Allen & Hamilton, 2; and KPMG Peat Marwick, 1. Copies of the solicitation will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. This solicitation is open to all responsible sources. (0170)

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