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B -- STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY PILOT TEST PROGRAM SOL DAMT01-97-R-3002 POC Gloria L. Morales, Contracting Officer, (703)681-8572 WEB: MTMC Website, http://mtmc.army.mil. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, gloriam@baileys-emh5.army.mil. Note: This does not constitute a solicitation. The Military Traffic Management Command is seeking sources to provide all personnel, equipment and materials to conduct comprehensive investigative audits of transportation invoices to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established rates and tariffs applicable to the Department of Defense's (DoD) Personal Property Pilot Test Program. Potential sources can review the Personal Property Pilot Test Program solicitation on the MTMC Website -- http:/www.mtmc.army.mil for informational purposes. There are three phases to this requirement: Phase 1- The Contractor shall establish facilities, obtain equipment, train personnel, test pre-payment auditing procedures and acquire and maintain the capability to electronically interface and exchange data electronically with DOD automated systems; Phase II- The Contractor shall conduct investigative audit of a maximum of 100 percent of all transportation invoices submitted for the movement and storage of personal property pilot shipments. DOD will require the transmission of verified transportation invoice data electronically to the designated payment office. Additionally, the Contractor shall determine the method for surveying and design a customer assessment survey form containing specific questions identified by the Government. The Contractor shall survey a maximum of 100 percent of all customers to determine quality of service, verify data and assess the Pilot Contractor performance. The Contractor shall conduct quarterly performance reviews based on results of the customer surveys and claims reports submitted by contractors participating in the pilot program and the military claims services; Phase III- The Contractor shall prepare a post pilot report containing summarized investigative audit, customer survey data and claims data to include an analysis of the data and any recommendations for systemic improvements. The Pilot Test Program will test approximately 18,500 personal property shipments over a base period of twelve months. The program will include two option years. Potential sources are invited to respond with the following information: 1) Evidence of progressive and responsible experience in investigative pre-payment auditing of personal property bills/invoices and program performance evaluation/measurement, i.e. government, corporate and individual customers: a) Discuss the experience of key personnel, number of years experience in investigative pre-payment auditing of personal property bills/invoices, rate of recovery experience, ability to conduct electronic commerce and experience in evaluation of performance and cost data; b) Describe present work force and ability to provide adequately trained personnel to perform this requirement; c) Explain capability to expand operations to efficiently respond to the peak summer moving season; 2) Provide evidence of sufficient financial capability, working capital and other technical and management resources to perform this requirement without assistance from the government; 3) Describe your capability to provide required data electronically to the government; 4) Explain in detail how data will be captured, manipulated and provided to the government in various formats for management information reports. Interested small business concerns should provide all the information requested above. A positive statement of eligibility as a small business concern shall be provided. The statement of eligibility should include a statement certifying status as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, and/or Women-Owned Business concern, number of employees, past performance information including references for comparative work in nature and magnitude with telephone numbers, points of contact and contract numbers. All responses should reference this notice and should be received within twenty-one (21) days from the date of this announcement. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 8742 and the small business size standard is five (5.0) million dollars annual gross revenue forthe last three fiscal years. Please note this does not constitute a solicitation notice. (0113)

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