U.S. Office Of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1342, Washington, DC 20415

R -- HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL OPM-98-SS-0003 DUE 042898 POC Ray Hesson, 202-606-1045; Fred Chatterton, 202-606-1004 WEB: OPM Procurement Home Page, http://www.opm.gov/procure. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer e-mail, rdhesson@opm.gov. R -- This is a request for information only. No solicitation will be issued in response to this announcement. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) seeks information from small business concerns and/or firms qualified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act to help support a decision as to whether or not an acquisition for certain consultant services may be issued as a Small Business Set-aside or as a set-aside under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Program. A separate synopsis will be issued prior to the release of a solicitation for these services. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to issue a solicitation for up to five years of services (one base year and four one-year options) for assistance in providing a wide variety of Human Resources Management (HRM) products and services to its customers. One or more contracts may eventually be awarded. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8741. The size standard is $5 million per year. OPM will issue one or more Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contracts using task orders to support initiatives undertaken by OPM to service its customer base and to fully utilize the latest proven approaches and techniques in the HRM arena. Examples of products and services for which tasks may be issued under the contract include, but are not limited to: Recruiting and Staffing: These services can include the development of vacancy announcements, performance of job analyses, development of job application rating instruments, examining and certification of job applicants, reduction in force and downsizing assistance, and career transition assistance. Organization Analysis, Assessment and Design These services include consultation for determining the most efficient organization, surveying the attitudes and opinions of employees and managers, performing management analyses of operations and processes, and formulating executive strategies pertaining to the organization and human resources management. Position Management These services include consultation for developing position descriptions, performing grade evaluation of positions, determining the proper number and mix of positions and the proper grades of those positions, performing desk audits of positions for determination of proper mix of duties and grade, and formulating executive strategies concerning position management for the organization. Human Resource Management Systems These services include providing personnel process requirements analyses, performing HRM systems benefit analyses, perform project management for acquisition and implementation ands implementation of HRM systems, installing HRM systems, delivering HRM system customer training, and providing ongoing technical support and consultation for customer use of HRM services. Management/Project Plan These services include providing a management/project plan of proposed actions, costs, timetables, required contractor, OPM and/or customer personnel and potential organization impacts. Customer Calls These services require the contractor to schedule calls and demonstrations with OPM clients to promote OPM products and services, work closely with client points of contact and follow up for closure of agreements for OPM performance of reimbursable services; facilitate completion of contracts with OPM clients, answering client questions and processing necessary agreement paperwork; and provide status reports of representation activities to the COR. Small Business concerns, or firms qualified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, who wish to respond to this request for information, should forward information addressing the following items: 1. Understanding of the Work: Potential offerors should address their knowledge of human resource management principles, personnel recruiting and staffing, and organizational analysis, assessment and design. Other items to be addressed include knowledge of position management and human resources management systems. 2. Past performanceand relevant experience: Potential offerors should address their general capabilities and relevant project experience in the field of human resource management. 3. Organizational structure and resources: Potential offerors should address the qualifications of key personnel and the experience of the company in performing related work of this type. The OPM will evaluate responses to this synopsis and make a decision as to whether or not to limit participation in this acquisition to small business concerns or to competitively award this requirement to firms qualified under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program.. Responses must be received no later than 3:30 pm on April 27, 1998. Address responses to Ray Hesson, Office of Personnel Management, Room 1342, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, D. C. 20415. The e-mail address is rdhesson@opm.gov. The fax number is 202-606-1464. (0092)

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