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

U -- RECRUITMENT AND SCREENING OF HISPANIC AMERICANS FOR REFERRALS TO OPM FOR ASSIGNMENTS SOL OPM-RFP-99-00885RDH DUE 041699 POC Ray Hesson, 202-606-1045 WEB: OPM Procurement Home Page, http://www.opm.gov/procure. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's E-mail address, rdhesson@opm.gov. U -- This is Request for Proposal OPM-RFP-99-00885RDH covering the requirements set forth herein. The procurement is for the recruitment and screening of Hispanic Americans for referrals to OPM for developmental assignments. This is a competitive procurement being handled as a Small Business Set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8999. A small business is defined as having average sales of $5 million or less over past three years. Proposals are due no later than April 16, 1999 at 3:00 pm EDT. Proposals may be sent to Raymond D. Hesson, Room 1342, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20415-7710. They may also be faxed to 202-606-1464 or sent via e-mail to rdhesson@opm.gov. Statement of Work The Director, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), has instituted a nine point plan to implement the President's Executive Order to provide increased employment opportunities for Hispanic Americans in the Federal workplace. As part of this effort, the OPM intends to issue one or more contracts to provide for recruitment and screening services for referrals to OPM for developmental assignments. There will be an estimated 10 students recruited for the Summer program and 10 for the Fall program. Assignments will be for the period of approximately four months beginning June 1999 (Summer) and December 1999 (Fall). OPM reserves the right to issue separate contracts for the Summer and Fall programs. The contractor will be responsible for the following services: 1. Recruitment -- The contractor will undertake a campaign of recruitment visits and informational mailings to attract a pool of qualified Hispanic-American student applicants. 2. Employment -- The contractor will receive, process and sport applications. The contractor will match student applications with intern assignments defined by OPM, process payroll, coordinate periodic performance evaluations, and provide guidance and support for the interns over the course of the assignment. As contractor employees, students will be paid a stipend based on their academic level according to a predetermined rate. 3. Orientation -- The contractor will conduct orientation activities in Washington, D.C., the weekend before interns report to their assignments. The first day of work will be typically designated as a general introduction to OPM. 4. Developmental Activities -- The contractor will organize a series of meetings that will enhance the interns professional experience and provide them with additional networking opportunities. Brown bag lunches will be held at OPM. 5. Academic Credit -- Students will have the opportunity to receive academic credit while working in the program. Students must work to obtain approval form their academic advisor or dean. While this may not be possible in some cases, it is anticipated that the majority of the semester-long interns will receive credit for their internship experience. 6. Student and Supervisor Support Services -- The contractor will provide support services that include program handbooks, regular written updates, and information about career and educational opportunities. The contractor's staff will conduct site visits and maintain communication by phone, newsletters and fax. 7. Housing -The contractor will assist interns in arranging housing that is accessible to transportation to OPM for students. 8. Travel -- The contractor will provide round-trip transportation to all interns. 9. Evaluation -- The contractor will conduct a complete program evaluation at the midpoint and at the end of the program and submit a final report to OPM. The report will include feedback from interns as well as supervisors. PROPOSALS Technical Offerors must submit both a technical proposal and a cost proposal. Please provide, as a minimum, a description of past work done, a description of existing programs, a description of the approach that would be taken to fulfill our requirement, the qualifications of key personnel, and information to demonstrate an understanding ofour requirement. Cost Proposal Provide the Cost per student (based on 10 students total) plus other incidental costs -- travel, housing, and other costs. Awardees will be guaranteed a minimum of 5 student recruits per period. EVALUATION Proposals will be rated on the following technical factors, shown in the descending order of importance: 1. Program Content 2. Approach to fulfilling our requirement 3. Qualifications of their key personnel 4. Quality of existing programs 5. Past work performed 6. Understanding of our requirement Award(s) will be made to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best overall response, with technical factors of greater importance than price or cost factors considered. The Government may elect to make more than one award, and will contract for up to 5 students as a minimum quantity for each award made. The maximum number of students to be recruited is 25. The offeror's specific plan to hire welfare recipients for positions created as a result of a contract awarded resultant from this solicitation, as well as the company-wide plan, will be evaluated in terms of the adequacy of the recruitment efforts and number of positions to be targeted to be filled by welfare recipients. Welfare-to-work The President has signed welfare reform legislation that imposed time limits, required work and extended child and health care to enable people to move from welfare to work. At that time the President encouraged businesses to employ welfare recipients in appropriate roles. Offerors are requested to include in their technical proposal any plan to fill any positions created as a result of receiving a contract resultant from this solicitation with persons who are welfare recipients. The offeror's plan should identify the positions that are targeted to be filled by welfare recipients and also, the efforts that will be made to recruit these individuals. In addition to the plan specific to the offerors efforts to fill positions created asa result of any contract awarded resultant from this solicitation, offerors should also include their company-wide policy for hiring welfare recipients. Achievement of the goals expressed in the plan specific to any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation, as well as the results of the company-wide plan, will be tracked as part of the annual Contractor's Performance Report. The definition of welfare recipients is an adult or teen parent under age 19 receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program administered by a State under the Federal block grant; or aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFCC); or Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program administered by an eligible Indian tribe. Sources for recruitment of welfare recipients in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are: District of Columbia -- Ms. Michelle Clayton -- Phone: 202-724-7014 -- FAX: 202-724-7033 State of Maryland -- Ms. Olivia Biggs -- Phone: 410-767-7119 -- FAX: 410-333-0832 Commonwealth of Virginia; Mr. Bill Keyes -- Phone: 540-347-6328 -- FAX: 540-347-6331 For recruitment sources outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, offerors should contact the State Employment Office. Technical considerations will be more important than cost in determining successful offerors. OPM reserves the right to award a contract to other than the highest ranked technical proposals if, in its judgment, the potential cost savings offset a minor difference in technical scores. If offers are determined to be technically equal, cost will be the determining factor for award. Terms and conditions will include the following Commercial Contracts Clauses: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items -- APR 1998 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment AUG 1996 52.222-3 Convict Labor (E.O. 11755) JUN 1995 52.233-3 Protest After Award (31 U.S.C 3553). AUG 1996 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with SEP 1995 Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)). OCT 1995 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246) Rev 4 JUN 1995. 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). APR 1992 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793).APR 1992 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). APR 1992 Posted 04/09/99 (W-SN318123). (0099)

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