R -- QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW AND ADJUDICATION OF COMPLETED OPM SUITABILITY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

Notice Date

September 13, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

20415

Solicitation Number

n/a

Response Due

September 28, 2000

Point of Contact

Jeffrey Browne, 727-794-5612 x 123

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer e-mail address (jjbrowne@opm.gov)

Description

r -- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND SOLICITATION FOR THE SERVICES OF COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM AT THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS PROCESSING CENTER (FIPC) IN BOYERS, PA. THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM) IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED SOURCES TO PROVIDE SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW OR ADJUDUCATION OF COMPLETED OPM SUITABILITY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEED FOR RELATED SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED ON AN HOURLY BASIS. RELATED SERVICES COULD INCLUDE INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT NOT OTHERWISE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC INVESTIGATIONS LISTED BELOW. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100 PERCENT SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. ONLY COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE LESS THAN $5 MILLION DOLLARS IN AVERAGE GROSS SALES FOR THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CODE (SIC) IS 7389. THE OPM INTENDS TO ESTABLISH MULTIPLE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR THESE SERVICES WITH A TERM OF UP TO FIVE YEARS WITH A BASE YEAR AND FOUR ONE-YEAR OPTIONS. OFFERORS RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION MUST: 1.) BE A FORMER GS 1810 INVESTIGATOR WITHIN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVING A DETAILED FAMILIARITY WITH FEDERAL PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMING QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWS OR ADJUDICATION OF OPM INVEST IGATIONS; 2.) BE ABLE TO PASS A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION OR HAVE ALREADY PASSED A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, CONDUCTED BY OPM INVESTIGATIONS SERVICE; AND 3.) OFFERORS MUST BE WITHIN A 60 MILE RADIUS OF THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS PROCESSING CENTER LOCATED AT: 1137 BRANCHTON ROAD, BOYERS, PA 16018-0618. THE FEDERAL PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMING THESE SERVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED OFFERORS UPON REQUEST. QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES OR ADJUDICATION MAY AT THE DISCRETION OF OPM BE PERFORMED EITHER ON SITE AT THE OPM FIPC OFFICES LOCATED AT 1137 BRANCTON ROAD, BOYERS, PA OR AT THE AWARDEE LOCATION. OPM RETAINS THE RIGHT TO INSPECT THE CONTAINER (S) USED FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE OF WORK AS WELL AS THE AWARDEE'S WORK AREA. THE EXPECTATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND POLICIES FOR SAFEGUARDING THIS MATERIAL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED OFFERORS UPON REQUEST. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWS OR ADJUDICATION OF OPM INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1) REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED STANDARD FORM (SF 85P OR SF86) FOR THE INVESTIGATION; 2) REVIEW OF ALL REPORTS OF INVESTIGATION; 3) REVIEW OF ALL OTHER CASE RELATED MATERIAL (S) , INCLUDING NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK RESULTS AND ADJUDICATIONS FORMS; 4) PREPARATION OF THE APPROPRIATE FORMAL EVALUATION FOR ALL REVIEWED UNITS; AND 5) PREPARING CASE RELATED CORRESPONDENCE SUCH AS DRAFT PROPOSED ACTION AND FINAL DECISION LETTERS. OPM WILL ESTABLISH BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH SOURCES IT DETERMINES TO BE BEST QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SERVICES AND AGREE TO PERFORM THE WORK AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES: SINGLE SOURCE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI) $22.50 EACH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (BI) $18.75 EACH LIMITED BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (LBI) $17.00 EACH SSBI/PERIODIC RE-INVESTIGATION (SSBI/PR) $14.50 EACH PERIODIC REINVESTIGATION INCLUDING RESIDENCE (PRIR) $12.75 EACH PERIODIC REINVESTIGATION (PRI) $11.00 EACH MIMIMUM BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (MBI) $8.00 EACH HOURLY RATE $16.00 PER HOUR THE HOURLY RATE WILL APPLY FOR WORK PERFORMED ON SPECIAL PROJECTS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE AND FOR ATTENDANCE OF TRAINING OPM HAS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED PERFORMANCE OF WORK. OFFERORS THAT MEET THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS (A FORMER GS 1810 INVESTIGATOR, LOCATED WITHIN 60 MILES OF BOYERS, FAMILIARITY WITH OPM PROCEDURES AND PASS (ED) THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION) WILL BE EVALUATED BASED UPON: 1.) THE EXTENT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE IN PERFORMING SIMILAR REVIEWS OR ADJUDICATIONS, 2.) THEIR AVAILABILITY TO PERFORM THE WORK, AND 3.) RELEVANT PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. NOTE: THE OPM DOES NOT GUARANTEE ANY MINIMUM LEVEL OF WORK UNDER ANY BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICIATION. OFFERORS MUST NOT HAVE ANY APPARENT OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS IN PERFORMING THIS WORK. OFFERORS WORKING FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR CONDUCTING THESE INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE PRECLUDED FROM PERFORMING THIS WORK. INTERESTED OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR PROPOSALS: 1) A SIGNED AND DATED RESUME CONTAINING YOUR FULL NAME AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND CURRENT RESIDENCE ADDRESS OUTLINING: A) YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WORK HISTORY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS B) PAST EMPLOYERS' AGENCY NAME, ADDRESS, ALONG WITH YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER 2) AGREEMENT THAT THE OFFEROR WILL PERFORM ANY WORK DONE UNDER THE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT AT THE RATES SPECIFIED IN THIS SOLICIATION. OPM WILL EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN ACORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA SET FORTH HEREIN AND AWARD BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO OFFERORS WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE BEST QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED WORK. PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:30 PM LOCAL TIME ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000. PROPOSALS MUST EITHER BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO JJBROWNE@OPM.GOV OR MAILED / HANDCARRIED (THREE COPIES) TO MR. JEFFREY BROWNE, FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS PROCESSING CENTER, 1137 BRANCHTOWN ROAD, BOYERS, PA 16018-0618. ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. JEFFREY BROWNE, TELEPHONE NUMBER 727-794-5612, X 123.

Web Link

OPM Procurement Home Page (http://www/opm.gov/procure)

Record

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