| R -- CTS Business Advisor |
| Program Summary |
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| Title: |
R -- CTS Business Advisor |
| GovCB Opps ID : |
ADP11997540820001248 |
| Document Type: |
Combine Solicitation |
| FSC Code: |
R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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| NAICS Code: |
541612 - Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services |
| Set Aside: |
Total Small Business |
| Solicitation No.: |
OPM0408Q0008 |
| Source: |
http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/OPM/OCAS/CD/OPM0408Q0008/Combine%20Synopsis%5FSolicitation.html |
Place of
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Address: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20415 Postal Code: 20415 Country: UNITED STATES
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Posted Date:
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Jan 07, 2008 |
| Last Update: |
Jan 07, 2008 |
| Due Date: |
Jan 22, 2008 |
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| Description |
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General Information
| Document Type: |
Combine Solicitation |
| Solicitation Number: |
OPM0408Q0008 |
| Posted Date: |
Jan 07, 2008 |
| Original Response Date: |
Jan 22, 2008 |
| Current Response Date: |
Jan 22, 2008 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Feb 06, 2008 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Feb 06, 2008 |
| Classification Code: |
R -- Professional, administrative, and management support services |
| Set Aside: |
Total Small Business |
| Naics Code: |
541612 -- Human Resources Consulting Services |
Contracting Office Address
Office of Personnel Management, Center for Contracting, Facilities & Administrative Services, Contracting Group, 1900 E Street, N.W., Room 1342, Washington, DC, 20415-7710, UNITED STATES
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is issued as a Request For Quotations (RFQ) number OPM0408Q0008, and incorporates FAR provisions and clauses as amended in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-22, effective on December 24, 2007. This procurement is set aside for small business. The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code is 541612.
Quotations in response to this RFQ shall be accepted up to: 3:00 pm January 22, 2008, local time.
Contract Documents, Exhibits and Attachments
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
CTS BUSINESS ADVISOR
Project Title: Center for Talent Services Business Advisor
Scope: The intent of this contract will be to have a Subject Matter Expert for use to work on one or more tasks, which are listed in order of importance, as described in the section below entitled Performance Objectives, Goals and Outcomes, which will be required on an intermittent basis.
Place of Performance: Washington, DC metropolitan area
Period of Performance: 1 year from date of award, with 1 option year
Background: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the Federal Government?s human resources agency. Its mission is to ensure the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce. A critical role in accomplishing this mission is offering Government agencies technical assistance that addresses their unique learning and other human resources challenges, and that places emphasis on results, not processes. OPM has used the Center for Talent Services (CTS) as a resource to help Federal agencies accomplish a variety of training and human resource management projects, specifically in support of human capital development and organizational performance improvement. The underlying theme of these projects has been to identify and analyze the root causes of performance problems, and to assist agencies in implementing custom, effective solutions specifically designed to address those problems.
CTS is now at a critical time in its history. It has proposed on, and won several large-scale agreements with other Government agencies that have pushed the organization to become more integrated, efficient and competitive. Combined with CTS? aggressive, yet achievable operational and financial goals, this has brought to the forefront the need for CTS to quickly and effectively transform its processes and structure to meet future demands. CTS must now begin to take swift, specific and measurable actions toward achieving its goal of becoming the premier provider of Human Capital Management solutions for the Federal Government.
Performance Objectives, Goals and Outcomes:
a. CTS Business Strategy
? Optimal Business Model Analysis: Work with CTS leadership to assess the value CTS offers in the Federal market and determine the infrastructure needed to effectively create, market, and deliver these services in ways that generate sustainable revenue streams and achieve cost recovery.
? Development of CTS Business Strategy Document: Assist in identification of our target future state; put together a corresponding document that lays out a long term plan with key milestones to get us there.
? Competitor Analysis: Determine how we stack up against our competitors and what we have to worry about in the short and longer term.
? Development of CTS Organizational Alignment to Meet Business Strategy: Assess how our organization should be structured to best compete in the Federal consulting arena. Develop an operational plan to guide the transition, to include associated change management initiatives.
? Business Planning: Establish an annual business planning process that identifies goals and comprehensive plans to attain them.
b. Operational support
? Value Chain Analysis and Process Improvement: Analyze each step of CTS? value chain (resource management, learning and knowledge management, business development and strategy, service delivery, client management). Determine where we are doing well, and where we need additional assistance. Propose and implement corresponding process improvements.
? Development of Standard Business Templates: Recommend standard templates (format and content), to include proposals, Memoranda of Agreement, canned briefings, non-disclosure agreements, partnering/subcontracting documents, etc.
? Development of CTS HR Lifecycle Model: Working with CTS business development team, and contract marketing vendor, develop a model that offers a graphical representation of the CTS HR lifecycle covering all CTS products and services.
c. Executive Advice and Counsel (Coaching)
? One on one business and executive support to CTS DAD and Asst DR for HRCP
? Business Support to CTS EXCOM (CTS group chiefs and above)
d. Fiscal Advice
? Revenue and Expense Analysis and Forecasting: Assist CTS Business Operations Team in reviewing center, group, branch, office, business line, solutions area, and subordinate product and service revenue and expense figures. As a subcomponent of this, ensure associated programs and projects accurately reflect costs. Assist in development of corresponding project, program, and management review and reporting tools, processes and procedures. Assist in development of accurate forecasting tools at each level.
? Pricing Analysis: Given CTS? cost analysis and associated revenue and expense targets, assist in ensuring CTS products and services are appropriately priced. If not, develop a plan to get them there.
e. Deliverables
? Deliverables will take the form of formal written documents in completed form, issue/decision papers, briefings, training material, and/or other. Payment will be provided to business advisor upon completion and acceptance of tasks.
QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN
(a) Introduction
This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) was developed to evaluate Contractor actions while implementing this Performance-Based Work Statement. It is designed to provide an effective surveillance method of monitoring Contractor performance for each listed objective under this contract/order.
This QASP is based on the premise that the Government desires to maintain a quality standard in the provision of all necessary supplies and services to ensure a successful conference.
The Contractor, and not the Government, is responsible for all management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract. The role of the Government is to monitor quality assurance to ensure all contract standards are achieved.
In this contract the quality control program is the driver for product quality. Under the terms of the contract, the Contractor is required to develop a comprehensive program of self inspections and self monitoring of its actions. The first major step to ensuring a "self-correcting" contract is to ensure that the quality control program approved at the beginning of the contract provides the measures needed to lead the Contractor to success.
Once the quality control program is approved by OPM, careful application of the process and standards presented in the remainder of this document will ensure a robust assurance program.
REQUIRED SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARD METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE INCENTIVE/DISINCENTIVE
Timeliness All products, services and items shall be delivered within established timeframes Visual Incentive: Option exercise, performance rating
Disincentive: OPM elects not to exercise option
Consistency to Requirements All products, services and items shall satisfy the requirements of the contract/order Visual Incentive: Option exercise, performance rating
Disincentive: OPM elects not to exercise option
Surveillance and Monitoring; An agency representative will monitor performance by a system of inspection and random sampling, any complaints received from OPM personnel will be passed on to the Contractor for correction.
Contract Clauses
(1) 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far.
Clause Title Date
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items FEB 2007
(2) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders?Commercial Items (MAR 2007)
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:
(1) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).
(2) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78)
(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:
__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
__ (2) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 657a).
__ (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JULY 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).[
__ (4) Reserved]
_x_ (5) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.
__ (6) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.
__ (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
__ (8) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sept 2006) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
__ (9) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).
__ (10) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages?Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).
__ (11)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (SEPT 2005) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).
__ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.
__ (12) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program?Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Oct 1999) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).
__ (13) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program?Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).
__ (14) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004).
_x_ (15) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
_x_ (16) 52.222-19, Child Labor?Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2006) (E.O. 13126).
x_ (17) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).
_x_ (18) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
_x_ (19) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
_x_ (20) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).
_x_ (21) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
__ (22) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).
__ (23)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (Aug 2000) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Aug 2000) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)).
__ (24) 52.225-1, Buy American Act?Supplies (June 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).
__ (25)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act?Free Trade Agreements?Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2006) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.
__ (26) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2006) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
__ (27) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
__ (28) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (42 U.S.C. 5150).
__ (29) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (42 U.S.C. 5150).
__ (30) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).
__ (31) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).
_x_ (32) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (33) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (34) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (35) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).
__ (36)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.
(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:
__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (July 2005) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act?Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Nov 2006) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act?Price Adjustment (Feb 2002) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records?Negotiation.
(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor?s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.
(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause?
(i) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.
(ii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
(iii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
(iv) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).
(v) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).
(vi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (July 2005), flow down required for all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
(vii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.
(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.
(End of clause)
Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), delete paragraph (d) from the basic clause, redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (d), and revise the reference to ?paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this clause? in the redesignated paragraph (d) to read ?paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this clause.?
OPM-SPECIFIC CLAUSES
OPM-1 Reserved
OPM-2 Reserved
OPM-3 Announcement of Contract Award [FAR 5.3]
OPM complies with FAR 5.3, Synopses of Contract Awards, in terms of synopsizing and publicly announcing contract awards. These actions take place at the time of, and not before, the contract is awarded. Contract award, in this case, means signature of the contractual document by the Contracting Officer and forwarding of the contractual document to the contract awardee. If the contract awardee wishes to make a separate public announcement, the awardee must obtain the approval of the Contracting Officer prior to releasing the announcement, and must plan to make announcement only after the contract has been awarded.
OPM-4 Reserved
OPM-5 Organizational Conflicts of Interest [FAR 9.5]
(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor?s knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which could give rise to an organizational conflict of interest (OCI), as defined in FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultants Conflicts of Interest, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.
(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential OCI is discovered after award, the Contractor shall make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure must include a description of actions, which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict.
(c) The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an OCI. If the Contractor was aware of a potential OCI prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Contacting Office, the Government may terminate the contract for default, debar the Contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.
(d) The Contractor must include this clause in all subcontracts and in lower tier subcontracts unless a waiver is requested from, and granted by, the Contracting Officer.
(e) In the event that a requirement changes in such a way as to create a potential conflict of interest for the Contractor, the Contractor must:
(1) Notify the Contracting Officer of a potential conflict, and;
(2) Recommend to the Government an alternate approach which would avoid the potential conflict, or
(3) Present for approval a conflict of interest mitigation plan that will:
(i) Describe in detail the changed requirement that creates the potential conflict of interest; and
(ii) Outline in detail the actions to be taken by the Contractor or the Government in the performance of the task to mitigate the conflict, division of subcontractor effort, and limited access to information, or other acceptable means.
(4) The Contractor must not commence work on a changed requirement related to a potential conflict of interest until specifically notified by the Contracting Officer to proceed.
(5) If the Contracting Officer determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with work, notwithstanding a conflict of interest, a request for waiver must be submitted in accordance with FAR 9.503.
OPM-6 Reserved
OPM-7 Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities [FAR 22.8]
By signing this offer or contract, the contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed to the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Clause 52.222-21, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, incorporated by reference in this solicitation/contract. The certification provides that the bidder or offeror does not maintain or provide for its employees, facilities which are segregated on a basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, whether such facilities are segregated by directive or on a de facto basis. The certification also provides that the bidder/offeror does not and will not permit its employees to perform their services at any location under its control where segregated facilities are maintained. FAR Clause 52.222-21 must be included in all subcontracts as well.
Due to space limitations per document for combined synopsis/solicitations in FedBizOpps this DOCUMENT is CONTINUED (ALL FAR AND OPM CLAUSES) ON ADMENDMENT 1
Point of Contact
Vernon Cooper, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-606-4356, Fax 202-606-1464, Email vernon.cooper@opm.gov
Place of Performance
| Address: |
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20415
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| Postal Code: |
20415 |
| Country: |
UNITED STATES |
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