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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 14, 2006 FBO #1630
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) seeks services to provide the Director, Office of Human Resources (HR), with an assessment of the personnel security operations, screenings, and other functions in BIA HR.

Notice Date

5/12/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541618 — Other Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

2051 Mercator Drive, Reston, VA 20191
 

ZIP Code

20191
 

Solicitation Number

6K00240100
 

Response Due

5/23/2006
 

Archive Date

5/23/2006
 

Description

To provide the Director, Office of Human Resources with an assessment of the personnel security operations, screenings, and other functions in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Human Resources Office (BIAHR) (excluding Indian Education Programs), commonly referred to as Balance of the Bureau (BOB). The Office of Human Resources provides human resources guidance, coordination, oversight, and evaluation of all Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) human resources programs including those provided via contractual arrangements. The Office consists of approximately 90 staff - a Director and 18 field offices - that provide the full range of human resources and benefits services to the BIA with a service population of approximately 10,650 employees. The Personnel Security Office (PSO) within the Office of Human Resources is responsible for processing all background investigations for BOB to include all contractor personnel and, with the advent of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12), all tribal users of bureau information systems. The bureau hires approximately 1,500 new employees each year, 1,900 contractor personnel, and grants logical access to approximately 360 tribal users. Because of current short staffing within the POS and the additional requirements placed on the security program as a result of HSPD-12, it is imperative that an assessment of workflow, case management, and data retrieval systems be conducted. This assessment will assist the Director in determining the best course of action with respect to the BOB personnel security program. +++++++++CRUCIAL DATES AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION+++++++ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>THIS PROCUREMENT IS A BUY INDIAN SET ASIDE. ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKA NATIVE OWNED VENDORS MAY COMPETE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. JOINT VENTURES BETWEEEN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE OWNED FIRMS ARE PERMISSIBLE PROVIDED THAT THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE JOINT VENTURE IS AT LEAST 51% CONTROLLED BY THE NATIVE OR ALASKA NATIVE OWNED VENDOR. PARTICIPANTS IN THE MENTOR/ PROTEGE PROGRAM OF THE BUY INDIAN ACT ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE. INDIAN PREFERENCE ALSO APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION AS TO SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VENDORS.<<<<<<<<< ~~~~~~~REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS MUST BE MADE VIA E-MAIL AND TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. DUE TO THE SIZE LIMIT OF MY E-MAIL BOX, ANY CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT WITH NO ATTACHMENTS, FANCY GRAPHICS, ETC. PLAIN TEXT ONLY PLEASE!!I WILL HAVE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SOLICITATION INFORMATION SHOULD YOU REQUEST A COPY OF THOSE MATERIALS. ~~~~~~~~ DO NOT CLICK THE "REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS ANNOUCEMENT AS YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY RETURN INFORMATION. BIA's INTERNET AND E-MAIL ACCESS IS NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND THE E-MAIL ACCOUNT I HAVE SET UP HAS VERY LIMITED SPACE. AND BECAUSE OF THIS UNAVAILABILITY OF THE INTERNET IN BIA, THERE IS NO ELECTRONIC CONNECTION FROM BIA TO FEDBIZOPS. CONSEQUENTLY, CLICKING ON THE "REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION" BOX WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AND YOUR REQUEST WILL NOT REACH ME. AS PER THE FEDBIZOPS WEBSITE DISCLAIMER THAT APPEARS IF YOU WERE TO CLICK THE "REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION" BUTTON, "SUBSCRIBERS TO THIS LIST SERVICE ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SITE FOR ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THEIR DESIRED ACQUISITIONS." MY E-MAIL ACCESS IS LIMITED TO A DIAL UP MACHINE THAT I SHARE WITH SEVERAL OTHER OTHER PEOPLE. SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO CHECK MY E-MAIL CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESS DAY. BUT I WILL CHECK IT A FEW TIMES A DAY AS TIME AND AVAILABILITY OF THE MACHINE PERMIT. ALSO, ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS RFP MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA E-MAIL. DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE ON THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT, ONLY ONE REQUEST AND E-MAIL ADDRESS PER INTERESTED VENDOR IS ALLOWED. IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS ON YOUR TEAM AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEM UPDATED ON THE RFP INFORMATION, I WILL SEND THE INFORMATION TO THE PRIMARY CONTACT. IT WILL THEN BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISTRIBUTE AND DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION ACCORDINGLY. +++++++++ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT FEDBIZOPS AND THE INFORMATION YOU RECEIVED FROM MR. DOWNING ARE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THIS PROCUREMENT ACTION. ANY OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED ELSEWHERE, SUCH AS WEBSITES AS INPUT.COM OR ANY OTHER SOURCE OTHER THAN FEDBIZOPS OR MR. DOWNING, IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY BIA. ANY RELIANCE BY A VENDOR ON UNAUTHORIZED SOURCES OF INFORMATION IS DONE SOLELY AT THE OFFEROR'S RISK. PRIME CONTRACTORS SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT SUBCONTRACTING PARTNERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF ALL UPDATED INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS. IF A VENDOR IS NOT ON MY BIDDER'S LIST, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION.++++++++++ >>>>>>>AND BEFORE I'M ASKED, NO VIRGINIA, THERE IS NOT AN INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR. :o)<<<<<<<< Open and Closing Response Dates: Friday, May 12, 2006 through Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Contract Award Amount: TBA - Contract Line Items Numbers - TBA Contract Award Date: ON OR ABOUT Wednesday, May 24, 2006 with performance beginning on or about Tuesday, May 30, 2006. These are approximate dates and will vary upon number the of proposals received. Contractor: TBA Dates and Places of Delivery: Place of Performance will be Washington DC and Period of Performance is expected to be approximately one month. Clauses and Additional Information: Please see the RFP for all clause information. Generally, FAR Clauses 52.212-1 through 52.212-5 are applicable. Further clauses MAY added to the RFP pertaining to the Official Statement of Work, BIA IT Security Clauses, Privacy Act, Invoicing Procedures, Buy Indian Act, Indian Preference, Continuity of Services, and Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Prospective Offerors are advised, per Federal Requlations, that your organization MUST be fully registered on both the CCR (ccr.gov) and On-Line Representations and Certifcations (ORCA) (orca.bpn.gov) websites before an award can be made. If you are the successful offeror and your organization is NOT on either CCR or ORCA, you may lose consideration for the award until your registration is completed and processed. Offers Due Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 @ 5:30 pm (1730 hours) EDT.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Main DOI Building, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20240

Country: US
 

Record

SN01047371-W 20060514/060512221023 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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