MODIFICATION
R -- ISO 9001:2008 SERVICES CERTIFICATIONS - Amendment 2
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541211
— Offices of Certified Public Accountants
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia, 22219, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA12R0152
- Point of Contact
- Pete W Jones, Phone: 8437460650
- E-Mail Address
-
jonespw@state.gov
(jonespw@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Woman Owned Small Business
- Description
- REVISED ATTACHMENTS FOR SOLICITATION S-AQMMA-R-0152 REVISED SOLICITATION S-AQMMA-12-R-0152 Amendment A002 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ***THIS IS A WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSBs) COMPETITIVE SET ASIDE **** This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation The solicitation number is SAQMMA12R0152 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This acquisition is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The associated National American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541211. All interested offerors should review the below requirements and submit a proposal in accordance with the FAR section 52.212-1 as stated below. The Government intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, as defined in FAR 37.101, and, means structuring all aspects of an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed as opposed to either the manner by which the work is to be performed or based on broad and imprecise statements of work. Task Orders written under this IDIQ contract will be firm-fixed for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), Global Financial Services (RM/GFS/ADO/FM). The base period of performance will be one year from date of award with four one-year options. This Services acquisition will provide Periodic internal audits of our Quality Management System (QMS) are conducted to assure that key processes are functioning as intended, that it has a system for preventive and corrective actions, for measuring its key processes and for determining customer satisfaction with an eye toward improving the overall management system. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will require submission of a technical proposal and price proposal. The Bureau of Resource Management, Global Financial Services (RM/GFS), has a requirement to maintain its ISO-9001:2008 certification via registration and surveillance audits. A Quality Management System (QMS) has been developed and deployed at the following five Global Financial Service (GFS) operations stating the size of each operation, defined by the approximate number of employees at each site: 1. GFS Charleston South Carolina - 625 employees 2. GFS Bangkok Thailand - 150 employees 3. GFS Washington, DC - 25 employees 4. GFS Paris France - 20 employees 5. GFS Sofia Bulgaria - 25 employees The GFS QMS was implemented over the past four years and has undergone continuous improvement. All operations must be audited annually by an outside third party firm to assess the QMS effectiveness and compliance. The ISO Accreditation bodies are: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). The contractor shall maintain a staff of key professionals and consultants sufficient to perform the requirements of this contract. The contractor's staff shall be available to function as Auditing experts and perform functions related to Auditing The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF) operates the program for the accreditation of bodies that provide conformity assessment services. Accreditation Bodies (third party auditing firms) which are members of IAF and their accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are required to comply with appropriate international auditing standards (e.g. ISO-19011 Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing) and IAF mandatory documents for the consistent application of those standards(IAF MD 5: 2009). 2-2. SERVICES Specific Requirements The U.S. Department of State (DOS) requires ISO-9001:2008 Certification to let its customers know that we have a quality system in place to deliver consistent products and services. Periodic internal audits of our Quality Management System (QMS) are conducted to assure that key processes are functioning as intended, that it has a system for preventive and corrective actions, for measuring its key processes and for determining customer satisfaction with an eye toward improving the overall management system The scope of the Quality Management System (QMS) at Global Financial Services (GFS) encompasses operations in Charleston, Bangkok, Paris (FSTO) and Washington DC and Bulgaria, Sofia. These operations provide three primary functions of financial services in support of its Quality Policy. These functions are: • Processing Overseas Official Payments for all Agencies • Paying Active Employees and Foreign Service Retirees of the Department of State • Providing Financial Accounting Services for the Department of State The operations are segmented into eight key units to accomplish these three core functions (refer to Attachment C). Each of the three core operating elements has multiple supporting offices within its structure and responsibility. Attachment C outlines the structure:
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1969 Dyess Ave, Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, United States
- Zip Code: 29415
- Zip Code: 29415
- Record
- SN02695743-W 20120315/120314000022-78a1f6ecc7c7b8017ed75ca289df8f6a (fbodaily.com)
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