SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2022 2:03:44 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- ACQUISITIONS - AQM MOMENTUM WASHINGTON DC 20520 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20520
- Solicitation Number
- 106922E3123
- Response Due
- 9/16/2022 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Kenneth R. Waddell, Deborah Koplen
- E-Mail Address
-
WaddellKR@state.gov, koplendj@state.gov
(WaddellKR@state.gov, koplendj@state.gov)
- Description
- On behalf of the Department of State/Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the Office of Acquisition Management is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 to identify small businesses capable of performing the requirements contained herein.�This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment on the part of the government to conduct a solicitation for the below-listed services in the future. Responders are advised that the government will not pay for information submitted in response to this Sources Sought, nor will it compensate responders for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response.� Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation. Functional Area 1: Business Process Improvement, Organizational Change Management, and Policy Support DS will require support for facilitating adoption of changes to processes and helping move the organization from its current state to the desired future state. Additionally, because it operates in such dynamic environments, DS and its stakeholders require support for implementation of new leadership directives, guidance, and mandates as they rise. Objectives: � Facilitate sessions, off sites, and meetings to review, analyze, and improve Department business processes � Design and implement short-term and long-term quantitative and qualitative evaluations covering Bureau activities including programs, projects, processes, initiatives, and systems; � Conduct assessments, reviews, or analyses � to assess current state processes; � Organizational assessments, desk reviews, case studies; � Establish effective communications strategies to promote DS�s brand and services so that customers clearly understand what the Office offers and how to obtain support; � Assess training needs, develop training plans, and conduct training as needed � Provide subject matter specialists on an as-needed basis to support human capital needs which may include, but are not limited to employee engagement, workforce development, and training; and � Support other business process improvement and organizational change management requirements as needed. Functional Area 2: Performance/Project/Program and Communications Management DS offices require project management and communication activities support for various bureau and Department to include evaluative activities. Objectives: � Facilitate sessions to build and improve project management practices, documents and products across missions and offices; � Develop performance management materials such as program/project management plans, evaluation frameworks, theories of change, logic models, process maps and related tools; development of program, project, and portfolio management recommendations; � Develop work aids and supporting instructions to facilitate understanding and use of evidence from evaluations and other performance management information; � Performance monitoring support including establishment of monitoring methods, development of metrics, and data collection analysis-according to the Evidence Act and the 18 FAM 300; � Develop and maintain reporting tools, including but not limited to data visualizations an dashboards; Develop communication and outreach products; and � Support other project and communications management requirements as needed. Functional Area 3: Special Projects Support for the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Executive Director for Diplomatic Security DS frequently receives unexpected taskers from high level stakeholders across the Department. It is critical for DS to be able to respond to these taskers quickly and with a high degree of quality. Objectives: � Provide market research, benchmarking, program analysis, and analytical studies; � Facilitate off sites to produce action plans for high level strategic imperatives; � Create reports, briefings, papers and other deliverables to summarize research and provide recommendations; � Provide general technical assistance including consultation/advisory services; � Supply support staff augmentation as necessary to implement various functions within DS � Provide applicable specialists to support the unique requirements of ad-hoc tasks; and CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Contractor personnel shall have Secret or Top Secret personnel security clearances (PCLs). As necessary, some cleared contractor personnel will also require eligibility for access to SCI. Uncleared contract performance is authorized at the discretion of the Contracting Officer�s Representative (COR). Uncleared contractor employees must obtain favorably adjudicated Tier-2 (Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)), or Tier 1 (Low Risk Non-sensitive) investigations as required for contract performance.� Full contract performance will require the contracting firm to access classified information up to Top Secret as access to sensitive cybersecurity, principle protective information, counterintelligence and terrorist threat information, and other classified information will be required to successfully perform the requirements stated above. Access to classified information will require access to the Department�s ClassNet and the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS).� GENERAL DESCRIPTION: These positions are located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of the Executive Director, as well as the Office of the Assistant Secretary, and the Office of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. As the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conducting of U.S. foreign policy. DS fulfills its mission through the work of its highly trained Professional Executive Support (e.g., Policy and Planning, Strategic Advisory, Executive Support, Logistic Support, and Contractors) who work together to ensure that their State Department colleagues can carry out their foreign and domestic policy missions safely and securely. DS personnel serve to support the protection of the U.S. Secretary of State oversees and ensures the development and implementation of administrative and management policies, plans and procedures to ensure that the Bureau�s resources are allocated, administered, and accounted for in accordance with U.S. law and government regulations. Capabilities Requirements A. Management Plan/Corporate Resources The Government will examine the capability statement for its solutions to the following aspects of the requirement: 1) Offeror's capability to effectively manage and provide highly qualified program management, logistics support, professional security services, financial and administrative support and the ability to adapt to Department of State culture; 2) Offeror�s possession of a current Top Secret facility security clearance issued by the Defense Security Service; 3) Offeror�s ability to identify sources of personnel to fill the vacant positions; 4) Offeror�s ability to ensure personnel assigned to specific task orders are in compliance with personnel security policies; i.e., possess current final Top Secret personnel security clearances issued by the DOD CAF and be eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) without exceptions or deviations; 5) Offeror's ability to secure personnel who are sufficiently qualified to handle the established tasks, responsibilities and duties outlined herein; B. Employee Compensation Plan The Government will review the summary of professional employee benefits, training opportunities, and the extent to which the offeror demonstrates an ability to attract and retain qualified professional executive and security support personnel and provide uninterrupted work of high quality to the Department of State. C. Past Performance The offeror�s capability statement should contain at least three past performance references of similar size and scope efforts recently performed (within the past three years), describing efforts, to include the U. S. Government POCs and contact information. The offeror shall substantiate how its past performance directly correlates to the objectives and tasks identified in the Statement of Work. INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties should submit its response via email to Kenneth Waddell (WaddellKR@state.gov) and Deborah Koplen (KoplenDJ@state.gov) no later than September 16, 2022.� Telephone inquiries are not permitted.��Responses must be limited to 25 pages or less, utilizing Microsoft Word or a PDF document, in Times New Roman 12-point font.� Address the requirements contained herein in enough detail for the Government to determine your capabilities as they relate to the requirement. Include your company DUNS number, CAGE code (if applicable), company POC and socioeconomic status under NAICS Code 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. All interested companies must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and not be on the Excluded Party List. Include in the response all Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts and General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules to include contract numbers and periods of performance.� Please indicate any related and significant subcontractor performance, as well.�
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/8283f624a37940be9c074bdd490c13a5/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, VA 22209, USA
- Zip Code: 22209
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
- SN06449274-F 20220902/220831230140 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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