MODIFICATION
R -- GFS - Charleston
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541219
— Other Accounting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-SAQMPD05I1006
- Response Due
- 9/12/2005
- Point of Contact
- Edward Baran, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-516-1708, Fax 703-875-6006, - William Schaeffer, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-875-6054, Fax 703-516=1709,
- E-Mail Address
-
BaranEJ@state.gov, SchaefferWT@state.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- ***Responses due 4:00 pm EST September 12, 2005. No further information about this potential requirement will be made available in this RFI. Per the RFI, “THE CAPABILITY STATEMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 3 PAGES”.*** THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY (SOURCES SOUGHT) AND NOT A SOLICITATION. THE RFI IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING CAPABILITY STATEMENTS FROM 8(a) VENDORS OUTLINING HOW THEY CAN SATISFY THE GOVERNMENTS NEEDS FOR AN 8(a) COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION. THE CAPABILITY STATEMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 3 PAGES AND PROVIDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VENDOR'S ORGANIZATION (BIO); TEAMING AGREEMENTS; RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABILITY AND RISK; AND SUGGESTIONS. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS FROM POTENTIAL 8(a) MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ JOINT VENTURES AND TEAMING PARTNERSHIPS ARE ENCOURAGED. The Office of Acquisition (AQM) in the Department of State seeks to issue an 8(a) competitive procurement on behalf of the Bureau of Resource Management, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Financial Services (RM/GFS) to assist the Department in its effort to provide financial services in support of overseas and domestic operations at the Global Financial Services (GFS) in Charleston, SC. These services include Disbursing, Accounting, Payroll, Payments, and operations in support of these activities, including services related to the operation and maintenance of local area networks, maintenance of installed systems supporting automated financial systems and systems analysis, user support and training related to installed automated financial systems, and other related services. These activities currently employ approximately 300 full time personnel. Labor categories will include program management, financial, information technology, and administrative services. The Department desires to award a single contract for this support to GFS Charleston. The contract will primarily focus on the GFS Charleston, but support services will be needed by other RM Bureau organizations. Therefore, the Washington DC metropolitan area will be a secondary place of performance, with a projected 5% of the total contract requirement designated for Washington area RM Bureau usage. Therefore the vendor must have or establish a facility in the Charleston Metro area. There will be a need for contractor personnel to travel between Charleston, SC and the Washington DC metro area (DC, MD, VA), as well as some overseas travel. The Department seeks from 8(a) vendors capability statements outlining how they are able to meet the Department's need for this support services requirement. This Request for Information (Sources Sought) offers the opportunity for 8(a) vendors to present a capability statement and teaming agreement to shows their qualification on meeting RM's needs for support services. Currently the Department intends to offer this opportunity to all 8(a) vendors capable of meeting or exceeding the requirements established in this document. Vendors should indicate their General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number, if applicable. Indicate size (e.g. number of client sites, related contract(s) or project(s), dollar value of each contract or project, scope), and teaming agreements. (3 pages) Capability statements from potential 8(a) Mentor-Protégé joint ventures and teaming partnerships are encouraged. Review of vendor responses and information exchange meeting(s): The Government will review submissions to ascertain the relevance to the RM environment and goals. Subsequent to review of vendor responses to the RFI, the Department may at its discretion hold technical information exchange meeting(s) with respondents. The meeting(s) will focus on industry experiences related to development, technical solutions, best practices and lessons learned, risks and programmatic benefits. Also, potential bidders may be asked to travel to Charleston for a capability briefing. Disclaimer: This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not an offer and can not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The Department makes no implied or in fact contract by issuing and publishing this market survey. Vendor submission of responses and contact information: Electronic responses to this Request for Information are required. Please submit responses via email in Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format no later than 4:00 pm EST on Monday, September 12, 2005, to: BaraneEJ@state.gov. Please contact Edward Baran via email with questions related to this RFI. No telephone calls please. Point of Contact: Edward Baran, Contract Specialist 703-516-1708 BaranEJ@state.gov THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT A SOLICITATION. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (09-SEP-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 15-MAY-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/Reference-Number-SAQMPD05I1006/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Charleston, SC
- Record
- SN01048604-F 20060517/060515221452 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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