SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- ACF08000001
- Response Due
- 6/20/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2008
- Point of Contact
- Marie L. Sunday,, Phone: 301-443-7081
- E-Mail Address
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MARIE.SUNDAY@PSC.HHS.GOV
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is to determine the availability of potential small businesses concerns (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small, disadvantaged businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and/or women-owned small businesses) that have the core competency to provide technical and logistical support services to the Child and Family Services Reviews and title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews. The information from this market research will help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau (CB) plan their acquisition strategy. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. THE HHS/ACYF/CB WILL NOT ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARKET RESEARCH. The Child and Family Services Reviews are designed to examine the outcomes of services provided to children and families, as well as, systemic factors that affect the ability of State agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children and families. The Child and Family Services Reviews also promote State development of Program Improvement Plans designed to strengthen States’ capacity to create positive outcomes for children and families. The title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews are conducted to assist in the validation of the accuracy of a State’s claim for reimbursement of payments made on behalf of eligible children placed in foster homes and institutions. RESPONSE INFORMATION: Contractors must have a working knowledge of child welfare and title IV-E programs, legislation and policies, including title IV-E Error Rate and potential corrective actions; of child welfare program improvement efforts and approaches for systemic change of child welfare agencies; and an understanding of child welfare evaluation and monitoring techniques. Responses must clearly convey a contractor’s experience and/or ability to perform the following identified tasks: 1. Develop child welfare evaluations and monitoring training curriculum; 2. Provide child welfare evaluation and monitoring training; 3. Recruit, train and sustain a consultant workforce experience in child welfare and monitoring; 4. Provide a system for screening and evaluating performance of consultants; 5. Develop a data management system that includes data related to logistical planning for the Child and Family Services Reviews, onsite review findings, program improvement plans and an e-training platform; 6. Automate child welfare monitoring instruments; 7. Institute procedures for quality control and review of all processes related to Child and Family Services, and IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews; 8. Institute a process for engaging legislators and child welfare agency administrators to effect programmatic and systemic change; 9. Conduct research; 10. Produce reports, briefs, manuals and other relevant documents; 11. Perform technical and statistical analyses; 12. Organize and manage travel logistics across and within all 50 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; and 13. Coordinate meeting and conference planning for events occurring across the United States. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS b. Company Name c. Company Address d. Company Point of Contact: Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address e. Does responder have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. f. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman-owned; service disabled, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Note: All companies or individuals seeking to contract with the Government must register on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp Teaming Arrangements: All teaming arrangements should also include the above cited information and certifications for each entity on the proposed team. Teaming arrangements are encouraged. Responses must be submitted not later than June 20, 2008. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for submission is 20 pages. GENERAL INFORMATION This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information to this notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this evaluation. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. As previously stated, the Government will not entertain questions regarding the results of this market research; however, general questions prior to submitting a timely response may be forwarded to the following: Contracting Officer: Marie L. Sunday; E-Mail: msunday@psc.gov
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