SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Employee Relations Consulting Services
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541612
— Human Resources Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SS-09-1055830
- Point of Contact
- ZetherineGore , Phone: (301) 827-5093
- E-Mail Address
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zetherine.gore@fda.hhs.gov
(zetherine.gore@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES “This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice.” Background: The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is a global leader in drug regulation, responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of all drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose illness. This includes brand-name and generic prescription drugs, and drugs sold over-the-counter. Within CDER, the Office of Management is responsible for communicating and enforcing Federal, Department and Agency policies pertaining to staffing and employment, and establishing and enforcing related Center policies and procedures. Staff members within the Office of Management are responsible for providing direct support to CDER managers and supervisors to enforce policies within their organizations. These policies and procedures need to comply with Federal, Departmental, and Agency regulations. While regulations apply to all Federal Agencies, they are often interpreted and applied in various ways depending on the organization. While employee sanctions are intended to deter employees from future misconduct, and can vary depending on an organization’s disciplinary policy, all decisions must be in keeping with the organizations own precedents as well as in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In order to provide effective support to a manager, you must be fully aware of Federal, Departmental and Agency regulations, in addition to cognizant of an organization’s culture, penalty philosophy and similar case history. There are instances whereby the Agency, in order to more effectively support its mission and corporate values, has further defined a regulation more specifically to FDA requirements. An example would be specific workplace policies described in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between FDA and the National Treasury Employees Union, such as the “Any 8” Alternate Work Schedule that is the standard for CDER. As the expectation is that the consultant be able to work autonomously and somewhat confidentially with CDER managers, it is imperative that the consultant have expert knowledge in the areas of Federal Employee Relations and the nuances related to CDER and the FDA. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this procurement is to support CDER in its adherence to Agency and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations by having a contractor (with expert knowledge as outlined above) investigate allegations of misconduct and deliver employee relations guidance and recommendations. Services required involve interviewing, data gathering, analyzing, interpreting, developing, or implementing laws, regulations, policies, or guidance to management and to administrative personnel involving employee relations, EEO, and employment law for Title 5, Rules of Evidence, Code of Federal Regulations, and other directives. In addition the contractor should have a thorough familiarity with FDA’s EEO Policies and Procedures, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article 48, the FDA Employee Assistance Program, and the various Staff Manual Guides (SMG) that specifically interpret the Agency’s Personnel policies and procedures. An example of such an SMG would be 3130, “Procedures for Requiring Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities”. The contractor shall provide services and must possess expertise in EEO, misconduct investigations, employee relations and mediation to expeditiously accomplish the following objectives: a. Provide investigatory services, data analysis, and interpretation. b. Provide consulting services to include advice, recommendations, and direction in all aspects of EEO and employee relations for CDER managers and supervisors. Project Requirements: This contract will provide support to FDA/CDER in all phases of employee relations. At a minimum, the contractor shall provide support for the objectives. This support includes: • Conducting personnel misconduct investigations including EEO cases • Providing expert advice and recommendations regarding options for workplace conflict resolution • Providing expert advice regarding options for dealing with employee-employer conflicts and workplace problems and issues • Conducting studies to ascertain the root cause(s) of problems and conflicts in the workplace and morale issues • Reviewing and preparing case files and documents to assist clients to resolve problem situations • Developing and presenting training programs for employees and managers • Mediating disputes • Developing and implementing alternative dispute resolution and alternative discipline policies and programs • Researching case law and precedents Advising employees and managers of their respective rights, responsibilities, role and EEO obligations Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance for this data will be for one (1) year with the option to purchase up to 4 additional years. Capability Statement/Information Sought: Sources interested in this requirement must provide a statement of capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the requirements of this notice can be met. The Government is requesting information regarding respondents': (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. Respondents must provide DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, telephone, fax number, e-mail address, and size and type of business pursuant to the applicable NAICS code 541612. Responses should be provided electronically in Adobe PDF format and are restricted to a limit of ten (10) pages. Telephonic and facsimile responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice must be received by Friday, July 10, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. local time. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).”
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