SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Acquisition Workforce Training
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Center Acquisition Innovation Frederick;Department of Veterans Affairs;7485 New Horizon Way;Frederick MD 21703
- ZIP Code
- 21703
- Solicitation Number
- VA798-10-RP-0060
- Response Due
- 4/12/2010
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Primary: Lora Gross lora.gross@va.govAlternative: James Poe james.poe@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist Intern
(lora.gross@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- Department of Veterans AffairsCAI-Frederick Synopsis for Acquisition Workforce Training The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has authority under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Pub. L. no. 109-461, 120 Stat. 3433 (2006)) and Executive Order 13360 to establish special acquisition methods to increase contracting and subcontracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) and veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs). In an effort to support this Act, the VA is pursuing a total set-aside solicitation for SDVOSBs and VOSBs for Acquisition Workforce Training. This solicitation is being synopsis accordance with FAR 5.201. 1.Action Code: P - Presolicitation Notice 2.Date: February 25, 2010 3.Year: 2010 4.Contracting Office Zip Code: 21703 5.Classification Code: U008 Trng/Curriculum Dvlp 6.Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs CAI-Frederick 7485 New Horizon Way Frederick, MD 21703 7.Subject: Acquisition Workforce Training 8.Proposed Solicitation Number: VA798-10-RP-0060 9.Closing Response Date: April 12, 2010 10.Primary POC: Lora Gross Alternate POC: James Poe 11.Description: In April 2005, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce, which requires the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to develop, and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) to approve, a certification program for contracting professionals in civilian agencies that reflects common standards. The goal of the certification program is to standardize the education, training, and experience requirements for contracting professionals, which will improve workforce competencies and increase career opportunities. The program mirrors, as closely as possible, the requirements that the Department of Defense established for its contracting workforce under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act. The program will be administered by each civilian agency, and FAI will conduct periodic reviews to ensure that the program is being managed consistently. The certification shall be accepted by, at minimum, all civilian agencies as evidence that an employee meets the core education, training and experience requirements to be a contracting professional (generally the GS-1102 series). The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 and the subsequently Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 05-01 (found at www.fai.gov ) require the heads of Federal agencies, through their Senior Procurement Executive, to define the education, training and experience necessary for career progression within the acquisition workforce job functions including mandatory coursework and on-the-job training. Under the current law, individuals in the occupational series GS-1102 and those possessing a contracting officer's warrant regardless of their occupational series are required to meet certain baseline training and education requirements based on their grade. In addition to the 1102 series, VA has expanded the definition of "acquisition workforce" to include Contracting Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs). The VAAA's mission is to develop competency-based training programs for the VA's acquisition workforce to ensure acquisition excellence within the agency. For the past two years, the VA has been developing classes for the acquisition workforce. Based on lessons learned, they are seeking contractors to provide these acquisition training courses for FAC-C Certification, Contracting Electives and COTR, to better establish consistency, and create a more efficient process for procurement. A Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR 12 and 15 for Commercial and Negotiated acquisition procedures. The anticipated period of performance is for a term of five (5) years. 10. Place of Contract Performance: Performance will be predominantly at the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA) in Frederick, MD. There will be no reimbursement for local travel within the Washington, DC metro area. 11. Set Aside: This acquisition will be negotiated on a total SDVOSB/VOSB small business set-aside basis. 12. Transmittal: All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by VA. This solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to the FBO website: https://www.fbo.gov/. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted to the FBO website on or about March 12, 2010 with proposals due by April 12, 2010. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals prior to offer due date.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AFMLOVASS/VASSMD/VA798-10-RP-0060/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;CAI- Frederick;7485 New Horizon Way;Frederick, MD
- Zip Code: 21703
- Zip Code: 21703
- Record
- SN02075953-W 20100227/100226093906-6013aba44b6611cac9c3d029093b647c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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