DHHS/Administration for Children and Families, Division of Acquisition Management, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, DC 20447

R -- ACQUIRE EXPERT POSITION CLASSIFICATION SERVICES FOR ACF POSITIONS NATIONWIDE. SOL ACF RFQ 980071 DUE 022798 POC Rita Jones, Contract Specialist, (202) 401-4728; LaSandra Brown, Contracting Officer, (202) 401-5399 The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is issuing a request for quotation for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), fixed price contract for services. This procurement action will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13. Note 26. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this purchase order is 8741. Any contractor/vendor able to meet requirements must demonstrate in writing by RFQ due date. This notice is intended for competitive purposes. You may E-mail questions/concerns to the contracting officer LaSandra Brown@OA.OMS.DAM@ACF.WDC">Brown@OA.OMS.DAM@ACF.WDC or the contract specialist at Rita Jones @OA.OMS.DAM@ACF.WDC">@OA.OMS.DAM@ACF.WDC. Please include the following: Company Name; Address; Phone Number; Business Class; and E-mail Address. NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED. All questions must be addressed in writing and will be answered in writing. Award will be made to the firm whose offer provides the best value to the Government, price, technical capability and past performance considered. Award may be made without discussions if the most favorable initial quote results in the lowest overall cost to the Government. Quotes must include a price for each specific task. Proposals should be limited to 10 pages. Four (4) copies of all proposals, for the following statement of work should be delivered to the following address, (fax/e-mail copies will not be accepted): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 901 D Street, S.W., ACF Mailroom -- 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: LaSandra Brown, 2:00 p.m. EST (Any quotes received after the due date will not be considered or opened). WRITTEN RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE PRICES AND TECHNICAL DATA SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY. STATEMENT OF WORK: Background and Need -- The Office of Human Resource Management (OHRM) directs and manages the personnel operations and services for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). OHRM carries out a comprehensive program of personnel management assistance and personnel administration in support of the widerange of ACF human resource requirements. OHRM was established approximately two years ago and in its development was required to train a number of its staff in all of the functional areas, i.e., recruitment and placement, position classification, employee and labor relations. The move towards implementing National Performance Review (NPR) goals and objectives, has resulted in an inordinate number of organizational changes. Such changes have resulted in extremely heavy position classification and position management demands. Because of the heavy volume of reorganizations within ACF and the resultant need to readily provide classification services, it is necessary to obtain additional expert classification skill than is currently available in-house. SCOPE OF WORK: The purpose of this contract is to acquire position classification services on an as needed basis for ACF positions nationwide. The vendor will make recommendations to the ACF Personnel Officer on the allocation of positions to the proper occupational series, title and grade by using the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) classification standards, guides and policies and sound position management principles. The positions to be evaluated and classified will include all occupations/series employed by ACF. It is intended that the services under this contract will be obtained on an as needed basis throughout the life of the contract. Technical assistance will consist of the following: Task 1 -- FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS: (A) Conduct data-gathering and fact-finding which may include, but not be limited to, on-site and telephonic interviews/desk audits with management officials and/or employees; (B) Prepare position descriptions; (C) Prepare written evaluation statements, when requested, in support of recommended classification. Task 2 -- FOR REORGANIZATION ACTIONS: (A) Conduct data-gathering and fact-finding as it relates to the proposed organizational structure to assess inter-relationships among positions and sound position management practices, i.e., overlap or duplication of work, excessive layering, etc. Meet with management/management representatives to clarify and obtain insight into the purpose of the reorganization. Conduct studies of proposed organizational structures and make written position management recommendations and provide position management and classification advice; Prepare new or revised position descriptions; (B) Prepare written evaluation statements, when requested, in support of recommended classification. The evaluation of all quotes will be conducted using the following criteria: (1) Capability of Performance -- The offeror shall provide a high degree of expertise in the position classification human resource functional area. The offeror must also ensure a broad knowledge of the Federal government human resources arena and an in-depth knowledge of Federal personnel laws and regulations in position classification. Offeror shall also possess excellent writing and analytical skills. The offeror shall provide information on thesuccessful experience and qualifications of proposed contractor staff, and provide resumes that include brief summaries of previous projects and credentials indicating experience in Federal laws and regulations (Weight = 40); (2) Demonstrated Experience: The offeror shall provide a statement fully describing that it has recent successful experience in providing Federal human resource services in the functional area of position classification/position management (Weight = 35); (3) Logistical Arrangements: The offeror must prepare a management plan describing the logistical arrangements that indicate how each aspect of the Specific Tasks is to be accomplished. The plan should include how the offeror ensures the timely completion and coordination of tasks, proposed staff time, and specify where and how work will be accomplished (Weight = 25). The anticipated period of performance is twelve months with two one-year options. This requirement is being set-aside for small business concerns. Proposals are due February 27, 1998. Contractors are hereby advised any purchase order resulting from this solicitation will require a written acceptance.***** (0035)

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