This sources sought is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The US Army Contracting Agency, Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE) at the Pentagon, on behalf of the HRsolutions Prog ram Office, is in the process of developing the acquisition strategy to procure contractor support for the Program Offices Recruitment and Retention requirements. The Government currently intends to establish a multiple IDIQ contract with Fixed Price, Co st Plus Incentive Fee, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Time and Material type Task Orders. The period of performance will be a base of 12 months, with (9) nine 12 month option periods. The place of performance will be identified in each task order. Contractor pe rsonnel will require at least a current secret clearance. Small business firms that are certified and qualified under NAICS code 541612 with a size standard of $6.5M and are interested in this procurement shall provide information describing their technica l and corporate experience in accordance with the questions below. Information provided shall be limited to 15 pages and shall address the questions listed below as it pertains to the requirements listed under Recruitment and Retention . The package shal l also include the companys name, addresses (physical and e-mail), and at least two (2) points of contact with contact information. (1) Describe your corporate experience as it relates to DoD Recruitment and Retention. (2) Provide the number of employees in your company and the composition of qualifications as they relate to Recruitment and Retention. (3) Describe your ability and method of managing multiple Task Orders simultaneously dispersed across geographical areas of coverage (i.e., local, national, etc.). (4) Provide your methodology for obtaining and sustaining a qualified/quality workforce to meet requirements over the life of the proposed 10 year procurement. (5) Identify and describe business/teaming arrangements you currently have or will be abl e to obtain in order to meet the requirements for Recruitment and Retention and how will they be managed to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. (6) Describe at least three DoD projects that have been completed that were of the same or similar scope, compl exity and value as those anticipated with this requirement within the past 3 years. The estimated value for this procurement will range from $92 million to $600 million for the 10 year contract period. Task Orders could range upward of several million dol lars.(7) Contractors shall provide information on their financial capability and describe how they would handle an estimated monthly negative cash flow totaling a minimum of $5 million. The Recruitment and Retention requirements include the foll owing: (1) Processing Support service members transition from the active service to reserve status. This includes tracking and monitoring transferring members to ensure they report as required after separation from the active component. Support establ ished transfer-processing sites. (2) Information Handling Dissemination of information to military personnel such as data on the location and phone numbers to local career counselors who can assist with military service obligations and options for basic benefits and local appointment procedures for Reserve Components. Provide coordination services to unit level commanders and family readiness groups with information, referral, outreach, and assistance. (3) Tracking Track, monitor, and maintain records of personnel within the Recruitment and Retention program. (4) Recruitment and Retention Assist in conducting military recruiting, retention, and outplacement functions. Provide products and services support that will enhance reserve retention initiativ es. (5) General Administrative Support Provide incidental administrative support in furtherance of the military recruiting and retention mission, to include a nswering telephone calls, questions, referring callers to subject matter experts, maintaining call logs, facilitating problem resolution, preparing appointment letters, and drafting orders. (6) Professional Program Support Provide support to recruitment and retention program analysis, information technology related to the program, local marketing and training. Develop policies and procedures related to recruitment and retention operations. For example, design, develop, integrate and test program related software applications and provide Webmaster services. Also review monthly unit strength reports, highlight concerns, propose solutions and tract trends. (7) Assessment Conduct assessment of Recruitment and Retention programs to recommend the number of potential recruitment vacancies. (8) Point of Contact Serve as the centralized point of contact to collect and assess the relevance for all information provided for reserve sources. (9) Help Desk Operate help desks to assist members in transferring and reporting to their new units. (10) Counseling Provide counseling to members and dependents. (11) Administrative Program Support Provide administrative support to the recruiting and retention program management, to include coordination, funds managemen t, order production, retention operations, and general administration. (12) Credentialing Provide support for the credentialing processes for skilled providers. (13) Training Provide development, maintenance, and training of courseware to support activ ities in the PWS. Provide products that, when combined with training will enhance reserve retention and transition missions. (14) Civilian Recruitment and Retention Provide support for the full continuum (retaining a service member from active to reserv e to civilian back to service status) of service. Information packages shall be submitted by 1200hrs, (12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time), on February 22, 2008. No hard copies of the Sources Sought will be issued; all amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. Information shall be submitted via e-mail to the POC identified below. The Government will not provide/publish the results of its review of the information received. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting the information requested. POC is Mr. Timothy Floyd, Contract Specialist at
contact@example.gov with a copy furnished to Ms Ruby Mixon, Contracting Officer, at
contact@example.gov.
