ACL Transforming Audit and Risk Software Renewal

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is OIG176052. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) (iii) This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88. (iv) The corresponding NAICS code is 511210 and the small business size standard is$38.5 million. (v) List of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure - Please see attached PDF for details. (vi) Description of Requirements - This is a brand name requirement for ACL only. The ACL brand is required because the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) already owns the ACL software and requires continuous use of it. The software allows OIG technical staff to process large volume of data into "usable" auditor-friendly MS Access and Excel files; analyze MS Excel and Access and text files to obtain auditor-requested statistics and summaries; and perform simple data mining; and to process quarterly Medicaid data obtained directly from States. (vii) The period of performance is 07/01/2016 through 06/30/2017. Technical support, software upgrades and patches for existing licenses shall be at the JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O. 13126); (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O.11246); (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793); (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627); (42) (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) The following Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses apply to this acquisition: HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (DEC 2015); 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (DEC 2015)(fill in 1194.21, Software Applications and Operating Systems). (xiv) DPAS - N/A (xv) Quotes are due Thursday, Jun 23 by 2:00 pm, EST, electronically to the Contract Specialist at Ingrid.Walker@psc.hhs.gov (xvi) Contact Mrs. Ingrid Walker, Contract Specialist, at Ingrid.Walker@psc.hhs.gov regarding the solicitation. Any inquiries must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, with "OIG176052- ACL Transforming Audit and Risk Software Renewal - Inquiries" in the subject line.