AUTOMATED FPDS-NG DATA VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICES

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The United States Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE) is seeking information regarding Automated FPDS-NG Data Validation and Verification Services. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, located at Frances Perkins Building on 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) acquisition workforce is composed of approximately 127 contracting officers (CO) and contracting specialists (CS) that issue awards valued at or over $2B per fiscal year. As required by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 4.6, DOL reports all procurement actions that are valued above the micro-purchase threshold to the Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation (FPDS-NG). FPDS-NG is an automated system used to collect and report on federal procurement spending and serves as the U.S. Government's single authoritative repository for federal procurement award data for all contracts valued over the micro-purchase threshold. FPDS-NG provides the following benefits: Transparency and visibility into government contracting. Contracting information across the federal spectrum in real time, down to the contract action. Powerful business decision making tool for the contracting community. Ability to analyze data so as to identify contract management and market trends. Serves as a foundation for standardizing contracting processes. Reinforces procurement-related policy changes by means of standardized data fields that are utilized across the federal enterprise. Reduces system redundancies and costs. Fulfillment of near-real time data requests by means of the self-service data retrieval capability. Data is available within 24 hours of award and can be viewed by congress, press, state government officials, IG and auditors, FOIA offices, GAO etc. The data that is available in FPDS-NG can be reviewed by the public via the outward facing Web site located at: https://www.fpds.gov/fudsng cms/index.php/en/ . CURRENT CONTRACT: Contract Number: GS-00F-0007X / 1605DC-19-F-00294 Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price Contractor: POTOMACWAVE CONSULTING, INC. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: Reference the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Contractors will be expected to provide all material, services, and necessary personnel to execute the requirements as described in the potential solicitation and resultant contract. Note that no property nor workspace will be provided by the government upon award of any contract. INDUSTRY FEEDBACK: This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to obtain industry's feedback on the anticipated scope of work, potential cost and performance risks as well as any other related considerations for the required services (see attached - DRAFT Requirement Document). Please respond to the following concerns: 1. Does your organization have demonstrated capability of providing the services listed in this Request for Information? 2. Describe your organizations experience in delivering such services,providing specific examples of similar services provided over the past 24 months. 3 .Describe your organizational experience managing and ensuring data integrity. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Submissions shall reference RFI No "AUTOMATED FPDS-NG DATA VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICES" in the subject line. Interested parties who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses via email no later than 12:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time, on 1 August 2023 to ward.philip.j@dol.gov and mason.brian.c@dol.gov. Interested parties should respond to the areas of concerns cited under the - INDUSTRY FEEDBACK section of this document. Request responses shall be provided in no more than 5 pages. Questions and comments regarding this requirement will be accepted and reviewed. The Government will provide answers if the Government determines responses are warranted. Submissions must include: 1.Response to RFI No. 2.Company Name, Address, and Company Point of Contact 3.DUNS and/or UEI Number 4.Business Size Standard/Classification and Socio-Economic status, if applicable 5.NAICS code certifications The government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this notice. This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government personal reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. DISCLAIMER: THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES/PROPOSALS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS POSTING. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS POSTING. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.