Contract Advisory and Assistance Services

The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 is conducting a market survey / sources sought notice on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Lethality (PM SL) to identify potential sources able to provide the following support services with backgrounds in Government acquisition processes AND procurements of small/medium arms, enablers, and remote weapon stations: Operations: Experience in providing operational support to organization. Support includes providing graphics, illustrations, management reporting, management overview, video/tele-conferencing support, web design, and information technology support. Support includes developing and preparing presentations, briefing material, promotional materials (i.e. brochures, handouts, trifold project information sheets, plaques, displays, videos, and posters), and other documentation/media as required to support briefings, program reviews, and demonstrations. Support includes maintaining workforce reports (Military, Civilian, Matrix, and Contractors) to track, execute, and support the organization's mission. Experience includes recommending requirements to operate, maintain, support and provide training for the organization; updating and maintaining human resource databases; assisting in daily tracking of the workforce; proper accountability and recording of time and attendance; and working in Government systems for training, attendance, and reporting for the workforce. Experience in supporting managers and leaders in the daily operations of running a successful organization. Support may include creating short/long range operational schedules; scheduling appointments and meetings; coordinating all aspects of CONUS and OCONUS travel arrangements; preparing material for meetings; assisting in communications (emails, phones, letters, video, etc.); creating and maintaining office records, reports and other publications in digital and hardcopy formats; and ensuring the workforce has the appropriate supplies and resources to be successful. Finance and Acquisition: Experience in Government cost analysis techniques, regulations, documentation, knowledge, and experience in all lifecycle estimates of cost. Experience in earned value management including cost analysis, integrated master schedules, economic order quantities, cost as an independent variable analysis, total ownership cost, lifecycle cost analysis, budget formulation, business case analysis, schedule and cost performance analysis, critical path methodology, and generation of Government critical and/or major milestones. Experience in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), sub-systems utilizing GFEBS, and other Government financial systems. Experience in development and maintenance of program office estimates, and performing what if scenarios using Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) applications. Support includes successful programming, planning, budgeting, execution, and accurate detailed reporting of all financial resources. Support includes planning, initiating, coordinating, executing, monitoring, close out, and reporting of resource management activities. Support includes financial analysis in day-to-day business transactions; planning, directing, monitoring, and organizing monetary resources of an organization; preparing budget baselines, program obligation plans, expenditure phasing plans, budget exhibits, budget tracks, execution plans, cost benefit analysis, business case analysis, independent cost analysis, cost models and other funding documents; responsibility for the development, status, maintenance, and evolution of all lifecycle estimates; identifying program cost, schedule, performance, or quality issues with recommended solutions; and participating in Congressional briefs, midyear execution reviews, quarterly program reviews, spend plan briefs, program budget briefs, program objective memorandum briefs, and other financial reviews. Experience in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS), Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), U.S.C 2373 Agreements, and Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathways in developing plans and strategies for programs. Experience in writing acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, justification and approvals, evaluation plans, and other procurement documents in developing procurement packages. Education and Training: Experience developing training material and instruction to students. Students may include foreign and domestic soldiers and personnel. Education and training may include new equipment, legacy equipment, tactics, techniques and procedures, systems, overhaul, repairs, installation, operation, maintenance, processes, and procedures. Training material may include manuals, electronic manuals, and simulators. Locations may be CONUS or OCONUS. Engineering: Experience in providing quality, system, human system integration, material, mechatronics, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering services for highly challenging projects/programs. Experience in acquisition life-cycle of small/medium caliber weapons, weapon enablers, and remote weapon systems. Experience of system integration engineering concepts and principles; thorough familiarity with the principles; practices and methodologies of life-cycle engineering and acquisition; planning, preparing, and reviewing comprehensive program plans (cost, technical performance, deliverables, schedules, risk, etc.) for the execution of projects; and negotiating and resolving technical issues for the organization. Experience in consulting, investigating, evaluating, planning, designing, and applying engineering principles for technology development, integration, test, production, and fielding efforts. Support includes developing information papers, briefings, reports, and other presentation materials to summarize and/or defend progress, accomplishments, and risk areas; analyzing project and contract requirements, regulations, policies, reports, agreements, etc.; reviewing and evaluating technical data packages; preparing engineering/project documents and procurement packages; evaluating integrated plans, programs, and time-phased schedules to recommend, coordinate, and monitor engineering efforts; and developing, executing, and supporting tests. Logistics: Experience in logistics engineering analyses to include early supportability analyses, level of repair analyses and life cycle cost analyses in accordance with military standards. Experience in managing the flow of resources between points of origin and destination to meet organizations requirements; providing program acquisition logistics recommendations, program coordination and guidance; leading logistics meetings; and acquisition life-cycle of small/medium caliber weapons, weapon enablers, and remote weapon systems. Support includes all acquisition logistics activities, small/medium arms provisioning, technical manual development, coordinating new equipment training, coordinating total package fielding, asset tracking, product support integration, coordinating unique identifiers, and warehouse inventory management (logistics, shipping, and receiving). Support includes providing research, analyses, reviews, recommendations, comments, and preparing original acquisition documents. Program Management: Experience with management, engineering, and logistical support for programs in development, production, and sustainment, working with production facilities and Government operations. Experience in overseeing, monitoring, staffing, updating, and executing programs, including milestone charts, program documents, and milestone decisions. Experience in performing control functions such as cost, schedule, performance, and monitoring/tracking of program assets. Experience working and coordinating with Government employees, contractor personnel, customers, and other Government agencies in performance of a task or to achieve a desired outcome. Support consists of high level, insightful service with minimal oversight consistent with senior level staff and personnel; interpreting, evaluating, formulating, implementing, and managing policies, procedures, programs, and processes to enhance overall operations, management, infrastructure, and facilities; creating, reviewing, staffing, evaluating, and posting into tracking systems of all forms of acquisition documents (i.e. acquisition strategy report, acquisition program baseline, type classification recommendations, acquisition decision memorandums, acquisition plans, test and evaluation master plans, etc.); planning, preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and supporting briefings and documenting the outcomes; and leading, facilitating, and strategically planning, implementation, coordination, and integration of assigned efforts and projects. The primary duty locations are Picatinny Arsenal, NJ and Ft Belvoir, VA but may also include other locations as necessary. CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required as needed to support operations. Some duties may require a SECRET clearance. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Interested companies who believe they are capable of providing these Contract Advisory and Assistance Services are invited to indicate their interest by providing the Government a brief summary (i.e. no more than 10 pages -- not counting prior contract history) of their company's capabilities, personnel, and prior experience. Companies are invited to indicate their capabilities by providing brochures, literature, or other information as well as identification of current customers. Please identify the subject of your response as, - Contract Advisory and Assistance Services. Vendor Questionnaire: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market research. Companies are invited to indicate their interest and capability to satisfy the above requirements by identifying the following items: Company Name Company Address Company Website CAGE code and DUNS Number Company point of contact and phone number Major partners The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561320 with a small business size standard of $30M. Based on this information is your business considered a small business? Type of Business (Small Business, Large Business, 8a Small Business, Hub zone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Small Business) and annual receipts. Commerciality: ( ) Our services as described above have been procured for support of a commercial product, AND the general public terms, conditions, and services were similar to those offered to the Federal Government. ( ) Our services as described above have been sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial terms and conditions. Catalog price means a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public; and Market prices means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the Offerors. ( ) None of the above applies. Explain: Please provide rough indication of pricing and any pricing data if available (hourly rate of yearly salary is acceptable). Do you currently have an approved cost accounting system? How many employees have a current or active Security Clearance? Please provide any additional comments. DISCLAIMER: This market survey / sources sought notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a request for a proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey / sources sought notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email: karlsun.allen.civ@army.mil. The information collected from this market survey / sources sought notice may be used to support any follow on acquisitions. All data received in response to this market survey / sources sought notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published and more detailed technical requirements will be provided. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market survey / sources sought notice. Response Date: All responsible parties are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data, vendor questionnaire and other pertinent information within fifteen (15) days of this notice electronically to karlsun.allen.civ@army.mil.