Human Resources Consulting Services

UPDATE Posted March 2, 2022: The page limitation for responses is 20 pages. The deadline for submission of responses is unchanged. *************************************************************************************************************************************** THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ); IT IS STRICTLY A SOURCES SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VENDORS WILLING AND ABLE TO MEET THE GOVERNMENTS REQUIREMENT. The Defense Human Resources Activity is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources for, providing services in support of DHRA Culture of Service requirement, in accordance with the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), see attached. This notice shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. In addition, it does not guarantee that a subsequent solicitation will be issued. Submission of any information in response to this Sources Sought notice is voluntary and will assist in selecting the appropriate solicitation type/method. Costs associated with any submission shall not be reimbursed by the Government. The proposed NAICS for this effort is 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services (small business size standard $16.5M). Comments on this NAICS and suggestions for alternative codes must include supporting rationale. Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A business must be a current participant and certified by SBA if responding as an 8(a) firm and HUBZONE small businesses must be certified by SBA by the time of proposal. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) must represent to the contracting officer that is it certified as such at the time of offer submission. Women-owned small business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) should indicate if their certification is a self-certification or if they are formally certified by SBA (or will be by time of any proposal). Small businesses shall specify if any kind of teaming arrangement will be involved and - other than small businesses shall address subcontracting opportunities that exist. All responses shall be submitted electronically to the DHRA Enterprise Acquisition Division point of contacts listed in SAM no later than 2 PM, ET, March 15, 2022. E-mail is subject to size and type restrictions (typically limited to less than 2 megabyte in size and only non-executable attachments such as .doc or .pdf files) as well as any other appropriate network security measures. It is the respondent's responsibility to verify the e-mail was received and can be viewed. All responses must address each of the above stated requirements. For questions regarding this notice, interested vendors may contact the Small Business Point of Contact: Ms. Tammy Proffitt, Tammy.j.proffitt2.civ@mail.mil, phone #: 571-372-2591. This Sources Sought Notice is provided in its entirety as an attachment.