Information Technology Systems Records Management, Customer Assistance, and Production Operations Support Services

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) incorporate changes to the solicitation; and 2) incorporate Attachment 2 - Questions & Answers into the solicitation. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.102 (g) and 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. The Solicitation number is OPM2612R0008 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-56 dated April 2, 2012. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541513, and the small business size standard is $25.5 million. This procurement is being reserved exclusively for qualified 8(a) Small Businesses in accordance with FAR Part 19.8. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM), HR Tools and Technology (HRTT) located in Macon, Georgia, is an information technology (IT) systems design, development, and operations center. The HRTT provides support for a variety of human resources management (HR) systems that serve customers in OPM, other Federal agencies, and State and local agencies and their constituents across the U.S. and globally. The systems currently operated or being developed by the HRTT includes candidate assessment systems, staffing systems, and benefits selection systems. The successful contractor shall provide OPM with IT systems records management, customer assistance, and production operations support services. OPM will award a Blanket Purchase Agreement to the successful offeror under which it will acquire defined tasks on an as-needed basis. OPM intends to award one Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement to the offeror that represents the best value to the government. The Period of Performance (POP) shall be five years (base year and four (4) one-year option periods). The base period will begin on or near the date of award. The anticpated award date is on or about June 15, 2012. Only e-mailed requests for additional information will be accepted at contact@example.gov through 12:00 PM, EST, April 27, 2012. Offerors are invited to submit their proposals to the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Contracting Group in response to this notice by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), May 24, 2012. Proposals submitted in response to this notice shall include the solicitation number in the subject line and be signed, dated and submitted via email to contact@example.gov. Note: communications with other officials may compromise the competitiveness of this acquisition and result in the cancellation of the requirement. In accordance with Title 38, United States Code, Section 4212(d), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) collects and compiles data on the Federal Contractor Program Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100 Report) from Federal contractors and subcontractors who receive Federal contracts that meet the threshold amount of $25,000 or more prior to December 1, 2003 or $100,000 on or after December 1, 2003. The VETS-100/100A reporting cycle begins annually on August 1 and ends September 30. Vendors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and not registered in the VETS-100 database at the time the requirement is to be awarded will not be considered. Vendors may register with CCR by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or +1 (555) 000-0000, or by accessing www.ccr.gov. Vendors may register with VETS-100 by accessing https://vets100.vets.dol.gov/. Please see the attached document for full Combined Synopsis / Solicitation.