MAHRS Human Resources Information Technology Systems

The purpose of this solicitation is to provide qualified, experienced, certified, subject-matter and technical expertise and management support within Information Technology, System and Data Governance, Analytics, Human Resource Information Systems, and Equal Employment Opportunity to facilitate the overall objectives of the Department of the Navy, M&RA impacting the entire DON Total Force workforce and ultimately support the warfighter. The work effort is to provide experienced technical specialists, business analysts, and experts to maintain HR/IT governance, systems and database administration, MAHRS’ migration of infrastructure into the Navy’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud solution, Business Intelligence (BI), Oracle’s Enterprise Business Systems, and DON’s Jupiter data architecture and tools. Key tasks will align to:

(a) Human Capital Solutions Management: Oversee, support the development of, and maintain policy and governance on Total Force Manpower, HR-Information Technology Systems and HR Data while ensuring compliance with DoW and DON policies for HR system and data operations, certifications, and modernization;

(b) Human Capital Systems Operations: Oversee, manage, implement and sustain HC/HR-IT systems infrastructure, systems and applications, portals, and help desk operations in compliance with DoW and DON policies for HR systems; and modernize towards new and innovative systems enabling high performing day-to-day operations across the DON;

(c) Total Force & HR Business Intelligence: Design, develop, deliver and sustain HC business analytics, tools, dashboards, reports, metrics, and models to improve and support data-driven decision making with the DON; and

(d) EEO: Support senior leaders and management officials on any systems issues, creation of policy and guidance, investigation, analysis and recommendations for adjudication, and develop training.

This solicitation is issued under the authority of FAR 16.5 under the Seaport program of multiple award IDIQ
contracts as a small business set-aside. Only small business SeaPort MAC holders are eligible to participate in
this solicitation process. To the extent that the words "offer" or "proposal" appear in this solicitation, they shall be construed to mean
"quote" (or "quotation"), and to the extent that the word "offeror" appears in this solicitation, it shall be
construed to mean "quoter". 

FAIR OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION FOR AWARD

The Navy will provide interested sources with a fair opportunity IAW FAR 16.507-4 using the procedures and
evaluation factors described in this provision. It is emphasized that this is a FAR 16.507 fair opportunity process
intended to streamline the source selection and be minimally burdensome for both the Navy and Indefinite
Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) awardees interested in competing for this requirement. The policies and
procedures of FAR Part 15 do not apply to the source selection. While not an all-inclusive list, some examples
of FAR Part 15 requirements that do not apply are the late is late rule, competitive range determinations, and the
rules for negotiations, formal evaluation plans, and formal evaluation documentation.

The Contracting Officer will make the source selection using the following two-step process.

STEP ONE: No later than 12:00 PM EST, 31 August 2026, interested sources must submit, on no more than two
(2) (single sided) pages, a description of their experience on prior contracts they consider most similar to the
Performance Work Statement (PWS). Interested sources should use their judgement on how to best demonstrate
through their two-page submission that they are a viable competitor. For example, a source with relatively
limited experience related to the PWS could address how it has the commitment of key personnel or other
contractors with more relevant experience.

Step One submissions must also attest that the interested vendor is a Small Business SeaPort NxG Prime
Contract Holder, and the SeaPort contract number must be provided within the submission. Submissions that do
not provide such attestation may be determined ineligible to participate in Step Two.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate each submission and determine which sources are viable competitors for
award. The Contracting Officer may communicate with competitors, without regard to the rules of FAR Part 15
concerning competitive range determinations and negotiations, if such communications will enhance the
Contracting Officer’s determination of whether the interested sources is a viable competitor for award. A
determination that an interested source is nonviable does not necessarily mean the Contracting Officer believes
the interested source cannot successfully perform the requirement. An interested source could be determined
nonviable because of their experience relative to other competitors. The Contracting Officer will notify those
sources determined nonviable that they are eliminated from further consideration, and invite sources determined
viable to submit a quote in response to Step-Two.

Step One submissions shall be emailed to kristen.m.dunlow.civ@us.navy.mil (CC: martyn.t.piggott.civ@us.
navy.mil) in .PDF format. The deadline for Step One submissions is 31 August 2026 at 12:00 PM EST.

STEP TWO: Upon the completion of Step One, the Contracting Officer will request the information detailed in
Sections L and M of the Request for Quotations from the viable competitors. Refer to Section L for entirety of
instructions and Section M for evaluation criteria. In addition to the information submitted by competitors, the
Contracting Officer may consider other information reasonably related to the evaluation factors, to include the
personal knowledge of the competitor’s commercial and Government customers, and past performance
databases. The Contracting Officer is not obligated to evaluate all information submitted from each competitor.
For example, the Contracting Officer may curtail evaluation of a competitor’s submission if at any point the
Contracting Officer determines the competitor’s quote is unlikely to represent the best value.

The Contracting Officer may communicate with a competitor at any time during Steps One and Two without
regard to the FAR Part 15 rules concerning competitive range determinations and discussions. The Contracting
Officer may also identify the competitor whose quote is likely to represent the best value and hold interchanges
solely with that firm to finalize the order and/or obtain more favorable terms for the Government. Any
quotations received from firms that were determined not viable during Step One and not invited to submit a
quotation based on the review conducted during Step One will not be evaluated and will be immediately
disqualified from consideration in this requirement.