Pre-Award Synopsis of IPPS-A Army Military Payroll (AMP)

CHANGES HIGHLIGHTED IN BOLD AND UNDERLINED FONT - 18 DECEMBER 2023 Amy Military Pay (AMP) in support of Product Manager (PdM) Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS-A) (IPPS-A), Future Capabilities Office, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Synopsis of Proposed Contract Solicitation Pre-Award Synopsis for Solicitation: Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS-A) Army Military Payroll (AMP) Post for: 15 days PSC: 7D20 NAICS: 541512 - Computer System Design Services This is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP). Comments will be accepted by the POC referenced herein. The Government is not obligated to make an award as a result of this Pre-Award Synopsis. A formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government. The Government is in no way obligated by the information received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC- APG), 6515 Integrity Court, Building 4310, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005 intends to issue a solicitation for the AMP product in support of PdM IPPS-A, Future Capabilities Office, PEO EIS. The solicitation will be a full and open competition under NAICS code 541512 - Computer System Design Services with a size standard of $34 Million. The resulting contract is expected to be a single-source ID/IQ contract with the ability to issue hybrid Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), and Cost reimbursement (no fee) Delivery orders, which consists of a seven (7) year ordering period. AMP IPPS-A, is a product and program in support of the PEO EIS existing to provide functionality to be integrated within the IPPS-A production baseline to provide a single, integrated, multi-component Human Resources (HR) and AMP system that streamlines Army HR, enhances the efficiency and accuracy of Army Personnel and Pay procedures, and supports Soldiers and their families. This procurement is for the application of agile software methodology to design, develop, test, integrate, and deploy AMP functionality that includes the configuration and implementation of business rules, business process workflows, interfaces, and data exchanges; interoperability between applications and systems; and compliance with Laws, Policies, Regulations, and Directives (LPRDs). Pay functionality includes: Absences, Allotments, Allowances, Base Pay, Benefits, Bonuses, Collections, Contracts, Death Gratuity, Disability/Incapacitation Pay, Duty Participation, Incentives Pay, Internal Controls, Leave, Leave and Earning Statement, Payroll Processing (Calculations), Permanent Change of Station, Reenlistment / Extension, Reimbursements, Reliable Cost Estimate, Retirement, Separations, Special Duty Pay, Taxes, Thrift Savings Plan, User Security / Audit Trail, and Workflow Visibility. The AMP requirements address major deficiencies in the delivery of pay services, to include internal controls and audit procedures to prevent erroneous pay and loss of funds. This notice meets the synopsis posting requirements. The official release of the solicitation will be posted to the System for Award Management website located at https://www.sam.gov/. The Government anticipates issuing a Draft RFP on 2 January 2024 and formal RFP on 12 January 2024. The on-line version of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will include all documents of the solicitation package. No hard copy of the solicitation will be issued. Amendments, if any, will be posted at the same location as the solicitation. The complete solicitation package, including amendments, should be received and reviewed prior to submitting a response. It is the responsibility of those responding to the solicitation to obtain all amendments and/or other applicable documents. Please submit all questions or comments on this pre-award synopsis to the below POCs referenced below no later than 2 January 2024, 4PM EST. Contacting Point of Contact, Contract Specialist: Robin Delossantos at robin.m.delossantos.civ@army.mil Contacting Point of Contact, Contracting Officer: Kristin Height at kristin.m.height.civ@army.mil It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to monitor the SAM website on a regular basis for any updates. Other documents, as necessary, will be posted when available. Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC- APG); 6515 Integrity Court, Building 4310, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005