Program/Project Management (PPMSS) Support Services

****************************************************************** The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to do the following: 1. To amend RFP Section: L.5 Proposals, L.5.2 as follows: L.5.2 Delivery of Proposal Proposals (in their entirety) are due NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time on September 30, 2016 to the email address: FSAEAT@ed.gov and one (1) hard copy marked "original" and 1 CD. 2. To advise that responses to questions will be provided via an additional amendment no later than 6PM EST, Tuesday, September 13, 2016. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED See attachment labeled "SF 30 Amendment 0001 EDENFS-16-R-0004." ****************************************************************************** THIS IS THE OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SOLICITATION. PLEASE NOTE, THIS REQUIREMENT IS 100% SET ASIDE FOR EITHER HUBZONE OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, ONLY. PLEASE REVIEW "ALL" WRITTEN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RFP AND ATTACHMENTS. ******************************************************************************** THIS IS A SYNOPSIS FOR SERVICES PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF: USCODE 2011, TITLE 20, CHAPTER 28, PART D, 1018a(f)(1), AND FORMAT IN FAR PART 15, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SHALL BE SET-ASIDE FOR EITHER 100% HUBZONE OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN(S). **************************************************************** Please note set-aside for either Hubzone or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business only. **************************************************************** PROPOSALS WILL BE REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is: EDENFS-16-R-0004. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-89. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for is 541611, size standard $15.0M. The Contractor is expected to provide actual pricing for the required labor categories. The evaluation factors contained in the RFP will be used to evaluate all proposals submitted in response to this solicitation. Federal Student Aid (FSA), a principal office of the U.S. Department of Education, plays a central and essential role in postsecondary education as the largest provider of student financial aid in the country. FSA ensures that all eligible individuals may benefit from federally funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school. FSA consistently champions the promise of postsecondary education and training to all Americans-and its value to our society. The Department of Education has the responsibility of ensuring that each postsecondary educational institution seeking or participating in the FSA Title IV programs, under the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended, comply with the laws, regulations and policies to gain or maintain participation in those programs. The objective of the Program/Project Management (PPMSS) Support Services requirement is to provide FSA with support services in program and project management. The Contractor shall provide a full range of business and technical management services in support of FSA offices or programs. These services encompass all areas of Administrative and IT policy/planning including, but not limited to: capital planning, strategic planning, performance management, data management, information sharing, information security, training, enterprise resource management, business process re-engineering, IT transformation and strategy, organizational change management, and program management office support. These services shall include, but are not limited to, support for specific projects and mission critical systems (e.g. the Debt Management Collection Service (DMCS) and the Perkins Loan Project) throughout FSA. The solicitation issue date will be about July 26, 2016. A copy of the solicitation will be available via FED BIZ OPPS on the issue date, only. Telephone requests will not be honored.