R--Accounting Services

Sources Sought: This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Hub Zone 8(a), 8(a), Hub Zone, Small Business, Emerging Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) relative to NAICS Accounting 541211. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (ACC-Rock Island) is seeking sources for forensic accounting /auditing services in Afghanistan. Sources are also required to be owned by U.S. citizens or incorporated in the U.S. This potential procurement requires that the contractor will provide forensic accounting capabilities. Forensic capabilities for this effort includes, but is not limited to, the integration of investigation skills, research, law, quantitative methods, finance, accounting, anti-money laundering, and law enforcement officer insights required to trace the money and provide forensic accounting recommendations and support to the other experts of TF as appropriate. The investigation skills and law enforcement officer insights are twofold. First, the contractor shall assist in structuring, building and populating the forensic accounting effort through case files/databases, the linkages, and the methods, techniques and intuitions on what to look for/how to identify possible anomalies. This information will assist government officials in providing recommendations based on the facts that will feed the legal, criminal and intelligence groups. Second, the contractor is required to have the skill sets to understand and anticipate all types of information and facts as well as the structuring of the information, the need for completeness, accuracy and reporting that the legal, criminal investigators and law enforcement groups associated with this effort will require. The Contractor shall comply with all U.S. and Host Nation laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines in the performance of this requirement, and shall continuously meet US Military Service Standards unless otherwise stated. The contractor will focus on select prime contracts in Regional Command South and will attempt to gain as much information as possible about the sub-contracting networks of those select prime contracts. The contractor will be expected to take existing prime contractor information, Government provided investigation information, and Government provided intelligence information and enters it into a database. The contractor will use the databases to capture and analyze each prime contract (including the subcontracting networks and flow of funds from the prime contractor through all tiers of subcontractors), develop contract profiles, company profiles including aliases, related parties and beneficiaries, individual profiles including aliases, related parties and beneficiaries and the linkages between these profiles. These will be used to also develop decomposition maps and also to identify linkages to the subcontracting networks, aliases and related parties as well as the association of the flow of funds from the prime contractor through all tiers of subcontractors, related parties and direct and indirect recipients of benefits. This data linkage development and data mining is proactive and reactive - driven by the inputs, inquires and direction from the legal, criminal investigation, contracting, intelligence and overseeing customer. Simultaneously to the review of Prime Contracts, engagement with the Intelligence cell shall be conducted to understand the collected information related to designated parties including the capture of alter egos, alias, related relationships that can factor into the forensic driven relationship mappings. The Contractor shall develop the factual support for the identification of the money movement and the recipients of funds. This shall include an understanding of the monetary system, a visual of the 'real life' flow as well as the names and connections of all people, business entities and government officials that receive the funds and/or some direct benefit. This shall include primes, subcontractors, undisclosed affiliates and any parties along the way that touched the funds or influenced the flow. The contractor will track money movement and shall include a review of the financial records, in country and foreign bank accounts, subject to approval from the appropriate country, as well as conducting voluntary interviews. The contractor shall prepare an interview guide with topics of discussion prior to any interview. This guide shall be approved by the appropriate government official prior to any interviews. All statements and information provided by individuals shall be validated The financial transactions can be linked by different methods, since cash is fungible. Often times the timing of transactions and deposits, or cargo movement is the initial step in tracing the funds. The written report will include a chronology of key events, people and modus operandi, which will be linked to the financial transactions. Through this review of the money movement and underlining understanding of the monetary system, factual conclusions, briefings and reports with substantiation and recommendations will be provided to the appropriate government officials as to how contract monies were disbursed, and ultimately the direct and indirect beneficiaries. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated with a base year and two option years. The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, labor, generalized or specialized equipment, except that identified as Government Furnished, necessary to perform the services. ACC-Rock Island requests demonstration of capability by interested parties through submittal of a brief capability statement. All capability statements should: 1. Not exceed and will be restricted up to eight (8) pages. 2. Shall be electronically submitted to the email address below. 3. Include small business classification (s): (Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Hub Zone 8(a), 8(a), Hub Zone, Small Business, Emerging Small Business, and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) relative to NAICS 541211 4. List references and experience, as prime contractor, in providing similar services for the past 3 years. ACC- Rock Island intends to consider all comments and the responsive qualification packages when developing an acquisition strategy and any resulting solicitation(s). The synopsis, amendments and other information related to this sources sought as well as any subsequent procurement notifications will be posted on FedBizOpps and the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business Web Site. All interested parties should check these sites frequently for updates. It is requested that all questions/comments regarding this sources sought be submitted in writing. Questions should be directed in writing to Ms. Diane Grimes by email with the subject heading W52P1J-11-R-0057 to contact@example.gov. Please submit all Capability Statements by 2:00 PM CST on February 18, 2011 by email to contact@example.gov. This is a source sought request which may used for planning purposes and should not be construed as a Request for Quote or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information solicited. ACC-Rock Island will only utilize the information you provide in developing its acquisition approach for future requirements. Place of Performance: Afghanistan Point of Contact(s): Diane Grimes, +1 (555) 000-0000