This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice. This notice IS NOT A Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation exists at this time.The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has a requirement for Financial Support Services. These services will provide for work to be performed in areas of accounting and financial systems and in preparation for Navy ERP throughout the NAVAIR Comptroller and 6.0 Competency. The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541219. PURPOSE OF NOTICE: This Sources Sought is being used as a market research tool to determine potential 8A small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a RFP. The Government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. We are only requesting capability statements from 8(a) contractors at this time. RESPONSE DEADLINE: Interested 8(a) sources shall submit a capability package by 20 FEB 2007 (10 pages or less) containing: 1) Company Name and Address 2)Company Point of Contact 3)Email Address 4)Phone Number 5)End date of 8a eligibility 6)specifics addressing the tasking listed below and company's capability 7)related past performance and 8)general corporate information. Electronic responses are acceptable if prepared in Microsoft 2003 compatible; Email electronic responses to
contact@example.gov with " N00421-07-R-0025 Sources Sought" in the subject line of the Email. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The Period of Performance is estimated to be one base year plus four 1 year options with performance commencing approximately August 2007. The estimated total level of effort is approximately 139,790 man-hours over the five year period; approximately 27,970 man-hours per year. REQUIREMENT: This contractual effort is primarily necessary to execute major efforts underway throughout the NAVAIR Comptroller Competency and in support of the NAVAIR 6.0 Modification Material Management Team. The purpose of this effort is to provide continuing support to the Financial Systems Department, NAVAIR Comptroller Department AIR 10.5, Business and Financial Operations Department, Air-10.0E, NAVAIR Comptroller Accounting Department, AIR-10.2, and NAVAIR 6.0 Modification Material Management Team. Work to be performed will be in specific areas of accounting and financial systems, particularly NAVAIR's SIGMA and work in preparation for Navy ERP. TASKING: The contractor shall: a) Provide reconciliation and pre-validation packages of contractual and non-contractual obligations and expenditures associated with NAVAIR programs in accordance with CDRL Item A001. b) Reconcile incorrect obligations and problem disbursements by identifying and resolving discrepancies between the Mechanization of Contract Administration Service (MOCAS), the Standard Accounting and Reporting System (STARS), Sigma (SAP) financial system and other paying office systems. c) Support NAVAIR in achieving the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller ?ASN FM&C) directed reduction goal of Unmatched Disbursements (UMDs) and Un-liquidated Obligations (NULOs). d) Prepare Defense Finance Accounting System (DFAS) Adjustment Package Certifications for corrections of obligations, UMDs and other suspense items. e) Prepare and submit analyses and solutions for systemic causes for pre-validation failures. f) Perform expeditious closeout of completed contracts in accordance with applicable regulation specifically to financial/accounting reconciliation and related contracts file management. g) Provide efficient contract file management and maintenance on contracts undergoing reconciliation specifically to financial/accounting reconciliation and related contracts file management, between SAP and/or MOCAS/STARS. h) Provide Air 10.0 administrative support including, but not limited to, preparation of reports and graphics extracted from NAVAIR?s financial systems in addition to contracts, reimbursable, MILSTRIPs, etc. i) Provide business process support and coordination with DFAS and NAVAIR Field sites at Sand Diego, CA, Norfolk, VA, Charleston, SC, Orlando, FL, Pensacola, FL, Lakehurst, NJ, Point Mugu, CA, China Lake, CA, Japan, Cleveland, OH, and Patuxent River, MD. j) Process disbursement adjustments generated via the UMD Team/Business Financial Management (BFM) requests and Comptroller requests. Detailed Tasking: Review current procedures used to reclaim and process material turn-in credits for fleet and depot level 6V cognizance kits. Coordinate with NAVAIR 10.2 to verify NAVAIR retrofit material credits are received and processed in SAP. All reports and deliverables shall be in electronic format compatible with NAVAIR systems/software i.e. Microsoft Office products. Produce an updated standard operating procedures guide to document the 6V cognizance modification material turn in process using the NAVAIR SIGMA project financial processes. Contractor personnel must have knowledge of the following applicable documents/Systems: SIGMA (SAP) Financial System, Standard Accounting and Reporting System (STARS), Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS), Centralized Expenditure Reporting Systems (CERPS), Electronic Document Access (EDA), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), One Bill Pay, DOD FAR Supplement (DFARS), INFOPAC, Shared Data Warehouse (SDW), DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), NAVAIR Technical Directive System Management and Procedures Manual NAVAIR 00-25-300, Defense Automated Addressing System (DAAS), Visual Inter-fund system Tracking Accountability (VISTA) System. PERFORMANCE LOCATION: Primary location for services in support of this contract will be at NAVAIR, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland and DFAS Columbus, OH. INCUMBENT: This action is a follow-on contract to N00421-05-D-0038. The incumbent contractor is Brace Management Group, Inc., 9500 Arena Drive, Suite 250, Largo, MD 20774-3709. It is the Governments intention to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract to the offeror who provides the best overall value to the government. SOLICITATION: The solicitation requesting formal Request for Proposals will be posted on FEDBIZOPS web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov and NAVAIR web site http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/ in approximately 60 Days. This is a Sources Sought notice and does not commit the Government to award of any contract under the above listed terms. All responsible sources may submit a capability package which will be considered by this agency. NOTE: Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling
+1 (555) 000-0000, or by accessing the CCR web site at https://www.bpn.gov/CCR/scripts/index.html
