R405--Salary Survey (VA-23-00011103)

Workforce Management & Consulting (WMC) Salary Survey Request for Information This market research effort is being conducted for the Office of Workforce Management & Consulting (WMC) for Salary Survey services. VHA employs nurses, physicians, dentists, and many other health care occupations and ancillary support positions which are the cornerstone of our nation's largest healthcare system. As such, it is critical that individual VA medical centers are provided access to accurate, reliable, and recurring market-based third-party salary survey data. This market-based data is used to assess VA s competitive position in each local labor market area and allows VA facilities to make informed, consistent, accurate, and timely compensation decisions for a wide variety of critical occupations. The majority of these health care professionals are appointed and paid under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 74. More specifically, VHA is required by 38 U.S.C 7451 to utilize third-party survey data, when available, to determine if title 38 Locality Pay System (LPS) adjustments are necessary in order to compensate nurses, nurse anesthetists, and physician assistants, as well as any other occupation covered by the title 38 LPS. VA is challenged in its ability to easily assess the health care labor market conditions due to a shortage of human resources staff, difficulty in obtaining quality data from competing entities due to anti-trust regulations, a lack of understanding of the data required during the analysis phases, and inconsistent job matching. Additionally, the recent passage of the PACT Act, which includes many new and improved compensation flexibilities, and the Secretary s ten-point human infrastructure plan to recruit and retain VA employees requires VHA to be on the forefront of managing compensation. The VHA is seeking information from sources (contractors) for support of Compensation Analysis and Total Rewards System Services. Response Information: Responses to this RFI must be submitted by 12:00PM, Eastern Time, October 26th, 2023. Responses shall be sent to Adeitra Jimmison at Adeitra.Jimmison@va.gov and Charles McKenzie at Charles.McKenzie@va.gov. Disclaimer: A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposals, if any is issued. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party s expense. VA reserves the right to contact vendors for further questioning/demonstrations regarding their solutions to this requirement. VA reserves the right to not contact each vendor for further questions/demonstrations. Guidance: Responses shall be limited to 20 pages, 12-point font minimum. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. This RFI is exclusively electronic based; written or telephone responses will not be considered. Responses shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum: Company Name, EUI number, Company mailing address, phone number, name of designated point of contact and e-mail of designated point of contact. Company business size and status (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), the number of years in business, affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners. The Government is seeking input and comments on the attached Draft PWS document, Attachment A DRAFT Salary Survey PWS . Please identify any recommendations for understanding or clarity of requirements and terms and conditions. This is not included as part of the 20-page limitation and can be included as a separate attachment.