The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) is seeking sources for the below described requirement. This notice is posted as a means of conducting market research to identify parties that can fulfill the description as posted in this notification. Action is anticipated to be a new firm fixed price contract. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL". THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE, OR INVITATION FOR BID OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, IF ISSUED. JWAC was recently re-designated a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRLs), in accordance with Section 218 of the National Defense authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2018, Pubic Law 115.91, which authorizes the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E) to conduct personnel demonstration projects at DoD laboratories designated as STRLs. To comply with the mandated directive to participate in the ongoing STRL Demonstration Project, JWAC requires access to and the use of the existing government personnel Contribution-based Compensation System Software (C2S2) application tool used by project participants to record, track, perform, aggregate, model and analyze personnel appraisals, interventions and workforce impacts. JWAC requires automation, training, and project evaluation from Subject Matter Experts (SME) in Federal legislative personnel policy implementation and employee compensation appraisal. Support is required to facilitate JWAC's transition to an employee Contribution-based Compensation System (CCS). The new CCS policies impact over 350 JWAC scientists, engineers, business, management and technology professionals and mission support personnel. Contractor services shall support the setup, installation, configuration, training and maintenance required to deploy the existing Government funded Contribution-based Compensation System (CCS) Software (C2S2). The CCS is only a portion of the STRL DEMO Project to hire, assess and retain highly skilled professionals. The Government retains unlimited use right to the C2S2 application. In addition to supporting the initial implementation, the Contractor shall support the C2S2 maintenance and evaluation of interventions (initiatives), such as employee assessment and compensation, broadbanding, position classification, the CCS, and other personnel flexibilities. The contractor shall support the development, implementation and evaluation of any new initiatives designed to assure the ability of the DoD laboratories to effectively recruit, retain, and manage workforces of sufficient quality to meet JWAC mission charter and the national security requirements The contractor shall study, analyze and assess progress made toward implementing personnel interventions. The contractor shall analyze the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) level initiatives and report statutory and congressional issues relevant to defense laboratories. The contractor shall support the analysis of such topics as employee assessment and compensation results, workforce impact/trends, cost studies, and intervention effectiveness. The contractor shall provide SME support to accomplish the C2S2 technical setup, perform ongoing C2S2 software maintenance, facilitate meetings, conduct user "train the trainer" sessions, support policy analysis, perform software application modifications, testing, network accreditation and re-certification of the C2S2. The Contractor shall support the development of simulation and data models to facilitate effective planning to manage workforce costs, based on anticipated hiring, attrition, promotion and other compensation /payroll dynamics. JWAC requires experienced, professional policy, technical, training and evaluation subject matter experts to support the on time mandated transition to the STRL Personnel Demonstration Project, without interruption of employee assessments/ compensation. Please direct enquires and correspondence to Mrs. Ann Branham at ann.r.branham.ctr@mail.mil or by phone at (540) 284-0843. Responses are due the 19th of December at 11am Eastern.