THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND OVERSEAS. The Department of State has a requirement for a contract to provide professional service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541 to the Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Affairs, and Human Resources and the Office of Medical Services and others. This contract will replace one segment of a similar Department of State contract currently held by PRO-telligent, LLC that expires on/about July 31, 2010. The following objectives and activities will need to be fulfilled during contract performance: Objective 1 – Provide professional service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the Department of State. Anticipated services include, but are not limited to, the following activities: a. Maintain program continuity, uninterrupted high-quality work, and availability of required competent professional service employees; b. Obtain existing and future qualified professional service employees to meet the mission objectives of IRM; c. Provide a compensation package that attracts and retains competent professional service employees; d. Meet the travel requirements established for the individual professional services employee; and e. Provide customers with a positive experience by maintaining a professional and efficient workforce. Objective 2 – Provide professional service employees, as defined in 29 CFR 541, with the personnel security clearances needed to meet the performance objectives and business requirements of the DoS. The pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), but merely informational, as a solicitation for this procurement will be posted during the week of May 10, 2010. The proposed solicitation number will be SAQMMA10R0234. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15 PROCEDURES. Offers from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses will not be considered. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million. The solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation. The Government contemplates awarding one (1) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and is evaluated as being the most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government. The estimated value of the Professional Services Employee Contract is $50M (subject to change). The period of performance is anticipated to be sixty (60) months and will include a base period and option years. A Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret facility security clearance (FCL) issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M is required prior to contract award for the Professional Employee Services contractor. [Based on the breakdown of Top Secret and Secret Clearances, the requirement is being reconsidered] Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to receive any award. All contractors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. If your company is not registered in the CCR, you may register electronically at http://www.ccr.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is also required and Contractors can register at https://orca.bpn.gov. Potential bidders MUST register at FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential bidders are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to
[email protected]. No questions or inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation will be accepted by telephone or fax. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and its amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.