A-76 Streamlined Cost Comparison Study for CFSAN Administrative Support

This is an announcement of a US HHS/FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) streamlined competition. FDA is conducting a streamlined competition in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, dated May 29, 2003. This A-76 cost comparison study will examine the possibility of converting Government "in-house" operations to contractor operations. A cost comparison to determine the feasibility and economy of converting the following services and related functions performed by Government personnel to contract performance will be conducted. The competition will include those services that are currently performed in College Park, MD and Laurel, MD. Services being competed include general Analytical and Administrative Support activities. Typical functions to be performed include document development and tracking, communications, meeting support, budget support, inventory, office automation, FOI support, HAACP support, certification control, training, security, admin support, and special projects. Approximately 40 Full Time Equivalent positions are affected by this competition. The Competitive Sourcing Official for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is Joe Ellis. Thomas Williams is the Agency Tender Official. The FDA Contracting Officer is Patricia Pemberton, [email protected]. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. Prospective offerors are advised that a solicitation will not be issued if the cost of contract performance is determined to be greater than the cost of in-house performance by Government personnel. No solicitation exists at this time. The solicitation will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities if and when it is released. The projected end date is on or before November 30, 2008. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. NO SOLICITATION SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED, AND PROPOSALS ARE THEREFORE NOT REQUESTED