REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Executive Core Qualifications
I. Introduction:
This is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this source sought announcement.
NCA is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.
II. Background:
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is evaluating the market to determine if there are commercial vendors with the capacity to assist NCA with coaching potential Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidates with writing and refinement of their Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) Statements.
III. Requirements:
PLEASE SEE DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK ATTACHED
IV. Submittal Information:
Responses will assist in determining the acquisition strategy used for this procurement. For example, if enough responsible and capable Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) respond, the acquisition strategy will most likely be a SDVOSB or VSOB set-aside; therefore, interested vendors who are responsible and capable of performing the work are strongly encouraged to respond by the date specified. At this time no acquisition strategy has been decided.
The following Information is requested in response to this RFI:
Please include: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Telephone Number, and e-mail Address. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements.B
Experience
Please provide no more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last five (5) years that are related to ECQ preparation and coaching services for preparing potential Senior Executive Service (SES) candidates.
Experience in coaching services related to senior level positions.
Describe your Self-Performed* effort (as either a Prime or Sub-Contractor) as it relates to the requirements in the draft statement of work.
*Self-Performed means work performed by the company themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided.
Please be specific and provide a complete reference to include at a minimum the project name (and the government contract number, if applicable), contract award amount, start and completion dates, and the project owners contact information.
Additionally, please provide the Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price, Time and Material, etc.
B. Capabilities / Qualifications
A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement.
Company business size and socioeconomic status (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business,) the number of years in business, affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners.
3. Specify any teaming arrangements and how those arrangements will impact the structure of services their company can provide including technical expertise provided by each company.B Please specify the percentage of work the each company will perform.
If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant Special Item Numbers (SINS) applicable to this requirement.
The Point of Contact (POC) for this RFI is:
Antionette Collins-Somerville
National Acquisition Center
75 Barrett Heights Road, Suite 309
Stafford, VA 22556
Please submit electronic responses (via email) to Antionette Collins-Somerville at Antionette.Collins-Somerville@va.gov no later than 12:00PM EST on Wednesday January 23, 2019.
Disclaimer
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality, No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
Antionette Collins-Somerville
Antionette.Collins-Somerville@va.gov
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