Research and Advisory Services Organizational Assessment
Request for Information
Research and Advisory Services Organizational Assessment
Title: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Chief Information Security Officer, Research and Advisory Services Organizational Assessment
This is a RFI only. Do not submit a proposal. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the VA in developing its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.
The Office of Information and Technology, Office of Information Security (OIS) requires an objective organizational assessment to focus on functions, processes and gaps. This objective contractor will evaluate the OIS organizational capabilities and structure, as well as the skills and competencies of OIS staff. The contractor performing the evaluation will analyze the results of these assessments and develop recommendations for addressing any identified gaps and increasing overall OIS effectiveness in reducing VA risks and vulnerabilities.
The purpose of this RFI is to request industry feedback regarding the proposed effort, as well as to gauge industry s ability and interest in the performing the effort. To that end, VA requests vendors respond to the questions below. General capability statements and marketing material should not be submitted in place of specific answers and may not be used in VA s market assessment. Responses should be limited to five (5) pages.
Provide an overview of your ability to perform the analysis. Within this discussion, please be sure to address the following:
Ability to begin the assessment imminently upon award and concluding within three months.
Overview of steps to complete the assessment.
Demonstration of successfully performing similar assessments.
Provide VA feedback on the clarity and sufficiency of the PWS. This may include recommended changes and additions required for successful performance.
Discussion towards any anticipated blockers to completing the study successfully.
Discussion surrounding potential Organization Conflicts of Interest (OCI). This should include the following:
Potential of how a vendor team s current VA contracts may impact the assessment s objectivity.
Identify contracts that may present an OCI.
OCI Mitigation Strategies.
Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude to accomplish the tasks within the PWS.
Vendors may also submit additional information not specifically requested above, which would provide value and insight to the Government.
Please provide the following information specific to your company:
Company Name
POC Information
CAGE/DUNS
Intent to propose as the prime contractor
If proposing as a contractor within a small business socio-economic category, provide evidence to show ability to meet the requirements of FAR 52.219-14 Limitations of Subcontracting . Vendors may assume a NAICS of 541690 with a small business size standard of $15M.
Identify appropriate contract vehicles for the procurement of these services.
*Please Note: VA may elect to contact individual companies based upon the content of the submission. VA may engage these companies to gather further information through email correspondence, telephone calls, virtual or physically located meetings, or other means.
Responses are due via email by the date/time stated in FBO. Responses, questions, or other correspondence may be emailed to Mark Junda, mark.junda@va.gov and Dawn Eimont, dawn.eimont@va.gov. Please note, there is a 5MB size limit. If the submission exceeds this size limit, please contact Mark Junda.
Dawn Eimont
Contract Specialist
732-440-9638
dawn.eimont@va.gov
