SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Intention to Award Sole Source for Accouting Support for Office of Historical Trust Accounting
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 04-03-AN-70603
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2004
- Point of Contact
- Wallace O. Adcox Contract Specialist 7037871362 Wallace.Adcox@mms.gov
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- REFERENCE NUMBER 04-03-AN-70603. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Gov.Works on behalf of the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA) announces its intention to award a sole source contract to KPMG LLP for approximately $900,000. The contractor shall provide general support and expertise on the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust fund, Tribal accounts, and IIM operations as well as general accounting and historical accounting information and analysis. KPMG shall also prepare reviews, analysis, and reports on the IIM and Tribal accounts, documents, financial records, and IIM-related computer systems. KPMG is assuming responsiblilty for work that was to be performed under a contract with Arthur Andersen. The Arthur Andersen contract was terminated by the Government in 2002. The Government has an urgent and compelling need to continue the work begun by Arthur Andersen. KPMG has the expertise and experience in the form of personnel intimately familiar with the work to step in for Arthur Andersen KPMG is uniquely suited for this requirement because their personnel have developed extensive experience in the context of the Cobell v. Norton litigation under a contract with Arthur Andersen that was terminated by the Government. Over the past six years, these individuals have gained valuable insight into the organization of the physical records relevant to the litigation, the unique characteristics of the electronic records underlying the IIM Trust and the unique and demanding history of this case. Specifically, these personnel have: 1. Played a critical role in the "Paragraph 19" document search, collection and production in support of the Department of the Interior 2. Provided similar services in support of the Department of Treasury. 3. Completed a detailed analysis of the electronic accounting system (the Integrated Records Management System, or "IRMS") used for administering the Individual Indian Monies (IIM) trust funds. 4. Performed various descriptive statistical analyses and system descriptive reports for relating to the management of IIM funds 5. Reviewed critical account holder information in order to quantify pertinent information, and carried out numerous analyses of IRMS transactional data. Urgent and compelling reasons dictate the limitation of competition due to the critical nature of the Indian trust reform efforts and the Cobell litigation. The Department of Interior is not only operating under congressionally mandated Indian trust reform initiatives, GAO oversight, court oversight, and court ordered deadlines, but most importantly, under a Secretarial Order charging the Office of the Special Trustee with the responsibility of implementing all trust reform efforts within the Department of the Interior (see Secretarial Order no. 3232, July,10 2001). Such court oversight and court-monitoring efforts of all Trust Reform projects strongly support the use of the unusual and compelling justification. In addition, the resolution or remedy of the four court declared breaches of the Government's fiduciary responsibility toward Indian beneficiaries (see Cobell v. Norton 81 F. Supp. 2d 1, D.D.C 1999) is also a critical piece in this litigation and to the Government's defense in these proceedings. Thus delays or failures in meeting any of the trust reform initiatives and the four court declared breaches could seriously damage the Government's position both in terms of costs and liability. Further, on January 6, 2003, OHTA submitted its plan for carrying out the historical accounting to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plan responded to the court's direction to the Department of Interior to accomplish a complete and accurate accounting of IIM funds. Shortly after the submission of the plan, OHTA will begin this massive accounting enterprise by focusing on the accounts held by Alaska Natives. OHTA will utilize the three CPA firms currently under contract to begin this work. It is essential to have a fourth firm engaged in order that OHTA can meet the milestones set out for the court in the accounting plan. By engaging KPMG, OHTA will be able to take advantage of personnel who already have extensive experience with IIM issues, and would not have to "get up to speed," so to speak, before it could work on equal terms with the other three firms. The period of performance would be 12 months. Firms that believe they can provide the required items and services described above should identify themselves in writing to the Contracting Officer. Such firms must submit supporting evidence in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to meet the stated requirements. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Inquiries will only be accepted by fax at (703) 787-1009. See Numbered Note 22.
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