SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Combined Federal Campaign Program Manager
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-174-DDC
- Response Due
- 6/18/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/3/2007
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis (sole source) to Kristin J. Oliver, The Oliver Group, 5047 North 36th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207, to provide the services of experienced consultant to facilitate all of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2007 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) activities. The statement of work is outlined below. The reference solicitation number is: NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-174-DDC. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 05-17. The intended procurement is classified under North American Industry Classification System code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, with a size standard of $6.5M. The market research conducted by the Government through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps), posted on May 25, 2007 did not result in any businesses expressing an interest or submitting a capability statement other than the intended sole source, Kristin J. Oliver, The Oliver Group. Therefore, the acquisition is being conducted on a sole source basis. SCOPE OF WORK: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung, and Blood Institutes (NHLBI) is seeking the assistance of an experienced consultant to facilitate all NIH 2007 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) activities, including providing advice and assistance to the NHLBI Executive Officer, who serves as the official NIH CFC Campaign Manager, and coordinating various work with the campaign committee to design, organize, and execute the campaign. Specifically, the Contractor shall: 1. Assist the NHLBI Executive Officer (EO) and the 2007 Campaign Committee in all pre-campaign activities, including designing and organizing the campaign. These activities include, but are not limited, to the following: ? Organize and develop inventory of campaign supplies. ? Create CFC archives. ? Give background and guidance to the NHLBI EO for the recruitment of the members of the 2007 CFC Campaign Committee. ? Identify CFC duties and responsibilities for the following members of the CFC Campaign Committee.  NHLBI EO  Administrative assistant/staff assistant to the EO  Clerical/administrative support  Communications and Public Liaison Director  Data Coordinator (for weekly reporting of contributions)  Administrative Officer  Deputy Coordinator?s for internal NHLBI Campaign  Representative of the NIH Office of the Director  Labor union liaison, if appropriate  IC Executive Officer in charge of next year?s campaign (National Cancer Institute)  President, NIH Recreation and Welfare Association  Other CFC Facilitator(s)  At the discretion of the EO, a chair for each special event  And, as needed, other members of the NHLBI staff ? Provide guidance to the CFC Campaign Committee regarding anticipated campaign expenditures. ? Develop a campaign timetable and present it to the Campaign Committee so that key dates can be reserved for the NIH Director and the NHLBI Director. The timetable will include all phases of the campaign. ? Recommend the agenda for a meeting of the NHLBI EO and the NHLBI Director regarding the CFC. Provide talking points and background information for use by the EO. ? Prepare and present a briefing for members of the NHLBI Campaign Committee about their CFC responsibilities. Provide information on CFC procedures. Following the overall orientation, spend time with key members of the Campaign Committee to go over his or her responsibilities in detail. ? Brief the EO on the results of the 2006 CFC including mention of strengths and weaknesses of each IC?s campaign. ? Based on recommendations from the 2006 Executive Committee and the initial ideas of the NHLBI EO, develop options for new campaign strategies and techniques. Coordinate a brainstorming session of key members of the Campaign Committee to choose new initiatives for the 2007 campaign. ? Prepare a draft document for the NHLBI communications director that will describe a plan to educate and motivate the NIH community. The plan will include strategies for using media easily accessible to the NIH community. 2. Assist the NHLBI EO and the Campaign Committee in running the campaign elements of the CFC for the NIH. These activities include, but are not limited to, the following: ? Recommend tentative overall financial goals. ? Provide guidance to the NHLBI EO regarding building a network of Coordinators and Deputy/Assistant Coordinators. ? As required by the EO, prepare a draft e-mail message or provide suggested talking points for the NHLBI EO for the purpose of recruiting keyworkers. ? For large IC?s, hold individual pre-campaign meetings prior to the Coordinator training session to assist the larger IC?s in jump starting their campaign. Larger IC?s often require a customized solution to the logistical problems of motivating, initiating and organizing their campaigns. ? Attend, along with the NHLBI EO, a meeting in the Secretary?s office for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operating division (OPDIV) and staff division (STAFFDIV) CFC Campaign Managers. ? Attend, along with the NHLBI EO, weekly meetings with the HHS CFC team. ? Participate, along with the NHLBI EO and key members of the 2007 Campaign Committee, in the one-day Leadership Conference held by CFC of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA). The conference is for Campaign Managers and key members of campaign committees from Federal Departments and Agencies across the metropolitan area. ? Order CFC campaign materials from CFCNCA in consultation with other CFC facilitators. ? Work with Campaign Committee to plan training session(s) for IC CFC Coordinators and Deputy/Assistant Coordinators and provide training as requested. ? Recommend final goals. ? Assist NHLBI staff in planning for keyworker training. ? As necessary, assist in the assembly of CFC supplies. ? Prepare talking points for NHLBI EO to use in briefing IC Executive Officers regarding the progress of the campaign. ? As requested, prepare talking points for the NHLBI Director. ? Assist in the drafting of an all-hands message from the NHLBI Director. ? Contact CFC charities concerning their participation in all campaign events. ? Assist in the drafting of an all-hands message for the NIH Director. ? Provide keyworker training. ? Assist with the conduct of the kickoff. ? Receive, consolidate, and assist in the reporting of contributions. ? Provide technical guidance for keyworkers throughout the campaign. ? As appropriate, distribute goal charts for the NIH campus as well as off-campus locations and provide information for weekly updates. ? Monitor the progress of the campaign and inform the NHLBI EO and Executive Committee of strengths and weaknesses and recommended actions. ? Assist the NHLBI EO and Executive Committee in reporting the progress of the campaign to all employees. ? Assist with the conduct of off-campus events. ? Recommend to the NHLBI EO possible actions to assure goal achievement. ? Assist in the arranging of small group meetings or IC special events to assure goal achievement. 3. Provide guidance for the close-out and recognition activities for the campaign including, but are not limited to, the following: ? Coordinate handling of pledge processing questions ? Assist with finalizing of campaign records ? Assist NHLBI staff in preparing record of campaign for next year?s lead IC ? Brief NHLBI EO on past awards ceremonies ? Outline tasks required to support ceremony ? Order plaques from CFC headquarters ? Assist NHLBI staff with tasks related to the NIH CFC Awards Ceremony The Government anticipates that there will be one performance based service contract awarded for this requirement. The proposed performance period is June 2007 through March 2008. The proposed level of effort is estimated at 900 direct labor hours. The direct labor will be provided on a part-time basis Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays, 8:30 am ? 5:00 pm. The place of performance is the National Institute of Health, Bethesda Maryland Campus and Rockville locations. Office space will be provided in the respective locations. In addition to the lack of responses from the FedBizOpps posted market survey, the sole source determination is based upon Ms. Kristin J. Oliver?s documented experienced as an organizer and facilitator of charitable events and the knowledge and skills gained from a 28-year career in organizing and facilitating charitable fund raising campaigns. Most importantly, Ms. Oliver has served in various positions in the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA), with the last two (2) years as NIH?s CFC campaign coordinator. In order to maintain the continuity of the methodologies used from previous successful CFC activities and due to the knowledge, skills, and experience gained by Ms. Oliver?s in her various CFC positions, an award to any other source for this years CFC would result in a substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. To further substantiate the sole source determination, Ms. Kristin J. Oliver?s qualifications, skills, and experience was evaluated against the following technical evaluation criteria: 1) Understanding the Requirement. 50 possible points. Documented evidence which clearly reflects the organizational / individuals experience in providing similar services. The technical approach, experience, skills, demonstrated understanding of statement of work, demonstrated skill in combined federal campaigns, and demonstrated writing skills. 2) Past Performance. 30 possible points. A minimum of 5 years of demonstrated exceptional past performance in providing services of a similar magnitude; 3) Knowledge of the National Institutes of Health. 20 possible points. Demonstrated knowledge of the National Institutes of Health programs and academic institutions. Ms. Kristin J. Oliver, The Oliver Group is the only known source capability of provided the services stated herein. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses and / or proposals received within ten (10) days after posting of this announcement will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future procurements competitively. There are no numbered notes applicable to this notice. Interested parties must submit all responses or proposals electronically in an ?read only? format by June 18, 2007, 5:00 p.m. at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902. Attention Deborah Coulter, Contract Specialist, (301) 435-0368. Quotations may be submitted electronically to coulterd@nhlbi.nih.gov or by FAX to (301) 480-3345. The electronic transmission and fax transmission must reference the solicitation number: NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-174-DDC.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20817
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20817
- Record
- SN01312465-W 20070609/070607220513 (fbodaily.com)
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