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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 FBO #3963
DOCUMENT

R -- Third Party Survey Data - Attachment

Notice Date

9/28/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541612 — Human Resources Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Nicholas Sparks;6150 Oak Tree Blvd;Independence, Ohio 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70112I0444
 

Response Due

9/28/2012
 

Archive Date

1/5/2013
 

Point of Contact

216.447.8300 3536
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Salary Survey Department of Veterans Affairs Request for Information: VA701-12-I-0444 September 11, 2012 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 VA 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 sources sought announcement. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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) is required to use third party survey data to determine if Nurse Locality Pay System (LPS) adjustments are necessary. VA relies on third party survey data when making salary determinations for special salary rates approved under 38 U.S.C. 7455. This process has been hampered by shortage of human resources staff, difficulty in getting data from competing entities and lack of understanding of what data needs to be collected. VA also participates in these surveys to ensure our salary information is considered along with the local labor markets. III. Requirements: VA is seeking a contractor who can provide the following services: 1. Experience in data collection of salary and benefits information on a regional and national platform. 2. Knowledge and experience with VA and VHA occupational grades structures. 3. Market analysis of survey data to be used by VA and VHA. IV. Submittal Information: Responses will assist in determining the acquisition strategy used for this procurement. For example, if enough responsible and capable -Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) respond, the acquisition strategy will most likely be a SDVOSB 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, e-mail Address. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements. A.Experience 1.Please provide no more than five (5) contracts that your company has performed within the last three (3) years that are of comparable complexity and scope for each domain requirement for which your company is responding: a.Describe your Self-Performed* effort (as either a Prime or Sub-Contractor) as it relates to the requirements in Section III: Requirements. b.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. c.Additionally, please provide the Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price, Time and Material, etc. *Self-Performed means work performed by the company themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. 2.A narrative case study that describes the details of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement, including difficulties and successes. 3.A table listing all companies involved in the relevant project(s), including the technical expertise and percentage of work that each company provided. B. Capabilities / Qualifications 1.A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. 2.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. a.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. Please specify the percentage of work the each company will perform. 3.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. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to the resultant solicitation separately from their response to this sources sought notice. The Point of Contact (POC) for this RFI is: Nicholas Sparks Contract Specialist VHA Program Contract Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Boulevard Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Please submit electronic responses (via email) to Nicholas Sparks at Nicholas.Sparks@va.gov no later than 1:00 PM EDT on Friday, September 28, 2012. Disclaimer This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End Document
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ISC/OISC/VA70112I0444/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-12-I-0444 VA701-12-I-0444.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=489125&FileName=VA701-12-I-0444-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=489125&FileName=VA701-12-I-0444-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02903302-W 20120930/120929000103-28bade3eb839fd011d56260459dd284e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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