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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 26,1998 PSA#2167Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement
Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia
20170-4817 R -- PREPARING ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SOL
1435-01-98-RP-3965 DUE 090898 POC Jacqueline S. Callas, Contracting
Officer, (703) 787-1354 WEB: Minerals Management Service Home Page --
for information, HTTP://WWW.MMS.GOV. E-MAIL: j.callas@mms.gov, J.
Callas, Contracting Officer. This requirement was previously synopsized
on 8/20/98 under Classification Code B. The requirement is otherwise
unchanged. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial
items/services prepared under FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented by
additional information included in this notice. This announcement
constitutes the ONLY solicitation; offers are being requested and a
written solicitation SHALL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation
1435-01-98-RP-3965 is a Request for Proposal. The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) intends to purchase "Preparing Accounting Procedures and
Other Recommendations". The MMS is providing common administrative
services to other Federal agencies on a fee for service basis using two
different authorities as follows: a cross servicing agreement under the
Economy Act and Franchise Fund (FF) under the Government Management
Reform Act. Each Act has unique statutory requirements pertaining to
accounting for work. There are three separate operating units within
the Service providing common administrative services to Federal
agencies. The operating units and services are as follows: the Western
Administrative Service Center is operating a Cooperative
Administrative Service Unit (CASU) in the Denver, CO, for the western
United States; the Personnel Division is providing personnel services
to the Department of the Interior and other agencies from Herndon, VA;
and, the Procurement and Support Services Division is providing
nationwide acquisition services from Herndon, VA. Travel to Denver, CO,
is not expected. The three operating units report directly to the
Associate Director for Administration and Budget and are separately
managed. The Service must comply with the Statement of Federal
Financial Accounting Standard #4, Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts
and Standards for the Federal Government, when accounting for these
operations. Phase 1. Professional services required are as follows:
TASK 1. Prepare recommendations on FF procedures for (a) billing and
collecting money (b) paying contractors and vendors providing goods and
services (c) entering transaction data in the Interior Franchise Fund
(IFF) accounting system (American Management's Federal Financial
System) and in the MMS accounting system (ABACIS) (d) withdrawing funds
from the IFF and (e) establishing and maintaining operating reserves.
TASK 2. Review transaction process flow to identify opportunities for
streamlining and/or automating the process. TASK 3. Assess the adequacy
of internal controls (system and operating controls.) TASK 4. Design
formats for periodic operating reports. TASK 5. Assess current cost
tracking approaches for FF, and make recommendations for improvements.
Develop appropriate record keeping requirements to implement. Option
Phase 2: TASK 6. Recommend 3 easy to use commercial-off-the-shelf
software packages for management information, project tracking, cost
and revenue reporting and the cost to acquire, set up and tailor the
application(s), including training. MMS uses Intel/Windows 95/Exchange.
TASK 7. Provide advice on a task-by-task basis on managerial cost
accounting policies and procedures, including management advice and
recommendations for the IFF operations. TASK 8. Provide recommendations
on preparing for audits of IFF activities and accounts. TASK 9.
Implement approved recommendation under Task 6. TASK 10. Audit
operations. Performance Schedule: Phase 1 work is due 60 calendar days
after contract award. Phase 2 work if tasked by the government will be
performed as follows: Task 6. 30 calendar days. Task 7. To Be
Determined. Task 8. 30 calendar days. Task 9. 30 calendar days. Client
site work will be in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The
Finance Officer is primary point of contact. Discussions with the
service provider managers and the IFF may be necessary to understand
their operations. An offeror seeking additional information on the IFF,
may contact the Contracting Officer. This additional information
doesn't represent the current operating environment, but may provide
insight on the performing tasks. The financial and business information
provided by the operating units to the contractor is confidential
predecision information and shall not be release except by MMS. The
offeror must separately price Tasks 1 through 6 on a firm fixed price
basis. Tasks 7 through 10 should be separately priced on an hourly rate
basis plus cost of supplies. Offeror may propose alternate pricing
solutions. Estimated level of effort is less than a half of a person
year. The government may award one or more tasks or any combination of
tasks deemed in its best interest. Prices should be good for one year.
Hourly rates should be priced with an option for 4 additional years.
HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract interested
parties MUST demonstrate that your organization is qualified to perform
the work by providing a Capabilities Statement detailing: (1) your key
personnel (those who would have primary responsibility for performing
and managing the study) with their qualifications and specific
experience; (2) your organizational experience and facilities; and (3)
specific references (including contract number and project
description, period of performance, dollar amount, client
identification with point of contact and telephone number) for previous
work of this or similar nature that your key personnel or organization
have performed within the last year. (REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED).
Capabilities Statements are due in our office BY 12:00PM (NOON) on
SEPTEMBER 1, 1998. Following review of all Capabilities Statements,
those having the past experience, organizational capabilities and key
personnel to perform the work will be invited to give an oral technical
presentation during the weeks of September 8 -- 18, as well as
submitting a written cost/business proposal. The oral presentation will
be an one hour discussion of the offerors' methodology for performing
the work, including a question and answer session afterward, where the
government will query the offeror on its proposed methodology and
capabilities. The oral presentation and the question and answer session
will not constitute part of the offer and the information communicated
thereby will not become a part of any contract resulting from this
RFP. Neither the oral presentation nor the question and answer session
will obligate the government to conduct discussions or to solicit or
entertain any proposal revisions. Only the offeror's key project
personnel or direct supervisor (program manager) will be allowed to
participate in the oral presentation. Key project personnel includes
only those persons who will be assigned to the contract. Two additional
people (i.e., chief executive officer company president, legal
representative, etc.) may attend if desired, but will not be allowed to
present the oral presentation except in a brief company introduction
that will not be evaluated. Offerors invited to conduct an oral
presentation must submit a written cost/business proposal that include
prices for the Tasks as described above. The Government reserves the
right to award contracts to other than the lowest priced offer if, in
its judgement, the technical superiority outweighs the cost difference.
Your Capabilities Statement will be evaluated based on (1) your key
person's skills, abilities and experience; (2) your organizations
experience and (3) past performance (including number, size and
complexity of similar projects, adherence to schedules and budgets,
effectiveness of program management, willingness to cooperated when
difficulties arise, general compliance with the terms of the contracts,
and acceptability of delivered products). Other evaluated factors
include (4) cost and managerial accounting experience. The following
provision/clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1, Instructions
to Offer's -- Commercial Items (JUN 97); 52.212-2, Evaluation of
Commercial Items (OCT 97); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and
Certifications-Commercial Items (JAN 97) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and
Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 97); 52.212-5, Contract Terms and
Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders --
Commercial Items (AUG 96). These documents are current to FAC 90-46
(MAR 97) Offerors may request a copy of provisions and clauses by
calling Ms. L. Donley on (703) 787-1354 or by sending a fax as soon as
possible to (703) 787-1387. Questions should be faxed or Emailed as
soon as possible to the above fax number or Email address
Jaci.Callas@MMS.gov. The RFP number MUST be in the subject line of the
Email. All questions should additionally include your full name and
title, RFP number, your organization, complete address, and telephone
and fax numbers. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses
to this announcement should be forwarded to the Minerals Management
Service; 381 Elden Street; ATTN: J. S. Callas, MS 2500; Herndon, VA
20170. Offerors are informed that this is a secure office complex and
must not enter the building beyond the lobby. There is a courtesy
telephone near the elevators to which you may call extension 1354 for
a procurement official to pick-up your response. Posted 08/24/98
(W-SN240924). (0236) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0088 19980826\R-0013.SOL)
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