Army ACCESS & ITES-4S are now officially combined as MAPS. Colleagues, Most of you have probably already noticed, ACC APG and PEO EIS put out a coordinated message on Army ACCESS/ITES-4S, and it is located here: https://lnkd.in/eApaa4Aq A press release was put out on the PEO EIS website; located here: https://lnkd.in/g7543qrv The new name of this combined acquisition is now MAPS – Market Place for the Acquisition of Professional Services. The Army says they plan to have an Industry Day before the end of this FY, which is rapidly approaching. Originally, both ACC APG (ACCESS) and PEO EIS/PD CHESS (ITES-4S) wanted to have their solicitations released by the end of this year FY, but we now know they will be hard-pressed to get a Final RFP out by the end 1st Qtr FY 25 or even by 2nd Qtr FY 25. We still haven’t seen a Draft RFP, which the Army has said they would try to get out by “the end of the summer,” but we have not seen that yet. Assuming they do want to do a good Q&A process (we highly recommend this) and subsequent rewrite of the RFP, we believe this process if done correctly will take at least 60-90 days, so a DRFP coming out sooner than later is in the Army’s best interests. This is due to the expected high interest industry will give to this as we expect hundreds of responses with thousands of questions which leads us to the expected 60-90 days a good Q&A process will take. With the current 117 incumbents on ITES-3S and 260 incumbents on RS3, even with several duplications of incumbents residing on both vehicles, we can expect competition to be fierce for whatever number of incumbents the Army will decide upon…which in itself could cause some consternations if the Army seeks to significantly limit those numbers. Regardless of the fact that a DRFP has not been issued, we believe that actions should be taken NOW by any company who is seriously considering capturing and proposing on this critical IDIQ that will have a ceiling of $50 billion and a POP of 10 years. It will be 2034-ish before it comes around again. It will be a significant contract vehicle to pursue Army work that covers the scopes of both RS3 and ITES-4S…and then some. We here at rTurner are ready to assist you now to get ready for this major Army acquisition of services.
rTurner Consulting
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We are a group of GovCon experts organized into a boutique consultancy to serve Federal Contractors. We help our clients qualify market opportunities, connect with customers, win new work and manage their business for growth and profitability. We partner with our clients, leverage decades of collective experience and deliver value on every engagement. Business Development: Full life-cycle Federal BD and Capture; including market and opportunity qualification, developing new client and partner relationships and the capture of large strategic deals. Proposal Services: Compelling proposals are winning proposals; from small task order responses to large single and multiple-award contracts. Take advantage of our experience writing 100's of proposals Accounting Services: Scalable, cost-effective, accounting, bookkeeping, compliance and strategic planning specifically tailored for the intricacies and complexities of Government cost accounting.
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Robert Turner
Federal Business Development, Capture & Proposal Consulting helping Clients grow their business.
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How can vendors bid intelligently and compete on a common basis without knowledge of what it takes to win? Is 20 projects enough to win? What about 50 projects, or 100 projects? What are the components of a winning proposal?
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Asking a question about DHS PACTS III (industry day Q&A released today). Is the "solicitation drafted in a fashion that enables vendors to intelligently prepare their proposals and is sufficiently free from ambiguity so that vendors may compete on a common basis" (quote from a 2020 GAO protest)? Can anyone say honestly that this RFP allows vendors to compete intelligently? //hat-tip to my good friend Joshua Duvall, Esq., CISSP for the insight. #govcon #dhs #pacts3 #bidprotests #businessdevelopment #proposals
GAO: Solicitations Must Be Sufficiently Detailed So Offerors Can Bid Intelligently
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Friday at Noon, we will host a live demo of www.FPDSplus.com as well as have a time to answer questions from users (or prospective users). Bring your BD/Capture Questions, Agencies, competitors, teammates and contracts and let's explore GovCon procurement data using our Data Analytics tool. www.fpdsplus.com <-- Free for GovCon Professionals. Sign-up today and join us Friday. Join the Zoom meeting for this Demo https://lnkd.in/g9DfNb27
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So we did a thing today...kind of unorthodox. We're releasing our new GovCon Procurement Data Analytics Platform FOR FREE. Yep, no charge. Just register and enjoy. Let us know what you think. We're pretty excited! www.fpdsplus.com -- head on over and check it out! #govcon #businessdevelopment #fpds #smallbusiness #businessgrowth #saas
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Upcoming GWACs and IDIQs (PACTS III, SEWP VI and ITES-4S) Join us for an exciting online event on Tue Oct 31 2023 @ Noon EDT to learn about the latest Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that will release soon; specifically PACTS III, SEWP VI, and ITES-4S. Robert Turner will be joined by several members of the rTurner Consulting team who have been actively working these vehicles. Included within each vehicle's briefing and discussion will be: **Current State of Play **What You Need to Know **Gap and Issues to Address with the Government **Pre-RFP Proposal & Capture Activity **Resources to Help you Team and Propose to Win Joshua Duvall, Esq., CISSP of Maynard Nexsen PC will also lead a discussion on Small Business regulations and how the recent Court decisions regarding POLARIS will affect these vehicles and what changes you can expect in the FINAL RFPs. Live Q&A - We will conclude this seminar with a season of Live Q&A where we will address the questions and issues that are important to you. We hope to see you all. #pactsiii #sewp #smallbusiness #gwac #webinar #smallbusiness #businessdevelopment #govcon #ites
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security is going against a recent new SBA regulation in not evaluating past performance from tier-one small business subcontractors. Draft RFP 2 4.3 Factor 1: Technical 4.3.1 Experience/Past Performance (Subfactor 1.1) 4.3.1.1 Qualifications 4.3.1.1 Project Relevancy A project is REELVANT when - (h) The project is not from a subcontractor or affiliate of the Prime Contractor. This RFP requirement clearly contradicts the new SBA regulations that went into effect November 2020. 13 CFR 125.2(g) Capabilities, past performance, and experience. When an offer of a small business prime contractor includes a proposed team of small business subcontractors and specifically identifies the first-tier subcontractor(s) in the proposal, the head of the agency must consider the capabilities, past performance, and experience of each first tier subcontractor that is part of the team as the capabilities, past performance, and experience of the small business prime contractor if the capabilities, past performance, and experience of the small business prime does not independently demonstrate capabilities and past performance necessary for award. I personally expect this requirement to change in the next version of the RFP and hopefully to be discussed at the upcoming October Industry Day. If it doesn't change soon, expect one or more small business firms to protest at GAO.
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