SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 140D0425R0029 The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of the Office of Collaborative Acton and Dispute Resolution; is issuing this source sought notice. This request 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 Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC). IBC is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as quotes, offerors, or proposals. No award will be incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement. All responses will be treated as information only. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR), established in October 2001, is located within the Office of the Secretary under the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (PMB) of DOI. The CADR office promotes, coordinates and facilitates greater use of conflict management and consensus-building processes throughout Interiors bureaus and offices to support the mission. Workplace conflict management at Interior is addressed through the Integrated Conflict Management System -- known as CORE PLUS (COnflict REsolution PLUS). CORE PLUS represents an Interior wide effort to promote a culture where employees are able to recognize and respond to conflict in constructive ways that decrease tensions, increase understanding, improve problem-solving, and produce better results. The objective of CORE PLUS is to manage and resolve informal and formal workplace disputes, grievances, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) matters. The purpose of CORE PLUS is to provide Interior employees with processes, tools, and skills that will allow them to prevent the escalation of differences and collaboratively solve problems as close to the origin of those problems and as cost-effectively as possible. It includes the adoption of practices and structures that assist in preventing and managing conflict. CORE PLUS creates an environment for raising all kinds of concerns, allowing for concerns to be heard, people to be treated respectfully, and problems to be solved effectively in a fair, friendly, flexible, and fast manner. To fulfill this mission, the CADR office is seeking to procure the services of high-quality third-party neutral mediators and facilitators, executive and leadership coaches, trainers, curriculum designers, and other individuals involved in the field of conflict management. The place of performance may be at any one of the 1,900 U.S. DOI locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S. Territories, and Freely Associated States. See the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for details. This is a recompete of the current five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract 140D0421D0002 that was awarded to Collaborent, LLC, 1449 Aster Court, Superior, CO 80027-6018. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted during the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25); and the award will be issued no later than January 2026. It is anticipated that the new award will be issued as a single award IDIQ with a five-year period of performance and include a possible six-month option, and a $15 million total maximum ordering threshold. The planned NAICS code is 541612 ¿ Human Resources Consulting Services. The planned PSC Code is R499 ¿ Other Professional Services DISCLAIMER This notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not a commitment by the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201, the responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not provide a response to the feedback or questions directly but may consider industry feedback/questions in possible revisions to the SOW. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. The Government reserves the right to use all information submitted by, or obtained from, a responding firm in any manner the Government determines is appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. RESPONSE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Interested firms may reply on or before 12:00 PM Noon, Central Time Zone, February 4, 2025 via email to the Contracting Officer, Michelle Harvey at
[email protected]. Include the following your email subject line, ¿140D0425R0029 Internal CADR Recompete¿, in your email correspondence. The Government will provide acknowledgement of the email within 48 business hours. If receipt is not received, please double check the email address. Please include the following in your response, not to exceed five total pages: 1. Your interest in submitting a proposal in response to this requirement. 2. Your business name, address, point of contact information, and business classification. (Small or Large business, any socio economic categories applicable) 3. Capability statement focused on your capabilities and recent experience to perform the requirement described in the attached draft PWS. 4. Provide a percentage from 0 ¿ 100 to indicate how much of the work your company plans to provide as the prime contractor verses how much of the work your company plans to subcontract out to other companies. 5. If your company has a GSA Schedule, please provide the GSA Schedule number. Interested parties should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response. However, if an interested firm must submit such information, that information must be clearly marked. The Government will review the information and safeguard it appropriately. Should any submissions be received after the date and time stated above, the Government reserves the right not to review the response.