R -- OMB A-76 Competition for Admin. Support Services

This public-private competition is being performed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building (NEOB), Room 9026, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. The cost of private sector performance will be determined based on market research conducted by Anthony J. McIntosh, U.S. Department of State, SA-6 - A/LM/AQM, Washington, DC 20522, on OMB's behalf. This notice constitutes OMB's formal announcement of a streamlined public-private competition for administrative support services. Through this competition, which will be conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, OMB will determine whether it is more cost-effective to have these services performed by the government's Most Efficient Organization (MEO) or to instead have the work provided by the private sector. The activities to be studied fall within function codes Y510 and D000 (Budget Execution Support Services and Administrative Support) on the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act inventory. The manpower currently used to provide these activities is 19 FTEs. The work is performed by employees at the GS-8 - GS-10 grade levels in the 303 job series. This notice is not a solicitation. It does not obligate the government to request offers or award a contract. If the performance decision indicates that work should be performed by the private sector, OMB shall not convert work to private sector performance unless the conversion is based on acceptance of an offer in response to a solicitation from a contractor whose performance would be less costly to the agency by an amount that equals or exceeds 10 percent of the personnel-related costs associated with performance by OMB's MEO A performance decision will be publicly announced not later than 135 days after the date of this announcement. This will be the only notice prior to the announcement of the performance decision. OMB's Competitive Sourcing Official is Mr. Robert A. Burton. The Agency Tender Official is Mr. Jim Jukes. Questions should be directed to Mr. Anthony J.McIntosh, Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of State, Phone: 703-875-4679, e-mail: [email protected]