Retirement and Benefits Subscription Services / Request for Information (RFI)

DESCRIPTION INTRODUCTION THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) pursuant to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 10 model deviation https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-10, seeking a commercial off-the-shelf web-based, possibly a Software-as-a Service (SaaS), retirement and benefits administration subscription service. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only. There is no obligation for the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI and any responses to this notice are not offers, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by VBA in developing its acquisition strategy and informing, refining, and finalizing the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their RFI response. Only electronic responses to this RFI will be accepted. The Government will not pay for any time expended or information submitted in response to this RFI. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this RFI. BACKGROUND The VBA, Office of Human Capital Services (HCS), is seeking a commercial off-the-shelf web-based, possibly a Software-as-a Service (SaaS), retirement and benefits administration subscription service to provide one comprehensive, centralized repository for VBA employees health insurance, life insurance, dental & vision insurance, long term care Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, workers compensation benefits, pay and leave retirement services, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and Social Security user information. Prior to the use of this subscription service, the HCS Human Resource Centers (HRC) used local Excel tools, which led to inconsistencies and more errors when formulas were changed or corrupted. In addition, several tasks (e.g., Military Service Deposits, complex Service Computation Date (SCD) verifications, creditable time checks, etc.) were difficult or impossible to complete reliably, and there were delays and lack of standardized processes. Retirement and benefits subscription services eliminate these risks, increases visibility into retirement projection, and ensures standardization across HRCs. INFORMATION SOUGHT The Government is seeking the following information to be provided by the Vendors when responding to the RFI: Company Information Capability Statement 3.1 Company Information RFI respondents shall provide the following information: Company Name Company Address Company Point of Contact (name, address, telephone number, email address) SAM UEI Number NAICS Codes; and business size for NAICS 513210 Software Publishers Please identify if your company has any of the following business concern statuses (include all that apply): Small Business (SB); Certified Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) firm; Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB); Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB); Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business; Existing Multiple Award Contract (MAC) vehicles currently held by your company (examples may include General Service Administrations (GSA) schedules, Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)) available for the Government s use for this requirement. For each MAC vehicle provide: vehicle name vehicle number date of award expiration date 3.2 Capability Statement RFI respondents shall provide a capability statement with an overview and approach of the e…