This RFI is closed. The due date for responses was April 28, 2021. A virtual Industry Day will be held on June 22, 2021 to respond to  questions vendors submitted in response to the RFI, before it closed. Individual invitations to the live virtual session will be sent by email to those vendors who formally responded to the RFI before it closed. Those vendors who completed Attachment 2 and submitted it before the close of the original RFI are considered to have formally responded. OPM will make every effort to record the virtual industry day and make that recording available to the public.

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Request for Information 24361821S0001

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

OPM Digital Services (DS) Support

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) issued on behalf of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or Request for Quotations.

Background and Purpose

This RFI is for a tentative OPM requirement to establish an agency-wide multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with vendors experienced in providing digital service support with a strong culture around user experience (UX) design, product management, and agile development.

The Government may use the responses to this RFI for information and planning purposes. The Draft PWS (Attachment 01) describes only the currently contemplated possible scope of services and may vary from the work scope in a final PWS.

Format for the Submission of Responses:

The attached Word document provides a format for response to this RFI (Attachment 02). This response document is intended to minimize the effort of the respondent and structure the responses for ease of analysis by the Government.

Information Submission Instructions

All information sent in response to this RFI shall be in Word format (Attachment 02) and shall be submitted by email to [email protected] by 12:00 pm ET on April 28, 2021. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Additional Information

This RFI is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources and supplemental information as part of OPM’s market research.  No Request for Quotation (RFQ) exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the RFQ. 

Responses to this RFI are not quotes on which OPM can issue any contracts or orders. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a RFQ. The Government does not intend to award a contract or order based only on responses to this RFI.

Interested parties must not submit proprietary or competition sensitive information within their response.

Responses to the RFI will not be returned.  Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. OPM will not pay for information received in response to this RFI.

There is no commitment by the Government to respond to any questions received, issue a RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this RFI.

Attachment to the RFI:

1. Attachment 01: Draft PWS OPM Digital Services Support
2. Attachment 02: Vendor Response Template

Modified to extend submission date and time from April 23 to Wednesday April 28, 2021 at 12:00 Noon.