This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 7-day notification. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) intent to negotiate a modification to its existing USALearning (USAL) Knowledge Portal contract with Powertrain, Inc., OPM2615D0001, to increase the overall ceiling value of the contract by $350,000,000 to a total of $640,000,000 and to extend its ordering period by six (6) months in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services to August 27, 2020.
 

The Government intends to negotiate the ceiling increase solely with Powertrain, Inc. per FAR 6.302-1, as no other source of supplies or services will currently satisfy agency requirements. The current vendor provides services through the referenced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The IDIQ is currently in Option Year Four (March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020). In accordance with Executive Order 13781 "Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch" and the President's Management Agenda (PMA) for Reform and Reorganization of the Government, and the DoD IT reform initiative, OPM has experienced and is forecasted to continue to experience extraordinary growth of demand for e-learning services. This estimate is based on historical data, an analysis of business growth, extraordinary expansion of the e-learning market, and the increased popularity of the shared service provider model. The contractor providing services for this requirement must be at a minimum FedRAMP Moderate (DoD IL2) for all existing applications and environments

OPM must increase the current contract ceiling of the IDIQ and extend the ordering period to meet the increased demand. OPM is currently developing its requirements for a new competed contract to replace the existing IDIQ; however, due to its complexity and criticality, OPM does not believe the new requirement can be fully developed and the new contract can be awarded and operational prior to the ultimate expiration of the ordering period and the breach of the ceiling of the existing contract. OPM is currently working with our GSA partners to ensure a new acquisition is successfully competed and ready for our new structure. GSA will issue a competitive procurement in FY2020 with award expected in FY2021. In the event there is delay in the re-competition of these services, OPM may consider issuing an interim award if USAL support services are needed beyond the proposed extended end date of August 27, 2020. As such, OPM will require an increase to the ceiling of the existing contract to sustain support of full spectrum of academic, technical, organizational development, and e-learning services to multiple agencies through its expiration. OPM estimates that it will need to increase the ceiling of its existing contract by $350,000,000 to meet ongoing needs through the remainder of the contract term.

The Government's decision not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by August 09, 2019 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time will be considered for market research purposes only.

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