The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has a requirement for program management support to manage and support a broad array of science and technology (S&T) discovery and invention (D&I) research efforts, as well as education and workforce (E&W) efforts, to include Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives. These efforts and initiatives require engagement with ONR's S&T directorates, senior ONR leadership, Department of the Navy (DoN) staff, other military services, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) senior leadership and staff, naval (Navy and Marine Corps) laboratories and warfare centers, academia, other support contractors, and industry. The objective of these program management support services is to provide the ONR Director of Research (DOR) with a flexible and skilled management function capable of assisting current staff and supporting all aspects of program management support of multiple efforts and initiatives designed to meet the objectives of the Department of Defense (DoD).

The contemplated contract action will be limited to Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns (including Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concerns) eligible under the WOSB Program.  If your firm is eligible to submit an offer, please address the requirements below. If the results of this notice fail to provide a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns (including EDWOSB concerns), a sole source award, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 637(m), may be considered.

Technical Tasks & Program Requirements

The contemplated support tasks include, but are not limited to:

 1. Assisting in the planning, facilitation, and execution of the ONR Office of Research (03R) efforts and initiatives, and interacting with other organizations within the DoD, with other federal agencies, and with academia and industry, to include senior military, government and civilian personnel.  Specifically, the contractor should have the ability to coordinate the activities of program support with technical, financial and administrative personnel from multiple disciplines in the accomplishment of complex tasks for D&I and E&W programs.

 2. Providing program support to the DOR and 03R leadership staff for strategic planning, management and execution of 03R functions and programs as required including the D&I and the E&W programs.  This will include executing day-to-day tasking required for program execution.  As well, this may include program administrative support such as the preparation of correspondence, of speeches, of presentations, of reviews, of reports, of responses to Congressional inquiries; and the organization and coordination of program reviews or program meetings.

 3. Conducting program analysis (to include financial funds commitment, obligation and expenditure metrics analysis) using 03R or ONR specific, or similar, information technology, data management and financial management software tools in order to execute funding directives, and tracking the performance of various performers supporting 03R.  The contractor shall further develop financial and programmatic summaries, reports, briefings and analysis for internal and external data calls, and shall track the availability and use of funds, and other programmatic issues.

 4. Supporting the DOR and D&I in the development of naval D&I policy. Such support would include the identification, evaluation, analysis and reporting of current naval D&I efforts and best practices, and to recommend and implement a cohesive D&I strategy for developing high caliber research and researchers for the Navy and Marine Corps.

 5. Providing subject matter expertise to support naval D&I policy formulation, interagency coordination, and principal liaison amongst significant D&I stakeholders throughout academia, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the DoD.

 6. Supporting the DOR and E&W in the development of naval STEM policy.  Such support would include the identification, evaluation, analysis and reporting of current naval STEM efforts and best practices, and to recommend and implement a cohesive STEM strategy for developing exceptional STEM initiatives and for attracting a high caliber and diverse STEM workforce for the Navy and Marine Corps.

 7. Providing subject matter expertise to support naval STEM policy formulation, interagency coordination, and principal liaison amongst significant STEM stakeholders throughout academia, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the DoD.

 8. Supporting Naval STEM Coordination Office and ONR STEM Initiatives Office programs execution to include the analysis and assessment of requirements, the development and execution of program plans, the development, execution and evaluations of program budgets, schedules and metrics, and the identification of opportunities to refine or expand naval STEM initiatives.

 9. Providing program support to multiple STEM programs, initiatives or events, to include the Naval STEM Stakeholders Working Group; federal government inter-agency working groups; Naval or national STEM community outreach; ONR's STEM grants program;  the Naval Science Awards Program; naval internship programs; STEM scholarship programs; and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship program.

 10. Coordinating the development of naval STEM websites, portals, publications, and other multi-media or information technology capabilities.

 11. Designing and conducting processes and capabilities for the collection of naval STEM initiatives data, for providing analysis of this data to create summary reports and informational products, and for disseminating the data and analysis for various reports or when tasked for STEM related information requests.

 Submission Requirements

 The following information is to be submitted to Ms. Megan Gavarkavich ([email protected]) no later than 5:00PM Washington DC time on 10 November 2016. The submission should not exceed three (3) pages.

1. Name of firm, address, CAGE Code and DUNS number;
2. A description of your firm's capability to meet the requirements stated above; and
3.  A summary of your firm's history relative to similar requirements, to include a list of all offers submitted for similar requirements within the past 12 months.

 Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence. ONR will not acknowledge receipt of responses to this request.  Responses received after the due date and time may be considered.

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