Notice ID: 4-P131-P-00098-00
Argonne National Laboratory has been selected by OCED to provide an independent review and assessment of its current and planned future management and operational approach to fulfilling its project management oversight mission. The effectiveness of OCED’s programs depends on close partnerships with its awardees, how well technical, integration, and other cross cutting project risks are managed, the extent to which emerging risks, issues, and challenges are identified and resolved.
In this project, Argonne seeks additional support from the vendor to review OCED’s Project Management (PM) Division, Independent Data Engineering and Analysis (IDEA) Division, and their interactions.
The vendor will support Argonne to review OCED’s core mission, PM oversight requirements, organizational structures, current and planned operating approaches. The team will provide feedback on the current scope of operations and make recommendations to improve future operations and ensure PM Oversight approaches meet federal oversight responsibilities and facilitate successful commercial demonstration projects. If appropriate, the project team can and should recommend development and/or implementation of analytical capabilities to facilitate effective risk informed oversight. The tasks as well as the deliverables to Argonne are described below.
Task 1: Risk Informed Project Management Oversight
Argonne is assisting in developing a risk informed, tiered oversight model for a wide range of prospective projects that will vary in complexity, investment needs, and impacts. OCED views its PM oversight role as first and foremost a partnership with its projects and intends to gauge the level of substantial involvement in project operations based on a variety of factors including but not limited to project risks, technological maturity, capabilities of the project teams, and impacts to the surrounding communities …
Task 2: Investment Decision Structure and Analytical Support
OCED project awards are designed with a project specific phased structure. Phases nominally consist of (1) project planning, (2) detailed design, (3) construction, (4) operations. Projects also have a pre-phase 1 negotiation period and a post phase 4 close out period. Between each phase OCED will assess project progress and likelihood of long-term success (potentially inclusive of external factors such as technology maturation, market development and/or industry lift-off), and decide if continued investment in the project is warranted …
Task 3: Demonstration & Deployment Advisory Board Oversight
OCED is responsible for standing up DOE’s Demonstration and Deployment Advisory Board (DDAB) structure and oversight posture. Once operational, IDEA Division will be the primary facilitator and executive secretariat responsible for facilitating independent project reviews of both OCED and non-OCED projects, as well as DDAB operational logistics, reporting, and …
Task 4: Crosscutting Technical, Engineering, and Analytical expertise and other Analytical Support
Argonne will work with its sponsor to provide inputs on and recommendations for needed technical, engineering, and analytical expertise and capabilities needed to integrate with its broader PM oversight approach and support decision making. The integrated project management approach will depend heavily on the underlying targeted and fit for purpose …
Task 5: Iterate, Pilot and Support
Argonne will assist with establishing site specific performance management systems including specific metrics, enabling tools and supporting performance management dialogues (e.g., plan for the week, the day…) as well as implement site specific reporting definitions and mechanisms, including triggers fore increased DOE support including request for SWAT/Booster team support …
The anticipated period of performance for the resultant contract is from date of award for the period of 18 months.
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