Managing Army’s Human Capital – Innovation, Integration, and Implementation
We offer comprehensive proposal support for the Department of Army’s Managing Army’s Human Capital – Innovation, Integration, and Implementation (MAHC-III) $250M–$1B contract, designed to inform the requirements and support the continuous development, integration, and delivery of the Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise) Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A). Our services help large and small businesses navigate the complexities of the MAHC-III contract, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals.
Contract Overview
PEO Enterprise modernizes, manages, and enhances the Army’s enterprise business systems and aligns IT services, data, and business mission systems with Department of Defense (DOD) digital transformation strategies and initiatives. The Government will migrate the full IPPS-A solution into a DOD-approved cloud-based environment up to Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Impact Level (IL)-6.
MAHC-III is a follow-on procurement to sustain and enhance a PeopleSoft platform. The MAHC-III contract will modernize the Army human resources system, IPPS-A, to reduce administrative burden on the force and increase the Army’s ability to manage its talent.
Key contract objectives include maintaining the IPPS-A baseline, supporting functional enhancements, enabling continuous integration/delivery, reducing legacy system interfaces, and improving data architecture. The Army’s “people” strategy involves:
- Integration across all army components
- Enhancing workforce management
- Streamlining talent development
- Modernizing pay and benefits
- Promoting transparency and accountability
The MAHC–III requirements support the integrated solution delivery through the solution train and the delivery of HR capabilities, interfaces, and data sharing through product teams via the HR Agile Release Train (ART).
Contract Details
- Agency: Department of Defense
- Status: Sources Sought/RFI
- Solicitation Dates:
- RFI #1: December 16, 2024
- Industry Day #1: January 16, 2025
- RFI #2: February 05, 2025
- Industry Day #2: March 20, 2025
- Industry Day #2 (1-on-1s): March 24–March 28, 2025
- Draft RFP: April 17, 2025
- Final RFP: TBD
- Period of Performance: One year from date of award with six, one-year options (seven years)
- Award Date: Q1F26
- Competition Type: Full and open competition, as competitive delivery or task orders under other contract vehicles, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), or a combination approach
- NAICS: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services
- Subcontracting Goals: Currently in Phase 1 of market research; subcontracting goals are still being determined
- Will align with how MSD has broken down large and small business at the IDIQ level
- Planning a small business reserve w/ minimum of 10 small business awards
- “Team of Teams” approach; teaming is encouraged
- Must be on the MSD IDIQ vehicle to pursue MAHC-III
- Number of Awards: Multiple
- Contract Value: $250M–$1B
- Proposal Due Date: TBD
Functional Areas
Maintain + Operate the Baseline. Baseline supports and integrates all ARTs and product integration, including:
- Program management
- Environment management
- Release management
- Sensitive activities
- Help desk support
- IT operations
- Training program
- Cybersecurity
- Platform/software migration support
- Audit support
Proposal Requirements
Submitting a successful proposal for the MAHC-III requires meticulous attention to detail and thorough preparation. The proposal requirements will be updated upon release of the DRAFT PWS, which is expected to release around April 17, 2025.
Evaluation Criteria
Table stakes experience identified during Industry Day # 1 included Agile software development (i.e., continuous integration/continuous delivery [CI/CD]), DevSecOps, and test automation.
Summit Strategy Services
Understanding and Analysis:
We analyze the final RFP to provide a clear understanding and insights, helping you make your go/no-go assessment.
Scoring Systems:
Our experts explain the scoring system and offer strategic tips to maximize your score.
Proposal Planning:
We assist with compliance matrix creation, proposal initialization, proposal outlining, template development, and detailed planning to ensure a well-structured and compliant proposal.
Full Proposal Development:
Our dedicated proposal managers, along with supplementary resources such as writers, graphic designers, and desktop publishers, work to develop a top-notch high-scoring proposal. We will also actively monitor for RFP amendments and Q+A releases, and adjust your strategy as needed.
Reviewing and Auditing:
We conduct thorough reviews, including compliance, color reviews, and QC checks, to optimize your proposal and enhance its competitiveness.
Success Stories
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Game-Changing Win
"Partnering with Summit Strategy was a crucial strategic decision for us. Their extensive experience in assisting companies like ours pursue large, complex opportunities was instrumental in managing our team and the phased approach for this proposal effort. Winning this contract is incredibly impactful for our small firm, serving as a launch pad to pursue similar large contract opportunities. We look forward to relying on Summit for all our future proposal efforts, big or small, as our go-to proposal management team."
- CEO,
GovCon IT Consulting Firm
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- Chief Growth Officer,
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Exceeded Expectations
“My previous experiences with companies that do this type of work led me to have very low expectations, and you blew us out of the water! Everyone assigned to the [proposal] was professional, calm, helpful, thorough, and a pleasure to work with. You provided expertise and guidance to us throughout, and we really appreciated all you and your staff did. Thank you!
- Director of Contracts,
GovCon IT Consulting Firm
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