Consolidated Question(s) and Answer(s) (NCCS) (Final).xlsx
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- 70RTAC23RFI000001
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| NOSC NCCS Industry Day Presolicitation Conference Slides (Final) (121823).pdf | ||
| NOSC NCCS PreSolicitation Questions and Responses121823.pdf | ||
| NCCS SOW 09_19_2023 (v1.3).pdf | ||
| NOSC Vendor One on One Meeting Registration Form.docx | DOCX document | |
| NCCS Industry Day Registrant List.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Draft NCCS SOO v1.0.pdf | ||
| NCCS Industry Day Slides FINAL 03_22_23.pptx | PPTX presentation | |
| NCCS Pre-Proposal Registration Form .docx | DOCX document | |
| 70RTAC23RFI000001_NOSC NCCS RFI - Final 10-5-2022.pdf |
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NCCS Industry Day Q & A
| Question No. | ||
| # | Questions | Government Response |
| 1 | Does the Government anticipate incorporating corporate experience in addition to TS facility in the phased procurement down-select process? Doing so would ensure that the Government receives bids from Offerors with the demonstrated experience to perform the contract. | The Government will be finalizing its down-select criteria in the coming months and anticipates communicating its intent to vendors during that process. |
| 2 | Will the slides be shared afterwards with participants? | The slides will be shared with all participants that registered for the industry day. |
| 3 | Roughly how many sites are included in your enterprise? | The vendor will need to be able to support O&M activities in the greater Washington, DC, area (National Capital Region) at multiple sites, and also at least in Stennis MS. There is the possibiity that staffing will be required in gthe greater Phoenix (Chandler) AZ area but the government will clarify these requirements before the final solicitiaotn release. |
| 4 | How does the NCCS work with the HEITS effort that (seems to) include similar operations etc. work for HSDN and C-LAN? | The Government is working to ensure that there are no duplicative technical requirements in HEITS and NCCS. In general, though, HEITS will cover most O&M activities for B-LAN and C-LAN while NCCS will have broad monitoring and analysis, incident management (to include cybersecurity incident response), and event coordination responsibilities for all classification levels (A-LAN, B-LAN, C-LAN, and D-LAN (SAP)) of the broader DHS information enterprise. |
| 5 | Will the industry day contractor attendee list be provided? | The contractor attendee list will be shared with all participants that registered for the industry day. |
| 6 | Is there an estimate for when a draft PWS will be posted? | We anticipate releasing the draft solicitation in April 2023. |
| 7 | Have any other large programs been identified as having OCI? | Not at this time. |
| 8 | Can you please confirm that either GSA based Contractor Teaming Arrangements (CTAs) or those under FAR 9.601 (1) will be accepted? |
And if the latter, can please confirm that Past Performance from each member of the CTA Partnership or JV will be accepted?
| Contractor Teaming Arrangements IAW FAR 9.6 will be accepted. Past Performance from any member of the CTA or JV that meets the criteria specified in the solicitation instructions will be accepted. | ||
| 9 | Will the Government have 1:1 individual competitor discussions? | There will likely be opportunities in April and May for 1:1 individual competitor discussions. |
| 10 | Will there be any Small Business goals? | There will be small business goals that will be provided with the release of the solicitation. |
| 11 | Who is the incumbent? | The incumbent contractors are Leidos (HSHQDC-16-D-00009) and CACI (70RTAC20A00000003). |
| 12 | Do subcontractors also need a TS Facility clearance? | All contract companies supporting the contract, regardless of work location, will be required to have an active TS FCL. |
| 13 | Will the TS Facility have to be within a certain mileage range from DHS HQ to meet the requirement? | The TS facility will not have to be within a certain mileage range from the DHS HQ to meet the requirement. |
| 14 | For the acquisition strategy, can you let us know what unrestricted contract vehicles you are considering? | We are still in the process of determining the acquisition strategy and will continue to engage industry. |
| 15 | Do you intend to have Orals? | Not at this time. |
| 16 | Will PPQs be required for past performance? How many citations will be required? | Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) will be required for past performance. Three (3) citations will be required. |
| 17 | Page count estimates for the various procurement parts? | The page count for the volume submissions will be provided with the release of the solicitation. |
| 18 | Does DHS intend to use a contractual vehicle similar to ESOC in order to have continuity associated with Component task orders? |
Will the contract be a standalone DHS IDIQ or will it use a GWAC or GSA schedule?
| DHS is continuing to conduct market research to determine the contract vehicle for this requirement. This will be a stand-alone contract vehicle. | ||
| 19 | Will the Gov release a list of preferred tools (GOTS, COTS & FOSS) with the solicitation and levels of experience with each tool? (e.g. Splunk) | Yes, this information will be provided with the solicitation. |
| 20 | Is it your intent to perform NCCS in government facilities or via off-site contractor facilities? | Both. But the government will also strive to enable the vendor to propose solutions that achieve some cost savings while maximizing innovation and performance. |
| 21 | Does DHS anticipate including price realism as this may help DHS to ensure a satisfaction of request for proposal (RFP) requirements, the ability to hire and retain the right caliber of talent, high-quality performance, and protection against cost growth. | DHS does not anticipate including price realism. However, this is subject to change. |
| 22 | Does DHS anticipate setting the ceiling contract rates on the NCR region, with discounts based on location and skill-mix. | DHS anticipates setting the ceiling contract rates on the NCR region. DHS is seeking price discounts. |
| 23 | Has DHS decided whether to use an existing GWAC? If so, which one has been chosen, or which ones are being considered? | This will be a stand-alone contract vehicle. |
| 24 | Does DHS anticipate setting floor contract rates to ensure NCCS performance quality and level of service? | DHS does not anticipate setting floor contract rates. However, this is subject to change. |
| 25 | What page limit does the Govt anticipate for Phase I submission and Phase II submission? | See response to question # 17. |
| 26 | Is the Gov open to new solutions to automate workflows and tool/service orchestration? | Yes, the Government will be receptive to entertaining new solutions to automate workflows and tool/service orchestration.. |
| 27 | Will DHS include a sample or awardable task order response? If so, what is the Government’s intent behind either approach… (cost basis, technical basis, etc.)? What will be the technical requirements? | The Government will ensure that its requirements and award criteria are properly communicated to industry during the solicitation process. |
| 28 | Assuming yes, will DHS structure the sample/awardable task order in a multi-year approach as this may help DHS ensure the respondents fully understand and can execute and effect efficiencies over the full PoP vs. a simple rate-card comparison? | This will be a 10-year IDIQ vehicle (one base plus nine one-year option periods) that can accommodate multiple multi-year Task Orders. The government is open to feedback on how to best structure this arrangement. |
| 29 | How will transition be an evaluable element? | Transition will be evaluated as part of the management and staffing evaluation factor. |
| 30 | Phase 1's mandatory down select appears to be based solely on the TS facility clearance, could you confirm or expand if other factors will be considered? | See response to question # 1. |
| 31 | Does the Government intend to make multiple awards for this acquisition? | We are still in the process of determining the acquisition strategy and will continue to engage industry. |
| 32 | Please clarify if the place of performance is to be government site? | Some performance will take place at government facilities, yes. |
| 33 | Will a facility be required or will most or all services be provided at government site? | The mix of sites is open to discussion / vendor proposal, but there will likely be some minimum staffing requirements at certain government facilities. This will likely be adjudicated at the Task Order level. |
| 34 | If it isn't an IDIQ or BPA with SB opportunities, what are you anticipating for SB Sub contracting plan goals? | See response to question # 10. |
| 35 | Will you please provide current TO/contract numbers for the incumbent work? | See response to question # 11. |
| 36 | Will this contract absorb all or any work currently being performed under the HSEN (formerly OneNet) contract. | There will be tasks under the contract (Tasks 3 and 4) that will include some HSEN Tier 3 and fly-away functions and scope. The specific tasks and functions will be identified at the Task Order level. |
| 37 | Is this a new requirement? | This is not a new requirement. This is a follow-on requirement to an existing requirement at DHS. The incumbent contractors are Leidos and CACI. |
| 38 | What is the acquisition strategy? | We are still in the process of determining the acquisition strategy and will continue to engage industry. |
| 39 | What are the next steps? | We will post the responses to questions received, post the Industry Day presentation slides, and release the Statement of Objectives to industry. |
| 40 | Are there any opportunities for small businesses that you feel can meet the entire NOSC requirement(s)? | The Government will seek to maximize opportunities for small businesses under this procurement. |
| 41 | Is there a timeline for this solicitation and whether this will be a full and open competition? | We anticipate releasing the solicitation in June 2023. |
| 42 | Has there been any consideration into a multiple award type BPA or IDIQ that could include and involve some Small Business awards? | As previously stated, we are still in the process of determining the final acquisition strategy. |
| 43 | Some colleagues in industry are positing that the DHS NCCS requirement may get “broken up” and the DHS components will be moving forward with their own CND/SOC solution acquisitions. Do you know if it is possible for the DHS NCCS contract to be “broken up”? | DHS HQ OCIO intends to procure relevant industry support to provide necessary services for the continued successful operation of the DHS HQ NOSC, the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN), and select other HQ / MGMT LAN circuits, locations, and physical nodes. Select DHS components may also work with DHS HQ OCIO to leverage this resultant contract; currently, CBP and FEMA are working with DHS HQ OCIO on this endeavor. There is no expectation that all DHS component CND/SOC services would be procured via this vehicle going forward. |
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