Attachment J-7 NOSC NCCS Reading Room Instructions OCIO 2-14-2024.pdf

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Network Operations Security Center (NOSC)

Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services (NCCS)

READING ROOM

INSTRUCTIONS

In preparation for the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and

Cybersecurity Services (NCCS) solicitation release, “For Official Use Only” (FOUO) documents and other relevant documents are being placed into a Network Operations Security

Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services (NCCS) reading room to provide industry an opportunity to review the documentation prior to the closing date of the solicitation.

Location

The Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services

(NCCS) Reading Room is located at:

10501 Furnace Road, Suite 205

Lorton, VA 22079

Time Blocks

The Reading Room is available on the following dates, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET as follows:

March 4, 2024 through March 15, 2024.

The government will allow questions to be submitted beginning March 4. The deadline for questions is 3:00 pm ET March 15, 2024.

Advance Registration and Appointment Confirmation is required:

The following rules apply to the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services (NCCS) Reading Room:

• Access to the Reading Room is strictly limited to vendors who have submitted registration requests not less than 24-hours in advance of their desired appointment time.

• Appointments will be made in 30-minute increments.

• Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• Vendors must have received written appointment confirmations via email from the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) prior to their requested reservation time.

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• The number of vendor representatives permitted access to the Reading Room is limited to two (2) individuals, as named in the reservation request. Substitutions will be allowed not less than 48-hours in advance of the confirmed reservation time/date.

• At the designated day/time of the reservation, Vendor representatives listed in the reservation shall be admitted into the Reading Room to review the material made available.

• Vendors must be prepared to show a Government-issued identification such as a Driver’s

License and a company-issued identification such as a badge or presentation card.

Procedures:

Vendors with confirmed appointments shall arrive at the Lorton facility. Upon arrival, vendor representatives will ring the doorbell, sign in to the logbook, and wait for an OCIO representative. A DHS OCIO representative will escort vendors to the Reading Room.

Vendors shall be required to sign in with their name and company.

An DHS OCIO monitor will remain with vendors inside of the Reading Room to oversee events.

The monitor/escort will not be available to answer any questions or address any comments related to the documents provided in the Reading Room. Vendors are requested to submit any questions related to the documents in accordance with the solicitation instructions.

All reading room documents will be presented in hard copy format provided by DHS OCIO.

The following personal vendor items will not be allowed in the Reading Room:

• Cell phones

• Tablets

• Laptops

• USB flash drives

Vendors may bring notebooks or other materials to make personal notes.

• Vendors must be prepared to show a Government-issued identification such as a Driver’s License and a company-issued identification such as a badge or presentation card.