Sol_95332A-19-Q-0040.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

1. Solicitation Number: 95332A-19-Q-0040

2. Title: Microsoft Support Services

3. NAICS Code: 541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services

4. Size Standard: $16.50 Million

5. Submission Deadline: Friday, September 13, 2019, 9:00AM EST

6. Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.

This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only.

Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this order is to procure Microsoft Support Services as the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) has an immediate need to migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. This is to align with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Cloud First policy from December 2010.

Background: CNCS seeks to be compliant with the OMB Cloud First policy and migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. The policy requires a significant reduction in Data Center services. Currently CNCS utilizes cloud services within the Microsoft Azure cloud solution.

Project requirements: See attached Statement of Work (SOW) for further information.

Anticipated period of performance: Period of Performance shall start on date of award and last for 12-months from date of award.

Other important considerations: Not Applicable.

Capability statement /information sought. As your response, please provide a capability statement that should include the following:

• information regarding respondents’: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information;

The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements.

One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing.

The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required.

The response is limited to a 3-page limit. The 3-page limit does include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested.

The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.

All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Danielle R. Brown via FedConnect.

Electronic submission of proposals, bids, offers or quotes is required and shall only be accepted through the FedConnect web portal. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. All responses to questions will be released on FedConnect. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect. (b)

All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates vendor credentials validation for FedConnect. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registration in SAM.

Facsimile responses are NOT accepted.

The response must be received on or before Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9:00AM, Eastern Time.

“Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).”

Statement of Work (SOW) Template Orders for Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Project:

Microsoft Support Services

Statement of Need, Purpose, and/or Objective:

The purpose of this order is to procure Microsoft Support Services as the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) has an immediate need to migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. This is to align with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Cloud First policy from December 2010.

Background Information:

CNCS seeks to be in compliance with the OMB Cloud First policy and migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. The policy requires a significant reduction in Data Center services.

Currently CNCS utilizes cloud services within the Microsoft Azure cloud solution.

Period of Performance:

Period of Performance shall start on date of award and last for 12-months from date of award.

Place of Performance:

Contractor shall be performing all services on-site at 250 E Street, SW, 2rd floor, Washington, D.C. 20025.

Hours of Operation:

Contractor employees shall generally perform all work between the hours of 7:00am and 6:30pm, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays. However, there may be occasions when Contractor employees shall be required to work other than normal business hours, including weekends, to fulfill requirements under this SOW.

Federal Holidays:

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees.

Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a non-workday –Saturday or Sunday – the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

Contractors shall follow these same guidelines. Direct billing/invoicing shall not be allowed for any Federal Government Holidays (e.g. New Year’s Day; Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.;

Birthday of George Washington; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day;

Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day)

SCOPE OF WORK

General Requirements:

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below.

Specific Requirements:

CNCS requires support in migrating Data Center services from on-prem to our Microsoft Azure cloud environment.

LEVEL OF EFFORT:

Description of Services Hours Support Acct Mgmt. (TAM time):

Customer Advocacy – Promoting customers’ needs within Microsoft and sending customer feedback to key decision makers:

▪ Facilitating Resources – Locating engineers and experts, and ensuring two-way communication

▪ Managing Escalation – Identifying areas for improvement to reduce repeat issues and prevent future outages. Managing CNCS support issues to ensure that problems are escalated as high in the Microsoft technical organization as required to address the situation.

▪ Reporting and Status Management – Running scheduled reports and facilitating ongoing discussions with the Customer Support Manager (CSM)

Support Assistance:

▪ Access to Microsoft® product and technology experts to provide best practices in deploying new solutions quickly and correctly;

and reduce support and maintenance expense.

▪ Strategic advice on the operation of technology solutions, based on Microsoft’s

1,129 proven experience.

▪ Ability to improve IT staff expertise and productivity with training and knowledge transfer services, such as workshops and access to an online knowledge base.

Problem Resolution Support:

▪ Log problem resolution requests any time, either online or by phone.

▪ Response time for critical problems is one hour or less

▪ Critical Situation Management process for all issues that CNCS designates as having a significant or critical business impact. Under this process, resources may be deployed onsite, and management visibility is maintained.

▪ Request that the Microsoft Product Development team create a hotfix for commercially-available software products in response to break-fix support needs.

▪ Request an in-depth investigation into the root cause of CNCS issues to help prevent reoccurrence.

▪ For lower-priority issues, request Reactive Onsite Support Services (ROSS) with highly-experienced technical resources.

Designated Support for Engineering for Azure/Dynamics:

Migrations and Upgrades:

• Assess and stabilize current infrastructure

• Review Migration Documentation

• Asset with pre-deployment testing

• Increase the skills of CNCS support staff

• Onsite presence during deployment

• Post-Deployment Optimization

Stabilization

• Root cause analysis of ongoing issues

• Remediate reactive issues

• Implement preventative measures

• Increase the skills of CNCS support staff Optimization and Maintaining

• Assess the current performance of CNCS infrastructure

• Identify areas for performance improvement

• Formulate and optimization plan

• Increase the skills of CNCS support staff

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Government will provide the Contractor with on-site work space for those team members required to be located at the Government site, ‘hoteling’ space for those that perform their services remotely more than two days a week, laptop computers with appropriate software to support contract requirements, access to the CNCS local area network and access to servers and software products required for maintenance activities. The Government will provide normal office supplies to the on-site team members. Access to Government workspace and facilities will be provided during normal CNCS office hours.

DELIVERY OR DELIVERABLES

The following table identifies the minimum set of deliverables not previously defined in specific tasks and responsibilities and provides the due date for delivery. Depending on the complexity and nature of a project, the Contractor shall determine the appropriate set of artifacts required to meet the user requirements and the goals of the project. The COR must approve of all required artifacts prior to delivery.

Deliverable Description Due Project Management Plan - The Project Management Plan describes project-related activities that need to be resourced and performed during the task order for Microsoft Support Services. The Project Management Plan should describe the goals to be accomplished and the problems to be resolved.

Draft – 15 days after award; Final – 30 days after award.

Monthly Progress Report. To include a summary of accomplishments, a list of tasks to be accomplished for the next reporting cycle, a cost summary (to include the hours and cost by labor category, other direct costs, other costs, total costs for the month, total cost for task order to-date and funding remaining), any issues or problems and actions required by the Government.

Each month, and due by the seventh working day of the subsequent month.

Ad Hoc Task Plans. At the request of the COR, the Contractor shall prepare and deliver a task plan for accomplishing the task, to include the Contractor’s understanding of the task, the desired outcome and any issues or problems anticipated. At the discretion of the COR, after the task is completed, the Contractor shall provide a summary of the results and lessons learned.

Within five working days of date of request. If results required, within three days after the task is completed.

Status Meetings. The Contractor must create an agenda, report, and document meeting minutes for each weekly and/or monthly status meeting.

The agenda must be available and distributed one (1) business day prior to a meeting. The comprehensive meeting minutes must be available and distributed within one (1) business day after the meeting.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

• Weekly Reporting. The program manager must furnish weekly written status reports on the activities and progress of the contract. The content and format of the weekly progress reports will be provided by the COR within ten (10) business days after award but may be changed from time to time to better manage the contract.

• Financial Reporting. The Contractor must also submit a monthly financial report which tracks the planned- to- actual expenditures. The financial report must include:

o The budgeted and actual amounts for the month o The budgeted and actual cumulative totals to date o The variance amount and percentage for the month and cumulative to date o Burn rate and other pertinent information

PAYMENT PROVISIONS:

Invoice frequency will be net 30. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Travel:

No travel is expected under this Contract. The Contractor may not expend funds for travel unless authorized in writing by CNCS.

Key Personnel:

• Support Account Manager

• Support Assistant

• Problem Solution support

• Engineering

Non-Compliance Penalties:

The Government shall have five (5) working days to complete the review of each deliverable and accept or reject the deliverable by giving written notice to the contractor. When the Government fails to complete the review within the review period, the deliverable will be deemed acceptable, unless an extension of the review period is requested. The contractor shall have five (5) working days to correct the rejected deliverable and return it to the Government COR. An extension of this correction period may be approved by the COR only under special circumstances. The contractor shall be allowed one re-submission of deliverables.

Written documents (including the response to this proposal) delivered to the Government in draft and final form will be evaluated against the following acceptance criteria:

• Standards: The document conforms to the prescribed standard, where applicable.

• Completeness: The document covers all aspects of the subject matter.

• Clarity: The document is understandable by the intended user/recipient of the document.

• Consistency: The document is logically coherent both internally and in conjunction with other related documentation.

• Accuracy: The document is functionally and technically accurate.

• Editorial Accuracy: The document is free of typographical and grammatical errors, logically organized, and follows consistent formatting styles.

The absence of comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this work statement. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The Contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgment of receipt of material as a waiver of review or as an acknowledgment that the material is in conformance with this work statement.

Any approval given during preparation of the documentation or approval for shipment shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

The contractor shall monitor the quality of all work performed as part of this task. This includes both the content of the products produced (e.g. test cases) and the Deliverables, of this SOW.

The contractor will ensure the quality, completeness, and timeliness of all deliverables and the work performed. The contractor shall ensure that all deliverables comply with all applicable CNCS standards, policies, and procedures.

The preliminary/draft and final deliverables and all associated working papers and other material deemed relevant by CNCS that have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order are the property of the U.S. Government and must be submitted to the COR at the end of the period of performance.

Contract administration shall be provided by the administering Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative. The past performance ratings for the vendor’s performance will be captured via CPARS records.

Information System Security Requirements:

As a federal agency, CNCS is subject to and complies with the security and privacy requirements of the Federal Information Security and Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014 and the Privacy Act of 1974. The Contractor must ensure that services and products provided under a task order resulting from this solicitation comply with FISMA, the Privacy Act of 1974, CNCS IT policies, and the Contractor security and privacy requirements. The Contractor in its proposal must fully demonstrate how it will meet and maintain compliance with all the security and privacy requirements. The Contractor must immediately report any condition that may indicate a breach of these policies and procedures to the COR. Failure to adhere to federal and CNCS policies may result in adverse contractual actions.

The Contractor must meet, or must demonstrate compliance with, the minimum-security guidelines set forth by FISMA, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mandates, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines and CNCS IT policies and procedures. Furthermore, the Contractor must adhere to established accreditation procedures for each component of the defined technology solution prior to that component becoming operational. Contractor must use the current NIST guidelines and CNCS IT policies to receive an authority to operate (ATO) for the system provided under the awarded contract.

Contractors are responsible for the security, integrity, and appropriate authorized use of their systems interfacing with the government and/or used for the transaction of all government business. The government, through the CNCS Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), may require the use or modification of security and/or secure communications technologies related to CNCS systems access and use. CNCS requires that the successful Contractor’s security procedures be monitored, verified and validated by designated CNCS personnel.

Access must be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection, investigation, and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of customer CNCS data and/or to the function of computer systems operated on behalf of customer agencies, and to preserve evidence of computer crime.

CNCS, at its discretion, may suspend or terminate user’s access and/or use of any CNCS access and systems for conducting business with any/or all contractors when a security or other electronic access, use, or misuse issue gives cause for such action. The suspension or termination may last until a time that CNCS determines that the situation has been corrected or no longer exists.

Information technology resources include, but are not limited to, hardware, application software, system software, and information (data). Information technology services include, but are not limited to, the management, operation (including input, processing, transmission, and output), maintenance, programming, and system administration of computer systems, networks, and telecommunications systems.

The Contractor will be responsible for implementing enough IT security measures, to reasonably prevent the compromise of government IT resources for all interconnected government network or systems.

Privacy Act Protected Data The Contractor must always prevent unauthorized access to Government data, and must demonstrate in its proposal how its systems and processes will prevent unauthorized access by complying with the following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR):

• 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification

• 52.224-2, Privacy Act

• 52.224-3, Privacy Training

• 52.202-1, Definitions

• 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards

• 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

• 52.227-14, Rights in Data – General and Alternate V

Data Rights:

The Contractor shall guarantee strict confidentiality of the information/data that it is provided by the Government during the performance of the task order. The Government has determined that the information/data that the Contractor will be provided during the performance of the task order is of a sensitive nature.

Disclosure of the information/data, in whole or in part, by the Contractor can only be made after the Contractor receives prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. Whenever the Contractor is uncertain about the proper handling of information/data under the contract, the Contractor shall obtain a written determination from the Contracting Officer.

Commitment to Protect Sensitive Information The Contractor shall not release, publish, or disclose sensitive information to unauthorized personnel, and shall protect such information in accordance with provisions of the following laws and any other pertinent laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of sensitive information:

• 18 U.S.C. 641 (Criminal Code: Public Money, Property or Records)

• 18 U.S.C. 1905 (Criminal Code: Disclosure of Confidential Information)

• Public Law 96-511 (Paperwork Reduction Act)

Section 508—Electronic and Information Technology Standards:

The contractor must implement the regulations for accessibility as described in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C ‘794 d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105 – 220), August 7, 1998.

All new developments must be certified to be Section 508 compliant as approved by CNCS.

Reference the following link for detailed information. http://section508.gov

Publications and Publicity:

http://section508.gov/

Not Applicable

Confidentiality of Information:

The contractor shall not release any information without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. Any request for information relating to the award that is presented to the contractor must be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval. Personnel working on any of the described tasks may, at the Government’s request, be required to sign formal non-disclosure and/or conflict of interest agreements to guarantee the protection and integrity of Government information and documents.

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The purpose of this order is to procure Microsoft Support Services as the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) has an immediate need to migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. This is to align with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Cloud First policy from December 2010. CNCS seeks to be compliant with the OMB Cloud First policy and migrate all Data Center services into the cloud. The policy requires a significant reduction in Data Center services. Currently CNCS utilizes cloud services

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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CNCS FEDCONNECT ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS/BIDS/OFFERS/QUOTES

Electronic submission of proposals, bids, offers or quotes is required and shall only be accepted through the FedConnect web portal. FedConnect can be accessed at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. All responses to questions will be released on FedConnect. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect. (b) All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), as this facilitates vendor credentials validation for FedConnect. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registration in SAM.

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52.225-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN SANCTIONED

ACTIVITIES RELATING TO IRAN-REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS. (AUG 2018)