A.02.10 Sources Sought_.pdf

This Sources Sought is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid.

There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued as a result of this notice will be in a separate announcement. The purpose of this notice is to survey interest and obtain capability statements from industry.

BACKGROUND

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified businesses interested in performing work on the potential Upgrades for ICONICS

Genesis Software Washington Aqueduct Division, Washington D.C.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside or acquisition decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

This Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to a contract for any construction requirements. Further, the Baltimore District (the Agency) will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all cost associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. At this time, propriety information is not being requested and respondents shall refrain from providing propriety information in response to this

Notice. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future Solicitation, if any is issued.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract to provide upgrades for (ICONICS) Genesis Software at Washington Aqueduct

Division in Washington, DC. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price.

In connection with its potable water treatment program, the Washington Aqueduct Supervisory

Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system was installed in 1991 and as part of the system configuration; Iconics software/firmware was utilized. The ICONICS software/firmware programming runs the graphic interface displays used by the WA SCADA operators to report real time events in the processing spectrum. The version currently in use is Genesis 32 version

9.3 the goal is within one year to be utilizing Genesis 64 version 10.0 or higher.

Basic Services. Under this contract, the contractor will provide access to software upgrades to satisfy the overall performance of the Iconics Genesis software which in turn supports the overall objective of the Washington Aqueduct. The primary objective is to provide Iconics Genesis software upgrades and support for a period of 05 years through the Iconics SUPPORTWORX

Plan. The deliverables will be a continuation of support from the existing support plan.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is

5415190 – “Other Computer Related Services”.

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal:

Interested qualified Large Businesses, Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business

(SDB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business

(VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), or Qualified Section 8(a) certified firms should submit a concise narrative and specific project examples of similar size and scope that demonstrate their specialized experience and technical competence in:

1. The ability to provide ICONIC Genesis 32 version 9.3 up to Genesis 64 version 10.0 or higher upgrades.

2. Ability to provide over the phone support through the Iconics SUPPORTWORX Plan.

Narrative shall be no longer than 15 pages in one (1) PDF file.

Responses must include the Offerors' name, POC phone number, SAM information and email address.

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTE OR BID. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this sources sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice NLT 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, April 20, 2023. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tiara Davis at Tiara.S.Davis@usace.army.mil referencing the sources sought notice number W912DR23X0VOO mailto:Tiara.S.Davis@usace.army.mil

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Tiara Davis at Tiara.S.Davis@usace.army.mil mailto:Tiara.S.Davis@usace.army.mil