A11 OUSD-IDIQ_SSN_20231213 (final).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate Technical, Administrative and Professional Support Services to the

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S))

Notice ID: JI20230822-002

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE – AMENDMENT #002

This is an amended notice from previously issued notices, JI20230822 and JI20230822-001. Updates and revisions are highlighted in yellow.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for market research purposes ONLY and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the requestor to acquire any products or services.

If an RFP/RFQ is issued, it will be issued by the appropriate Government Contracting office and posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The requestor does not intend to pay for the Information requested herein. All information provided is for Government planning use only. If proprietary Information is provided, please mark as Proprietary for Government Use Only.

The Department of Defense (DoD), WHS/AD is performing market research to determine the availability, interest, and capability of potential firms to provide services as outlined in the attached draft PWS.

The Government encourages responses from all interested, capable sources including small business concerns (8(a) Certified concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs)) are encouraged to respond to this notice. Small businesses are defined based on the size standard associated with the NAICS code. For more information, visit: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards, and check your size using the SBA Size Standards Tool: https://www.sba.gov/size-standards/index.html.

The Contracting Officer must determine if there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more responsible small business concerns that are competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(b) and FAR 19.203. When responding as a small business, please also include any capabilities that will be performed through teaming arrangements (i.e., subcontracting and/or joint ventures).

The Contracting Officer will use the responses received from this notice to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy such as, if it is appropriate to either solicit as a small business set-aside or an unrestricted competition through SAM.gov or an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) government wide contract vehicle. If at least two (2) qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, any competitive procurement that may result will be conducted as a small business set-aside.

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

This Sources Sought Notice is being released by the Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate (AD) on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)). WHS(AD) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to obtain information, and assist in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy for Technical, Administrative and Professional Support Services. WHS/AD contemplates issuing a multiple award

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The estimated period of performance for this requirement is for a 6-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. Please reference the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for specific details as it pertains to the requirements of this request.

A. Procurement History for Similar Services The government is considering a consolidated procurement of contract numbers in the following table:

Contract Number Award Date Acquisition History HQ0034-19-F-0506 August 2019 Competed HQ0034-20-F-0223 April 2020 Competed HQ0034-23-C-0061 May 2023 8(a) sole source HQ0034-19-F-0023 November 2018 Competed HQ0034-21-C-0050 April 2021 8(a) sole source HQ0034-22-C-0094 September 2022 8(a) sole source HQ0034-22-C-0127 September 2022 8(a) sole source HQ0034-20-F-0126 February 2020 Competed HQ0034-20-F-0224 May 2020 Competed HQ0034-21-C-0021 January 2021 8(a) sole source HQ0034-20-F-0386 July 2020 8(a) sole source HQ0034-20-C-0104 June 2020 8(a) sole source HQ0034-20-F-0361 June 2020 Competed HQ0034-20-C-0112 July 2020 8(a) sole source HQ0034-21-F-0113 February 2021 Competed HQ0034-21-F-0371 July 2021 Competed HQ0034-21-C-0106 September 2021 8(a) sole source HQ0034-22-C-0026 January 2022 8(a) sole source HQ0034-22-F-0271 June 2022 Competed HQ0034-23-C-0056 May 2023 8(a) sole source HQ0034-23-C-0020 February 2023 Competed HQ0034-23-F-0356 July 2023 Competed HQ0034-23-F-0379 July 2023 Competed

B. Estimated Value: The acquisition has an estimated ceiling range of $800,000,000.00 to 1,000,000,000.

C. Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: The anticipated

NAICS Code for this requirement is NAICS Code 541611: “Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services” with a size standard of $24.5m.

*Visit www.sba.gov to learn more about small business size standards and Federal Contracting programs. Check your size using the SBA Size Standards Tool: https://www.sba.gov/size-standards/index.html.

D. Anticipated Product Service Code (PSC): R499, Support- Professional: Other Federal Contract

Awards and funding history. Other Professional Services

E. Anticipated Place of Performance: Work will be performed at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Mark Center, Alexandria, VA; or other government sites within the National Capital Region

F. Anticipated Contract Award Date: September 2024 http://www.sba.gov/

G. Anticipated Contract Start Date: September 2024.

H. Targeted Period of Performance: The period of performance may be for a five-year ordering period (Estimated September 2024 – December 2029)

II. INSTRUCTIONS

A. Security Requirements:

All submissions must include verifiable information about its firm’s ability to comply with the security requirements for this effort. Firms must have a Top Secret Facility Clearance at the time of proposal submission. All potential proposed personnel will be required to have a Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance to perform the tasks. Any potential proposed key personnel would be required to have TS/SCI clearance at time of proposal submission. WHS/AD does not sponsor any clearances. Please refer to the Draft PWS Section 1.6.6 for further information on the security requirements.

B. Submission Requirements:

Interested firms should submit responses to include a capabilities statement covering experience, staffing and technical capabilities. Businesses having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to the following email address:

whs.ncr.ad.mbx.eosd-tab-branch@mail.mil

The subject of the email must be titled Subject line: “Sources Sought Notice: OUSDI&S IDIQ”

Responses must be submitted no later than 12:00PM (Eastern) on January 11, 2024. Capability statements will not be returned. No phone calls related to this Sources Sought Notice will be accepted. All correspondence shall be via email.

Respondents are limited to fifteen (15) pages. A minimum font size 12, left justified and one-inch margins all around.

Respondents must submit documents in Word or PDF format. Zipped files will not be accepted. Telephone calls and requests for meetings be not be accepted.

Capability Statement Requirements:

Please provide the following in your capability statement:

1. A brief three to-five-page synopsis of similar work performed and addressing the ability to provide qualified staff capable of fulfill the areas of subject matter expertise.

2. CAGE Code Number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

3. Company name and address.

4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email.

5. NAICS codes associated with the company.

6. Identify business size for the NAICS code identified in this notice.

7. Identify socioeconomic categories as defined in FAR Part 19 (Example: 8(a) Certified, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone mailto:whs.ncr.ad.mbx.eosd-tab-branch@mail.mil

(HUBZone) Certified, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), or Women-Owned Small Business

(WOSB).)

8. Identify contracts your company has been awarded under NAICS – 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov.

9. Specific examples of prior efforts same and/or similar to the support services, as outlined in the attached draft PWS.

10. Identify if your company has any pre-existing Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicles related to the scope of this requirement and provide the contract number for similar services.

Responses may be used to determine whether a GWAC can be used (Examples GSA MAS; OASIS;

etc.).

11. Please provide the details (including approximate total contract value) of at least two (2) contracts where your company has performed requirements same or similar to the OUSD (I&S) requirements and tasks. See the attached draft PWS for details. It is highly preferred that examples be from within the past five to seven years.

12. For any task areas where your firm does NOT have experience to demonstrate capabilities, explain how you would attain those abilities. (Example: If you anticipate utilizing subcontractors, please highlight for which specific tasks and the percentage of subcontracting contemplated to fulfill the requirement.)

13. Subcontracting: Identify the areas in the draft PWS that you will perform as a prime contractor, and the areas that your firm will collaborate with a subcontractor (i.e. small business) (if applicable).

Explain the reason for performing those areas identified in the draft PWS as a prime and/or collaborating with a subcontractor, i.e. teaming arrangements and or joint ventures. This information will assist the government in establishing a basis for developing set-asides and/or subcontracting opportunities, if necessary.

14. Subcontracting: For the PWS areas identified above (#13) that will be subcontracted to a small business, identify the percentages that would be allocated to small business to perform those PWS task areas.

15. Security Clearance: Respondents must provide evidence of an active Top Secret Facility Clearance.

• If the firm does not hold the required facility clearance, the firm should indicate that no facility clearance is currently held, and include a statement for how your firm will meet the clearance requirement within the timeframes of this notice.

16. Point of Contact, phone number, and email addresses of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses.

C. Supplemental Information (Excluded from Page Count)

1. Please highlight any information missing from the PWS that would provide a better understanding of the effort desired.

2. Please highlight any information that is unduly restrictive to small business as listed in the draft PWS.

3. Please indicate how much time your firm would need to prepare a response to an RFQ.

4. Would your firm need a transition period? If yes, how long? e.g.: 15 days / 30 days.

5. Are there any task areas you see as moderate to high risks in providing the support services requested?

http://www.sba.gov/

6. Recommended/suggested NAICS codes for this effort with justification. Responses may be used to develop and/or determine which NAICS

7. Recommended/suggested contract type (i.e. FFP, Cost, T&M, LOE, etc.), based on the draft PWS.

8. Please state whether these services are commercially available, yes or no, and state why.

9. Please provide feedback or questions regarding the requirements of the Draft PWS.

Important Notice to Small Business Concerns: While not responding to this Sources Sought Announcement does not preclude participation in any future RFP if any is issued, it is highly recommended that all interested and capable firms respond in order to be considered during this market research phase.

This Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge regarding the availability and capabilities of business concerns.

At this time, no solicitation exists, however a solicitation may be synopsized on either PIEE Solicitation Module or SAM.gov at a later date.