AFIMSC Sources Sought_RFI Questions.docx

Sources Sought & Request for Information SAM.gov Posting April 10, 2024

Acquisition ID: 47QFHA24K0002 Project Title: Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) A99 Operations Research Analytical Support Overview:

This Sources Sought Notice is for market research ONLY and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as a commitment by the General Services Administration to issue a follow-on solicitation. The purpose of this notice is to seek the availability, qualifications, and feedback of current business concerns that are interested and capable of performing the requirements as described below. The anticipated NAICS Code is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) which has a $24.5 Million size standard.

Based on responses to this notice, the requirement may be set-aside for small business or procured through full and open competition. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.

Instructions:

Response is due by email No Later Than: Monday, 10 May 2024, 1100 (Central) to leeona.bowie-gregory@gsa.gov, adrienne.davis@gsa.gov, and megan.knight@gsa.gov.

Complete Attachment A below and include it as an attachment in your email response.

Title subject line of response email: 47QFHA24K0002 & Company Name Response format/length: Please submit responses in a MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format and limit length to 10 pages As a separate attachment, include your most current capabilities statement.

Project Objective/Overview:

The General Services Administration, Assisted Acquisition Services Civilian, Sector 1, Division 2 (GSA/AAS), in Kansas City, MO is seeking interest and feedback from Contractors that can support the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), it’s directorates, and subordinate units with integrated management, resourcing, and combat support operations for Airman and family services, base communications, chaplain, civil engineering, contracting, logistics readiness, public affairs, security forces, and financial management programs.

Contract Type and Period of Performance:

Open Market Contract Firm Fixed Price Labor Base Year and up to four Option Years Security Requirements: Secret Place of Performance: CONUS Background:

This requirement is for the contractor to provide all necessary materials, equipment, and personnel to perform a variety of administrative and technical services to enable AFIMSC and its subordinate commands to provide efficient and dynamic support and increase readiness for the Airmen.

Scope:

The AFIMSC/A99 Operations Research & Advanced Analytics has two organic 1515 Operations Research Analysts (ORAs) to support center activities on a daily basis. The AFIMSC cross-functional team provides globally integrated management, resourcing and combat support operations for Airman and family services, base communications, chaplain, civil engineering, contracting, logistics readiness, public affairs, security forces and financial management programs. During the IMSC stand up, the Air Force estimated the need for analytical support to be approximately 14 full time staff. The center has not had this level of staffing, either organically or through augmented support contracting. The lack of analysts has led to challenges with the center and limited AFIMSC/A99’s ability to execute the fully developed and defined analytic agenda. A combined AFIMSC/A99 organic team and augmented contractor support can be leveraged to give IMSC the analytical depth to maintain a data-driven synergy across all 78 Air Force and Space Force Installations in support of IMSC, DoD, OEIs, and NDS Strategies, DAF Analytic Priorities, and DAF Project Phalanx (PAD 22-03 Analytic Organization Implementation).

Performance Work Statement (PWS): A draft PWS is included with this posting.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL OR PRICE PROPOSALS

ATTACHMENT “A” QUESTIONNAIRE

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47QFHA24K0002 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) A99 Operations Research Analytical Support (Recompete) Project Title: Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) A99 Operations Research Analytical Support

Please fill in the following table and answer the questions below. Response is due by email no later than Friday, 10 May 2024, 1100 (Central) to leeona.bowie-gregory@gsa.gov, adrienne.davis@gsa.gov, and megan.knight@gsa.gov.

Company Name as listed in SAM

Business Size for NAICS 541611 (Small or Other Than Small)

Socioeconomic category (if any)

Website URL

UIE Number

CAGE Code

Single Point of Contact Name (name, mailing address, phone number and email address)

Please submit a capabilities statement and specifically address the following questions. All information provided is for our market research purposes only:

1. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirements? List contract numbers and titles where applicable.

2. Will you need to subcontract out areas of the PWS, if so what’s the percentage of subcontracting?

3. How much lead-time will your company need from notification of award to start work?

4. Can or has your company managed a task of this nature and scope, to include the management of subcontractors? If so, please provide details.

5. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the PWS tasks? Provide a general overview of the team structure and skill mix/labor categories required to execute the PWS.

6. Do you have experience working on/with DoD bases/facilities and do you have the ability to obtain access to Government facilities?

7. Some of the Task Orders will require the personnel to have a minimum of a Secret Clearance. Is this something your company employees are currently capable of maintaining?

8. Does your company have a current approved DCAA accounting system necessary for performing cost type contracts?

9. Do you have experience with wargaming? What kind of analytic support have you provided?

10. Do you currently have all the labor categories that would satisfy the requirement on your price list?

11. If any required services are not currently on your GSA contract, are you willing to modify your contract to add those line items?

12. What experience do you have with platforms such as VAULT, Envision, ADVANA, BLADE, UDL, or other cloud platforms?

13. What analytic experience do you have in the following areas: developing performance metrics, modeling, and simulation, applying Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, optimization modeling, exploratory data analysis, predictive analysis, app and automation flow development (MS Power Platform), or other Operations Research technique?

14. Please provide any comments, concerns, and/or suggestions (especially as related to the PWS) that would help GSA to improve the quality of any possible future solicitation related to this RFI? Comment on any additional information needed to be able to propose competitive solutions utilizing a fixed price contract.

15. Highlight specific areas of the PWS that may be overly restrictive, might discourage innovation in accomplishing the desired objectives, or that require additional information.

16. What questions would you have concerning the PWS if you were responding to an actual solicitation?