CBOSS 2.0 RFI 9.01.2023.pdf

U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW

Washington, DC 20585

Request for Information

I. DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is seeking information to identify potential sources to provide IT Professional Services across the DOE enterprise. Subsequently, the purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to identify potential parties who possess the capabilities and interest in providing support in the following areas: (1) General IT support, (2) Cybersecurity, (3) Infrastructure & Shared Services,

(4) Technology Strategy and Innovation, and (5) Telecommunications support. Interested parties must submit sufficient documentation in accordance with the instructions in this RFI and current industry best practices and standards, demonstrating their ability/experience to meet or exceed the Government’s requirements listed in this notice.

II. BACKGROUND

The DOE OCIO Business Operation Support Services (CBOSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) supports the IT mission requirements of the entire DOE enterprise. CBOSS is a five-year enterprise-wide BPA with a value of $10 billion and expiration date of 2024. The BPA was awarded under the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule to four companies via a Contracting Teaming Arrangement (CTA) partnership1.

CBOSS offers an extensive array of core IT services designed to support the DOE’s diverse mission portfolio ranging from nuclear security, open science research, power administration, to environmental management. The DOE Enterprise is comprised of 79 separate entities—spread across 27 states—divided among 17 Program Offices, 19 Staff Offices, 4 Power Marketing Administrations, 12 Field Sites or Operational Offices, 19 National Laboratories, 2 Other Agencies, and 6 offices supporting the Secretary and Under Secretary of DOE. Most of the work under this BPA support non-national laboratory entities.

III. REQUIREMENTS

The draft requirements and scope of work for the next iteration of CBOSS is briefly described below and further details are provided in the draft PWS.

1.0 General IT Support

Deliver a broad range of services from program management and IT strategy to application support and infrastructure services to include database administration, website development, 1 GSA defines a Contract Teaming Arrangement (CTA) as an arrangement in which two or more GSA Schedule contractors team together to provide a total solution to meet a customer's needs. Under Schedule CTAs, contractors complement each other, and it allows teams to compete for orders for which they may not qualify independently.

system engineering and integration, DevOps, enterprise architecture, software delivery lifecycle, asset management, and direct material purchasing.

2.0 Cybersecurity

Define and implement security strategies and compliance frameworks supporting DOE’s cyber operations to develop and maintain an agency-wide cyber and information security program.

This support includes cyber strategy, program management, analysis & reporting, awareness & training, application & network security, automation, continuous monitoring, information assurance, and risk management.

3.0 Infrastructure & Shared Services

Manage all aspects of printing devices and IT services within a managed seat service environment, which encompasses Cloud Managed Service, Core UC Video Teleconferencing & IP voice, Office 365, Service Operations and Maintenance including Network, Applications Support, Customer Support, Infrastructure, Asset Management, Security Monitoring, and Business Continuity Operations.

4.0 Telecommunications

Support mobile communication services & devices, audio conferencing, analog voice communications, IP voice services, web conferencing, video teleconferencing, and mobile devices for existing end user environments and mainframe-based applications.

5.0 Technology Strategy and Innovation

Improve the efficiency and delivery of IT services and solutions by supporting special studies and analysis, emerging technologies and methodologies, process engineering and future vision strategy, digital strategy, customer innovations, change management, and rapid prototyping to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness and remain at the forefront of innovation and change.

IV. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested companies must provide the following information:

Company Overview

• A brief description of your company

• Socio-economic status, business size, and size standard/applicable. Provide expiration date of socio-economic status

• North American Industry Classification System Codes

• UEI Number (formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number)

• Cage Code

• Available GSA schedules or Government Wide Acquisition Contracts

• Please indicate all Special Item Numbers (SINs), Pools or other GWAC information that are applicable to this requirement

• Telephone number and email address

• Web site address

• Point of Contact for questions and/or clarifications

All interested companies are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI. DOE has not made a determination on the acquisition strategy as it relates to competition and whether the solicitation will be unrestricted, a set-aside for small businesses, or some hybrid approach with some work being unrestricted or set-aside solely for small businesses. In all cases, DOE reserves the right to select an acquisition strategy in the best interest of the Department that will satisfy our mission need in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner.

Capability Statements

Interested companies must submit capability statements providing sufficient information to facilitate DOE’s understanding of your company’s capabilities for each of the task areas listed in the draft PWS and Section III of this RFI. Companies should provide sufficient information in responses to demonstrate capability to provide services as a CTA partnership, Joint Venture (JV) teaming arrangement under the Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor Protege Program (MPP), independently, or any other affiliation.

Capability statements should address the following:

a. Executive summary for the capability statements.

b. Describe your management and technical capability, and your subcontractor/teaming approach or corporate structure to address the 5 task areas in Section III. In addition, your description shall be supported by providing two examples of a contract of similar size, scope and complexity with the Federal Government or commercial customer that addresses all 5 task areas in Section III. The two examples shall include contract number, project title, agency point of contact, award date, period of performance, total obligation amount, and total award value. Collectively, the two examples must address all 5 task areas and meet the following criteria:

1) Multi-billion-dollar BPA/contract with multiple contract types and a 5-year period of performance or greater.

2) Supported a cabinet level agency or commercial customer comprised of 50+ entities with diverse missions.

3) Maintained a workforce of approximately 800+ personnel (inclusive of personnel with security clearances) with various areas of expertise.

4) Included management of subcontractors to deliver solutions while maximizing small business partnerships.

5) Identification of the entities involved and your company’s role in the project (e.g., prime/subcontractor, CTA teaming partner, JV teaming arrangement, or other affiliation).

6) Identification of approximate percentage of work completed as a prime/subcontractor, CTA teaming partner, JV teaming arrangement, or other affiliation for each example for the 5 task areas using the below table.

Example 1: [Insert Project Title]

Task Area Estimated Obligated Value

% Performed as Prime

% Preformed as Subcontractor

% Preformed as CTA Member or Other Affiliation

General IT Support Cybersecurity Infrastructure & Shared Services

Telecommunications Technology Strategy and Innovation

All areas combined

Example 2: [Insert Project Title]

Task Area Estimated

Obligated Value

% Performed as Prime

% Preformed as Subcontractor

% Preformed as CTA Member or Other Affiliation

General IT Support Cybersecurity Infrastructure & Shared Services

Telecommunications Technology Strategy and Innovation

All areas combined

V. PWS QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK

Attached for reference is the draft PWS for this requirement. We would kindly appreciate any feedback you may have on requirements and areas that may require clarification. Please provide any recommendations (including page number and the sentence or paragraph in question) that will improve the current state of the draft PWS.

VI. RESPONSES

Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI.

Responses shall be in Microsoft Word format and are due no later than 11:00 AM ET on September 22, 2023. Responses shall be limited to a maximum of 15 pages addressing all the sections listed below. One (1) page has been reserved for your draft PWS comments/feedback only. If you choose not to provide comments/feedback on the PWS, you may use this extra page for your capability response.

To facilitate the review and understanding of your capability statements, please specifically address each section and subsections listed below separately.

Section Page Limit Per Section

Company Overview 1 Company Capabilities

a. Executive Summary 1

b. Description of management and technical capability, and your subcontractor/teaming approach or corporate structure to address the 5 task areas in Section III.

12/13

PWS Feedback (if applicable) 0-1 Total Number of Pages 15

All responses should be submitted via e-mail only to: CBOSS2.0@hq.doe.gov Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

VII. INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS

Information from this RFI may lead to one-on-one market research discussions and other forms of industry engagement if the Government deems it necessary to discuss capabilities statements submitted. The information obtained from this RFI may be utilized in the preparation of DOE’s requirements or solicitation.

VIII. QUESTIONS

This RFI is for market research purposes only. Therefore, any questions submitted along with your response may or may not be answered by DOE.

IX. DISCLAIMER

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY to identify sources that can provide support to the DOE. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and does not bind the Government. DOE has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

The tentative NAICS and Product Service codes for this requirement include:

• NAICS Code: 541512 Computer Systems Design Services with a small business size standard of $34 million.

mailto:CBOSS2.0@hq.doe.gov

• Product Service Code (PSC): PSC Code: DB02 – IT and Telecom - Compute Support Services, Non-HPC (Labor)

The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the RFI or otherwise pay for information received in any response to this RFI.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted.

ALL RESPONSES MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED.