Ceiling Increase Announcement Background Info and Instructions_IAC MAC_2022.pdf

DoD INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTERS (IAC) MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT (MAC)

CEILING INCREASE ANNOUNCEMENT

BACKGROUND INFORMATION and INSTRUCTIONS

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1.) Announcement IAC MAC Ceiling Increase. All responsible sources wishing to submit a questionnaire are encouraged to complete the Ceiling Increase Announcement Questionnaire and electronically return it NLT 4:00 P.M. CDT – Close of Business on 23 September 2022 to rebecca.robeson@us.af.mil.

2.) IAC MAC Details

• Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle

• Three separate award competition pools:

o Pool 1. An unrestricted, full and open competition pool for 22 scope areas as described at https://dodiac.dtic.mil/#TFAs;

o Pool 2. A small business set aside pool for requirements with a total estimated value at or below $15M for the same 22 scope areas; and o Pool 3. An unrestricted, full and open competition pool for requirements encompassing the Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) focus area, with mandatory Biosafety Level 3 facilities requirements, regardless of dollar value.

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• Estimated Ceiling and anticipated Increase: The estimated ceiling value for the vehicle (all contracts/pools combined) is $28B. The Government is contemplating increasing it to $48B based on current, historical, and projected requirements for the entire 9-year maximum ordering period, all options included.

• Contract Type/Scope: IAC MAC task orders can be awarded as cost reimbursement, firm fixed price, or fixed price level-of-effort. All orders are competed using the FAR 16.5 “Fair Opportunity” process and have periods of performance up to five years. Orders are issued to execute research and development (R&D) and/or other technical advisory services incidental to a R&D effort within one or more of the 22 technical focus areas. Requirements must fall within the R&D definition(s) found at FAR 35.001, and must generate a significant amount of scientific and technical information (STI) in the form of deliverables that will be submitted to and stored by DTIC for future availability across the DoD scientific and technical (S&T) communities of interest. R&D requirements primarily involve applied (also known as advanced) research and development, but may involve some basic research.

3.) Financial Viability, Capability and Capacity. The Government will assess the financial viability, performance capability and capacity of the companies that respond to this announcement.

a. “Financial Viability” means the respondent has the necessary financial ability to perform multiple contracts/TOs concurrently. To demonstrate financial viability and/or credit worthiness, the https://dodiac.dtic.mil/%23TFAs https://dodiac.dtic.mil/about-us/%23Contract_Vehicles https://dodiac.dtic.mil/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IACMAC-OnePager_FINAL_211221-1.pdf https://dodiac.dtic.mil/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IACMAC-OnePager_FINAL_211221-1.pdf

Background Information and Instructions 7 September 2022 Page 2 of 3 respondent may provide its Dun & Bradstreet rating, recent annual revenue/sales figures, descriptions of available lines of credit, etc.

b. “Capability” means the respondent’s demonstrated knowledge and ability to successfully perform at least some of the Task Order requirements that might arise under the contract. Capability is demonstrated through the respondent having an existing and regular line of business in more than one of the scope focus areas, actual current or recent experience performing similar projects, and employing managers with relevant subject matter and management expertise who are able to plan, execute and manage work activities in the subject area. Scope focus areas for IAC MAC are listed and described at https://dodiac.dtic.mil/#TFAs. Capability also includes the respondent’s demonstrated ability to meet all potential Task Order period of performance, place of performance, and security clearance requirements.

Task Orders may require work at both the contractor’s facility or Government facility(ies) or both, may have place(s) of performance within CONUS/OCONUS or foreign countries and most require personnel to hold up to a Top Secret (TS) clearance. IAC MAC contractors must possess a Top Secret facility clearance.

c. “Capacity” means the respondent would be fully prepared to successfully perform the magnitude of effort required by this contract in more than one focus area. The number of Task Orders and corresponding level of effort, expressed as “full-time equivalents” (FTE) that the contractor would be required to demonstrate capacity to perform, per pool, is detailed below. Historically, the predominant portion of the cost of performing a typical Task Order has been labor/services with “other direct costs” (travel, materials, supplies, facilities charges, etc.) being incidental relative to labor. Therefore, “capacity” will primarily entail a respondent demonstrating an ability to staff multiple Task Orders concurrently with an appropriate number of individuals who possess the qualifications and clearances required by the Task Orders.

1. Pool 1 – 22 Scope Areas/Unrestricted: The Government estimates that on average a contractor in this pool would need to perform on 5 task orders, providing $325M in services with approximately 50 FTEs per year.

2. Pool 2 – 22 Scope Areas/Small Business Set Aside: The Government estimates that on average a contractor in this pool would need to perform on 2 task orders, providing $22M in services with approximately 30 FTEs of its own employees pursuant to the “Limitations on Subcontracting” (50% rule) per year.

3. Pool 3 – 1 Scope Area (CBRN), Unrestricted: The Government estimates that on average a contractor in this pool would need to perform on 1 task orders, providing $30M in services with approximately 30 total FTEs per year.

Personnel resources may be in the form of existing and currently available prime contractor employees, teammate/subcontractor employees, or the respondent’s ability to recruit and hire necessary new employees in time to propose and successfully perform the Task Order. Respondents should identify the number of available employees with relevant qualifications that the respondent currently employs. Vague and generalized statements such as “we will hire highly qualified personnel as needed” would not demonstrate that the respondent has the necessary capacity.

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For the portion of labor or facilities that the respondent would subcontract out, if any, a demonstration of “capacity” requires the respondent to address existing or planned agreements/subcontracts/purchase orders with specific, named, entities and a demonstration of those entities’ capability and capacity. The respondent is required to demonstrate that those entities, in combination with the prime, would possess the resources necessary to perform the contemplated magnitude of Task Orders and have the ability to deliver those resources in a timely manner to the customer. The respondent’s ability to timely enter into appropriate agreements with qualified subcontractors and to successfully manage those subcontractors, is paramount and will be a significant element of the Government’s evaluation of capacity. Generalized and vague statements such as “we would subcontract for personnel with specialized knowledge as needed” would not demonstrate that the respondent has the necessary capacity.

4.) Terms:

a) “Access” to any facilities is defined as follows:

– Ownership or control over these facilities;

– Subcontract for use of these facilities with or without additional personnel;

– Cooperative Research and Development Agreement or other similar agreement with a U.S.

Government activity to provide such capabilities;

– Other acceptable Memorandum of Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of

Intent with a U.S. Government activity with certified surety facilities; or

– Other similar arrangements with non-Government entities with, including but not limited to, partnership and joint ventures with these facilities.

b) “Company” means your corporation/ organization as applicable.

c) “Full-time equivalent” or “FTE” is defined as ONE OR MORE individuals, who when combined, perform an average of approximately 40 hours per week for one person on a single contract. For example, one FTE is an individual who charges 40 hours/week for 52 weeks/year to a single contract, after subtracting their non-billable hours (holidays/paid absences), delivers approximately 1880-1920 hours per year; or four individuals who each charge 10 hours per week individually, for 52 weeks/year to a single contract, after subtracting non-billable hours for paid absences, deliver a combined amount of approximately 1880-1920 hours per year.

d) “Respondent” refers to the respondent and any specific, named subcontractors or other specific, named teammates it addresses in its response.

e) “Subcontractor” has the meaning as defined at FAR 44.101 and includes vendors, suppliers, consultants, or any other firm or organization that a prime contractor would purchase from, in order to perform a Task Order.