CSO Posting Spiral I - Final.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS, 673D AIR BASE WING

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA

1 July 2020

AREAS OF INTEREST (AOI): ALCOM Commander’s Conference Room Upgrade

1. Description of Requirement:

a. Upgrade current Video Teleconference (VTC) and presentation/display suite in Commander’s

Conference Room.

b. Uninstall old equipment/systems being removed and turn over to Government.

c. Upgrade system utilizing only DISA Approved or JITC certified equipment and install according to current DISA STIG/CRGs. Patch and maintain full operational capability of the system per 3 year service contract. Provide remote assistance and when on site assistance is needed be available to troubleshoot on site within 24 hours.

d. Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have a background check and be able to access the base at time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. A Secret security clearance is highly preferred in order to conduct install and maintenance without an escort and with classified networks connected; however is not required.

Solution Briefs must demonstrate a tailored approach to successfully perform the above capabilities.

Solutions meeting Spiral 1 selection criteria may be invited to Spiral 2 to provide a Pitch. Solutions meeting Spiral 2 selection criteria may receive an invitation to Spiral 3 and receive a Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP).

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to forgo Spiral 2 and go directly to Spiral 3. Upon completion of the contract, the solution will be provided a final performance evaluation based on technical/performance merits. The Government reserves the right to contract production of the selected solution and will be made based on the availability of Government funds.

2. AoI Constraints:

1. The solution shall describe the proposed approach to completing the project.

a. Air Force subject matter experts will be available for consulting during development.

b. Visualization, distribution, and support of solution should be explained.

2. Pricing Strategy

a. Contractor will be issued a firm-fixed price award for all solution.

3. Other

a. Target date for contract award is on or before 24 July, with full installation of the new VTC system no later than 35 days from contract award.

3. SPIRAL 1 – Solution Brief Submission Requirements

3.1 Submission Requirements

A Statement of Interest must be sent via e-mail submission by 12:00 PM (AKST) on 10 July 2020 with subject line stating “ALCOM Commander’s Conference Room Upgrade” to john.gosh@us.af.mil and susan.reinhart.1@us.af.mil. The Statement of Interest will confirm that a company intends to provide a Virtual mailto:john.gosh@us.af.mil mailto:susan.reinhart.1@us.af.mil

Solution Brief Presentation at a later date, in accordance with Section 3.2.2 of this Area of Interest. Statements of Interest received after the specified due date and time will not be considered by the Government.

3.2 Written Solution Brief Requirements

3.2.1 Content of Solution Brief

The Solution Brief will be presented in the written form and should not exceed three (3) pages in length. The Solution Brief shall include and/or address the following:

3.2.1.1 Introductions

o At a minimum, please include company name, solution name, point on contact name, email address, phone number, and company address

3.2.1.2 Executive Summary/Company Description

o Describe your commercial customer base and provide some examples of past contracts or sales of this service/solution from within the last two years.

o Examples of prior performance in line with desired solution are preferred.

3.2.1.3 Solution/Technology Concept

o Describe the unique aspects of your technology/solution and the proposed work as it relates to this published AoI. Effort described must be identified as commercially ready and viable technology.

4. Evaluation of Spiral 1 – Solution Briefs

4.1 General

The Solution Brief shall be evaluated against the published Arctic CSO evaluation criteria.

The general Arctic CSO https://beta.sam.gov/opp/e42b77718d9e460eaaf39612e2a8d7c3/view?keywords=Arctic%20Commercial %20Solutions%20Opening&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 evaluation criteria shall be used to evaluate and rate the proposed solution brief.

5. AoI Open Period – Statements of Interest must be received by 12:00 P.M. (AKST) 6 Jul 2020 Companies must be ready to provide their Virtual Solution Brief by 8:00 A.M. (AKST) 10 July 2020.

6. Point of contact

AoI questions must be sent to: john.gosh@us.af.mil and susan.reinhart.1@us.af.mil

**Companies are advised that any Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded in response to this Area of Interest may result in the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction without the use of competitive procedures. The follow-on production contact or transaction will be available for use by one or more organizations in the Department of Defense and, as a result, the magnitude of the follow-on production contract or agreement could be significantly larger than that of the prototype OTA. As such, any Prototype Other Transaction Agreement will include the following statement relative to the potential for follow-on production: "In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2371b(f), and upon a determination that the prototype project for this transaction has been successfully completed, this competitively awarded prototype OTA may result in the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction without the use of competitive procedures.

mailto:john.gosh@us.af.mil