TASS IDIQ Virtual Industry Day Slides_01.25.23.pdf

Technical & Analytical Support Services (TASS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple-Award Contract Virtual Industry Day │ 25 January 2023

Presented by the DARPA Contracts Management Office (CMO)

Mission Services Office (MSO)

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

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GROUND RULES & DISCLAIMER

Ground Rules Primary purpose: Provide an overview for upcoming solicitation Slides will be posted later on SAM.gov Informational briefing only Submit questions via Zoom Q&A; to be answered at the end or posted to SAM.gov

Disclaimer The remarks provided today by Government Officials involved in this procurement should not be construed as a guarantee of the Government’s course of action in proceeding with the requirement.

The information shared today reflects current Government intentions and is subject to change based on a variety of circumstances, including internal and external comments. The final formal solicitation is the only document that should be relied upon in determining the Government requirements.

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04 Opening Remarks & Introductions

05 Agency Contractor Support

06 Technical Offices

07 Support Offices

08 Changing Work Environment

DARPA OVERVIEW

09 Acquisition Background: Current

TASS IDIQ

10 TASS IDIQ Follow-on Requirement

11 Overview of TASS Updates 12- 13 Evaluation Factors

TECHNICAL & ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES

14 Notable Clarifications from Draft RFP

15 15-Minute Recess

16 Wrap-up

INTRODUCTIONS

Rob McHenry, DARPA Deputy Director

Effie Fragogiannis, Contracts Management Office (CMO) Director Mary Beth Colavito, CMO Contracting Officer

Jason Preisser, Mission Services Office (MSO) Director Len Mahoney, MSO Assistant Director, Program Management

AGENCY CONTRACTOR SUPPORT

The DARPA-wide Technical & Analytical Support Services (TASS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple-Award Contract (MAC) is designed to fulfill the Agency’s requirements for complex, integrated professional services.

DARPA relies on highly qualified contractors to provide world-class customer service to rapidly execute Technical and Support Office missions through initiative, innovation, and cost consciousness.

TECHNICAL & PROJECT OFFICES

Biological Technologies

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• Threat detection and characterization

• Rapid, scalable protection and countermeasures

• Warfighter overmatch

• Non-traditional platforms and capabilities

Defense Sciences

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• Novel materials and structures

• Sensing and measurement

• Computation and processing

• Operations enablement

• Collective intelligence

• Global Change

Information Innovation

Office

• Proficient AI

• Advantage in cyber operations

• Confidence in the information domain

• Resilient, adaptable, and secure systems

Microsystems Technology

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• Local processing

• Spectrum dominance

• Microsystems manufacture

• Disruptive microsystems

Strategic Technology

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• Advanced sensing and effects

• Autonomous system of systems

• Command, control, and communications

Tactical Technology

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• Tactical systems

• Platforms, systems, and technologies that enable new warfighting constructs

• Reimagination of missions across maritime, ground, air, and space domains

SUPPORT OFFICES

DARPA is supported by a dedicated team of management and administrative professionals responsible for ensuring the secure, efficient, and nimble operation of the Agency.

CHANGING WORK ENVIRONMENT

Hybrid Workforce DARPA has shifted to a hybrid work environment which includes personnel working on-site, off-site, and teleworking. The challenges with operating in a hybrid environment are significant, and Offerors will be evaluated on their approach.

The Offeror shall describe their plan to incentivize on-site, off-site, and hybrid employees with varying levels of telework available per task order and position.

Organizational Culture Everyone at DARPA supports the mission— the TASS RFP seeks methodologies for measuring, strengthening, and promoting organizational culture in a hybrid work environment, including:

Rapid onboarding and assimilation of new personnel to DARPA culture Creation and promotion of a sense of community between their personnel, as well as government and other contractor personnel Knowledge sharing across multiple contractor and Government teams supporting DARPA Leveraging DARPA’s collaboration tools to integrate hybrid personnel

ACQUISITION BACKGROUND: CURRENT TASS IDIQ

The current TASS ordering period will expire in August 2023.

Seven (7) TASS contract holders support unique advisory and assistance services (A&AS) requirements across technical, support, and leadership offices.

Centralizes the management of service contracts and expedites customer support $1.033 Billion ceiling (increased from $850 Million) 17 task orders issued on a Fixed Price, Labor Hour, and

Cost-Reimbursement Basis Offices supported: ACO, BTO, CMO, DSO, GC, MSO, MTO, STO, TTO, and the Director’s Office (DIRO) 5-year ordering period; task order PoPs may extend five years past

Advisory & Assistance Services include the following support:

Science Engineering Technical Administrative Financial Management Acquisition Public Affairs

Overview Service Offerings

Congressional Affairs Legislative Affairs Military Operational

Support General Counsel Challenges & Events

TASS IDIQ FOLLOW-ON REQUIREMENT

This follow-on TASS IDIQ will leverage the advantages of the first

TASS IDIQ and incorporate updates to address growing DARPA requirements within a changing work environment.

The DARPA-wide TASS contracts will be a centrally-managed multiple-award Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) IDIQ contract.

All variations of Fixed Price, Cost-Reimbursement, and/or Labor Hour task orders IDIQ contracts will have a 5-year ordering period of performance with task order PoPs able to extend five years past Require contractors to provide expertise and experience to accomplish a broad range of technical and analytical services Contractors shall have reach-back and inherent contractual capability to provide for rapid ad-hoc and high-quality support Intent to award several (approximately seven (7)) multiple-award IDIQ contracts Due to the size, scope, and complexity of this requirement, and in consultation with the Small Business Programs Office considering market research, the acquisition approach will be a single full and open competition using FAR Part 15 procedures

TASS Similarities

OVERVIEW OF TASS UPDATES

Based on lessons learned and feedback from current IDIQ holders and DARPA offices, the following updates will be incorporated into the new

TASS IDIQ.

Broader range of skillsets based on needs identified by current TASS customers

$1.25 Billion ceiling to support projected requirements growth

Delineations within Labor Categories based on education and/or experience

Language regarding on-site, off-site, and hybrid support as well as an emphasis on the promotion of culture

EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1 - Technical Experience Exemplars: Technical Expertise/Subject Matter Expertise (SME), Program Financial Execution, Event

Assistance All referenced contracts shall be listed in Attachment 4.

Factor 1: Technical Experience will focus on what work the Offeror has done correlated to this requirement, while Factor 3: Past Performance will focus on how well the Offeror has historically performed.

FACTOR 2 - Management Approach Overall IDIQ Management Plan, Recruitment and Retention, Training, Culture

For factor organization purposes only and are not to be considered subfactors for evaluation Each Offeror will only receive a single rating for Factor 2

Highest Technically Rated Offerors with a Fair and Reasonable Price will determine the best value basis for contract awards. The evaluation factors (listed in order of importance) will be:

EVALUATION FACTORS (CONTINUED)

FACTOR 3 - Past Performance Offerors may provide up to six (6) past performance information submissions, of which at least half of the submissions must be from the prime contractor.

Past Performance Questionnaires only required if no CPARS available

FACTOR 4 - Small Business Participation DARPA's minimum small business subcontracting goal is 24%, with the desired goal of 30%, of the total value of the acquisition.

In order to promote maximum competition, the Government discourages exclusive teaming arrangements.

(Noted in Administrative section)

FACTOR 5 – Price The Government will evaluate the price proposals of the Offerors that it determines are the highest rated based on the Government's evaluation of the proposals under non-price factors 1-4.

For each of these highest rated Offerors, the Government will evaluate their price proposal (maximum Labor

Hour rates) to determine if it is fair and reasonable.

NOTABLE CLARIFICATIONS FROM DRAFT RFP

Meeting Space Requirement Key Personnel (IDIQ vs. Task Orders) FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for

Professional Employees

15-MINUTE RECESS

WRAP-UP

WRAP-UP

Anticipated solicitation posting: February 2023 Anticipated closing response date: March 2023 Anticipated award date: July 2023 Anticipated start date: August 2023

Industry Day slides, Interested Vendors List, and potentially the Q&A will be posted to SAM.gov.