DORE3 RFI PDF.pdf

DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

7400 PENTAGON

ATTN: CFO4-ST

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-7400

PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

DATA SCIENCE, OPERATIONS, REQUIREMENTS, EXPLOITATION, AND

ENHANCED ENGINEERING (DORE3)

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Virginia Contracting Activity (VACA) requires information pertaining to industry’s availability to provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) for the support of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) and other Intelligence Community (IC)/Department of Defense (DoD) elements. Services provided herein will facilitate intelligence functions performed for the IC and DoD organizations, as well as their respective partners and customers.

2. PURPOSE

2.1 This notice serves as (1) announcement of a pre-solicitation conference to involve potential offerors early in the acquisition process in accordance with FAR Part 10 “Market Research”; and

(2) a request for information (RFI) notice to the contractor community pursuant to FAR 15.201 “Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals.”

2.2 This announcement/RFI should not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or a commitment of any type by the U.S. Government. This announcement/RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes to help shape the acquisition and solicitation. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. All costs associated with participating in the pre-solicitation conference and/or responding to the RFI will be solely at the participant/responding party’s expense.

3. BACKGROUND

3.1 DIA’s S&T mission is to develop and deliver leading edge scientific and technical capabilities; lead and prioritize S&T enterprise programs that enhance analysis, collection, operations, and acquisition activities; and conduct specialized technical collection and exploitation activities in order to prevent strategic surprise. S&T works with the intelligence community, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and other federal agencies to identify capability gaps; review requirements; develop both plans of action and programs of record to meet these gaps and requirements; develops and applies new capabilities based upon maturing and/or mature technologies; operationally assesses these new capabilities and either employs or transitions them.

4. ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF WORK

4.1 UNCLASSIFIED DORE3 Scope of Work. VACA’s future request for proposal (RFP) will establish requirements for the award of multiple Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The anticipated unclassified DORE3 scope of work includes contractor advisory and assistance services (A&AS) in the following support areas:

• Support Area One: Collection Concept Development

• Support Area Two: Collection Planning and Operations Support

• Support Area Three: Data Sciences Support

• Support Area Four: Technical Exploitation Support

• Support Area Five: Internet of Things (IOT), Social Media & Open Source Support

• Support Area Six: Application/Web/Collaboration Support

• Support Area Seven: Program/Project Support

• Support Area Eight: Rapid-Response SME Support

• Support Area Nine: Academic/Industry Outreach and Innovation

• Support Area Ten: Rapid Engineering and Prototyping Support

• Support Area Eleven: Contract Project Management and Common Tasks

4.2 CLASSIFIED DORE3 RFP Statement of Work Addendum. In conjunction with the release of this announcement, the Government released a full classified DORE3 Statement of Work (SOW) on NSA ARC. Interested contractors must have an NSA ARC account, NAICS code 541990 and a Top-Secret Facility Clearance Level (TS FCL) to access the DORE3 SOW.

4.3 FUTURE RFP. This request for information does not constitute a request for proposal (RFP). The Government anticipates DORE3 to be a multiple award Indefinite- Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle requiring a TS FCL and Secret Safeguarding and solicited solely on NSA ARC. All work performed under the IDIQ contract will be defined in task orders competed among the IDIQ contract holders.

5. PARTICIPATION METHODS

5.1 Industry’s involvement in this RFI may include a combination of the following:

1. participation in the DORE3 Pre-Solicitation Conference; and/or

2. submission of a capability statement pertinent to the A&AS Support Areas.

6. PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE

6.1 Purpose. The purpose of the DORE3 Pre-Solicitation Conference is to promote competition by providing industry a better understanding of the upcoming procurement; provide industry a networking opportunity to build teaming arrangements; and provide an opportunity for the government to introduce preliminary aspects of the procurement prior to releasing a formal solicitation. Participation in the DORE3 Pre-Solicitation Conference does not commit the Government to release a solicitation or promise participants a contract award.

6.2 Location. The pre-solicitation conference will be held at Rivanna Station, Charlottesville, VA. Location details will be provided in the registration confirmation email.

6.3 Limitations. The DORE3 pre-solicitation presentation will be classified up to SECRET//NOFORN. Only those individuals that hold a valid security clearance of SECRET, or higher, will be eligible for registration. The presentation is NOT releasable to foreign nationals.

Attendance will be limited to participants whose clearance has been verified and registered to attend. Attendance at the pre-solicitation conference is recommended; however, attendance is neither required nor a prerequisite for a future proposal submission and will not be considered in any subsequent evaluation. Information made available at the pre-solicitation conference, formally or informally, may not be made available via Sam.gov. There is no expectation that any materials resulting from the pre-solicitation conference will be formally posted or distributed.

6.4 Registration Instructions. Registration is required to participate in the DORE3 Pre- Solicitation Conference. Each contractor interested in attending the pre-solicitation conference must submit a registration request to Government by 1000 AM EST on Thursday, 03 October 2024. Due to conference room limitations, registration is limited to two (2) representatives from each company. Participants are required to be in attendance the entire day; late arrivals will not be accepted. The Government reserves the right to further restrict the number of attendees based on available space. UNREGISTERED INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED to participate in the conference.

6.4.1 Registration requirements: To request registration, send an email to John.Manclark@dodiis.mil AND Bianca.Rogan2@dodiis.mil, subject line DORE3 Pre- Solicitation Conference Registration, with the following information:

Name SS# Company CAGE UEI Clearance Held

Active Green Badge (Yes/No)

Unclassified E-mail address

Last, First MI JDOE@abc.com Last, First MI JDOE@abc.com Last, First MI JDOE@abc.com

6.4.2 A confirmation e-mail with conference location details will be provided upon clearance verification. Visit request in DISS should be sent to SMO code: RIVSTNVA.

6.6 Conference Event: Check-in will begin at 0830 EST on 18 October 2024. All participants must check-in. The presentation will begin promptly at 0930 EST. At check-in, each participant without an IC badge will receive a temporary badge to be worn for the duration of the event. The temporary badge will remain valid only for the day of the conference. Any participant without an IC badge shall be escorted at all times by a party with an IC badge. The estimated schedule for the conference event is as follows:

Friday, 18 October 2024 0830 – 0930 Check-in 0930 – 1200 Government presentations 1200 – 1300 Break for lunch mailto:John.Manclark@dodiis.mil mailto:VACAcontracting@dodiis.mil mailto:JDOE@abc.com mailto:JDOE@abc.com mailto:JDOE@abc.com

1300 – 1600 PM Continue Government Presentations Conduct information exchange forum

6.6.1 Presentations. Presentations regarding draft DORE3 material presented and discussed at the pre-solicitation conference will be for information purposes only. All official requirements and information regarding any resulting RFP will be posted on the NSA ARC.

6.6.2 Information Exchange Forum. Written questions from audience members will be collected and responses included in the official RFP, if one is issued.

7. CAPABILITY STATEMENT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

7.1 After reviewing the anticipated scope of work outlined in Section 4 and classified SOW, contractors may choose to submit brief capability statements outlining their corporate capabilities and experience pertinent to the DORE3 Support Areas, in conjunction with interest in submitting a proposal. Contractors are not required to register for or attend the DORE3 Pre-Solicitation Conference in order to submit capability statements.

7.2 All capability statements submitted in response to this RFI shall be received no later than 1600 ET on Thursday, 10 October 2024. Capability statements should include a cover page that identifies the company’s name and address; point of contact; DUNS number; CAGE code; UEI code, applicable set-aside eligibility (women owned, HUBZone 8(a), etc.); and primary NAICS and PSC codes. Note: The anticipated NAICS code for a future DORE3 RFP is 541990.

7.3 The capability statement is limited to two (2) pages (not including the cover) and should identify the contractor’s capabilities and experience relative to the DORE3 requirements. Any proprietary information shall be so marked.

7.4 A page is defined as each face of an 8-1/2 x 11-inch sheet. Pages shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF formats. Font size is a minimum of 10.

7.5 Classified responses are acceptable but not required.

7.6 The preferred method for delivering capability statements is via email, subject line DORE3 Capability Statement. Unclassified capability statements shall be emailed to Bianca.Rogan2@dodiis.mil and Elicia.seay@dodiis.mil. For classified submissions, please send notification to the email address for submission instructions.

7.7 Hand-carried capability statements will not be accepted.

8. ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION MILESTONES

The estimated schedule for release of a draft DORE3 RFP is December 2024.

mailto:Bianca.Rogan2@dodiis.mil mailto:Elicia.seay@dodiis.mil

9. QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK/COMMENT

9.1 Questions/Feedback/Comments regarding the DORE3 scope of work shall be submitted through email by 1600 ET on Thursday, 10 October 2024. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Unclassified questions shall be emailed to Bianca.Rogan2@dodiis.mil and Elcia.seay@dodiis.mil. For classified submissions, please send notification to the same email addresses for submission instructions. Questions received will NOT be addresses at the DORE3 Pre-Solicitation Conference.

9.2 Questions shall be submitted in the following format:

Question No.

Category (e.g., technical, contractual) SOW Section Question mailto:Bianca.Rogan2@dodiis.mil