Draft Solicitation Outline - SPRBL1-20-R-0024.pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

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C5ISR GATEWAY TO SUSTAINMENT (G2S) PROGRAM

DRAFT SOLICITATION OUTLINE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

SPRBL1-20-R-0024

1. Subject: Draft Solicitation Outline – C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment (G2S) Program

2. Purpose: The purpose of this draft solicitation is to outline the general structure and procedures of the subject solicitation in order to obtain industry feedback on the viability of the acquisition strategy. This document does not constitute a solicitation. The enclosed information has been provided for planning purposes only, and is subject to change. All changes will be captured in the formal solicitation release.

3. Acquisition Overview: Each awardee will be responsible for supplying commercial and non-commercial items and services. Equipment and services will support U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) areas under the resulting contracts. This program is being developed to solve and prevent issues in a rapid modernization environment. It is anticipated that MAC vendors will compete to craft sustainment solution sets for a system early in its life cycle, to include hardware, software, engineering, obsolescence responsibilities, PBL, and depot partnering. The G2S Concept Document provides examples of equipment and services this program is expected to include.

4. Solicitation Opening/Closing Date: At the time of Solicitation Opening, interested parties will have 30 days to respond.

5. Submission Process: The expected proposal volume structure and preparation guidelines will be included in the formal solicitation.

6. Acquisition Structure: The following information outlines the projected acquisition structure:

a. Contract Period of Performance (PoP): Projected term of the contract will be one (1) five (5) year base period and one (1) five (5) year option period.

b. Contract Value: The contract value(s) will be established within the final solicitation.

The Government will guarantee an award under each contract at a minimum value of supplies for the base period. The contract option periods will also have a minimum value associated with them. The aggregated dollar value of delivery orders issued during the base period, and any option periods, will be applied to the guaranteed minimum. The

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guaranteed minimum will have been met when the aggregate of delivery orders equals the guaranteed minimum.

c. Evaluation - Best Value: The award(s) will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with the Government giving appropriate consideration to the following evaluation factors:

Delivery Schedule, Past Performance, Technical / Risk Mitigation Plan, Small Business Participation Plan (if applicable), AbilityOne Participation (if applicable), and Price.

The Government will apply a tradeoff approach and will weigh the relative benefits of each proposal. Award(s) will be made based on an assessment of the results of the evaluation. The weightings of the evaluation criteria will be provided in the final solicitation. Note that the evaluation factors listed are for planning purposes only, and are subject to change.

a. Multiple Awards: The Government intends to make multiple Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity awards; however, the Government reserves the right to make a single award if it is within the best interest of the Government.

i. Delivery Order Competition: After award, requests for supplies will be competed among awardees. The Government reserves the right to direct orders to a particular source under urgent circumstances, to meet contractual minimums, or to provide economy and efficiency as a logical follow-on to an order already issued in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2). Award decisions may be made either by line item or in their entirety.

7. Pricing Overview: The final solicitation will include a Price Evaluation List (PEL), which will include supply items. The offeror shall provide ceiling prices on a minimum percentage of the supply items on the PEL, for either the exact item specified or for an acceptable alternative, in order to be considered eligible for award. (The final percentage will be released in the formal solicitation.)

a. Alternate Items: Alternate items to those found on the PEL can be offered at the time of the price proposal. The offeror must provide a complete TDP for the alternate item being offered, as well as the item on the PEL for comparison purposes. If the item is deemed form, fit, and function to the item on the PEL it may be added to the awarded contract.

Alternate items determined not to be acceptable will not count towards the PEL minimum percentage, and will not be evaluated.

b. Base Period Pricing: Prices supplied for exact supply items or acceptable alternatives will be used for evaluation purposes, and will be awarded as firm-fixed-price ceiling prices. The fixed-price will constitute a not-to-exceed ceiling price for the base period on any resultant contract. This program will primarily be Firm-Fixed-Price, with cost-

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reimbursement and incentive aspects, and will allow for the execution of Task Order/Delivery Order to support any underlying agreement. A Not to Exceed (NTE) labor rate table for rapid acquisition of engineering services/re-design whereby vendors would bid to Task Order Requests (TOR) with labor hours and rates at or below the NTE value may also be included.

c. Option Year Pricing: Prices supplied for exact supply items or acceptable alternatives will be used for evaluation purposes, and will be awarded as firm-fixed-price ceiling prices. The fixed-price will constitute a not-to-exceed ceiling price for the option periods on any resultant contract. Similar to the base period pricing above, cost-reimbursement and incentive aspects may be includes as well along with a NTE labor rate table for engineering services.

8. Contract Terms & Conditions: All applicable regulations will be added to the final solicitation.

The following information is being provided as general guidance:

a. Set-Aside: The set-aside of this solicitation has not yet been determined.

b. Discussions: In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, the Government intends to make award(s) based on initial offers; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. Offerors will be encouraged to submit their best proposal in response to the solicitation.

c. System for Award Management (SAM): In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, all offerors must be registered in SAM at the time of proposal submission.

d. Reverse Auctioning: Reverse auctioning will not be utilized under the subsequent discussions or award.

e. Berry Amendment & Buy American Act: Offerors are advised that the Berry Amendment and Buy American act may apply to the solicitation depending on the items solicited. Contractors must be aware of which provision applies at the time they submit their offer.

f. F.O.B Terms: The Government anticipates soliciting under F.O.B Destination.

g. Wide Area Workflow (WAWF): For purposes of receiving payments, the accepted electronic form for submission for payment requests and receiving reports is WAWF.

9. DLA Point of Contact: All questions and comments can be sent to Megan Luber at

Megan.Luber@dla.mil.

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