DSO CSO 1 Step Call Test Standards.pdf

Kessel Run

DSO CSO 1 Step Call Test Standards

This Call follows the sequential numbering as set forth in the DSO CSO FA8730-22-S-C001. All requirements/items listed below are specific to this call 002. No proprietary or confidential information will be posted. Discussions with either of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the government and no commitment is made until a contract is executed.

TABLE 1 - Information At A Glance

Response Opening & Due Date 9 Aug 2024 – 26 Aug 2024

Call Type 1- Step, Closed Call

Call Number 002

Type of Instruments Intended to be issued in response

FAR: Purchase Orders, Contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements or Basic Ordering Agreements.

NAICS Code 541519 – Other Computer Related Services

Contracting Officer Rosa Krauss Rosa.krauss.3@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist Jason Galipeau Jason.galipeau.3@us.af.mil

Program Manager Lauren Haupt

Estimated Period of Performance (PoP)

30 Sep 2024 – 30 July 2025 (vendor may propose a different PoP to align with their proposed solution).

Assume at least 30 days of onboarding time if solution requires access to Government systems.

I. Introduction:

a. DSO CSO Call Type

Call Number 002, Test Standards effort under FA8730-22-S-C001. This call is issued as a one-step call.

This CSO call, issued in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212-7001 Defense Commercial Solutions Opening, is a competitive solicitation focused on technologies to meet the mission of the AFLCMC/C3C also known as Kessel Run.

The Government seeks to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities to fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide technological advancements in the capability area of interest described in Attachment 1.

Innovative means:

1. Any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or

2. Any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date.

All items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO will be treated as commercial items if they meet the above definition of innovation. The Government encourages proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific areas of interest stated herein.

The Government is not obligated to make a contract award as a result of this Call; all contract awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations (if needed). This Call is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any cost incurred by the offeror associated with developing and submitting a proposal. The Government reserves the right to modify this Call via amendment(s) at any time.

b. Proposal Submission:

Proposal packages may be submitted at any time up until the proposal due date and time.

Proposals received after the specified date and time, will be considered late in accordance with FAR 52.212‐1(f) and will not be accepted. An offeror may only submit one (1) proposal encompassing all of the Area of Interests (AOIs) as described in Attachment 1, Test Standards Vendor Areas of Interest (AOIs). Excess proposals submitted by the same offeror will not be considered.

A complete proposal package consists of the following information:

● Cover Letter

● Volume I – Technical Proposal

● Volume II – Price

● Volume III – Contract Documents

Proposal Volume/Section Requirements/Limitations

Cover Letter

i. AOI title for which proposal is submitted.

Proposal must address relevant details of this CSO Call.

Shall not exceed three (3) pages total; no smaller than 10-point font.

ii. Company name, physical address, mailing address, and website URL.

iii. Proposal valid until date.

iv. Authorized representative or point(s) of contact who can legally sign a contract with the Government.

v. CAGE code, Unique Entity Identified (UEI) number.

vi. Copy of first page of SAM.gov Entity Registration Core Data to confirm current registration.

vii. Relevant NAICS code and description for AOI proposal to confirm small business size status.

viii. AOI title for which proposal is submitted. Proposal must address relevant details of this CSO Call.

Volume I – Technical Proposal

i. Proposal Shall not exceed fifteen (15) single sided pages total; no smaller that 10‐point font.

Volume II - Price

i. Proposed total price(s)

ii. Period of Performance (PoP). Vendors may propose alternate periods of performance to better support their solution.

Assume a 30 day onboarding period if solution requires access to Government systems.

Volume III – Contract Documents (if applicable)

i. Commercial contract terms and conditions unique to your proposal.

Shall not exceed two (2) single sided pages total; no smaller than 10‐point font.

ii. Data Rights you are asserting (if applicable)

iii. Representations & Certifications Due to ongoing issues with SAM Entity Management API and PDF displays, Representations and Certifications are requested directly from offerors. These pages will not count towards the offeror’s page count.

iv. DD2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement (required if applicable)

ITAR/EAR Certification: For proposals whose solutions fall under export- controlled regulations (either International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR)) or solutions requiring access to unclassified technical data must submit a complete DD2345 with their proposal. DD Form 2345 , a copy of the certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, or evidence of application submission must be included. The form, instructions, and FAQs may be found at the United States/Canada Joint Certification Program website, http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperation s/Offers/Products/Lo gisticsApplications/JCP/DD 2345Instructions.aspx. Approval of the DD Form 2345 will be verified if the proposal is chosen for award.

Any award resulting from this CSO will include DFARS 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items (June 2013).

c. Proposal Due Date/Time:

26 August 2024 at 17:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

II. Award Information:

a. Type of contract that may be awarded:

The Government intends to award FAR Part 12, firm fixed price type contract as a result of this solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to review FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 for standard terms and conditions of a FAR Part 12 contract.

b. Eligible Offeror: This is 100% Small Business Set Aside. Offerors are encouraged to complete the Annual representations and Certification in the System for Award management (SAM) as soon as possible. SAM entry is required for award.

III. Proposal and Submission Information and Instructions:

a. General Guidelines

A. Offerors should consider proposal instructions contained in the overarching CSO;

FA8730-22-S-C001 Kessel Run DevSecOps Commercial Solutions Opening located in the System for Award Management (SAM). However, instructions within the call take presence over instructions in the CSO.

B. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or proposals are not desired.

C. Technical and cost volumes should be submitted as separate documents and must be valid for 180 days or longer.

D. Offerors must submit proposals to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) and Contract

Specialist (CS).

E. Offerors are advised that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government.

F. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this CSO Call is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract.

G. Companies must have a UEI number and must register in SAM to receive an award.

H. Companies must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting or Agreements

Officer and must not be suspended or debarred from award by the Federal Government or prohibited by Executive order and/or law from receiving award.

I. No classified solution briefs, technical proposals or cost volumes are expected or will be accepted. Offerors are encouraged to keep all elements of the proposal package unclassified.

b. Submission POCs: Solution briefs must be submitted via email to the Contracting Points of Contact (POCs):

Contracting Officer Name: Rosa Krauss Email: rosa.krauss.3@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist Name: Jason Galipeau Email: jason.galipeau.3@us.af.mil

c. Debriefings: The government will conduct written post-award debriefings upon request only in accordance with 52.212-1 and will address the evaluation factors contained herein only.

VII. Other Information

a. Nontraditional Defense Contractor: As defined in 10 U.S.C. § 4022 as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. Part 121.

b. Small Business Concern: Defined in the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and 13 CFR Part 121.

c. Advisory and Assistance Services

Any submissions in response to this CSO constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractor employees, and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) Contractor employees supporting the AFLCMC/C3C Kessel Run Program -- unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to FFRDC and/or A&AS Contractor employees supporting C3C in a cover letter accompanying the respondent’s submission.

All Government and DoD contractor personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information.

d. Security

The contractor shall maintain appropriate security clearances for all personnel as required. All contractor personnel shall have at least a secret security clearance or be able to obtain a secret security clearance.

Within 60 days of the employee's performance on this contract, personnel without a Secret security clearance shall obtain an interim Secret security clearance. All contractor personnel shall be US citizens.

e. Data Rights (if applicable)

Seeking unlimited rights. Please include data rights provided with proposed solution.

f. Foreign Participation

Participation at the prime level is prohibited. Subcontracting arrangements will be reviewed and addressed in accordance with the International Traffic and Arms Regulations. In addition, foreign national participation will be limited to public domain information only.

Foreign disclosure reviews shall be performed before the release of information to the public on all acquisitions requiring the disclosure of classified or export controlled unclassified, including sensitive unclassified information.

g. Marking Proprietary Proposal Information

Information contained in unsuccessful proposals will remain the property of the Applicant.

The Federal Government may, however, retain copies of all proposals. Public release of information in any proposal submitted will be subject to existing statutory and regulatory requirements. If proprietary information is provided by an Applicant in a proposal, which constitutes a trade secret, commercial or financial information, it will be treated in confidence, to the extent permitted by law, provided that the proposal is clearly marked by the Applicant as follows:

Proposal data the firm does not wish to make public, or to be used by the Government except for peer review, shall:

(1) Mark the first page of each proposal volume with the following legend: "This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed-in whole or in part-for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of – or in connection with – the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in pages [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]"; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: “Use or disclosure of data contained on this page is subject to the restriction on the first page of this volume." DoD assumes no liability for unmarked data disclosure or use and may use or disclose such data for any purpose.

h. Attachment(s)

Attachment 1 – Test Standards Vendor Area of Interests (AOIs), Dated 13 June 2024

Attachment 2 – Technical Proposal Format Attachment 3 – Price Proposal Format Attachment 4 – Evaluation Criteria and Selection Process