RFI - C2 Console.docx

21st Contracting Squadron (21 CONS)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Command Post C2 Sustainment

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS AN RFI ANNOUCEMENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or solicitation, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is an RFI announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. 21 CONS will not accept or acknowledge emails over 5MB, brochures, samples, catalogs, and any other marketing solicitation information. All responses shall comply with the criteria established in this RFI to be considered for review.

Purpose:

The Government is performing market research to support acquisition strategy decisions as they relate to determining if a small business set aside is appropriate as well as the best execution method (order under an existing IDIQ, solicitation/award via sam.gov, GSA schedule, etc.). Therefore, we further invite offerors to provide a capability statement in response to this requirement. Prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of any Federal Government contract. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM registration at the following website: https://sam.gov/.

The services in the DRAFT PWS requires offerors to provide sustainment of the Advanced Console System (ACS) requirements, Services and Maintenance. The ACS Service support ensures uninterrupted corrective action to recover/restore any catastrophic outages associated with ACSs. The ACS Maintenance support consists of remote systems monitoring, systems diagnostics, scheduling system downtime, and dispatching a technician, when required under the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) umbrella, defined as Command Post (CP) and Alternate locations, defined as Alternate Command Post (ACP). For support of this PWS the term For Official Use Only (FOUO) may apply in certain portions or the entirety.

Industry Response:

All responses shall be received by Friday, 2 August 2024 @ 1:00 PM Mountain Time. No extension to the response date will be considered. Send responses via e-mail to Mr. Aaron Smith at aaron.smith.103@spaceforce.mil. Responses shall be no more than five pages (single spaced, front and back, no smaller than Times New Roman, font size 12 or equivalent). If submissions exceed the page count noted, the Government reserves the right to only review the first five pages and may disregard the remainder of the submission. Extraneous materials (brochures, manuals, etc.) will not be considered.

Questions Please provide the following information in your response for the Government to thoroughly evaluate your response and assist in executing the purposes of this RFI:

a. Name, address, point of contact (telephone number and email address), CAGE Code, and UEI.

b. Does your firm currently provide these services under an existing contract such as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract? If so, please provide the contract number, point of contact name/number, and managing agency (e.g., Air Force, DoD, GSA).

c. Specify your business type based upon NAICS 238220. Specify all that apply.

__ Large Business __ Small Business __ Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) __ 8(a) __ HUBZone __ Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) __ Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) __ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business SDVOSB)

Note: If you have differentiating size status between any contract vehicles listed from section “b” above, break them out accordingly.

d. Is the NAICS 811210 code appropriate for this scope of work? If you determine it to be inappropriate, what NAICS code would be appropriate and why?

e. For the DRAFT PWS, interested offerors are encouraged to submit questions/feedback for Government review. The intent of obtaining questions/feedback on the PWS is to further assist industry when proposing on the PWS and to streamline the solicitation process. The Government will not post official responses to the questions/feedback, but they will be reviewed by the Government. If questions/answers are provided the details will be shared to all respondents.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

1. DRAFT PWS for COMMAND POST ADVANCED CONSOLE SYSTEM (ACS) SUSTAINMENT