IT Industry Day Briefing.pdf

AFCEE Information Technology Support Services

Industry Day

Welcome

Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

AFCEE Mission

Integrity – Service - Excellence

Overview

Mission

Vision

Organization

Summary

Our Mission

Provide integrated engineering and environmental products, services and advocacy that optimize Air Force and Joint capabilities through sustainable installations

Deliver the highest quality engineering and environmental services

Our Vision

AFCEE Off-Site Personnel

Andrews AFB: 3

Atlanta REO: 10

SF REO: 11

Ramstein: 15

Dallas REO: 9 Yokota: 1

AOR: 7

Waterbeach: 11

Elmendorf: 4

FE Warren AFB: 1

Korea: 1

Ft Sam Houston: 1

McClellan: 1

Nellis: 1

Otis: 3

Langley: 2

Loring: 1 Peterson: 3

Operations Support (OS) OS provides the tools, products and services that enable AFCEE mission accomplishment

Organizational Planning

Strategic plan & process improvement

Large Information Technology mission

Manpower

Strategic Acquisitions

Contract tools for central execution

Clearinghouse

Public Affairs

PAD 07-13 PA reachback for all AF PA

Strategic communications development

Security

Safety

―Right tools, right place, right time … deliver capability‖

Integrity – Service - Excellence“Sound financial management to optimize scarce resources”

Chief Financial Office (CFO)

We provide AFCEE-wide financial management expertise and support

• Execute AFCEE, Air Force and Non-Air Force customer funds: FY08~$2.2B, FY09~1.9B, FY10~$1.6B

• MILCON financial analysis of $14B Air Force program

• Prepare/process all AFCEE Purchase Requests (PRs)

• Monitor commitments/obligations/expenditures

• Budget formulation/justification/presentation

• Process all financial documents for AFCEE

• Financial/cost analysis

• Decision support

• Fiscal Policy

• Accounting

Capital Investment Execution (EX) We provide construction services for MILCON, housing, AAFES, AFSVA, DLA (DESC/DDC), SW Asia, BRAC and SRM. We also provide the spectrum of environmental services: cleanup, compliance, pollution and prevention (P2) and conservation.

EUL,

$8.9M

MILCON,

$55.2M SRM,

$92.5M

BRAC,

$123.8M

EC/EQ,

$126.3M

Other Agency, $134.3M

MFH,

$151.7M

AF ERA,

$164.5M

Our Mission

―Modernizing our aging air and space inventories…‖

Data Sources: MXT, PMT, and PTS Data as of 6-Oct-09

FY10 - 1,244 Actions, $857.2M

Robert Shirley - AK, WA, ID, OR

Steve Arenson- AZ, HI, NV, Pacific

Randall Tarbell- Region 7 , TX & NM

Mike Garrison- Region 8

& AR, LA, OK

Thom Rennie - Region 5

David Glass –

Region 1

& AL, KY, MS,

NC, TN

Bobby

Ficquette-

FL, GA, SC

Ron Joyner –

Regions 2&3 Issue: Air Force needs access to critical resources beyond the fence and to maintain stewardship of natural/cultural resources, including compliance with environmental regulations

Goal: Have a seat at the table when decisions are made to advocate for the Air Force mission

Solution: REOs work with all stakeholders, both within the Air Force, other Services and outside the military in addressing the needs of the military

Regional Environmental Offices

Baha Zarah - CA

Core Mission Activities

Regional Advocacy

Legislative/Regulatory Monitoring and Engagement

Installation/Range Sustainability

Partnering with Regulatory Agencies and Stakeholders

DoD Regional Environmental Coordinator (REC) Role

Compliance Assistance

Office of the Staff Judge

Advocate (JA) Provides legal services and support to

AFCEE, including analysis and guidance on matters of contract law, fiscal law, ethics, Air Force, DoD and Federal regulations and policies

Our Mission

On track for LEED

Platinum Certification

Capital Investment Management (CM)

Capital Construction (MILCON):

We provide Design and Construction

Management (DM/CM) services for all active duty AF MILCON projects

MILCON program of 714 projects at $14B

―Modernizing our aging air and space inventories…‖

Contracts (AC) – now 772 ESS Our dedicated contracting force allows us to offer a contract capacity of more than

$20 billion to execute requirements for:

Construction Contingency operations Environmental work

BRAC

Specialized support

―Recapture Acquisition Excellence…‖

Our Mission

On track for LEED

Platinum Certification

Environmental Restoration (ER) We provide centralized program management of the

AF Environmental Restoration Program to facilitate cleanup of contaminated sites at all active installations.

―Cleanup of Contaminated Sites – Protecting Human Health

& the Environment‖

Our Mission

Annual Budget: $500M

Active Contracts: $1.7B

Technical Support (TD) In order to plan, sustain and restore

AF installations and assets, we provide a full range of technical and professional services in areas related to:

LEED

Sustainable installations

Regulatory interface

Built infrastructure

Design and construction standards

Planning

Natural infrastructure

Environmental restoration

Advocacy and outreach

―Modernizing our aging air and space inventories…‖

Contingency Construction (CX) Mission

We plan, execute, and deliver contingency construction and MILCON for customer installations and commands in war fighting areas.

Afghanistan: Support of Afghan National Security Forces, Bastion AB, in support of coalition build up/security transition -- $1B

Construction Management of AFCENT MILCON (USACE executed) -- $2.5B

Iraqi reconstruction efforts included planning, const oversight and environmental clean-up. -- $4.8B (not active)

Kandahar Air Corps Phase I Ribbon Cutting Bastion AB Runway

―Partner w/ the Joint and Coalition team to win today’s fight…‖

Housing Privatization (HP) As the central manager for the Air

Force’s housing privatization program, we provide turnkey services over the entire lifecycle including

Project acquisition/restructuring

From market assessment through negotiations to closing

Portfolio management

Financial analysis

Compliance checks & more

Operations

Training

Strategic communications & more

―Develop and Care for Airmen and their families…‖

AFCEE has global mission

IT is critical enabler

The emphasis on IT will become more important in future

Heavily rely on IT Support Services contractor to assist in execution of AFCEE mission

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The First Command

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Small Business Program

802d Contracting Squadron

Lackland AFB, TX

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What Do We Do?

• Focal point for 802d CONS on small business matters

• Liaison between 802d CONS and Small Business Administration

• Maximize small business participation by early involvement on acquisitions

• Advise/assist acquisition personnel with small business issues

• Counsel and provide support to small businesses

• Liaison with large businesses

• Maintain an outreach program

• Develop and conduct education and training

• Conduct weekly capability briefings

• Industry Sounding Board

• Evaluate Subcontracting Plans

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Overview

• Small Business Administration (SBA)

• Compliant with Small Business Administration District Office(s)

• What is SBA PCR and CMR?

• Teaming Agreements

• Joint Venture

• Affiliation

• Limitations on Subcontracting

• What We Do

• North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS Code)

• Sources Sought Synopsis or Request for Information

• Market Your Capabilities

• Important Contact Information

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What is the Small Business

Administration (SBA)?

• Created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government

• Preserve free competitive enterprise

• Maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation

• Aid, counsel, assist & protect the interests of small businesses

• Technical Assistance (Training and Counseling)

• Financial Assistance (Loans and Surety Guarantees)

• Contracting Assistance (Gov’t Contracting and Size Standards)

• Special Interests (Women, Services Disabled Veterans, HUB Zone, 8(a), Native

American, Alaskan Natives)

• Advocacy, Laws and Regulations

• Only agency with authority to determine whether a firm is a small business when an interested party protests size status

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SBA District Office(s) Compliance

• Contact your Business Development Specialist for status and updates

• 8(a) Eligibility is a function of Small Business

Administration District Office(s)

• 8(a) eligibility will be required for this 8(a) competitive requirement

• Address your questions to SBA for compliance

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What is an SBA PCR and CMR?

• PCR –Procurement Center Representative

• Review all acquisitions over $100K to increase small businesses

• Provide small business sources to Federal buying activities

• Counsel small business firms

• CMR – Commercial Market Representative

• Conduct compliance reviews of prime contractors

• Counsel small businesses on how to obtain subcontracts

• Provide orientation and training on the Subcontracting Assistance

Program for both large and small businesses

• Lackland AFB and AFCEE PCR/CMR

• POC: (210) 395-8924

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Teaming Agreements

• FAR 9.603: “The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team agreements; provided the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer…”

• Types of Teams:

• Prime/Subcontractor

• Prime is responsible for contract performance

• Privity of contract between Government and Prime

• Team identified in proposal

• Why Team?

• Enables firms to complement each other’s capabilities

• Enables firms to offer the best combination of performance, cost and delivery

• Enables SBs to effectively compete for larger scale requirements

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Teaming Agreements

• Selecting Teaming Partners

• Compatible Contractors

• Assess Team Chemistry

• Management Styles, Corporate Cultures, Strategic Visions

• Assess Team Member Capabilities

• Business, Financial, other Resources

• Assess Legal Constraints

• OCI Issues, Debarments/Suspensions, Qualification Requirements

• All must understand terms & conditions of agreement

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Joint Venture

• FAR 19.101 defines a Joint Venture as an association of persons or concerns…concerting to engage in and carry out a single specific business venture for joint profit, for which purpose they combine their efforts, property, money, skill or knowledge, but not on a continuing or permanent basis

• Contract in Joint Venture’s name

• Contract performance responsibility lies with Joint Venture

• Agreement must include sharing profits/losses proportionate to each party’s contributions to business operations

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Affiliations

• Affiliation deals with business relationships a SB may have with other firms and how those relationships affect the size status of the SB

• Prime-sub relationship that is not at arms length

• Formal Joint Venture

• Business relationship outside particular contract that may cause affiliation

• Prime-Subcontractor relationship is not synonymous with affiliation – i.e. there can be non-affiliated subcontractors

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Affiliation Rules

• Normal Rule: Affiliated business concerns’ receipts are added to determine eligibility under size standards

• SBA excludes joint ventures in certain circumstances

• Size Standard is applied to individual concerns rather than to the combined assets of the team/joint venture

• A joint venture of two or more business concerns may submit an offer as a small business without regard to affiliation as long as all are small under the NAICS Code

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Affiliation Rules

Affiliations – 8(a) Exclusions

• A joint venture of at least one 8(a) and one or more other business concerns may submit an offer under a competitive 8(a), as an 8(a) concern, without regard to affiliation IF…

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Affiliation Rules

• Each concern is small

• At least one 8(a) participant to the joint venture is less than

½ the NAICS size standard

• 8(a) is managing venture

• Employee of 8(a) managing venture is project manager of contract

• 51% of joint venture profits go to 8(a) member(s)

• Approved by Small Business Administration (SBA)

• When forming a joint venture or affiliation consult legal counsel

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Other Affiliation ―Exceptions‖

• SBA Mentor-Protégé Program (13 CFR 124.520)

• Designated to provide technical/management assistance, financial assistance, subcontract support, contract performance assistance through Joint Ventures

• Mentor may be large or small

• Protégé must be 8(a) in development stage, or never have received 8(a) contract, or less than ½ size standard or primary

NAICS code

• MP Agreement will not be approved if used as just a mechanism to enable non-8(a) to receive 8(a) contracts

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Other Affiliation ―Exceptions‖

• SBA Mentor-Protégé Program (13 CFR 124.520) –

(continued)

• For any procurement

• 8(a) firm is exempt from affiliation rules when it joint ventures as a protégé with a mentor firm (large or small) under the program

• SBA must approve Joint Venture agreement

• 8(a) must be small under NAICS Code

• Must meet limitations on total sole source dollars (monitored by SBA and firm)

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Other Affiliation ―Exceptions‖

• Indian Tribes, Alaskan Regional or Village Corporations

(ANC), Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO)

• Business concerns owned by these groups are not considered affiliates of such entities, or with other concerns owned by these entities solely because of their common ownership (13 CFR

121.103)

• Many of these business concerns are qualified as 8(a) firms

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Limitations on Subcontracting

• Limitations on Subcontracting deals with how much work a

SB can subcontract (FAR 52.219-14)

• Services – 50%

• Your 8(a) company performs 50% of the work

• Do not be a pass thru for Large Businesses

• SBA Business Development Specialist

• Your point of contact for questions

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North American Industry Classification Code

(NAICS Code)

• NAICS Code 541513

• Computer Facilities Management Services

• Size Standard $25M

• Update Central Contractor Registration (CCR)

• Log in CCR to update

• Joint Venture/Mentor Protégé in CCR/ORCA

• Alert Small Business Administration if not updated in

CCR/ORCA

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Sources Sought Synopsis or

Request for Information

• Sources sought synopsis = your opportunity to influence acquisition strategy

• Questions on NAICS Code, small business goals, teaming, number of contracts

• Contracting Officer reviews and prepares market research report

• Coordinates with small business office and acquisition strategy is finalized

• Two or more in a size category to have a set-aside

• Typically these are for new contracts

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Market Your Capabilities

• Do it yourself

• Capability statements/brochures

• CCR/Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA Profile)

• Attend conferences, symposiums, seminars, workshops

• Become Fed Biz Opps “junkie”

• Do not overlook subcontracting opportunities

• Research the Government Agency (know what they buy)

• Visit small business specialist

• Follow-Up

• Do not hesitate to ask questions

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Important Websites

• Central Contractor Registration www.ccr.gov

• AF Mentor-Protégé Program www.selltoairforce.org

• Fed Biz Opps www.fedbizopps.gov

• USAF Interactive Electronic Mail www.selltoairforce.org

• FAR on-line www.arnet.gov.far

• Procurement Tech Asst Center www.aptac-us.org/new

• Long Range Acquisition Estimate www.selltoairforce.org

• Small Business Administration www.stephanie.rapp@sba.gov http://www.ccr.gov/ http://www.selltoairforce.org/ http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ http://www.selltoairforce.org/ http://www.arnet.gov.far/ http://www.aptac-us.org/new http://www.aptac-us.org/new http://www.aptac-us.org/new http://www.selltoairforce.org/ http://www.stephanie.rapp@sba.gov

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Contact Information

SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIST

1655 SELFRIDGE AVENUE

LACKLAND AFB, TX 78232

(210) 671-1713

(210) 671-2618

Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win

Contracting Issues

AFCEE Information Technology

Support Services

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Overview

• Contract Information

• Contract Type

• Source Selection Process

• Organizational Conflict of Interest

• Estimated Milestones

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Requirement is currently in the 8(a) Program

• Market Research supports the requirement remaining in the 8(a) Program

• Solicitation under NAICS 541513

• Computer Facilities Management Services

• Provides “best fit” for majority of anticipated contract utilization

• NAICS size standard - $25 million

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Award one contract for this 100% 8(a) Small

Business Set-Aside

• Contract will have a one year base ordering period with four one-year options

• One additional year for task order performance completion

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Requirements contract includes

• Realistic estimated total quantity in the solicitation and resulting contract

• Maximum or minimum quantities the Government may order under each individual order

• Maximum that it may order during a specified period of time

• Contract/Task Order CLIN Structure

• 0001 - Firm Fixed Price (FFP): For non-personal services for Information Technology Services IAW performance work statement

• 0002 - Travel (Cost reimbursable): Allowable travel costs (i.e. training, conferences)

• 0003 – NSP: Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL)

AFCEE IT Support Services

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source

Selection Process

• Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors

• Tradeoffs are not permitted

• Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors

• Intent is to award without discussions but government reserves the right to hold discussions

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Ensure quality proposals are submitted

• Follow 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors --

Commercial Items

• When preparing proposal make it easy for the evaluators

• To read

• To find information

• To compare what you provide to the evaluation criteria

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Draft RFP and draft SOW currently posted on

FBO and AFCEE website

• Please submit any questions today or by email

• Final RFP will be posted in August

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Organizational Conflict of Interest Clause

• Manage OCI in a consistent and efficient manner

• Maintain AFCEE’s integrity and objectivity

• Reduce conflict of interest risk

• Comply with FAR 9.5 for OCI

AFCEE IT Support Services

• AFCEE IT Services contractor precluded from involvement in any other AFCEE contracts

• Have access to nonpublic information as part of its performance of contract

• Information may provide an unfair competitive advantage in a later competition

• Any ties between IT contractor and other AFCEE contracts must be severed upon award

• AFCEE IT Services contractor must obtain CO written approval prior to accepting work on non-AFCEE contracts with potential OCI

• Includes teaming members

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Estimated Milestones

• Release RFP – Aug 2011

• Proposals Due – Sep 2011

• Contract Award – Feb 2012

• Performance Start – Apr 2012

AFCEE IT Support Services

• Services are currently being performed by contract

• AFCEE IT Support Services IDIQ contract final task order completion 14 Sep 11

• Bridge contract for interim services awarded 30 Jun 11

We are still developing the strategy, so everything is subject to change

We look forward to your participation!

Headquarters U.S. Air Force

AFCEE IT

Technical

Overview

What We Do

IT Support Services Summary

Legacy IT Systems & Applications

Personnel Training & Certification

Proposal

Technical Factor

AFCEE-What We Do

Support our customers with a focus on sustainable installations

Manage programs for the Air Force

(Environmental Restoration, MILCON, Housing MILCON)

Execute/manage projects for installations, MAJCOMs, HAF and others

Provide technical expertise across a spectrum of construction and environmental programs

IT Support is Critical Enabler to AFCEE Mission

IT Support Services Summary Admin/Operation/Maintenance of:

- AFCEE functional servers/systems

- AFCEE databases supporting personnel & mission

IT Customer Support for ~800 users

- Lackland AFB, Bldg 171

- Regional Offices (Dallas, San Francisco & Atlanta)

- Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR)-Cape Cod, MA

Desktop, laptop & PC services

Computer support technical services-various levels

Customer service calls/e-mails/walk-ups

- Opening/tracking trouble tickets

- Resolving issues IT assets including:

. PCs, functional servers, systems, including multi-user computer systems, peripheral devices, connectivity issues

Variable levels of support —driven by AFCEE mission

Telecommunications support

- Set-Up/Configuration/Troubleshooting

. Video teleconferencing

. Blackberries

. Air cards

. Direct Connect On-line

- Other Telecommunications services

. Digital telephones/switches, fax machines, VOIP, etc.

ADPE/Inventory Management Support

- Approx. 5K assets totaling $5M

- Maintain current/accurate inventory

- Provide support to equipment custodians

Information Security (INFOSEC) Support

- Support compliance with DoD and AF regulations, policies, and IA best security business practices to ensure the hardware and software in use at AFCEE meets all required security mandates

- Support government IAO or IAM in developing, reviewing, validating and maintaining AFCEE certification and accreditation (C&A) packages pertaining to AFCEE functional servers, networks, and systems

. AFCEE has 30+ systems/applications in various stages of the

DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation

Process (DIACAP)

- Assist the AFCEE IAO or IAM in implementing and enforcing national, DoD, and AF security policies and directives

Information Security (INFOSEC) Support (con’t)

- Support also requires coordination, guidance, and tracking the implementation of directed TCNOs and

AFCERTs

- Apply IT security principles, methods, and security products to protect and maintain the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of AFCEE information systems resources and information processed throughout any AFCEE system

- Support AFCEE Computer Security (COMPUSEC) while ensuring AFCEE systems are accredited, comprehensively tested, and certified to connect to the network

AFCEE portfolio is very diverse

Systems/applications are in multiple versions across many different hardware platforms and operating systems

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reporting requirements mandates continuous monitoring, updating and reporting

Continuous monitoring is the only way to meet the requirements of the security testing, contingency planning and updating of security artifacts and policy

Requires direct support of System and Database administrators to meet the review, testing and analysis in direct support of the IAM

- Contingency planning and testing

- Continuous review and monitoring of security artifacts

- Annual security testing and compliance

Programming Services

- AFCEE Website Services

- Application Programming Services (various levels)

. Approved IT investments supporting AFCEE mission

. Includes legacy IT systems/applications

- Software Engineering

- AFCEE Public/Private/Local Websites

. Local AFCEE website (virtual server)

. Private Air Force Portal AFCEE website

. Public AFCEE website within AFPIMs consisting of >20,000 pages

- Develop, implement, update and maintain pages, graphics and functionality of AFCEE website

- Website programming and maintenance efforts will involve the use of all commonly used web programming languages and utilities with special emphasis upon: HTML, JavaScript, Silverlight, Paintshop Pro, Database integration using

Structured Query Language (SQL) server/Access, Active Server

Page (ASP), Active Server Page.net (ASP.net), Text Editor, and

MS Designer

- Maintain the functional applications residing on a local virtual public web server

Legacy Systems

AFCEE Management eXecution Tracking (MXT)

- Oracle database that supports management & execution of AFCEE programs

- Integrated IT system containing financial, contracting, environmental, construction and services project planning and oversight, contract management & data reporting

. Utilized AFCEE wide to support worldwide mission

. >600 user accounts

. >4M records

. ~6000 active/pending projects

. Provides oversight of projects totaling ~$12B at any given time

Environmental Restoration Program Information

Management System (ERPIMS)

- Relational Oracle database maintained for the AF, by AFCEE to store and manage data collected for AF environmental projects

- All DoD environmental contractors working on AF restoration projects must submit data in format compatible with ERPIMS

- ERPIMS incorporates a wide range of environmental data—

. Contracting data, locations and sites of the sampling events, lithology, hydrology, well completion, well maintenance, samples taken, tests run on those samples, analytical results from those tests, remediation system parameters and performance characteristics

- >300 users, >90M records

ERPIMS (con’t):

- Various Levels of:

. Subject Matter Expert Services

. Scientific Professional Services

Chemistry, Geology, Engineering, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Physics, Toxicology or Biology

Works with analytical chemistry and/or hydrology data within EIRPMS, data review/validation/QA/QC, data calls, technical assistance, etc.

. Training Services

IT Systems/Applications

The AFCEE-Portal (SharePoint) is an integral part of all business processes providing a means of sharing information and collaboration

- Used by 800+ AFCEE employees to create, reference, and collaborate on documents

- Utilizes workflows to automate AFCEE business processes

Contract Data Upload Tool (CDUT)

- Module within SharePoint

- Used by 100+ external contractors to upload contract deliverables IAW contract period of performance

Personnel Training &

Certifications

Contractor required to ensure employees comply with all training and certification requirements found in DoD 8570.01M

- Personnel performing IA functions shall have appropriate Information Assurance Workforce certifications

- Personnel shall be registered in the Defense

Eligibility Reporting System

Reference PWS, Section 5 for additional information on training, certification and qualifications

Proposal

Pay special attention to the specific instructions regarding the format and content of the proposal outlined in the RFP

There are no trick questions

Submit what we ask for

Ensure consistency of information

Address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of each technical Subfactor

Marketing presentations will not be evaluated

Proposal

Hard and compelling evidence of capabilities is required to receive credit for evaluation factors

Legibility, clarity, and coherence are very important

Provide as specifically as possible, the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing and satisfying the requirements

Do not merely reiterate the objectives or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation

Factor 1-Technical

Subfactor 1.1- Technical/Management Approach

- Adequately demonstrates a sound, comprehensive, realistic, effective, and efficient technical and management approach to provide and manage the appropriate qualified workforce to achieve consistent and efficient operations in accordance with the entire scope of the requirements of the PWS with no disruption in current IT operations

Subfactor 1.2. Corporate Experience

- Adequately demonstrates in-depth, comprehensive, technical experience of the entire scope of requirements outlined in the PWS

AFCEE has diverse mission that drives diverse

IT requirements

AFCEE legacy systems & applications are critical to AFCEE mission

Pay attention to the instructions in the RFP

Headquarters U.S. Air Force

AFCEE IT

Market Intelligence

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Request for Information (RFI) posted to FBO 11 Mar 2011 . Received 30 responses from interested contractors

Of the 30 responses 28 were small business concerns which include a combination of the following:

8(a) certified – 28

Small Disadvantage Business 24

HUB Zone Certified – 4

Minority – 28

Native American – 3

Veteran Owned – 8

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business – 6

Woman Owned Small Business - 8

RFI

- Summary of size, scope and complexity of services anticipated

13 questions

Are you interested in bidding on this type of IT Services contract?

- 30 interested vendors

What are industry comments and concerns with the type of service required?

- 18 provided comments

. Industry needs to better understand government's intent for pricing

. Need PWS to fully understand the requirement

. Need technical detail of the IT enterprise environment as possible to obtain the best value solutions

Do you have experience and knowledge in Business

Enterprise Architectures, Federal Enterprise Architectures and/or DoD Architectures Framework? If so, Please discuss your company's past experience in providing these types of services.

- 25 have experience, some stated ―extensive‖

- 1 stated no experience

Do you have experience and knowledge in Certification and Accreditation and FISMA mandates within the DoD

Enterprise and AF? If so, Please discuss your company's past experience in providing these types of services.

- 23 stated they had experience, some stated they would team for capability

- 3 stated no experience

Do you have experience Supporting ORACLE based IT systems that (a) integrates financial, contracting, environmental, construction and services project planning and oversight, contract management and reporting of data, and (b) incorporates the range of environmental data similar in size, scope and complexity to the AFCEE ERPIMS legacy system?

- 22 provided experience

. Many stated they had vast experience with Oracle tools, technologies and Oracle based IT Systems

- 4 stated no experience

Do you have experience providing website and web application support similar to the size, scope and complexity of the AFCEE website/applications? If so, Please discuss your company's past experience in Providing these types of services.

- 21 provided experience

. Many stated experience was similar in size, scope and complexity to AFCEE website/applications

- 5 stated no experience

Do you have experience with SharePoint system administration, database administration and applications programming services support similar to the size, scope and complexity of the AFCEE requirements? If so, Please discuss your company's past experience in providing these types of services.

- 22 provided experience

- 4 stated no experience

Do you have experience supporting the ENTIRE size, scope and complexity of the AFCEE IT Services support, to include support for similar legacy systems and websites? If so, please tell us how you would manage the size, scope and complexity of the AFCEE IT

Support Services requirements.

- 22 provided experience

. Some stated experience was as team member

. Some stated they will team for experience

- 3 stated no experience

Do you have offices located in San Antonio? If not, please discuss how you would provide off-site IT support services?

- 13 have offices in San Antonio

- 15 stated they do not currently have office

. Will establish one after contract award

. Partner/prospective partner has offices in San Antonio

What is the historical maximum work load your firm has managed while assuring effective support while maintaining quality services?

- 15 provided $’s/FTE’s supported

What is your preference in performing this work? As a prime, teaming partner or joint venture?

- Some responded to more than one category . 4 as a prime

. 20 as a teaming partner

. 6 as JV

What is your capability to effectively manage multiple concurrent task orders?

- 26 responded

. # TO’s currently managing

. Other responses indicated vendors did not understand question

Please provide the following: average annual revenue for past 3 yrs, number of employees, business size and affiliate information

- Annual revenue . Range $150 K-$94M, average $10M

- Number of employees . Range 3-400, average 86

- Business size . SDB 8(a)

- Affiliate information provided . 2 Offerors have parent companies

. 3 Offerors have JV partners

. 16 Offerors have teaming partners

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Sources Sought - Posted to FBO on 29 Mar 2011

- 52 responses in which 18 of the 52 also responded to RFI posting

- Of the 52 responses, 51 are a small business concern which include a combination of the following:

8(a) certified- 46

Small Disadvantage Business- 46

HUB Zone Certified- 5

Veteran Owned- 15

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business- 9

Woman Owned Small Business- 14

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