Townhall Slides v4.pdf

Air Force District of Washington

PRIDE … TEAMWORK … SUCCESS

Open Forum Guided Discussion Air Force VAULT SME Support

Ms. Theresa Terry Contracting Officer

Welcome & Admin. Items The intent of today’s open forum is:

Collaborate with industry on the Visible Accessible Understandable Linked Trusted (VAULT) requirement. To gain a better understanding of industry standards/practices, the discussion will be framed around focused topics

Please type all questions in application’s text block addressed to all parties Use the “Raise Hand” function to provide recommendations or ask questions verbally

DO NOT DISCUSS OR EXCHANGE ANY CLASSIFIED

INFORMATION

Information presented today may be subject to change and is not binding upon the Government

After the event, all questions, comments or concerns with the AF

VAULT SME Support requirement shall be directed only to the AFDW Contracting focal points

There will be an opportunity to submit any unanswered questions/recommendations via email after the conclusion of this forum

Any PWS related questions will be provided to requirement owner and not addressed in this forum

Parties that do not comply with this restriction may be excluded from any solicitation

Discussion Topics Based on the Draft PWS, what contract type is used in the private sector or used with other Government agencies?

Pros and Cons of contract types Recommendations

Are the tasks in the PWS clear/well defined?

Intellectual property and data rights

Algorithms and Artifacts Work Products Software Documentation Custom Coding

With IT labor categories turn-over rate can be high, what ways can we mitigate that?

Data Scientist Data Analyst

Organizational Conflict of Interest Possible unequal access to information/data

Multiple award IDIQ On and off ramping?

Limit to number of awards?

Recommendations for evaluation criteria Experience requirements Past performance. Is this helpful?

Technical capabilities

How to demonstrate/prove technical competency Price at the IDIQ level?

Single award IDIQ Single PMO/integrator to ensure continuity across all task orders Maximum subcontracting opportunities

DRAFT Acquisition Milestones Multi-Step Advisory Process ~ March 2020 Draft RFP: ~ April 2020 Issue solicitation: ~ June 2020 Receipt of proposals: ~ July 2020 Award: ~ December 2020 Ordering Period: ~ December 2020 – December 2025

* The above dates are estimates subject to change

Questions?