FA8770-20-R-0010_DSOR_II_Request_for_Information.pdf

FA8770-20-R-0010

DSOR II - RFI

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO

Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) II

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY

This RFI is issued solely for market research purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force (AF) is not seeking proposals nor will it accept unsolicited proposals at this time.

Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the potential Offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The Government is seeking responses from any Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development Program vendors registered under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services ONLY. This is being considered for an 8(a) program set-aside.

Responses are limited to ten (10) pages, electronically submitted, in Microsoft Word or Portable Document format (PDF), using 12-point Times New Roman font.

Vendors responding to the RFI shall submit the requested information due no later than 4:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, 07 November 2019. Responses should be sent to Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Myers, at amanda.myers.7@us.af.mil. The Government will not entertain telephone calls for this RFI; related questions shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer.

BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION

The Business & Enterprise Systems (BES) through Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Depot Maintenance Branch (HIM) located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is conducting market research to seek qualified 8(a) vendors under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541512.

The Government is researching any Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development Program vendors capable of continuing to support and maintain the SharePoint applications used within the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR). This requirement is within the 8(a) program and interested parties (vendors/contractors) must be a part of the 8(a) program to be included in the market research report as an eligible response.

The DSOR PMO requests interested sources provide responses to exhibit the skills and experience necessary to accomplish the requirements specified in the Scope of Services section and an in-depth knowledge of SharePoint capabilities and associated tools including SharePoint Designer, Quick Apps, and Nintex; an emphasis should be made on experience providing subject matter expertise with comprehensive technical knowledge in SharePoint without coding solutions.

For additional reference a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) has been attached, document titled “DSOR II DRAFT PWS”; please see the attached PWS as conditional/positional back-up for DSOR AMS support details – be advised - the submitted capabilities statement should focus on the Scope of Services. This PWS does not represent the exact requirements that will be provided with any future official Request for Proposal but is considered similar scope to the anticipated requirement.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

This RFI requests a capabilities statement focused on the areas below. Your response should include a description for each area, whether your company performed as a prime or as a subcontractor, and whether relevant Subject Matter Experts (SME) personnel have at least three (3) years of relevant and recent experience.

Please focused on describing your team’s experience & understanding of the following:

Provide a brief history of your team’s experience in providing SharePoint without coding solutions as described in the attached PWS, and clearly explain your ability to meet all critical (8) technical requirements identified below.

Provide any questions or comments concerning the DSOR AMS support (DSOR II) requirements described in the PWS (PWS draft attached separately).

CRITICAL Technical Capabilities (CC 1-8):

CC1 - Comprehensive experience, knowledge, and understanding of the Federal statutes, DoD, AF, and AFMC regulations, policies, instructions, and directives governing the DSOR processes.

CC2 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of Source of Repair Assignment (SORA) process, instructions, templates, and modification requirements.

CC3 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of Core/Candidate Depot (CCD) process, instructions, templates, and modification

CC4 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of 50/50 Assessment process, instructions, templates, and modification requirements.

CC5 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of Depot Activation (DA) process, instructions, templates, and modification requirements.

CC6 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of Periodic Review (PR) process, instructions, templates, and modification requirements.

CC7 - Technical design and functional expertise to support complex workflow management to configure, customize, and prototype designs of Depot Maintenance Inter-Service (DMI) process, instructions, templates, and modification

CC8 - Architecture, design, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of SharePoint Technologies utilizing SharePoint “out of the box” features to include third-party tools such as Nintex, QuickApps, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, Visio as well as client-side scripting languages such as HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Additional Technical Capabilities:

AC1 - Experience working and interacting with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense

Enterprise Portal Service (DEPS) who provides the SharePoint Farm, the hosting environment applications as site collection administrators.

AC2 - Requirements investigation, analysis, planning, rapid prototyping, customization, and automation of HQ AFMC/A4 policies and procedures leveraging DISA DEPS SharePoint 2013 and 2019 capabilities and applying Agile methodologies and practices.

AC3 - Technical knowledge, hands-on expertise and creativity to design innovative SharePoint custom design solutions when customer requirements cannot be met with “out-of-the-box” SharePoint features. All custom designs must be a No Code-On-The-Server-Side solution.

AC4 - Experience with design, configuration, and maintenance of SharePoint content management, lists, libraries, web parts, workflows, alerts, metrics, reports, and user interface screens.

AC5 - Experience conducting operationally relevant capability and functionality testing activities incorporating support from the Government, technical and SharePoint engineering, and functional business management process stakeholders.

AC6 - Experience creating and configuring new site collections on a DISA DEPS platform.

AC7 - Experience migrating new versions of SharePoint and troubleshooting techniques applied to site collection administration, workflows, web parts, and other associated SharePoint features.

AC8 - Experience creating, preparing, and updating system documentation and artifacts; and knowledge of DoD Architecture Framework.

AC9 - Transitional start-up of the maintenance and support activities for the system that was previously designed, implemented, and supported by another provider.

AC10 - Ability to support an immediate surge in requirements by providing additional functionality and capability.

AC11 - Define your Company’s approach to providing a SharePoint Solutions IT team with experience and skills to manage and customize a highly technical SharePoint platform and toolset supporting business management processes.

CAPABILITES PACKAGE

An 8(a) vendor submittal shall include a cover letter and a capabilities statement addressing the Scope of Services section. The cover letter should be no more than two (2) pages. The Scope of Services response should be no more than ten (10) pages in 12-point Times New Roman font, single spaced, with one-inch margins (MS Word document) or Portable Document format (PDF). Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches; foldouts are permitted but will be assessed towards total page count.

The 8(a) small business vendor cover letter should include the following information:

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

o Company/Institute Name:

o Address:

o Point of Contact:

o CAGE Code/DUNS Number:

o Web Page URL:

Point of contact (POC) information: name, phone number, fax number, and email address Company’s Small Business size and 8(a) program graduation date.

o Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The FAR is available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

An acknowledgement of your registration for NAICS code 541512 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is certified as:

o Small Business 8(a) (Yes / No) o Alaskan Native 8(a) (Yes / No) o Native American 8(a) (Yes / No)

Available Contract Vehicles (Federal/DoD/GSA) your company is currently aligned with.

A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Provide a statement on interest/likelihood of response to a formal Request for Proposal for the

DSOR AMS contract (DSOR II). Please Note: Currently, an anticipated timeframe is not available.

RESPONSES

Interested and eligible SBA 8(a) vendors under NAICS 541512 are requested to submit their Capabilities Packages in MS Word or PDF format due no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, 07 November 2019. Responses shall be limited to ten (10) pages, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins. All submissions are via e-mail only to, Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Myers, at amanda.myers.7@us.af.mil.

The Government will not entertain telephone calls for this RFI; related questions shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer.

SUMMARY

This is a Request for Information only; this does not constitute an RFP. The submissions will be used in completing market research. The information provided within is subject to change and does not commit the Government. The AF has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.