SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE CISA COCO CEEOSS V3.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

FOR

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA)

Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services (CEEOSS)

INTRODUCTION

CISA is issuing a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) as a means of conducting market research to identify potential qualified firms having an interest in, and the resources to support, the requirement for CEEOSS.

This SSN is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation resulting from the responses received to this SSN.

The Government will not pay for any response expenses. All costs incurred responding to this SSN will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this SSN will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information.

Government technical experts drawn from staff within CISA, and other federal agencies may review responses. The Government may use selected support contractor personnel to assist in the review of the SSN responses. These support contractors will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary information.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

This is a recompete to the current Task Order 70RCSJ23FR0000001, Sev1Tech LLC is the incumbent. The recompete includes an increase in scope of the current CISA environment above the original anticipated requirements identified due to congressional acts, such as Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), CISA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) mission adjustment, and other DHS & CISA strategic and mission priorities.

CISA’s mission is to lead the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure. The CISA Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services (CEEOSS) is to assist CISA OCIO to establish enterprise IT capabilities. These enterprise IT capabilities shall support CISA’s ability to continue establishing a modern IT infrastructure; engaging in various initiatives to evaluate and implement emerging technologies; migrating to the cloud; supporting mobility and collaboration platforms; and continually improving the performance, security, and availability of enterprise IT services.

CISA’s objective is to obtain expertise to support the:

· Engineering subdivision in architecting, designing, and engineering CISA enterprise IT capabilities and services to include but not limited to network, identity and access management, mobility, asset management, imaging, application and systems development, collaboration capabilities, cloud hosting, and communication services.

· Management of system operations, configurations, and support; overseeing infrastructure asset management; advanced network/infrastructure/application support. The Engineering Subdivision partners work closely with the IT Operations and Service Management subdivision on enhancements and the transition of those enhancements into the production environments for operations and support.

The Contractor shall perform the services for the functional areas and shall ensure the services are integrated, well defined, and documented, standardized, repeatable, accurate and timely. All the associated processes in all functional areas shall produce secure, high quality and cost-effective services, work products and IT solutions, and shall be properly documented using the ITIL v3 framework. The Contractor shall perform these services in a manner that will drive efficiencies through continual maintenance and improvement of documented processes.

Services to support CISA’s requirement for the following services:

· Technology Evaluation and Integration

· Enterprise Technology Services and Solutions Strategy and Architecture

· Technical Solutions Engineering and Implementation

· Operations and Maintenance Support

· Program / Project Management of these areas

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide services in support of the areas specified in the Program Background as noted.

It is imperative that businesses responding to this SSN articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541512 Computer Systems Design Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $34.0 million. The Product Service Code is DG01 IT and Telecom - Network Support Services (Labor).

Note: In accordance with DHS Directive 060-01, Development and Use of Strategic Sourcing Contract Vehicles, dated 24 August 2012, strategic sourcing vehicles are mandatory for use, with limited exceptions. Therefore, a strategically sourced contract vehicle will take priority over awarding a standalone CISA contract.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (up to ten (10) 8.5 x 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the services listed in this announcement.

Responses to this SSN, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email no later than January 22, 2024.

Note: The Government reserves the right to hold one-on-one meetings resulting from SSN responses received as part of its market research. Meetings may be held with companies who provide comprehensive and relevant responses to the topic and questions in this notice.

All responses under this SSN must be emailed to:

Contract Specialist William Dunlap at william.dunlap@cisa.dhs.gov Contracting Officer Eva I. Shaw-Taylor at eva.shaw-taylor@cisa.dhs.gov

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required services, provide the following information:

1. Organization name, UEI, CAGE code, Business size (large or small) and socio-economic status (i.e., 8(a), Small Disadvantaged, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, web site address, telephone number.

2. Identify any strategic sourcing vehicles or federal supply schedules your company is included on.

3. Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff ability.

4. Include the type of work your company performed within the last three (3) years in support of the same or similar requirements (similar in size, scope, and complexity).

a. Provide examples that reflect your company’s capabilities in the task areas outlined in the draft SOW and specify whether support has been provided as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

b. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated; identify potential team members (if known) and describe the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

Furthermore, CISA’s preference is to procure services on a small business set-aside basis, to the extent possible, based on market research results.

We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

All data received in response to this SSN that is marked or designated as corporate of proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

CISA is anticipating conducting and industry day outreach for this effort on January 12, 2024. Details will be published via this notice on SAM.gov.