Sources Sought for Creating a Digital Advantage .pdf

Naval Special Warfare (NSW): Creating Digital Advantage

This is not a request for proposal. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

This Sources Sought/Request for Information is in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, via the

Naval Special Warfare Command. The purpose is to identify eligible and interested contractors that can provide information technology services to support NSW’s approach to create a digital advantage for its enterprise.

This announcement is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and is not to be interpreted as a commitment by the Government that a procurement action will be issued. This notice shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on part of the Government.

No entitlement to payment will arise as a result of the submission of contractor information. Any information submitted by companies to this Sources Sought/Request for Information shall be voluntary.

REQUIREMENT

The main objective of this contract is to leverage innovative digital technologies to create competitive advantage by enhancing NSW capabilities in data driven decision making, improving business performance and service delivery, managing knowledge systems access and content management, and creating an agile learning organization to support evolving NSWC missions and Commander’s priorities.

The scope of required competencies includes but are not limited to the following: administrative and technical support services for Knowledge Management (KM), Software as a Service (SaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), Application Platform as a Service (aPaaS), Low Code - No Code applications, Development Security and Operations (DevSecOps), Data Science, Learning Management, Digital Transformation as a Service (DTaaS).

The scope of the required services includes but are not limited to: (a) Development and implementation of the NSW Digital Strategy; (b) Modernization of NSW legacy and custom software systems (c) Implementation of NSW cloud services and solutions; (d) Data engineering, analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML); (e) Access and content management of structured and unstructured information; (f) Design and improvement of NSW User Experiences (UX); and (g) Management of our learning, training, and organizational change management.

Please see the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the exact anticipated requirements of the contract.

Additional Requirement Information:

Expected Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Estimated Period of Performance: 5-year Ordering Period

NAICS: 541512

Security Classification: The tasks will require the contractor to possess a TS FCL and all contractor personnel possess a Secret level clearance.

Location: San Diego, CA, but other locations as necessary (identified within Base PWS and at TO level)

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Fill out the chart (Organization name, address, size and type of ownership for the organization, Unity Entity ID (from SAM.gov) and point of contact including their title, telephone number and email address;

2) Tailored capability statements (maximum of seven pages) addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation to support claims of organizational and staff capability.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The capability statements shall be no more than 7 pages, size 12 font (including chart, graphs, or tables).

3) The capability statements shall address, at a minimum, the following items:

a. Has your company managed a similar scope of this nature? If so, please provide details.

a. It is anticipated that multiple (up to 5-6 task orders) will be running concurrently. Can you company manage this amount work and provide proper program/project oversight and have the necessary TS cleared personnel.

b. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? Provide contract numbers that you have performed that are similar.

c. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

a. Discuss program/project management skills for running concurrent task orders.

b. Provide expertise in the requirements identified within the PWS (such as Knowledge

Management services, software as a service, etc.). Please bear in mind that if you are a small business, you will be responsible for 51% of the work.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

Pre- Industry Day Questions: Please submit any questions related to the required capabilities and the concerns, barrier, and questions are due prior to the submission of the capability statements and can be sent to Kristen.K.Lawrence.civ@socom.mil by 4:00 PM EST on 29 November 2024.

INDUSTRY DAY: A Virtual Industry Day is planned for Thursday, 5 December 2024 from 1:00PM- 2:30PM EST. Interested companies are also asked to send a response requesting an invitation to the industry day via email to Kristen.K.Lawrence.civ@socom.mil by 12pm EST on 2 December 2024 . The Industry Day will include an overview of the technical requirements presented by the Requiring Activity, an overview of the anticipated contract type and acquisition strategy, and a Q&A session. Please come prepare to identify any concerns, barriers, and/or impediments with recommended alternatives.

SUBMISSION: Fill in the below table and include it with your submission:

Company Name

Company Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

Email Address

Unique Entity ID

Company is/ is not a Small Business

Does your company have a Top Secret Facility Clearance?

Other Classifications (e.g. 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned, Veteran owned, Service- Disabled Veteran Owned)

If 8(a), date that the company graduates from the program.

List of Contracts where similar scope was performed.

Interested parties capable of providing the requirements described above, are requested to submit a

Capabilities Statement of no more than seven (7) pages in length in Times New Roman font of no less than 12 pitch. All submissions shall be submitted in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document

Format (PDF). Responses are required to be submitted via email to: Kristen.K.Lawrence.civ@socom.mail by 12:00 EST on 11 December 2024.

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