HC101922RPHNSY.pdf

The Defense Information Systems Agency-Procurement Services Directorate (DISA- PSD)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization Pacific (DITCO PAC) is seeking information from industry to assist with the development and planning of a potential new requirement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).

FAR 52.215.3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror " are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of:

“obtaining information for planning purposes, to include industry expert feedback on the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) tasks and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) labor estimations and commercial market pricing data.

(End of provision)

1. Description of Procurement/Purpose - Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Contractor Support services for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) Code 109, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The purpose of this IT and Cybersecurity support services contract is to provide the Government with IT and cybersecurity support capabilities in compliance with Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Navy (DoN), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and Department of Energy (DoE) regulatory requirements.

2. Scope of Effort – The Government is considering a support services contract whereby the

Contractor shall provide professional IT and Cybersecurity services, including any general support tasks as further defined in this Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Performance of services will most likely occur at the PHNSY&IMF located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Hawaii, but also may include on-site support at PHNSY&IMF’s Area of Responsibility (AOR) on Naval Base Guam. Work requirement may also include work within INDOPACOM AOR as required.

3. Requested Information Response – Contractors are invited to offer their opinions regarding the ability of the commercial IT and Cybersecurity industry to perform to the tasks identified in the attached Draft PWS, and to identify tasks where the offerors would and would not be able to propose a fairly accurate technical, management and price proposal. Contractors may offer suggestions of enhancement to the tasks contained in the attached Draft PWS. Responders are requested to provide expert opinions as to the https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-31#FAR_31_205_18 appropriate labor categories, applicable rates for identified performance locations, as well as level of effort in man-hours for the tasks identified in the attached Draft PWS.

Per FAR 15.201(e), this request is being used to obtain price information for planning purposes.

Responses are encouraged to contain a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate, but is not necessary to submit a response.

RESPONSE GUIDELINES:

Interested parties are requested to respond to this special notice with a white paper. Submissions cannot exceed 20 pages. Responses must specifically describe the contractor’s capability to meet the requirements outlined in this RFI. State if your company is a large or small business, the applicable CAGE Code or DUNS Number, and if your company is registered with any social economic categories. Oral communications are not permissible. Contract Opportunities on SAM.GOV (the combined tool where FedBizOpps now resides) will be the sole repository for all information related to this request.

Companies who wish to respond to this special notice should send responses via email no later than February 25, 2022 2:00 PM HST to Kali L. Ushijima at kali.l.ushijima.civ@mail.mil (Primary) and Gwendolyn M. Rapoza at gwendolyn.m.rapoza.civ@mail.mil (Alternate).

INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS:

DITCO representatives may choose to meet with potential offerors and hold one-on-one discussions. Such discussions would only be intended to obtain further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, including any development and certification risks.

QUESTIONS:

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to Kali L.

Ushijima at kali.l.ushijima.civ@mail.mil and Gwendolyn M. Rapoza at gwendolyn.m.rapoza.civ@mail.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Answers to questions will be posted to SAM.GOV as quickly as possible as an Attachment to this request.

The Government does not guarantee that questions received after February 22, 2022 2:00 PM HST will be answered. The Government will not reimburse companies for any costs associated with the submissions of their responses.

DISCLAIMER:

This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals nor will any award be made as a result of this special notice.

mailto:kali.l.ushijima.civ@mail.mil mailto:gwendolyn.m.rapoza.civ@mail.mil

All information contained in this special notice is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3, “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes”, is incorporated by reference in this special notice. The Government does not intend to pay for information received in response to this request.

Responders to this invitation are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this special notice. This special notice will be the basis for collecting information on capabilities available, and is issued solely for information and planning purposes. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received in this request that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.