HC102815R0025_Industry_Day_Information.docx

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

DRAFT HC1028-15-R-0025

INDUSTRY DAY INFORMATION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The purpose for the publication of this Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Commissary Advanced Resale Transaction System Replacement/Modernization (CARTS R/M) Draft Request for Proposal (Draft RFP) is to provide potential offeror’s and other interested parties in the commercial industry sector an opportunity to view the government’s current concept to obtain the POS hardware/software/firmware/services in support of DeCA. Commercial industry’s comments are solicited on the comprehensiveness and practicality of contract execution based on the contents of this DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP.

At this point, the government is not looking for, nor does it wish to receive any type of proposal in response to the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP. However, comments to this Draft RFP are encouraged and welcomed. (Additional information is provided below.) Any proposal information received in response to the draft RFP will be returned without review.

Potential offerors interested in the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP are reminded that the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP is a living document which will be changed and updated as the government refines its requirements and data. All interested parties should check the FedBizOpps website, www.fbo.gov, for posted changes to this DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP. Vendors can add opportunities to a “watch list” (“favorites” list) and receive email updated anytime the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP opportunity is updated. (Refer to the Vendor’s Guide located on the FedBizOpps website for information on establishing a “watch list”).

The documentation contained in the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP may not contain sufficient information upon which to base firm cost and pricing estimates. The government is in the final stages of refining the documentation and will publish final documentation with release of the final RFP. Interested offerors need to be aware that while the government will publish the most current and accurate data available at the time of publishing, data elements are subject to change throughout the posting life of the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP on the FedBizOpps web site. It is the government’s objective to publish as much data as available as quickly as possible so offerors can start working on the cost and pricing portion of their proposals. Everyone is again reminded at this point that the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP, being a draft (living) document is subject to change as requirements and data are refined. The final set of hard data facts will be posted on FedBizOpps as a final RFP.

Comments on the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP should be emailed to michelle.r.crain2.civ@mail.mil and jacqueline.d.johnson20.civ@mail.mil at any time, but no later than 9:00 AM, Central Time, Friday, September 4, 2015. Comments received after September 4, 2015 may not be addressed by the government.

PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE

A one-day Pre-Solicitation Conference for the DeCA CARTS R/M requirement is scheduled for September 9, 2015 at DeCA Headquarters (1300 E Avenue, Bldg 11200, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1300). The DeCA CARTS R/M Pre-Solicitation Conference will commence at 0900 Eastern, and is expected to adjourn no later than 1200 Eastern. This Pre-Solicitation Conference will provide an opportunity for interested offerors to learn more about the DeCA CARTS R/M requirement.

Prospective offerors that are interested in attending the Pre-Solicitation Conference shall pre-register no later than 9:00 AM, Central Time on September 4, 2015 by submitting an email to michelle.r.crain2.civ@mail.mil and jacqueline.d.johnson20.civ@mail.mil . The email should include the following information:

Subject Line: DeCA CARTS R/M – Pre-Solicitation Conference – September 9, 2015 The body of the email shall include:

NOTE: Substitutions must be arranged prior to 9:00 AM, Central Time, September 8, 2015. Representatives not on the list may not be admitted into the Pre-solicitation conference.

ONE-ON-ONE INDUSTRY DAY

The government has reserved the afternoon of September 9, 2015, the entire day of September 10, 2015, for One-on-One sessions to allow an opportunity for the Prospective Offerors interested in the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP to discuss issues/concerns relative to the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP. The location of the One-on-One sessions will be at DeCA Headquarters (1300 E Avenue, Bldg 11200, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1300). One-on-One sessions shall last no longer than 30 minutes and may be recorded.

Prospective offerors interested in attending a One-on-One session for the DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP shall also pre-register no later than 09:00 AM, Central Time, September 4, 2015 by submitting an email to michelle.r.crain2.civ@mail.mil and jacqueline.d.johnson20.civ@mail.mil . The email shall include the following information:

The government will determine the schedule for the One-on-One sessions and provide the meeting time via email correspondence. The schedule will not be adjusted because of late arrival.

As prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.215-3, the government will not award a contract on the basis of this DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP nor will DeCA reimburse companies responding to this DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP and participating in industry day.. This DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP is issued for the purpose of developing a viable solicitation that will best communicate the government’s requirements to industry. Response to this DeCA CARTS R/M Draft RFP is strictly voluntary and will not affect any corporation’s status as a prospective offeror. It is contemplated that the NAICS Code 541519, will be used for determining size and status for the DeCA CARTS R/M requirements.

DISA thanks all interested offerors for their attention and participation in this acquisition process.