Answers_QUESTIONS_TO_RFP.pdf

Questions to RFP HSSS01-13-R-0028

1 | P a g e

1. Is there an incumbent provider to USSS of any of the cell phone forensic services outlined in this requirement? If so, yes – when was the last work done?

a. Who is (are) the contractor(s)? University of Tulsa

b. How long have they been providing these services? Approximately 5 years

c. What is (are) the contract number(s)? This contract was handled by another agency.

d. In the past 12 months, how many hours have been billed to the Government through the contract(s) for each of the 4 positions listed in this requirement.

This contract was handled by another agency.

e. How are these services currently performed (in house, contractor)? Contractor.

f. When was the contract awarded? This contract was handled by another agency.

g. When does the contract expire? This contract was handled by another agency.

h. What are the contract Period of Performance terms? (i.e. base and 4 one-year options, etc.) This contract was handled by another agency.

i. What type of Contract was awarded (Firm Fixed Price, ID/IQ, etc.) This contract was handled by another agency.

j. How was the contract awarded (Full & Open, HubZone set-aside, Small Business

Set-aside, Sole Source, etc.) This contract was handled by another agency.

k. What is the current contract value or ceiling? This contract was handled by another agency.

2. What is the estimated dollar value range for this requirement? The ceiling will be

$250,000.00 for the base year and $500,000.00 for each option period, if exercised.

3. Can you provide us an estimate of the number of hours (Base year) that will be required for each of the 4 positions listed in this requirement? Estimate for base year:

Cell Phone Forensic Analyst 1200

Credit Card Skimmer Examiner 1200

Computer Coder 480

Windows Systems Programmer 480

4. A project manager is required for this project; however no billable slot is listed in the price schedule. Is the project manager a billable position for this BPA and the resulting task orders? Project manager is not a billable position.

5. Regarding the Project Manager, is this a position you would like us to staff and incorporate into our costing proposal? Or should the contractor designate someone from within our organization to act as project manager? Contractor is to provide the project manager. Position is to be POC between COR and contractor.

6. Please describe any commercially purchased integrated circuit decapsulation equipment on site at the USSS facility in Tulsa (make, model, quantity). Die polisher – UltraTec, Ultrapol Advance; Cutting laser – EzLaze 3; Wire bonder – TPT HB06; Laser etcher – Control Laser CLC FA LIT; Microprobing – Signatone 1160; Desoldering – Ersa IR/PL 550.

7. Please describe any custom integrated circuit decapsulation setups on site at the USSS facility in Tulsa. Die polisher – UltraTec, Ultrapol Advance; Cutting laser – EzLaze 3; Wire

Questions to RFP HSSS01-13-R-0028

2 | P a g e bonder – TPT HB06; Laser etcher – Control Laser CLC FA LIT; Microprobing – Signatone 1160; Desoldering – Ersa IR/PL 550.

8. Would you please give more detail regarding Tasks 3 and 4 so that we may provide people with properly matched skill sets? Specifically, what types of projects would these software tasks involve? Sufficient details have been provided in the solicitation.

9. Is the proposal to provide cell phone forensic services support for an educational facility, research facility, forensics lab, or combination thereof? Combination.

10. Is the cell phone forensic services support in an advisory, educator, researcher or analyst capacity? Researcher.

11. There are references to decapsulation processes. Does this refer to device deconstruction such as disassembly, or removing material like potting, polymer and other monolithic encasing and similar? Yes.

12. When referring to bond wiring, is it reference to the chip to the PCB or the internal bonds within the chip itself? Chip/internal bond wires.

13. Further reference to wire bonding suggest internal to the chips. Does this include multilayer stacked ICs, or just simple, single layer devices? Start with single layer, progress to stacked if possible.

14. In reverse engineering both mobile and skimmer devices, is the primary goal to collect data, understand the functionality completely or correlate design to previously known incidents? Collect data.

15. On protocol discovery, is there a specific protocol interest, such as JTAG, or all types possible (spi, i2c, uart, proprietary, etc.)? All types possible to include JTAG.

16. There are references to programming but there are also a high level of electronics and chemistry knowledge required. Additionally some procedures are highly dangerous because of the chemicals and electronics. What presumptions can be made on the students', researchers', or analysts' knowledge, and facilities to perform the tasks? No presumptions should be made, however, all chemical processes are to be performed in the University of Tulsa Chemical Engineering lab under their rules. All processes used within the cell phone lab will follow best practices. All protective equipment will be provided by the government.

17. This is more of a clarification, but this is not a set-aside contract, correct? This requirement is unrestricted.

18. May FFRDCs respond to the RFP with solicitation number HSSS01-13-R-0028, Cell Phone Forensic Services Support? If so, who is the Lab/FFRDC contact? All may respond, this an unrestricted requirement. The contact for this requirement is Siobhan Mullen.

19. Regarding attachments SSF 3230a, SSF3237, SSF4024, and SSF4087- Does the government want these documents filled out and attached to the proposal? Or is that something to be completed after award? Completed and submitted within 15 days of award.