ICIDS Recompete Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

For

PANMCC-25-P-0000 005711

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. On behalf of the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG), Fort Meade, Maryland, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Belvoir (MICC-FB) is issuing a sources’ sought synopsis to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirements for providing service and maintenance for the ICIDS alarm systems. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. 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.

The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 561621, Security system monitoring services, with a size standard of $25M.

The Product Service Code (PSC) is J063 – Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems

Current Contract awarded: W91QV119C0120; the estimated total amount for this contract is $946,756.95. One (1) base year, four (4) option years and a 52.217-8 6 Month Extension.

Previous contracts awarded: W91QV1-16-C-0020 / W91QF6-12-P-0014 / W91QF6-10-

F-0001 /W91QF6-08-F-0020 / W91QF6-07-F-0033.

DISCLAIMER:

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources’ sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

General Description of effort:

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Service and Maintenance for the ICIDS alarm system as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. Perform inspections, maintenance, routine testing, installation, and repair/emergency repair on the ICIDS Automated Entry Control systems (AECS) and ICIDS Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS, to include head-end equipment in Building 6619 and all associated equipment necessary to support various facilities at Fort Meade as identified in technical exhibit 4 within this PWS.

Required Capabilities:

DAQ Electronics, LLC is the only sourcing entity for hardware and software components of the ICIDS system currently installed on Fort George G. Meade.

• Minimum of 5 years of direct, hands-on experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing the entire ICIDS system, to include:

• Training certification of ICIDS-V

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair individual sensors and controls associated with the ICIDS program.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair door controls such as Maglocks and Door Strikes

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair or program a

RADC and Local Controller using Calisto view.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair or program and wire a DES encryption device.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair and modify the configuration of the internal ICIDS V-SMS network to include CIV DAEMON, PC Starwatch, etc.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair communications circuits to prove them acceptable/unacceptable for ICIDS use.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair fiber circuits to prove proper operation of the ICIDS system.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair or configure RSMs to handle SCIF operations including anti-poller configuration and troubleshooting.

• Independently able to install, troubleshoot, remove and/or repair or configure and modify a Poller Mux

• Independently able to shut down and restart the ICIDS system.

• Independently able to back up and restore the ICIDS operating system.

• Must demonstrate expertise in communications protocols used in the ICIDS system to include RS232, RS485, high impedance busses, Bell 202 standards, and modem protocols.

• Must demonstrate expertise with the Ethernet Networking Protocols used in ICIDS to be able to troubleshoot and repair communications issues between nodes.

• Must demonstrate expertise with the DCIDS-6/9 protocols that govern this system.

• Must demonstrate expertise with the JFAN 6-9 as related to this system.

• Must demonstrate expertise with the AR190-Series regulations related to this system.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Heidi Boyer at Heidi.k.boyer.civ@army.mil with a courtesy copy (cc) to Kenneth L.

Mitchell, Kenneth.l.Mitchell.civ@army.mil and Jodi E. Woods, Jodi.E.Woods.civ@army.mil cost to or obligation to the Government no later than 29 November 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

EDT (Fort Belvoir local time).

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.

Please contact the MICC Fort Belvoir ISN MICC Advocate for Competition Contracting Officer, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2269 if you believe that mailto:Kenneth.l.mitchell.civ@army.mil mailto:scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications to acquiring the identified items/services.

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

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise because of a response to this Sources Sought.