RFI Open Market ID04210009 Nov 9 2020.docx

RFI PIID: 47QFSA20N0012

GSA Order ID: ID04210009 NAICS Code: 541330 Engineering Services November 9, 2020

Amendment 001, November 9, 2020: Changes are highlighted in Yellow

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE (FAS) ASSISTED ACQUISITION SERVICES DIVISION (AASD) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) I. Introduction General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Assisted Acquisition Services Division (AASD) is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.

The Government will utilize the information provided only to develop the acquisition strategy, statement of work, and performance specifications for a possible future requirement. Failure to respond to this requirement does not preclude participation in the anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) (if issued). Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review.

This RFI does NOT constitute a RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of the requested information. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow up information requests. Responses to this RFI may be considered in the future determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the program. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this RFI or information provided as a result of this request. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice is strictly voluntary.

II. Background This contract/task order shall provide Remote Advise and Assist Virtual Accompany (RAA/VAK) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) support for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida to conduct operations in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, and/or economic objectives. These operations often require covert, clandestine, and discreet capabilities, which may be conducted independently, in conjunction with conventional forces, or other government agencies, and may include operations with indigenous or surrogate forces. This is a new requirement.

III. Performance Requirements

See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS):

IV. RFI Response Please respond no later than November 12, 2020 at 12:00 EST to Bernard Fordham at Bernard.fordham@gsa.gov. Include the following information in the subject line of your email: ID042100091 Open Market RFI RESPONSE and Include name of Offeror (example: ID04210009 Open Market RFI RESPONSE, XYZ, Inc.). All responses must maintain one inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, and be single spaced. Send questions to Bernard.fordham@gsa.gov. All information submitted shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

V. Questionnaires Complete the following questionnaire as outlined below:

a. Table 1: Corporate Overview shall be no longer than one (1) page in length.

b. Table 2: Prior and/or Current Corporate Experience shall be no longer than 1.5 pages in length for each example of Corporate Experience. At least one (1) Corporate Experience shall be performed by the respondent as a Prime contractor.

c. Corporate Capabilities shall be no longer than one (1) page.

Table 1: Corporate Overview Name of Company

Name of Business Unit Responding to the RFI (if applicable)

DUNS Number

CAGE Code

Corporate Address

Website URL

· NO

Type of Small Business, if applicable (e.g., Woman-Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), HUBZone)

· NO

· NO

· NO

One Point of Contact (POC) (Enter name, phone number, and email address) Name:

Phone #:

Email:

Table 2: Prior and/or Current Relevant Corporate Experiences (No more than three (3) contracts) Per the corporate overview provided above, please respond to the following inquiries (Note: If your company is divided into separate business units, responses shall be based upon the Corporate Experience of the business unit responding to the RFI):

Please complete the below template for prior and/or current relevant Corporate Experiences performed in the last five (5) years in which the contractor (at least one (1) serving as prime contractor) provided or currently provides services similar in size, magnitude, complexity, and scope to the attached DRAFT PWS. Note: use individual task order values for the template below, NOT the overall Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ceiling value the task order may have been awarded from.

The following list, while not exhaustive, illustrates potential corporate experience that would be relevant to the attached Draft PWS:

· Performing research, development, test, and evaluate activities identifying new and emerging technologies for potential insertion into the RAA mission set in additional to prepare reports, plans, summaries and/or briefings that describe the activities

· Providing technical recommendations for systems that are robust, reliable, high quality, supportable, cost-effective, and responsive to the needs of the government.

· Performing direct experience with Tactical assault and Team Awareness Kits (ATAK, Wintak, TAK Server, etc.), OpenVPN, Owncloud/NextCloud, Amazon Web Service (AWS) , and Mobile Device Manager (MDM). Experience of provisioning tracking devices to function within the Unitrac data aggregation system and Google Earth Enterprise System for RAA/VAK server support by ensuring the servers are operational 100% of the time and employing quick reaction server support successfully

· Preforming airtime activation and deactivation approvals through the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and PMO in addition to ensuring airtime is working properly and track usage; direct experience coordinating with DISA personnel and an in-depth knowledge of the process to request and activate Shout Nano and Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) accounts with DISA.

· Performing provision and re-provision of devices into the system architecture, ensuring data is passing through the architecture, ensuring end user devices (EUD) are seen in ATAK, ensuring devices are displaying on the Common Operational Pictures (COP); direct experience and in depth knowledge with the RAA/VAK architecture. Clearly describe the RAA/VAK architecture and data flow process with physical and cloud server.

· Performing site surveys to determine the optimum location and configuration for an equipment/system installations, modifications, or upgrades.

· Performing program management to organize, communicate, direct, and coordinate the resources needed to employ, vet, and ensure personnel are fully trained and certified to meet mission requirements on Day 1 of performance

· Performing operator level training for the RAA/VAK mission set devices with special emphasis on presenting the appropriate Training, Tactics and Procedures (TTPs) for the end user’s mission

· Performing customization and updates , as required, for the program of instruction (POI)

· Performing shipping and warehouse requirements in accordance with DPAS policy and procedures

Contract Vehicle (i.e. GSA Schedule, OASIS, Alliant, Alliant 2, NETCENT, Open Market, etc.)

Contract#

Contract Project Name

Value at Award (Labor Only) & # of FTE

Value at Completion/Current Value & # of FTE

Other Direct Costs (ODCs) Procured for Life of Task Order

· Labor-Hour (LH)

· Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

· Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF)

· Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF)

Client Department or Agency

Period of Performance including options

Contract/Project Scope

Contract/Project Description Note: Must provide enough information to allow the Government to determine relevancy

Client POC, Name, E-mail, Phone

NAICS Code

Place of Performance

Corporate Capabilities (1 page limitation):

Briefly describe your understanding of the requirements outlined in the Draft PWS. Must be detail enough so the government can get an indication of your understanding of the Performance Requirements.

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