Infrastructure Technology - Infrastructure Maintenance (IT-IM) RFI January 2025.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO

DISCLAIMER: This is not a formal solicitation for proposal or proposal abstracts but rather a Sources Sought synopsis only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications relative to

NAICS code 517111. Nothing provided in response to the below topics/areas of interest should be construed as a promise of future funded efforts. Participation is strictly voluntary, and the Department of the Air Force will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred due to participation.

Nothing shared as a response to the below topics should be construed as a guarantee of future work or as direction to modify an existing contract. Only an authorized contracting officer acting within scope of authority may bind the Government.

Please be advised that information provided in response to the topics below are not private and should not contain proprietary information. Information received in response to areas of interest may be made publicly available and should thus not contain classified information nor be proprietary in nature.

The Department of the Air Force is seeking industry input on the below areas of interest to glean potential ways forward as a requirement is developed to better define the necessary details of

Information Technology Infrastructure Maintenance (IT-IM) and enable a collaborative framework across engineering, program management, contracting, logistics, financial management, and test & evaluation. Any information provided in response to this request for information could be used for future creation of a requirement and may be made publicly available for proposal submissions.

771ST Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (771 ESS) at Wright-Patterson AFB is seeking information to provide Air Force wide serviceable mission systems that meet technical order or commercial manual standards. Systems to be maintained include Digital and Internet Protocol (IP)-based

Voice Systems, Giant Voice, Cable Infrastructure, Antenna, Microwave systems, and Land

Mobile Radio (LMR) base infrastructure across the Department of the Air Force (DAF). We anticipate a one (1) base year plus four (4), one (1) year option periods for this contract. A brief description of the performance objective is below:

The scope shall provide services for the Information Technology Infrastructure Maintenance (IT-

IM) system including routine maintenance, Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI), sustainment, troubleshooting, repairing, replacing faulty components, and installing infrastructure based on emerging mission requirements or capability refreshes.

** These performance objectives are for example only to allow vendors to have a basic idea of this requirement. A final Performance Work Statement will accompany the solicitation in the future with the total requirements for this service. **

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 517111

“Wired Telecommunications Carriers.”

General Questions:

1) Did you respond to the published 5 September 24 and updated 4 October 2024?

a) If yes, please move to question 5. After completing the General Questions, please move to the Additional Corporate Experience Questions. If no, please begin at question 2.

2) Is your business a large or small business?

3) If small, does your business qualify as a small, emerging business, or a small, disadvantaged business?

a) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your business certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?

b) Is your business a certified "HubZone" business?

c) Is your business a Woman-Owned or operated business?

d) Is your business a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran-Owned?

4) Does your business perform background checks?

5) Does your business have a quality control plan in place? What quality assurance methods and quality standards does your business use? Do they adhere to commercial standards? What is the onboarding timeline for new personnel? How do you ensure retainability? Please answer specifically in relation the maintenance and sustainment of the services identified in the PWS.

6) What is the geographical reach of your business enterprise?

a) Does your business provide CONUS and OCONUS for the service categories outlined in the PWS?

7) Does your business provide maintenance and sustainment for all, some or none of the service categories listed in the PWS? Identify which IT systems your company supports, particularly regarding maintenance and sustainment.

Corporate Experience:

Per the overview provided above, please respond to the following inquiries (Note: For a vendor that is divided into separate business units, responses must be based on the particular experience of the business unit responding to the RFI):

Please complete the below template for each of the three Corporate Experience examples that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the above referenced scope of work. Please describe how each example relates to each of the previously described areas of scope.

Please only list contracts for which the vendor served as the prime contractor or subcontractor in the last five years for maintenance and sustainment of the following services as noted in the

PWS: Digital and Internet Protocol (IP)-based Voice Systems, Giant Voice, Cable Infrastructure, Antenna, Microwave systems, and Land Mobile Radio (LMR). Please note, an Indefinite

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is not applicable unless submitted together with a TO similar in size, scope, and complexity to this requirement and awarded and performed under the vehicle. Orders issued under these vehicles can be combined if the work is closely linked with a common customer.

Contract Number (if applicable)

Contract/Project Name

Prime or Subcontractor

Percentage of Work (Prime or Subcontractor) completed, and the percent subcontracted out and which services if Prime.

Period of Performance, including option periods (MM/YY-MM/YY)

Value at Award (if part of a larger contract vehicle, only provide the value for the portion doing the work similar to the RFI scope

Funded or Executed Value

Project Description

Additional Corporate Experience Questions:

1. Please provide a sample list of commonly used CDRLs of maintenance and sustainment relative to the work described in the attached PWS from previous contracts.

2. Does the attached PWS provide sufficient clarity and understanding of the Government’s need?

3. Identity customary practice for inventorying Cable/Antenna/Microwave/Giant Voice, Land Mobile Radio (LMR) base infrastructure, and Voice/Telephony Equipment and include examples. Specifically identify any data-based systems utilized to track inventory. (Example: IMDS, CVC, CIPS)

4. Please provide an example of an equipment listing and the typical equipment tracked.

5. Are you familiar with the contents of Appendix 5 of the attached draft PWS? Be prepared to discuss familiarity of regulation and guidance as part of the Market Research

Interview.

6. How much of your consumer base does the AF/DoD make up? Of that number, how much is related to the maintenance and sustainment of the services listed in the PWS?

7. Do you typically have ancillary services related to IT IM and what are those services?

a. If yes, identify the top five (5) services that relate

b. If yes, identify product type

c. If yes, identify any necessary software

8. Provide details of your environmental impact. For example:

a. How do you deal with states like California?

b. How do you handle wildlife preservation?

c. Does your business have specific certification requirements regarding environmental regulations?

9. What industry trends have you noted in upcoming emerging technologies in regard to IT-

IM services?

10. What is

*NOTE 1: Please adhere to a page limit of 35 total pages and do not imbed additional documents or links to pages that include the requested information. If a vendor previously responded to the 4 October RFI, please adhere to a page limit of 15.

*NOTE 2: If a vendor previously responded to the 5 September/updated 4 October RFI and would like to revise their Corporate Experience examples, please submit only revised examples.

Resubmission is not necessary if the examples remain unchanged.

This RFI includes a request for a Market Research Interview between the Government and vendors for the purpose of discussing the contents of the responses to this RFI. This request can be made prior to the deadline submission date. All vendors intending to submit a digital response ensure that your request for interview is done at soonest availability to ensure that everyone is scheduled appropriately. The request to interview should be sent to the email addresses listed below with the subject line IT-IM Request for Interview. This interview does not replace the written completion of this RFI.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to meet all aspects of the requirement.

Responses and questions should be addressed to Ms. Sandy Thompson at sandy.thompson@us.af.mil and Michaela Desch at michaela.desch@us.af.mil, no later than the response date and time of 30 January 2025 at 1600 Eastern Standard Time.

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