ITESS RFI - Draft - 7 June 2023.pdf

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Information Technology Engineering Support Services (ITESS)

Follow-on Contract Request for Information (RFI) N3220523R4091

Date: June 7, 2023

The Government invites industry to review the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and provide capability statements as requested below as well as comments on efficient and/or economical requirements development consistent with industry best practices.

I. Disclaimer

This is a request for information (RFI) for market research purposes only and your response is not an offer. This RFI does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in preparation of any submission to this RFI, or to contract for services. All documents are drafts at this time, and could change substantially if an official request for proposal is issued. Due consideration will be given to all feedback, and any feedback received may be used to revise requirements.

Responses to this RFI will be accepted via e-mail to the address listed below. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this evaluation; capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date.

All communications regarding this requirement will be posted to Contract Opportunities located at SAM.Gov (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities).

Pursuant to 48 C.F.R. Part 10, the Government is conducting market research to:

• Determine what sources exist that can satisfy the Government's requirements listed below

• Determine the capabilities of potential Contractors

• Determine the size and status of potential sources

• Determine the level of competition

II. Description of Requirement

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Department (N6) requires Contractor expertise to provide MSC Information Technology (IT) Systems Engineering Support Services that will assist the command in providing and sustaining Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Navy (DoN) compliant technical solutions. These technical solutions satisfy emerging requirements to enhance and develop IT capabilities in support of MSC’s mission and to ensure capabilities align to Strategic Business Support Plan, technical architecture road maps, and DOD and DoN mandates. Additionally, the solutions developed and maintained satisfy emergent cybersecurity mandates and provide continuous life cycle sustainment for deployed systems.

IT Systems Engineering Support Services responsibilities include transforming IT System requirements into detailed engineering system requirements, plans, design specifications and deliver essential program engineering staffing needs necessary to realize IT solutions. Responsibilities include managing the infusion of innovation through modernization and transformation into effective, suitable and secure system designs. The Contractor shall plan, manage and provide oversight of system synthesis, development and validation ensuring overall design compatibility with DOD/DoN shipboard and maritime environments. MSC N6 In-Service Engineering Activity (ISEA) provides support for hardware and software technical refresh efforts throughout the systems’ life cycles. The Contractor shall foster engineering teams working across multiple competencies, integrate engineering and technical management efforts, and deliver engineering products from requirements definition, through conceptual design, acquisition, integration, test & evaluation, deployment and in-service support.

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Follow-on Contract Request for Information (RFI) N3220523R4091

Date: June 7, 2023

III. Instructions for Submitting Responses

NOTE: Respondents are requested to title the subject line of the email transmitting their response as follows Insert Respondent Name Response to RFI – N3220523R4091 – Information Technology Engineering Support Services

(ITESS)

Responses are limited to 15 pages (excluding cover page/letter) for capability statements and responses to questions.

Responders shall include the information requested in the table below in their cover page.

Information Requested Vendor Detail Company Name:

Company Address:

DUNS:

Cage Code:

Primary Contact:

Title:

Phone/Email:

Primary/Relevant NAICS:

Small Business:

List All Qualifying Socioeconomic Categories is a qualified Small Business

Number of Years in Business Number of Employees

Responses are expected to include the below information and responses to the following questions:

a. Identify successful efforts by the Contractor to provide similar solutions including name of client and/or contracting activity, contract number, contract type, period of performance, total contract value, and total dollar value. Contracts similar in size are those with the dollar value in the range of $35M to $75M. Include whether your experience is working as prime or subcontractor.

b. Provide suggestions or improvements to the PWS and/or products that could result in a better defined requirement, or savings and efficiencies for both industry and the Government.

c. If a large business concern, please provide information detailing your organization’s overall strategy towards providing opportunities for small business concerns, and any partnerships or teaming arrangements with the same.

d. If you are a small business interested in proposing, and are not capable of providing all services in the PWS, what teaming efforts would you propose utilizing to accomplish the work as proposed in the draft PWS? What teaming arrangements have you done in the past?

e. Provide a list of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and/or other Government wide ordering vehicles you hold.

f. Please do not submit pricing with your response.

Follow-on Contract Request for Information (RFI) N3220523R4091

Date: June 7, 2023

IV. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Government will not directly disclose or distribute information received in response to this RFI. However, the Government reserves the right to use information provided to develop the requirements and acquisition strategy process that will be publicly released. Any such information used in this manner will be publicly disclosed. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). The Government will not use information provided in this response for evaluation purposes.

V. DUE DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES

Responses to this request shall be submitted using only either the Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word via email to George Wiggins at george.w.wiggins2.civ@us.navy.mil no later than by 21 June 2023 at 4:00 PM Local Time, Norfolk, VA.

VI. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

a. Draft Information Technology Engineering Support Services (ITESS) PWS mailto:george.w.wiggins2.civ@us.navy.mil