M67854-24-I-0107 Tool Developer SSN.pdf

Sources Sought Notice Program Manager Intelligence Operations, Product Manager Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations

M67854-24-I-0107

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this notice or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs charges by the Government will arise as a result of a Vendor’s submission of responses to this Sources Sought Notice or the Government’s use of such information.

The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Vendor’s input resulting from this notice. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

1. Introduction The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (MFCC) are responsible for technology research, vulnerability assessment, software development, exploit development, capability integration, system testing, and product maintenance. The Marine Corps’ Joint Cyber Weapons (JCW) Program provides advanced cyber warfare capabilities in direct support of United States Cyber Command (USCC) and MFCC to develop software, cyber weapons, and tools to outpace modernized defenses used by adversaries.

2. Purpose Program Manager, Intelligence and Cyberspace Operations (PM ICO) - Product Manager, Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations (PdM MCCO) is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 to identify interested vendors who are capable of providing the technical support needed to research and develop cyber-based accesses and effects that will allow the execution of the necessary components in the Cyber Kill Chain to enable Commanders the ability to disrupt, deny, degrade, and destroy targets in cyberspace. PdM MCCO is seeking sources capable of providing Tool Developer services and expertise in the following areas:

a. Software Engineering and Development Support

b. Software Engineering and Testing

c. Software Development and Prototyping

d. Cloud Subject Matter Expertise

e. Training

3. Objective Data submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice will be used to:

a. Receive industry comments, edits, and feedback on the Tool Developer draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Questions to the Government may be addressed during the follow-on Market Research efforts.

b. Seek sources or industry partners who can meet the requirements in the draft Tool Developer PWS.

4. Submission Instructions and Format Interested Vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to provide the services meeting the stated requirements are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via a submission on an 8.5-inch x 11-inch paper, no more than 5 pages in length, using 12-point, Times New Roman font describing the Tool Developer requirement. All responses shall include the following information:

a. Company Name, Address, Email, Telephone Number, Point(s) of Contact;

b. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Universal Entity Identifier (UEI);

c. Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes: 541511, 541519 (indicate any small business program qualifiers under this NAICS code as well);

d. White paper providing responses to all information requested in this Sources Sought Notice which should describe software development capabilities, as well as any unique offerings that differentiates the services offered by a vendor for the Tool Development requirement;

e. Information describing if the service is available as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2.1; and

f. Number of calendar days required to develop a responsive proposal.

5. Responses Please do not submit any proposals at this time. The Government is only seeking information on sources for market research to determine the availability of qualified, experienced, and interested potential vendors, as well as feedback on the draft version of the Tool Developer PWS. To obtain access to the draft Performance Work Statement, please sign and submit the attached Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) included in this posting directly to the Contracting Officer: Anna Shuty, at Anna.Shuty@usmc.mil.

Subject line must read: NDA - M67854-24-I-0107 PdM MCCO Tool Developer Sources Sought.

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on each page containing proprietary information. Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether unmarked information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice is proprietary.

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in written format, by email NLT 28 June 2024, to the Contract Specialist: Monica Vaccariello, monica.p.vaccariello@usmc.mil and Contracting Officer: Anna Shuty, Anna.Shuty@usmc.mil. Subject line must read: Questions - M67854-24-I-0107 PdM MCCO Tool Developer Sources Sought. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted in written format, by email NLT 17 July 2024, to the Contract Specialist: Monica Vaccariello, monica.p.vaccariello@usmc.mil and to the Contracting Officer: Anna Shuty, Anna.Shuty@usmc.mil. Subject line must read: Response - M67854-24-I-0107 PdM MCCO Tool Developer Sources Sought.

This Sources Sought Notice does NOT constitute an RFP nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. It is the Vendor’s responsibility to check the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www. sam.gov/ to get additional data regarding future potential solicitations. Vendors are advised, the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The information provided in the Sources Sought Notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed and the release of this Sources Sought Notice should not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

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