MARKET_SURVEY_RFI_CDM-PS_20220408.docx

MARKET SURVEY

SAF/AA CDM

IDIQ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT

Multi Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Introduction The Secretary of the Air Force Concepts, Development and Management Office intends to solicit a for a service IDIQ contract to provide professional services with performance at various locations within the Continental United States (CONUS). The proposed period of performance is expected to be eight years beginning in summer 2023. The government is considering an anticipated IDIQ ordering period of eight years. If an IDIQ contract is awarded for this requirement, the guaranteed minimum is estimated to be $TBD with a maximum ceiling between $500M to $1B. The draft Basic Performance Work Statement (PWS) and first Task Order (TO) PWS is provided for more detailed information regarding this requirement.

This is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This is a Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI) is part of ongoing Government conducted market research for planning purposes.

Per FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Professional Services Planning Purposes.

A solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government will not provide reimbursement for costs associated with this request. Responses shall be treated as information only, become property of the US Government and will not be used as a proposal.

Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this RFI is strictly voluntary; responses will not be returned. The information obtained from industries responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and a future RFP. All questions regarding this RFI should be directed to the Contracting Officer. Do not approach CDM or Air Force leadership regarding this RFI. CDM and Air Force leadership have been advised to direct all questions to the Contracting Officer.

Purpose This sources sought and request for information (RFI) helps the Government obtain adequate knowledge of industry capability, understanding of the marketplace and ensure competition among potential contractors. The Government will gain knowledge of interested, qualified companies and their capability of satisfying this requirement. This market survey is for information only and the type of solicitation may depend upon responses to this sources sought and RFI.

Industry Response Please provide in your response on company letterhead the following information: date, point of contact, address, phone number, email address DUNS number and CAGE code. Responses are requested as soon as possible but not later than 20th of April 2022 at 1600 hours Eastern Time (ET). Responses or questions shall be only submitted via e-mail to benjamin.sears.7@us.af.mil. Please answer the questions completely. Thank you in advance for your time and help.

1. Is your company capable of fulfilling the entire requirement outlined in the draft Basic Performance Work Statement (PWS)? Identify barriers to performance if any.

2. The Government intends to create a pricing sheet for potential Offerors to propose ceiling rates for each labor category. The Government is seeking industry input if pricing should be proposed by State, Region, or another method. The Government’s goal is to create a menu of pre-priced labor categories in which to quickly execute future task orders making the process as efficient as possible for both the Government and Industry.

3. Most of the positions on this contract are expected to require a U.S. TS/SCI clearance and the contractor to have an appropriate facility clearance for performance. Please identify any barriers. What challenges do you foresee with regards to recruiting and retaining employees for performance

4. What types of labor categories would you propose for this requirement?

5. The Government has not yet committed to a contract type, but appreciates industry feedback on its proposed contract type. The government is considering awarding either a single-award or a multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for use by SAF/HAF. What does your company recommend for this effort?

6. The Government anticipates utilizing Labor-Hour (L-H) for labor and cost-reimbursable for travel and materials CLINs however the Government appreciates industry feedback on CLIN structure. Considering the proposed contract type, is risk fairly balanced between the contractor and the Government? What other contract type would you propose and why? How would you structure CLINs differently? What period of performance would you propose?

7. Does your company prefer to define its own labor categories and rates for the IDIQ with an associated contractor defined job description or use standard Government FFP labor categories with job descriptions defined by the government and rates defined by the contractor?

8. Identify any other customary practices that reflect the commercial method of doing business that has not been asked for in this sources sought and would be pertinent to this requirement.

9. Industry review and input on the PWS is always beneficial for authoring a well-written requirement. Please identify any concerns or questions you have regarding the draft IDIQ PWS, draft Task Order PWS, and what information your company would like to see not only in the IDIQ PWS but future Task Orders. Feel free to include any changes to the PWS you recommend via the provided comment matrix.

10. Does the PWS include any task or requirements you find would be impossible to perform? If so, please elaborate.

11. The Government believes industry can provide the skill-sets needed to meet this requirement and views the highest risk to be associated with the TS/SCI requirement and pricing of labor categories. What risks do you see associated with this acquisition and how would you mitigate those risks?

12. The Government does not intend to award based on Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria. What type of evaluation method does your company recommend (Technical or Past Performance Trade-Off, Highest technically Rated Offeror, etc)