N66001-18-R-0005_RFI.pdf

Request for Information (RFI) for Services Procurements

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

REFERENCE NUMBER: N66001-18-R-0005

**LARGE BUSINESSES DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE**

1. This Market Survey is issued for the purpose of determining Small Business capabilities.

Small Business firms having the capabilities to perform the tasking described in this RFI are encouraged to respond. If this requirement is set aside or reserved for small business concerns, it should be noted that any resultant contract or task order for services (except construction) will require at least 50 percent of the cost* of the contract performance incurred to be expended for employees of the concern proposing. Please see FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting for prescription and complete version of the clause.

*Contractors should note that “cost” refers to the total burdened labor costs expected to be expended under the effort.

2. The contractor will be tasked to accomplish the work as specified in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) posted on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website under the reference number cited above.

A. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), is issuing this Market Survey for determining Small Business capabilities and is soliciting information from potential sources to provide Information Technology Management Support Services for SSC Pacific Code 82000.

B. The Government anticipates this effort to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type contract for a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods. In addition, multiple awards, depending on the RFP evaluation results, will be considered. This is a follow-on contract for Information Technology Management Services, SEAPORT-e task order N00178-14-D- 7651-7N01 and the incumbent contractor is Cameron Bell Corporation (doing business as Gov Solutions Group).

C. The Government’s estimated level of effort for this procurement, based upon Full Time Equivalents (FTE’s) will be approximately 108 per year. Each FTE is estimated to be 1,920 hours per year.

D. The Government’s estimated dollar range for this effort is: >$50M - $100M.

E. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $38.5M.

3. Responses shall be prepared so that when printed, they meet the following requirements:

8.5x11 inch paper, single-spaced typed lines, 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font.

Tables may use 10-point font. Graphics or pictures are not allowed. Illustrations such as tables, flowcharts, organizational charts, process charts or other similar type informational charts may be used, and they will be counted against the page count limitations. Text entered into Attachment 1 shall be single spaced Times New Roman 10 point font. Respondents are responsible for ensuring the legibility of all table, charts, etc., and should assume that when their response is printed or copied, it will be done in black and white. When submitted, the format of Table 1 shall not be changed from how it appears in this document.

4. Responses shall include a Corporate Description section and a Corporate Experience section as described below.

Section 1: Corporate Description. Responses must include all of the following information (2 page limit):

(a) Name of firm

(b) State the respondent is registered in SAM.gov and provide the respondent’s size status under the procurements NAICS code listed in paragraph 2E above.

(c) Ownership, including whether: Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Women-Owned, HUBZone, Veteran Owned and/or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business;

(d) Two points of contact, including: Name, title, phone number, and e-mail address

(e) CAGE Code and DUNS Number

(f) Affiliate information, including parent corporation, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime).

(g) A completed Table 1. Table 1 is a listing of the percentage of work a respondent can perform with respect to the stated requirements based on the respondent’s capabilities. This is an assessment/analysis of a respondent’s independent abilities as to what they can or cannot perform – exclusive of any potential subcontractor/team member information. Do not include any documentation or percentages for any company other than your own1.

Respondents shall fill in Columns B and C of Table 1.

(1) The percentages listed in Column A represent the government’s estimated percentage of effort in each technical area that will be required relative to the overall effort of the contract.

(2) Entries in Column B reflect the percentage work in each technical area that a respondent can accomplish as described above. This does not include what teaming partners can accomplish. The values in each of the rows of this column will be between 0 and 100%.

(3) Values in Column C represent the percentages of the overall contract that the respondent can accomplish in each task area. For each task area, this is determined by multiplying the percentage listed in Column A with the percentage entered in Column B. The sum of the values in Column C represents the percentage of the overall contract that the respondent can accomplish. This value cannot exceed 100%. During

1 For respondents planning to propose a teaming arrangement that complies with the requirements set forth in FAR clause 52.219-27 (Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011), Table 1 must be completed for each of the teaming partners. In this case, additional Table 1 listings may be submitted on additional pages, but those additional pages shall only contain those additional tables – no additional narrative is permitted on these extra pages beyond a one line caption for each table.

evaluations, the Government will not assume that the respondent can perform more than its projected level of effort.

TABLE 1 – Respondent’s Level of Effort Capability

Functional Area

Tasking Description (with SOW Paragraph Reference)

Column A Percentage of

Functional Area Effort in the Overall Task

(Gov Est)

Column B Respondent’s

Projected Level of Effort in each

Functional Area

Column C Respondent’s

Projected Level of Overall Task Effort

(Col A) x (Col B)

A Network Security (3.14)

20%

B Cybersecurity (3.13)

20%

C

Network Infrastructure Support (3.2, 3.3, 3.15, 3.16)

20%

D

System Administrator Support (3.5, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12)

30%

E Administrative Support (3.4, 3.6, 3.11)

10%

Totals 1 100%

1. The Sum of the values in Column C represents the percentage of the task that the respondent can perform as the prime.

(h) A statement that the contractor either has or does not have an adequate accounting system, as required in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.301-3(a)(3) for cost-reimbursement contracts.

(i) A statement clarifying your current facility clearance level. The tasking is anticipated to be up to and including SECRET.

Section 2: Corporate Experience. Respondents shall summarize the work their company, employees or partnership2 has performed relevant to this planned requirement by demonstrating

For respondents planning to propose a teaming arrangement that complies with the requirements set forth in FAR clause 52.219-27 (Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside) (Nov 2011), Separate Reference Information Sheets (RIS) (Attachment 1) shall be submitted per SDVOSB team member citing not more than three references where the Responder acted as a prime, team member from a Contractor Team Arrangement or a subcontractor on Government contracts that required similar effort to the effort described in the SOW within the key Functional Areas identified above in Table 1.

their experience as described in the attached draft SOW. Respondents shall submit Reference Information Sheets (RIS) (Attachment 1) citing not more than 3 references where the Responder acted as a prime, team member from a Contractor Team Arrangement or a subcontractor on Government contracts that required similar effort to the effort described in the SOW within the Functional Areas identified above in Table 1. The contracts/orders provided should have been performed since October 2012. For each reference cited, prepare and submit one RIS in accordance with the instructions contained therein. Each RIS shall provide a summary description of contract work, not to exceed 5 pages in length (including the cover page), for each cited reference. In completing these summary descriptions, offerors must explain the relevance of each cited reference with respect to the Functional Areas identified in Table 1 above. The Government is not bound by the responder’s opinion of the relevance of its corporate experience.

In completing the summary descriptions of contract work for Part 8 of each RIS, clearly format the response to separate the discussion for each Functional Area identified in Table 1. Do not provide a consolidated response for multiple Functional Areas. In evaluating your experience in each individual Functional Area, the Government will consider only the text designated in Part 8 of the RIS for that particular Functional Area. Responders are also advised not to simply restate the language from the SOW, but should document how their experience relates to the corresponding Functional Area of the SOW.

5. Responses that do not conform to RFI instructions may not be considered by the Government.

This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement, or any follow-up information requests. The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside for small businesses or one of the small business preference groups (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB etc.). Any questions shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist via the email address listed below by the specified date. Any questions submitted after the specified date may not receive responses.

6. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted to SSC Pacific, Code 22710 via e-mail to David Roden at david.roden@navy.mil. Please use reference number N66001-18-R-0005 when responding to this Market Survey.

a. The closing date for this RFI is: 23 October 2017

b. The closing time for this RFI is: 1000 Pacific Time

c. The deadline for submission of questions is: 12 October 2017 at 1000 Pacific Time

7. Within a reasonable time after evaluation of responses, SSC Pacific will post the acquisition strategy decision on the e-Commerce central. Prior to the pre-solicitation synopsis, status and the eventual acquisition strategy decision can be found at http://www.public.navy.mil/spawar/Pacific/22000/Pages/default.aspx, under “What’s New”.

8. Support Contractors. Contractor support will not be utilized in support in review and evaluation of RFI responses.

Attachement 1: REFERENCE INFORMATION SHEET

1. Customer Point of Contact (Name;

Government agency, commercial firm, or other organization)

Name:

Agency:

2. Customer POC Phone Number / Email (This information is required to verify offeror’s performance)

Phone:

Email:

3. Contract Number or other control number:

Xx

4. Period of Performance

From: To:

5. Contract Type (CPFF, FFP etc.):

Xx

6. Prime or Sub:

7. Contract Value:

$XX

8. Paying close attention to the directions found in this RFI under Section 2:

Corporate Experience, describe how the work demonstrates capability to perform percentages stated in Table 1. Please begin your description on a separate page.