PES-HI_Engineering_and_Installation_Support_BPA_Sources_Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for the Engineering and Installation (E&I) Site Support Blanket Purchase Agreement (PBA)

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DISA

Defense Information Technology Contacting Organization (DITCO)-Pacific

477 Essex Street, Bldg 77 Room 180

Joint Base Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5815

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services.

This BPA will provide the vehicle for DISA and DISA’s customers, including the

Military Departments (MilDeps) and smaller, low-volume customers, to acquire services and equipment necessary to install, modify, upgrade and optimize current and future

Service Delivery Points (SDPs)/nodes and sites.

The Government is seeking turnkey solutions whereby the Contractor will provide DISA and DISA’s customers support with cable and support installation, hardware/software installation, complete node installation, equipment upgrade/reconfiguration, card installation, circuit installation, circuit migration, site preparation, technical assistance, hardware de-installation, etc. The Contractor will ensure that commercial best practices and the latest technologies are utilized in order for the Government to realize efficiencies and meet mission requirements.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY

THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A

RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY

FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Contract Number: HC1019-06-D-2002 (JHITS)

Contract Type: FFP

Incumbent and their size: AT&T Corporation (Large Business)

Method of previous acquisition: Full and Open Competition

The JHITS contract currently delivers end-to-end voice and data services to the Hawaiian

Islands, primarily on the island of Oahu, and extends the Defense Switched Network

(DSN) to Singapore, Wake Island, and Kwajalein Atoll using Private Branch Exchange

(PBX) trunks. It provides the primary inter- and intra-base telecommunication services to all Department of Defense (DoD) customers and other federal, state, and local agencies within Hawaii.

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is one in a suite of contract vehicles that will provide Pacific Enterprise Services - Hawaii (PES-HI) services to Defense Information

System Agency (DISA) and DISA’s customers. Specifically, this Draft Performance

Work Statement (PWS) describes requirements for Engineering and Installation Site

Support that will be procured under this new contract vehicle when the Joint Hawaii

Information Transfer Services (JHITS) contract expires in August 2017.

Anticipated time frame is contract award in FY17. The place of performance will be the state of Hawaii and surrounding areas.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

The scope of this work includes supporting the development of an engineering solution and the installation of all hardware (HW), software (SW) and materials required to establish connectivity between network elements and a customer’s premise equipment.

The Contractor will be responsible for delivering a complete, active, and operational service to customers.

The support needed for any individual order may require engineering expertise, coordination with customers and other contractors supporting DISA and DISA’s customers (including engineering contractors, logistics contractors, staging contractors, transition-to-service contractors, etc.), CONUS/OCONUS travel, and procurement/handling of equipment and incidental installation materials (cables, connectors, etc.) in order for the Contractor to deliver an acceptable turnkey solution.

The types of tasks and activities that may be required under this BPA include, but are not limited to:

• Project planning and coordination

• Security planning and coordination (i.e., VAR, clearances, access procedures, etc.)

• Network and circuit transition planning and execution

• Equipment and materials/supplies ordering/receipt, including proper handling/storage

• Site preparation

• Cabling/wiring installation, inspection/testing and removal

• Cable support infrastructure installation

• Hardware/software installation, testing and/or removal

• Hardware upgrades/reconfiguration

• Card installation and replacement

• End-to-end circuit installation/activation/testing/troubleshooting

• Tagging/labeling of lines and equipment

• Reports and documentation, including “as installed” updates or changes to network diagrams (i.e., red line drawings)

• Configuration management

• Hazardous materials mitigation

The Contractor will also be expected to procure the HW, SW, and materials required to deliver the contracted service. All equipment must be listed on the DISA APL

(http://www.disa.mil/network-services/ucco), including desktop devices manufactured by

CISCO, AVAYA, and Microsoft. A draft equipment list of the type of equipment/materials that will be required for work performed under this contract include, but is not limited to, is provided for informational purposes only.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall be a licensed Local Exchange Carrier/Competitive Local

Exchange Carrier registered with the state Public Utilities Commission/Public

Service Commission. In all cases, the Contractor shall utilized qualified, licensed personnel (e.g., licensed electrician) to perform Site Support work.

The work to be performed under this contract is up to the SECRET level. Therefore, the company must have a final SECRET Facility Clearance from the Defense Security

Service (DSS) Facility Clearance Branch (FCB).

All contractor personnel performing on or supporting a DoD contract in any way must be

U.S. citizens and be properly cleared, qualified personnel. Contractor personnel shall possess a SECRET personnel security clearance granted by the DoD Central

Adjudication Facility (CAF).

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517110, with the corresponding size standard of 1500 employees or fewer per the Small Business Administration (SBA). This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

http://www.disa.mil/network-services/ucco

To assist DISA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing

(JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged

Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small

Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.

Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with the

Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Type of Small Business;

4) Cage Code;

5) Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE II, General Service

Administration (GSA), NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT 4:00 PM

Hawaii Standard Time (HST), September 23, 2016, to katherine.a.jackson23.civ@mail.mil and kyle.s.kiyonaga.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description along with the completed equipment list that is attached to this Sources Sought notice.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.

All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The

Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

mailto:katherine.a.jackson23.civ@mail.mil mailto:kyle.s.kiyonaga.civ@mail.mil