Request for Information.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FOR

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)

Support for the Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS) Joint Program Office (JPO)

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1. RFI Overview

In 2025, USTRANSCOM plans to have a contract in place for non-personal, Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to provide program management, engineering, functional subject matter expertise, configuration management, and acquisition-related support to the JTMS JPO.

This announcement constitutes an RFI for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a result. Industry’s response to the RFI—or lack thereof—will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent RFP or Request for Quote (RFQ) released. The information requested will be used within USTRANSCOM as market research to facilitate decision making (e.g., determining acquisition strategy, small business concerns) and will not be disclosed outside the Government.

Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked. Do not submit confidential information in your response.

**Note** USTRANSCOM will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI.

1.1. RFI Contact(s)

We have designated the following individuals to serve as the official points of contact (POCs) for this RFI. These individuals are the only authorized contacts permitted to communicate on behalf of USTRANSCOM about this RFI. Contact information for RFI POC(s):

NAME OFFICE EMAIL

Ms. JaneAnne Holten, Contracting Officer

TCAQ-D

transcom.scott.tcaq.mbx.jtms@mail.mil Ms. Rebecca Connor, Contracting Officer

Ms. Rachel Gorka, Contract Specialist Mr. Daniel Schwab, Contract Specialist

1.2. Submission Details

Please submit your response to this RFI via email to the RFI POCs identified in Section 1.1. and ensure it is received prior to the due date identified in Section 1.3. If you have any questions about this RFI, please direct them to the RFI POCs listed in Section 1.1. Physical (paper) copies of RFI responses will not be accepted.

1.3. RFI Timeline

The RFI timeline is outlined below. Dates may be modified by USTRANSCOM and posted as an amendment to this RFI.

RFI Released: 15 October 2024 Responses Due: 01 November 2024 by 1600 CT

RFI One-on-Ones: 13 November 2024 (anticipated)

1.4. RFI One-on-One Information (if applicable)

SAVE THE DATE: 13 November 2024 (anticipated) - Industry One-on-One Sessions via MS

TEAMS.

Please follow the instructions below to request a one-on-one session:

Submit your RFI response, including a request for a one-on-one, no later than the response due date identified in Section 1.3.

A response to the RFI does not guarantee a one-on-one session. One-on-One requests that accompany a generic capability statement, rather than a tailored response, will not be entertained. Respondents requesting a one-on-one must submit a tailored response to this RFI and the information requested in section 3 below.

One-on-One sessions will be utilized to specifically discuss acquisition-related considerations (e.g., appropriate contract types, applicable contract vehicles, small business concerns) rather than capabilities or technical discussions. It is anticipated that a list of discussion items will be sent along with your company’s one-on-one invitation.

2. Background Information

USTRANSCOM conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives.

2.1. Scope of the Requirement

The Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1) provides the Government’s non-personal services A&AS requirements for JTMS and Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE) stakeholders involved in the JTMS program. The Draft PWS includes the following task areas; however, such task areas may not be included or revised with any resulting RFP or RFQ:

Task Area 1: Contract Management Task Area 2: Joint Program Office Support Task Area 3: Functional Support

Task Area 4: Architecture and Integration Support Task Area 5: System Engineering Task Area 6: System Security Support Task Area 7: Program Controls Support Task Area 8: Innovation

2.2. Place of Performance

Services and support provided under this effort will be performed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (Government-site) and off-site. Government will provide office space for Contractor personnel at the Government-site. In addition, the Government will provide NIPRNET and SIPRNET access at USTRANSCOM facilities for Contractor personnel working at the Government-site, as appropriate. Contractor personnel who work off-site may be required, on occasion, to attend meetings at the Government-site location/USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, IL.

3. Information Requested

Parties interested in assisting USTRANSCOM with this market research are requested to submit the following information in the format outlined below. The response should be detailed, but no more than 8 pages. Title pages, cover letter, and Attachment 2 – PWS Comment Matrix will not count against the page limit. Respondents are highly encouraged to submit a tailored response rather than a generic capability statement to ensure the requested information is provided.

3.1. Company Information

Company Name Unique Entity ID CAGE Code POCs, to include name, title, phone number, and email address This contract is expected to require access to classified information or require a Facility

Security Clearance (FCL) at the level of Secret. Based on this expectation, does your company currently meet the requirement(s)? If no, provide a brief statement describing how and/or when your company plans to have a clearance. A final determination of required accesses/FCLs will be detailed in any resultant solicitation.

3.2. Business Size

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The Small Business Administration’s small business size standard for this NAICS is $24.5M. Based on this NAICS, identify your business size as a LARGE or SMALL business. If a small business, identify any of the following socio-economic categories that apply to your business under this NAICS: Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (known as “HUBZone”), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned.

3.3. Who We’re Looking For

USTRANSCOM highly encourages responses from capable businesses of all sizes, including large and small business concerns and all socioeconomic categories.

3.4. What We’re Looking For

Interested Parties are invited to provide information on the following subjects of interest, specifically describing your capabilities in successfully executing the following:

Program Management:

Conducting independent research, analysis, and assessment of risk, feasibility, schedule, acquisition, and software development strategies for all technical aspects of a program’s scope.

Preparing and maintaining an acquisition schedule that documents the internal tasks, durations, task flows, task interdependencies, predecessors, successors, major milestones, and key events for the program/services acquisition.

Utilizing DoD systems’ governance laws, regulations, and policies to provide inputs to formal requirements documents via approved requirements and governance avenues; and develop, manage, and contribute towards a program’s Program Management and Engineering activities.

Delivering program planning, organization, and administrative support across the organization to assist government acquisition professionals with performing their assigned acquisition programs and program- related activities.

Functional Support:

Working with Department of Defense Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system requirements and supporting Business Process Reengineering activities alongside Logistical and Financial functional communities.

Supporting Requirement’s management to collect, analyze, define/record, prioritize, approve, trace, and query stakeholder requirements.

Performing a SOC-1 Type 1 and 2 report adhering to the financial regulations and laws as well as knowledge of logistics operations within the Department of Defense’s JDDE.

Conducting systems analysis of functional needs statements and requirements, document analysis in standard program documentation; assist with requirement decomposition based on transportation and financial artifacts (e.g., shipping documentation, NFRs, CAPs, etc.).

Program Control:

Assisting with the collection and development of budgetary information supporting

JTMS program across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).

Facilitating and participating in program control efforts to capture earned value management (EVM) or alternative methods to capture program implementation performance, assist with development of cost estimates for products and services, and support PM with development of required artifacts.

Architecture and Integration:

Providing Enterprise Architecture expertise and support to assist with development of required Enterprise Architecture documentation and resolution of traceability of process, performer, activity, information/data, system interface, system functionality, system capability, and requirement changes impacting or resulting from program development.

Assisting with development of required system data documentation and resolution of system data issues impacting program development.

Assisting with development of required system interface documentation and resolution of system interface issues impacting program development.

Systems Engineering and Testing:

Assisting with development of required security documentation and resolution of security issues impacting program development to achieve Risk Management Framework compliance, obtain Authority to Connect or Authority to Operate in coordination with multiple parties including: JTMS Implementation contract security/system engineers, program personnel such as the PM, government system engineers, and Information System Security Manager (ISSM) and USTRANSCOM/DISA Security Offices.

Providing Configuration Management (CM) support, enabling technical insight into all levels of the system design and is the principal methodology for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system’s functional, performance, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout the system's life cycle.

Providing Test & Evaluation (T&E) support for program activities throughout the acquisition program lifecycle using the Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics Life Cycle Management Framework, including supporting testing; test planning; drafting test documentation; participating, advising, and assisting in Government testing; test scripting; developing problem report documentation; and configuring, operating, and maintaining testing tools/capabilities provided by the government.

Provide the following project or contract information for requirements deemed similar to this effort:

Contract number Period of performance Was your company a prime or subcontractor?

Scope of the portion of the effort your company supported

If your company is a large business, specify whether you partnered or subcontracted with small business concerns to provide the same or similar services as this requirement.

If your company has no direct performance or experience with the above, explain how you will perform tasks utilizing experienced subcontractors through a proposed teaming arrangement or the hiring of qualified personnel.

4. Other Important Information

Please list existing contract vehicles available for use in procuring this effort to include Federal Supply Schedules, GSA Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, DoD Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts (known as “IDIQs”), or any other Government Agency contract vehicles. (This information on available contract vehicles is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) Please list any existing contracts you have which could be used to procure this effort.

Please provide any other acquisition suggestions or considerations to improve this procurement.

Please provide questions and/or comments on the Draft Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1), citing any information you feel may improve/innovate this requirement. Please provide PWS comments in Attachment 2 - PWS Comment Matrix.

5. Conclusion

USTRANSCOM would like to thank you for taking the time to review this important RFI, and we look forward to reviewing your response.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Draft Performance Work Statement Attachment 2 – Draft PWS Comment Matrix