Request for Information-ETABSS 20221209.pdf

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Washington, DC 20591

F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Enterprise Services Technical Acquisition and Business Support Services (ETABSS)

A. Description The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in support of AJM-3 Enterprise Services (ES) and the planned establishment of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Support Organization (TISO)-within the Program Management Organization (PMO), is seeking information to better understand market capabilities and constraints in providing support of a potential procurement entitled - Enterprise Services Technical Acquisition and Business Support Services (ETABSS).

The ETABSS procurement is envisioned to support multiple Directorates and FAA programs within the PMO. The objective of this potential procurement vehicle is to achieve streamlined, efficient enterprise management of program engineering, technical, and business support services.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/RFP in the future. This information request does not require the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking quotes and will not accept unsolicited quotes.

Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued.

B. Background ETABSS will provide professional support to a broad range of programs across the Enterprise Services Directorate, as well as the planned TISO organization. The Directorates include programs that support the FAA’s communication program infrastructure, navigation programs, weather & aeronautical services, data communications, controller training services, federal contract towers, and the transition and evolution of the agency’s network communications enterprise infrastructure. The support services under this vehicle will provide an enterprise solution to program and organization needs across six functional organizations within the PMO

(1. Program Management & Integration (PM&I), 2. Controller Training Solutions (CTS) Implementation,

3. Federal Contract Tower (FCT) Program, 4. Communications Infrastructure Network Programs (CINP),

5. Navigation Programs, Aviation Weather & Aeronautical Services Programs, and Data Communications) and 6. Telecommunications Integrated Services Office (TISO).

C. Organizational Overview

The Enterprise Services (ES) Directorate, AJM-3, is organized by several key teams/groups: Program Management & Integration (PM&I), Controller Training Solutions (CTS) Implementation, Federal Contract Tower (FCT) Program, Communications Infrastructure Network Programs (CINP), Navigation Programs, Aviation Weather & Aeronautical Services Programs, and Data Communications. A description of the functional areas and the planned TISO organization is included below:

a) Program Management & Integration (PM&I) - Provides business management services across the Enterprise Services (ES) portfolio. PM&I is responsible for aggregating programmatic and financial data, tracking project status, business plan goals, coordinating risk mitigations, process development/process improvementand workforce management activities. Collectively, these activities support the organizational health of the Enterprise Services Directorate and enhances decision-making by ES leadership.

b) Controller Training Services (CTS) - Provides support to ensure the FAA ATC specialist provide the flying public with a high level of safety and professionalism. A well trained ATC workforce plays an essential role in fulfilling this responsibility. The CTS Program provides services to support the delivery of ATC training across all FAA facilities.

c) FAA Contract Towers (FCT) - Provides program management support of the FCT contracts. The FCT PMO support encompasses four primary task areas: Program Management Support, Acquisition Support, Engineering Support and Air Traffic Support.

d) Communications, Information and Network Programs (CINP) –Provides engineering, System Wide Information Management (SWIM), Domain Name System (DNS) , information management, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) radios, National Airspace System (NAS) Voice Switchers and Recorders, Voice Communications and access to Cloud Computing service environments and . Infrastructure Enterprise Services Platform (IESP), a virtualized processing and storage capability to support the NAS, as well as other non-NAS telecommunications networks and systems.

e) Navigation Programs – NAS navigation services is based on a combination of ground and satellite-based services to support all phases of flight. FAA Navigation Programs sustain current navigation services, supports the transition to Performance Based Navigation (PBN) as part of the NextGen system, as well as, providing resilient navigation services. This group provides lifecycle management of the programs identified in the navigation infrastructure roadmap. Highlighted programs managed in Navigation are Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), Very high frequency omni-directional range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (VOR MON), NextGen Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), DME/VOR/tactical air navigation system (TACAN) (DVT) Sustainment Portfolio, and Visual Guidance Lighting Systems (VGLS) such as; Runway Visual Range (RVR) sustainment and the Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR) and High Intensity Approach Lighting System with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF-2) Service Life Extension Programs (SLEP).

f) Aviation Weather & Aeronautical Services Programs – The Aviation Weather & Aeronautical

Services group sustains and refreshes legacy systems technologies, modernizes the NAS Weather and Aeronautical infrastructure, and reduces the impact of weather or other NAS status changes on aviation. This group also provides latest technology advances in Unmanned Airspace Systems (UAS) technologies such as Low Altitude Authorization Notification Capability (LAANC) and acquisition support to the Fleet Program Flight Modernization (FPFM) programs to streamline and modernize the agency’s fleet.

g) Data Communications (Data Comm) - Delivers data communications services between the pilots and air traffic controllers (ATC) and enhances ATC information available to airline operations centers. Data Comm provides a data interface between ground automation and flight deck avionics for controller and pilot communications.

h) Telecommunications Integrated Services Office (TISO) - Provides telecommunications, engineering, security, enterprise timing, program management, testing, and acquisition management for the National Airspace System (NAS) and Administrative Telecommunications.

Highlighted programs managed in TISO are FAA Telecommunications Infrastastructure (FTI), FAA Enterprise Network Services (FENS) and FAA Voice Enterprise Services (FAVES).

TISO also has a second component which involves a partnership with the Technical Operations line of business. This effort involves strategic planning and transition for network deployment related to legacy telecom and FENs, cutovers, service acceptance, decommissioning, monitoring and resolving telecomm events, providing upward reporting of events and network security.

D. Requirements

The ETABSS procurement will support a wide range of acquisition program lifecycle related services, including support for planning and administering programs and projects within the program office infrastructure; and design, development, utilization, and other activities for assets, processes, and systems improved by or related to engineering and technology.

Below is a list of potential support services to be provided under this procurement to include, but are not limited to, the following categories:

o Acquisition Program Management Support

• Capital Planning Support

• Support the preparation of any aspect of Screening Information Requests

(SIRs)

• Assist with determining the appropriate type of award fee or incentive fee arrangements.

• Support appropriate aspects of the source evaluation process

• Assist in reviewing, assessing, and evaluating vendor proposals.

• Assist in the development of program metrics and Service Level

Agreements (SLAs) o Program & Business Management Support

• Earned Value Management Support

• Communications & Outreach Support

• Enterprise Resource Management Support

• Lifecycle Cost Estimating Support

• Logistics Support, including training

• Performance Management Support

• Program Analysis and Reporting Support

• Program Tracking and Guidance Support

• Quality Assurance / Management Support

• Risk Management Support

• Workforce Management and Training Support

• Budget Execution Support

• Budgeting and Programming Support

• Business and Financial Management Support, including Audit and

Systems Support

• Business Case Development Support

• Business Intelligence Support

• International Programs Support o Technical & Engineering Support

• Configuration Management Support

• Engineering Services Support

• Enterprise Architecture and Program Planning Support

• Interoperability Support

• Programmatic, Engineering, Technical, and Acquisition Systems Support

• Security, Contingency, and Safety Planning Support

• Software Engineering, Development, Programming and Network Support

• Studies and Analyses related to Program Management, Engineering and

Technical Services

• Strategic and Tactical Planning, Alignment, Integration, and Analysis

Support

• Systems Design Documentation and Technical Data Support

• Systems Engineering Support, e.g., C4ISR

• Technology Research & Technical Feasibility Support

• Test and Evaluation Support / Trials Support

• Transition / Change Management Support

• Web Design

• Telecommunications (FTI, FENS, TDM-IP, FAVES)

• Implementation Support

• Service Acceptance/Cutovers

• Service Decommissioning

• Operational Help Desk Support

• Telecom Network Support

• Human Factors o Air traffic controller training support services

• Workforce Management

• Training Support

• Certification and Accreditation Support

• Development of innovative training solutions

For the purposes of this proposed procurement, the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are applicable. Other NAICS may be applicable in the final contract award.

NAICS

Code

Description* (Information as October 2022 via SBA)

Size Standards in millions of dollars

541330 Engineering Services $22.5 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services $30.0

541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $21.5

541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services $17.5

541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $17.0 561110 Office Administrative Services $11.0

E. Small Business

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/request for information, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses OR procured through full and open competition. If this requirement is set-aside for small businesses, only Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified Small Business Program Participants will be considered. If this requirement is procured through full and open competition, large businesses will be required to submit a Master Subcontracting Plan.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

For purposes of determining the holder’s eligibility as a small business, refer to the following Small Business Administration (SBA) website: http://www.sba.gov/index.html

F. Responses Interested parties must submit responses to the email address identified below:

9-AWA-AAQ-ETABSS@faa.gov

Responses shall be limited to [10] pages.

Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. At a minimum, responses should include:

• General o Company Information: (name, phone number, DUNS, CAGE Code, POC information, website, etc.)

o Description of your company’s capabilities as they relate to the services described related to the prescribed NAICS codes o Description of your company’s previous experience providing the services described in this notice.

• Small Business Goals http://www.sba.gov/index.html mailto:9-AWA-AAQ-ETABSS@faa.gov o Description of the optimized vehicle strategy to maximize competition across large and small business and meet the FAA’s needs for enterprise management of support contract(s).

o Description of the specific program scope areas where small business can meet the needs of the program scope o Description of any teaming/subcontracting your company anticipates utilizing in support of this requirement.

o Description of your company ability to meet or exceed the agency’s SB goals.

• Other o Description of any other relevant information that is not listed above which the

Government should consider in finalizing its market research and acquisition strategy