RFI CSR_RFI Phase 1.docx

UNCLASSIFIED

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

CSR-25-5000

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). This announcement seeks information from industry which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL DATA, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

A. AGENCY: Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

B. CONTRACTING OFFICE: Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA), Building 7696; Redstone Arsenal, Al 35898-5090; USA

C. PRIMARY POC: Gina Petrino, Contracting Officer

D. NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications

E. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: This is a Request for Information (RFI) for Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) to gain additional information from industry in regard to counter surveillance and reconnaissance (CSR) capabilities against space-based threats. The Government recognizes that some vendors may not currently have JWICS access. As an alternative to JWICS, vendors may respond via compact disk (CD) courier-delivered to ACC-RSA.

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G. ACQUISITION APPROACH: The purpose of this RFI is to inform the program office on the CSR capabilities of the industrial base to inform acquisition strategy for future program actions.

The Government invites responses from ONLY those companies that are able to respond YES to ALL three (3) questions below. ONLY those companies that are able to respond YES to ALL three (3) questions shall receive Phase II of this RFI. If your company is not able to answer yes to all three (3) questions, please continue to monitor SAM.gov for future PEO IEW&S Industry Days, Special Notices, Sources Sought, and RFIs.

The Government is interested in the following three (3) questions:

1. Does your company have experience developing CSR capabilities, particularly against space targets? If yes, explain in one (1) page.

2. Does your company currently employ an Engineer, Program Manager, AND Security Officer that possess a current Top Secret (TS) Clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)? **NOTE: Only if your company has ALL three (3) labor categories currently employed that possess current TS Clearance with SCI eligibility shall your response be YES. The ability to hire those individuals or knowledge of individuals should result in a NEGATIVE response to this question. ***

3. Do you have a facility that meets the Physical and Technical Security Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (ICS-705-1) AND Standards for Accreditation and Reciprocal Use of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (ICS-705-2)?

***NOTE: Only if your company facility meets BOTH standards should your response be YES. The ability to build these facilities or obtain them in the future should result in a NEGATIVE response to this question. ***

H. RESPONSES: Responses are not intended to be a proposal or bid. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified above.

1. Offerors must provide an answer to all three (3) questions in Section F above. Responses that do not meet the below specifications and cannot answer YES to the above three (3) questions WILL NOT receive Phase II of the RFI.

2. Any company that provides a response, emails, or contacts individuals outside the email listed below, WILL NOT receive a Phase II of the RFI regardless of if the company answered YES to all three (3) questions.

3. Companies shall provide an UNCLASSIFIED attachment via email (both on Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRnet) and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS) that provides the following information. The Government recognizes that some vendors may not currently have JWICS access. As an alternative to JWICS Email, vendors may respond via compact disk (CD) courier-delivered to the ACC-RSA. Contracting Officer, Gina Petrino.

a. Company Name Company Cage Code (If Applicable) Company DUNS Number (If Applicable) Company POC Name Company POC JWICS Email Address (plus up to three (3) additional JWICS addresses) Company UNCLASSIFIED Phone Number and UNCLASSIFIED e-mail address for Primary POC and an Alternate POC Identify if your company is a non-traditional defense contractor, nonprofit research institution, small business, traditional defense contractor and/or other ***NOTE: If ‘other’, provide type of business. *** State if your company has a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approved cost accounting system (Yes/ No) State if your company has a Defense Contracting Audit Agency approved Earned Value Management System (EVMS). (Yes/ No)

b. A response to the three questions stated above, with sufficient supporting information to justify the response. The response shall be 150 words or less and shall utilize Arial Font 12. Font should not use bold, underline, or italicized.

I. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

All interested offerors shall submit responses via email by 1600 Central Standard Time on 06 March 2025 to the following.

1. Send UNCLASSIFIED NIPRnet response: silke.ball2.civ@army.mil; and gina.a.petrino.civ@army.mil

2. Send UNCLASS response on JWICS to ernest.l.snyder.civ@army.ic.gov; and michael.j.knapp.civ@army.ic.gov [please copy furnish (cc:) up to three (3) additional JWICS addresses for alternate personnel in your company].

J. NOTES:

1. The Government reserves the right to contact those companies that provide a response for further information if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. This RFI does not commit the Government to the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI. The information obtained from this event may be utilized for market research purposes only.

2. Interested contractors shall not conduct any advance coordination with any external agencies or parties specifically identified in this document without permission being granted by the Contracting Officer.

3. The Government may utilize System Engineering and Technical Assistance Contractors and Federally Funded Research Development Centers to provide subject matter expertise during review of the responses. All Contractors have an appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with the Government.

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