RFI No 1 - WPS 20230418.pdf

MARKET RESEARCH

NORAD and USNORTH/J5 ADVISORY & ASSISTANCE (A&AS)

J5 STRATEGY, POLICY and PLANS SUPPORT: WOMEN, PEACE, and SECURITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) No. 1 – General Questions

WPS, RFI 1, 20230418 KUHN, MARIE R CIV USSF SPOC SAIO/PKC

The following questions are for market research only, intended to assist the United States Space Force (USSF) in development of the acquisition strategy for a new contract. This is not a request for proposal/quote. Responses to the below market research question will not be shared with anyone outside of the USSF/NORAD/NORTHCOM. Any costs associated with an interested party’s responses to this request will not be authorized.

The Space Force is committed to continuous improvement and is working on new initiatives to achieve affordable programs, control costs, and incentivize innovation. The goal of these initiatives is to successfully accomplish the mission within the constraints of a declining defense budget. To achieve these goals, it is essential to collaborate with industry and realize savings form contractor-controlled costs and innovations.

The Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate (N&NC/J5) supports the full range of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) (N&NC) missions as the Commander’s principal advisor, center of expertise and developer of strategy, policy, plans and security cooperation activities.

As command roles and responsibilities have expanded, the range of advisory and assistance support has expanded to provide more varied and intensive analyses of technical, cost, and programmatic issues. This task order provide technical and analytical tools, support or improve policy development, management, and administration, or improve the operation of systems supporting the N&NC/J5 mission.

In accordance with the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law (P.L.) 115-245) and the 2017 Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act (P.L. 115-68) N&NC/J59 requires contracted services to provide WPS Advisors. The WPS Act reaffirms the United States (US) commitment to being a global leader in promoting the meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, as well as protection, post-conflict relief, and recovery efforts. OSD directs each of the combatant commands to implement the WPS Act.

Please briefly respond to each of the following questions in your notice of interest:

1. Please submit your company’s information to include Business Name, Point of Contact, Contact Information to include email address and phone number, CAGE CODE, Business size and social economic status and a capabilities brief as it pertains to this requirement.

2. For the next NORAD and USNORTHCOM/J5 Advisory & Assistance (A&AS) WPS contract, the USSF is considering a Firm-Fixed Price term contract type. If you agree with this contract typed, please explain why. Is there a different contract type you feel would be more appropriate? Please state the SPECIFIC contract type that you would recommend and briefly explain your rationale.

3. What type of contact length would you like to see on this contract? If longer than five (5) years, please lest specific reasons and/or benefits for the longer contact length. Please identify a SPECIFIC number of years and briefly explain the rationale for your recommendation.

4. Are you a Small of Large Business? Do you intend to be the prime contractor for this effort? If you are the prime and are a Small Business, are you capable of performing 51% or greater of the requirement? Please include explanation in a capabilities brief.

MARKET RESEARCH

NORAD and USNORTH/J5 ADVISORY & ASSISTANCE (A&AS)

J5 STRATEGY, POLICY and PLANS SUPPORT: WOMEN, PEACE, and SECURITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) No. 1 – General Questions

WPS, RFI 1, 20230418 KUHN, MARIE R CIV USSF SPOC SAIO/PKC

5. If submitting an offer as a prime contractor, please provide the anticipated subcontractor information for large and small business subcontractors including a description of supplies/services/functional areas to be performed, identification of business size (i.e. LB, SB, SDB< WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone). Also, include the applicable NAICS code associated with the work, the anticipated subcontract value, and the anticipated percent of the total contract value to be subcontracted to each business size/type.

6. In the event the RFP contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), you must be registered in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP) and capable of receiving CUI. This is yet to be determined but the RFP may contain Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). If this is the case, the Government will post the RFP but will not attach the document(s) with CUI. If your company is interest in proposing to this requirement, then your company will need to notify the Government and have an active Certification from the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Program (DLA JCP). Once verified that your company has an active certificate, then the Government will provide these documents to your company via DoD Safe. Vendors may register for Certification at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx. DoD Safe may be accessed at https://safe.apps.mil/.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to for a binding contract or agreement. SpOC/SAIO will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, is one is issued.

Please submit your response and capabilities brief via e-mail to Marie Kuhn at marie.kuhn@spaceforce.mil by 2:00pm MST on Wednesday, 03 May 2023. Electronic submissions are required. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

ATTACHMENTS

1. DRAFT Performance Work Statement, titled, NORAD and USNORTHCOM/J5 ADVISORY &

ASSISTANCE (A&AS) J5 STRATEGY, POLICY, and PLANS SUPPORT, dated 18 April 2023