RFI P3I.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

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, BUILDING 7646; REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL 35898-5090; USA

C. PRIMARY POC: Christina Lord Wimberly, Contracting Officer

D. NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications

E. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: This is the Prequalification of Sources Notice for

Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) to gain additional information from industry, announce an upcoming TIGS SoS Industry Day, and increase the number of vendors that are interested and capable of fulfilling TIGS SoS requirements.

The TIGS SoS is an U.S. Army satellite communication system. The center of the TIGS SoS is the TIGS system, which integrates vehicles and custom shelters.

These vehicles and shelters are equipped with computers and communications equipment racks filled with Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) & Government Off

– The - Shelf (GOTS) hardware, custom software solutions, commercial & tailor -made trailers, antennas, and power generators.

F. ACQUISITION APPROACH: Under Prequalification of Sources procedures, Offerors will be required to submit information addressing capabilities and the factors identified in the prequalification criteria. The Government will evaluate the prequalification information and determine a list of qualified Offerors to which an Industry Day Invitation may be sent. The purpose of this prequalification is to obtain a list of sources qualified to perform a specific contract and limit offerors to those with proven competence to perform in the required manner.

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 will receive an invitation to P3I Industry Day. If your company is not able to answer yes to all (3) questions, please continue to monitor SAM.gov for future PEO IEW&S Industry Days Special Notices, Sources Sought and RFIs. All respondents to this RFI will be informed in writing whether they are invited or not invited to participate in P3I Industry Day. The determination will be based on the information submitted in response to this notice.

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

1. Does your company CURRENTLY possess the capability and/or experience to demonstrate the production of surveillance, reconnaissance, SoS C2, and/or CDS capabilities using terrestrial and/or space systems? If yes, explain.

2. Does your company currently employ an Engineer, Program Manager, Logistician, 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 four (4) labor categories currently employed that possess a current TS Clearance with SCI eligibility will 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. ***

G. RESPONSES: Responses are not intended to be a proposal nor 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 an invitation to P3I Industry Day.

2. The Government reserves the right to NOT extend an invitation to P3I Industry Day to those companies that do not provide a response that meets the below specifications regardless if that company is able to respond YES to all three (3) questions above.

3. Any company that provides a response, emails, or contacts individuals outside the email listed below, WILL NOT receive an invite to P3I Industry Day regardless if the company answered YES to all three (3) questions.

4. Companies should provide an UNCLASSIFIED attachment via email (both on

NIPRnet and 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 Army Contracting Command (ACC) – Redstone Arsenal Contracting Officer, Christina Lord Wimberly.

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 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.

H. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

All interested offerors should submit responses via email by 1200 Central Standard Time on 28 January 2025 to the following.

1. Send UNCLASS NIPRnet response: christina.l.wimberly.civ@army.mil;

ivan.a.mella.civ@army.mil, and ernest.l.snyder2.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 additional JWICS addresses for alternate personnel in your company].

I. 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 (SETAC) and Federally Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDC) to provide subject matter expertise during review of the responses. All Contractors have an appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with the Government.

mailto:christina.l.wimberly.civ@army.mil mailto:ivan.a.mella.civ@army.mil mailto:ernest.l.snyder.civ@army.mil mailto:ernest.l.snyder.civ@army.ic.gov mailto:michael.j.knapp.civ@army.ic.gov