RFI Sources Sought_IDEAL 2.0 Questions.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ) Homeland Security Investigations – Forensic Laboratory (HSI-FL)

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Imaged Document and Exemplars Library (IDEAL) 2.0

Form Questions

Section A – Entity Overview (Q1-6) Instructions: Utilize the Microsoft Form to complete questions 1-6, to include all sub-sections, as applicable.

(1) Name and address of Entity/Company (Corporate/Principal Office, including doing business as (DBA) name), to include primary point of contact (POC) information (name, telephone number, and e-mail address)

(2) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Number

(3) The Government is considering North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541519, Other Computer Related Services, with a small business size standard of $34M for this effort. The anticipated Product Service Code (PSC) is DA01, IT and Telecom – Business Application/Application Development Support Services. Please mark one of the following business sizes:

(4) If the response to number 3 is “Small”, identify any additional socio-economic status:

(5) If you believe another NAICS Code or PSC is more appropriate, please provide the recommended and approved code(s) and any applicable contract number related to this effort you have successfully performed.

(6) Identify any GWAC or MAS vehicles your company holds that would be appropriate for the tasks identified in the performance work statement/tasks. Be sure to include contract number, applicable NAICS, applicable PSC, and contract expiration. Examples of said vehicles include, but are not limited to the following:

Section B – Requirement Specific Information (Q7-11) Instructions: Utilize the Microsoft Form to complete questions 7-11, to include all sub-sections, as applicable.

(7) The Government has determined to be commercial in nature. Please provide statement of concurrence/nonconcurrence with information supporting rationale, to include contract numbers related to this effort.

(8) Will your company have the capability to complete the objectives outlined in the PWS / tasks while completing at least 51% of the work as a prime contractor? If not, what ae the barriers for small business? Note: If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Please note in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work (in terms of the cost performance) themselves as the prime contractor. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in the PWS for the base period as well as any option periods.

(9) After the transition-in timeframe, do you feel confident your team will be able to commence on bug fixes with confidence (i.e. no/limited training required for team)? If no, what hurdles do you envision?

(10) How will your company ensure performance starting day one of the period of performance (i.e. will not require specific training to complete the requirements as identified in the attached PWS Task Overview)?

(11) Staffing vacancies: What is your incumbent capture philosophy and rate? What is the average time it takes to fill a vacancy after notification with a qualified individual?

Section C – Recent/Relevant Experience (Q12-35) Instructions: Utilize the Microsoft Form to complete questions 12-35, to include all sub-sections, as applicable. For this section provide one to three recent (withing the last three (3) years from release of this notice) examples of a past project(s) that are similar to the requirements specified (i.e. scope and complexity) in the High-Level Requirements Document. Example should show experience with a US Government customer/related private sector customer. At least one example is required.

Please identify the following information for Recent/Relevant Experience for each question identified below:

a. Contract Number and Task Order Number (if applicable)

b. Brief Description of Requirement

i. Contract Type and CLIN structure

1. Identify strengths/weaknesses of type and structure

c. Contract Value

d. Period of Performance

e. Agency/Customer and POC (i.e. name, e-mail, phone number)

f. Identify if you were the Prime or Subcontractor (down to first level sub to the prime only)

g. Explain and demonstrate experience and proficiency

h. Identify any certifications (as applicable)

i. Development and Sustainment Methodologies your firm incorporated for projects

i. Identify strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned

j. Identify if project was performance based

k. Identify the government required metrics/SLA/standards

i. Identify which metrics/SLA/standards were most useful to ensure successful performance

(12) Does your company have experience leveraging Agile Methodology for a U.S. Government Customer?

(13) Do you have experience in the following desirable Project Management Modalities:

(14) Does your company have experience providing Security Engineering Support at the Enterprise Level for a U.S. Government customer?

(15) Please list out coding languages your company can support, and certifications as identified in the PWS.

(16) Is your company experienced in forensic laboratory methods and procedures oat a Local, State, or Federal Level?

(17) Does your company have experience utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

(18) Is your company familiar with AWS Fargate?

(19) Is your company familiar with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)?

(20) Is your company familiar with Postgres SQL?

(21) Does your company have experience with developing online training guides and vides for system usage.

(22) Does your company have experience in utilizing the .net framework Software Development Kit (SDK)?

(23) Does your company have experience in utilizing and designing in the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)?

(24) Is your company familiar with Serverless computing?

(25) Does your company have experience utilizing CloudBees?

(26) Does your company have experience utilizing Terraform?

(27) Does your company have experience utilizing GitHub?

(28) Is your company experienced in high resolution imagery (desktop and server)? Please explain and demonstrate experience and proficiency and identify any certifications utilizing Deep Zoom Technology and Deep Zoom Imaging.

(29) What Imagery COTS applications is your company familiar with?

(30) Is your company experienced in FedRAMP Moderate and High Infrastructure?

(31) Does your company have experience with Artificial Intelligence and image and document comparative assisted technologies?

(32) Is your company experienced in mobile native application development?

(33) Does your company have experience in designing and developing native mobile applications for iPhones and Android as well as MacBooks, ability to wrap with MDM such as BlackBerry Enterprise Servicer, and familiarity with PIV/CAC card derived credentials and authentication?

(34) Does your company have experience in document and imaging scanning?

(35) Does your company have the ability to support personnel to be onsite in McClean, VA to physically scan documents and genuine articles to populate the IDEAL application?

Section D – Additional Information (Q36-40) Instructions: Utilize the Microsoft Form to complete questions 36-40, to include all sub-sections, as applicable.

(36) Please state if your company plans to submit a proposal for the IDEAL 2.0 requirement (if competitively solicited. If not, please provide the reason(s) your company would does not plan to submit a proposal.

(37) The Government welcomes any feedback on the Draft PWS for this notice. Please provide comments/questions for the PWS task overview.

(38) Please provide any additional information or questions that the Government should be aware of when drafting a competitive solicitation.

(39) Please provide any recommendations to improve ITD’s approach to this requirement.