CAIC RFI.docx

UNCLASSIFIED

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FOR

Corporate Automation Implementation Center (CAIC) 07 December 2019

1.0 DESCRIPTION & PURPOSE

1.1 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant, and accurate Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) to the Intelligence Community (IC), DoD, and other Federal and State Agencies in support of National Security. The Corporate Automation Implementation Center (CAIC) serves the process improvement and automation needs of NGA’s Corporate applications, systems and services supporting corporate functions (e.g., financial management, human capital, corporate administration, contracting, logistics, facilitates, security, records and information management, asset management and other support activities). It aligns with NGA’s Business Enterprise Services (BES) model for application services and administration.

1.2 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 Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, NGA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders 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 RFP, if any is issued.

2.0 BACKGROUND

The government desires a managed services contract and will collaborate with the Contractor to select NGA processes for which improvement, to include automation considerations, have the most value. The Contractor will provide zero-based process review, design, recommendation, training, implementation and life-cycle maintenance among the core services required to stand-up the CAIC. The Contractor will be responsible for recommending to the government optimal RPA and BPI/BPM capabilities, and once accepted, implementing and delivering those capabilities. Where robotic process automation (RPA) is determined to be the best approach, the Contractor shall acquire and maintain any software licenses required to provide automation as a managed service.

3.0 PLANNED ACQUISITION

The Government is considering a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Task Orders under the IDIQ will primarily be Firm Fixed Price. Please see attached Performance Work Statement for additional details on the scope of work.

In accordance with FAR Part 9.5, please discuss any performance which may lead to an OCI and how the Offeror would mitigate, avoid, or neutralize the conflict.

7.0 REQUESTED INFORMATION

Responses must only contain UNCLASSIFIED information and be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” on all pages in both the header and footer. No classified information may be included in your response.

Neither proprietary or classified concepts, nor classified information should be included in the submittal. Input on the information contained in the responses may be solicited and reviewed by NGA non-Government consultants or experts who are bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements.

8.0 COMPANY INFORMATION

Please provide the following information and respond to the questions that follow:

8.3 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:

8.4 The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. Based on this NAICS code, the responder is asked to provide answers to the following questions:

8.5 What alternate NAICS code would the contractor recommend? (Provide rational for any NAICS code applicable to the planned acquisition other than the NAICS code identified above.)

8.11 Include additional details that are not already requested based on the constraints of the information request.

9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

The responder is invited to provide information and recommendations for fashioning this proposed acquisition. Recommendation areas may include the type of contract, anticipated contract terms & conditions, incentives, variations in delivery schedule, price and/or cost proposal support, and data requirements, contract pricing, and any other areas that the responder believes is relevant for the Government to achieve its stated objectives.

10.2 Interested parties are may respond to this RFI with a white paper and send it to the following email address jimmy.c.ober@nga.mil no later than the above due date/time.

11.0 MEETING AND DISCUSSIONS

Government representatives may or may not choose to meet with any and/or all of the companies responding to this RFI. Such meetings and discussions, if they were to occur, would only be intended to get further clarification of the RFI responses.

12.0 SUMMARY

This RFI is only intended for the Government to identify sources that can provide the needed services to fulfill the Government’s Performance Work Statement (PWS) and to obtain industry feedback to further assist the Government in refining the PWS and acquisition. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the RFI requirements discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as an authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

UNCLASSIFIED

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