Solicitation-_SB1341-15-RQ-0391.pdf

TITLE: - Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Testbeds support, including Cloud and

SmartGrid

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-15-RQ-0391

RESPONSE DATE: June 2, 2015 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

DESCRIPTION:

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-

STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION

FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE

WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS

BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE

AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Software and Systems Division

(SSD) is requesting that the Contractor furnish advanced research and development expertise to assist the SSD in providing leadership and technical expertise in the development of measurement methods for our Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Testbeds, including the time synchronization testbed for the power industry to support the Smart Grid, and the Cyber Physical

Cloud Computing (CPCC) testbed. The mission of the SSD is to develop software testing tools and methods that improve quality, conformance to standards and correctness. The Division participates with industry in the development of forward-looking standards for the Smart Grid, Cloud and Healthcare communities. The Division's programs respond to industry, consortia, and standards groups’ needs by concentrating on key research areas at the forefront of technology and assisting in the transfer of technology and expertise to industry via testbeds and tools.

NIST is seeking contractor support in the following three general tasks, each of which are explained in greater detail in the attachment titled- “Performance Work Statement- SB1341-15-

RQ-0391.”

Task 1: Testbed Support for SmartGrid Time Synchronization for the Power Industry

Task 2: Cloud Computing and Meaningful Use Tool Development

Task 3: Composition and Interoperability of Components in Cyber-Physical Cloud Computing

Systems

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511- Custom Computer Programming Services. The associated small business size standard is $27.5 Million. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses under the applicable small business size standard.

NIST anticipates the award of a single, firm-fixed price purchase order. All Offerors shall provide a firm-fixed price quotation in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors for the line items detailed below in the Required CLIN Structure section.

REQUIRED CLIN STRUCTURE:

CLIN 0001:

Quantity: 1

Unit: Lot

Description: Contractor performance of Task #1 and all subtasks within Task #1, and provision of all deliverables associated with Task #1 in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

CLIN 0002:

Unit: Lot

Description: Contractor performance of Task #2 and all subtasks within Task #2, and provision of all deliverables associated with Task #2 in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

CLIN 0003:

Unit: Lot

Description: Contractor performance of Task #3 and all subtasks within Task #3, and provision of all deliverables associated with Task #3 in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

CLIN 0004:

Unit: Lot

Description: All travel costs required for contractor performance of Tasks #1-3 in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. All travel costs will be paid in accordance with Federal

Travel Regulations.

Not to Exceed Price: NTE $10,000.00

APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS:

Attached to this solicitation are the following:

1. Performance Work Statement

2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses

1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010):

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to keith.bubar@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 6 calendar days after the mailto:keith.bubar@nist.gov issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision).

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

System for Award Management

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award

Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items

All quotations must be submitted electronically so that they are received at keith.bubar@nist.gov no later than June 2, 2015 at 12:00 PM Eastern. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted.

All offerors shall submit their quotations on letterhead paper to the email address stated above by the date and time specified above. All quotations shall be submitted in two separate volumes:

Technical Volume and Pricing Volume. All quotations shall contain, at a minimum, the information detailed below for each respective volume. If a quotation is missing any of the elements listed below, the quotation may be deemed unacceptable and may not be evaluated further:

1) Price Quotation: The price quotation shall address the following:

Administrative Information: The Administrative Information section of the price quotation shall contain the following:

(1) The solicitation number SB1341-15-RQ-0391;

(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(3) A total firm-fixed price for the requirement, which shall be the sum of the firm-fixed prices proposed for each of the required line items in the Required CLIN

Structure section;

(4) Any applicable discount terms;

(5) A statement that the Offeror agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(6) A statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 60 days from the response deadline of this solicitation.

Pricing Information: The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The Offeror shall propose a firm-fixed-price for CLINs 0001 through 0003 as detailed in the Required CLIN Structure section of the solicitation. The Government is assigning a “standard” Not to Exceed (NTE) price to CLIN 0004 for travel costs. Offerors shall not propose a price for CLIN 0004. The Government is setting the standard NTE price of CLIN

0004 at NTE $10,000.00. Travel costs will be paid for in accordance with Federal Travel http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:keith.bubar@nist.gov

Regulation, and the only travel requirements expected are as detailed in the Performance Work

Statement. Therefore, Offerors shall all propose a price of $10,000.00 for CLIN 0004.

For CLINs 0001 through 0003, the Offeror shall propose its firm-fixed price and shall provide sufficient supporting documentation to clearly show how the firm-fixed price proposed for each line item was derived. This supporting documentation may include calculations, price lists, product literature, or any other applicable supporting documentation. When possible, Offerors shall include the labor categories and fully burdened hourly labor rates used in calculating the total proposed price for each of CLINs 0001-0003 as supporting documentation.

2) Technical Quotation: The technical quotation shall contain the following:

The Offeror shall submit a technical quotation that consists of the following distinct sections:

A. Confirmation of Technical Understanding: In this section, the Offeror shall provide a statement confirming that it understands the requirements detailed in the Performance

Work Statement and that the Offeror will adhere to the schedule and other requirements detailed in the Performance Work Statement.

B. Key Personnel: The Offeror shall provide a brief description of its proposed staffing plan for this requirement in this section; and the Offeror shall provide the resumes for each of the proposed candidates for the three required Key Personnel positions. The Performance

Work Statement details that this work requires a minimum of three Key Personnel, and provides minimum training and experience requirements for each Key Personnel position. The Offeror shall provide the resumes of the three Key Personnel candidates in sufficient detail to demonstrate that the proposed candidates meet the minimum requirements detailed in the Performance Work Statement.

a. Letters of Commitment: For each Key Personnel candidate proposed, the Offeror shall provide a Letter of Commitment signed by said candidate, confirming their availability and agreement to working on the resultant award for the stated period of performance in the respective Key Personnel position.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

This requirement will be awarded to the Offeror who presents a technically acceptable offer at the lowest price. The Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to enter into discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government.

A quotation will only be considered technically acceptable if:

a. The Offeror follows all instructions given in this solicitation

b. The Offeror proposed a firm-fixed price for each CLIN in the Required CLIN Structure document

c. The Offeror has provided the required Confirmation of Technical Understanding

d. The Offeror proposes sufficient candidates for the minimum three Key Personnel positions, and the proposed candidates meet or exceed the minimum training and experience requirements for each Key Personnel position, as stated in the Performance

Work Statement. The quotation and the resumes for the proposed candidates must clearly demonstrate that the candidate meets or exceeds each minimum training and experience criteria detailed in the Performance Work Statement.

e. The Offeror provides signed Letters of Commitment for each proposed Key Personnel candidate.

The minimum training and experience criteria for each Key Personnel position are restated below.

Key Personnel Minimum Criteria:

The following contractor key personnel are required for successful performance of the work detailed in this document. The titles of the labor categories used below are not required; they are only used to demonstrate the nature of the key personnel position.

Task 1: Research Scientist

The Contractor must have formal training and/or demonstrated experience in the following areas

IEEE 1588-2008 expert (Precision Time Protocol)

Proficient in the IEEE C37-238 Power profile

Expertise with the Smart Grid, Microgrids, PMUs (Phasor Measurement Units) and the power distribution time-synchronization requirements

PhD in Control Systems

Proficient in using an oscilloscope

Design and solder printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Experience with working in a control research environment, published in high impact journal

Experience with deploying and testing fiber optic networks

Experience with acquiring GPS and other radio sources (WWVB) of time

Familiar with IEC 61850

Composable testbed design and implementation experience

Proficient in Matlab/Simulink/SimPowerSystems

Proficient with RT-LAB and OPAL-RT simulation systems

Expertise in Cybersecurity

Task 2: Research Scientist

The Contractor must have formal training and/or demonstrated experience in the following areas:

NIST Cloud Computing Roadmap – 4 years

Cloud Computing - 4 years

UML Modeling – 8 years

Business Use Case Development – 4 years

Use Case Editors - 4 years

NCPCP Script Standard for ePrescribing version 10.6 (XML & EDI) – 4 years

EDIFACT – 4 years

XML – 8 years

Java Programming – 8 years

Experience with the NIST ePrescribing Tool – 4 years

Experience with the NIST Randomizer Tool – 3 year

Task 3: Research Scientist

The staff proposed for this task must have formal training in the following areas or demonstrated experience in the areas within the last Ten (10) years:

Senior Java Developer (6+ years).

Web Development: Spring, JSF, JQuery, Tomcat (5+ Years)

Development Process: JUnit, Maven, Hudson, Redmine, Design Pattern.

XML: XML Schema, XML Beans, XPath, XSLT.(5+ Years) and SOAP. (5+ Years)

Proficient in HL7 v2 and v3 message validation and generation. (5+ Years)

Proficient in IHE PIX/PDQ domain. (5+ Years)

Proficient in test case development (5+ Years)

Experience with the NIST Core Message Validation Engine (3+ Years)

3 years’ experience as a Developer

3 years’ experience implementing SAML

3 years’ experience with Connect

3 years’ experience with SOAP RTM specification

3 years’ experience with the Direct specification and implementation experience

3 years’ experience SOAP.

3 years’ experience with message validation and generation

3 years’ experience with XDS and XDR messaging

2 years’ experience with Cyber Physical Systems and the NIST testbed