Sources Sought_47QFLA24K0007_Final.docx

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

ASSISTED ACQUISITION SERVICES (AAS) SOURCES SOUGHT

TO

Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB)

1. Introduction General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) is releasing this Sources Sought on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Research and Engineering (R&E). The purpose of this Sources Sought is to assist the Government in conducting market research focused on identifying SBA certified WOSBs capable at meeting the OUSD’s requirements. Specific support is outlined in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 518210, which has been confirmed to be a NAICS in which WOSBs are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement.

2. Background The OUSD R&E Defense Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program Office is responsible for implementation of the statutory authorities outlined in 15 USC § 638 and policy requirements outlined in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) SBIR/STTR Policy Directive for the programs. The SBIR/STTR programs are major drivers of innovation and economic growth and are critical in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) effort to outpace the threat of our adversaries, to develop a culture of innovation, and to accelerate the advancement of our war fighting capability.

The SBIR/STTR Program was experiencing degraded and unreliable support and services in support the Defense SBIR/STTR Information Portal (DSIP), in the previous brokered hosting services in Amazon Web Services (AWS). It was imperative to migrate the DSIP to a more secure and reliable cloud brokered environment. AF Cloud One and their managed brokered services within AWS Impact Level (IL)2 and IL4 supported the improvements required. Contractor support was provided to implement a more secure DevSecOps environment and cloud access to support DSIP development efforts. Subject matter expertise (SME) was and continues to be needed in the areas of cloud migration, cybersecurity architecture and engineering specific to the post-migration of the DSIP from its previous host at the Defense Technology Information Center (DTIC) to the current host United States Air Force’s (USAF) Cloud One. Support will be required to continually improve management and agreement efficiency, DSIP performance, and the user experience for internal DoD users and small businesses. In support of migration sustainment and sufficiency, a new service in the cloud will be implemented to modernize existing manual processes that support the critical due diligence investigations. This service will be the SBIR/STTR Counterintelligence Database (SCD).

3. Sources Sought Submission Details:

Responses should be no more than 5 pages in length and include:

a. Business name and address;

b. Name of company representative and their business title;

c. Evidence that the offeror:

a. Is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); and

b. Is designated as a certified WOSB concern in SAM.

d. Brief synopsis of work performed that is similar in size, scope, and magnitude of the services requested in the PWS;

e. The labor categories and any other direct costs required to perform the services requested in the PWS;

f. To assist with determining capability, potential sources shall provide detailed responses on their ability to deliver/perform all the services required in the attached PWS.

g. After reviewing the PWS, interested WOSB concerns shall specifically address the following:

a. Knowledge and relevant experience with the statutory authorities outlined in 15 USC § 638 and policy requirements outlined in the Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR/STTR Policy Directive for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs.

b. Knowledge and relevant experience in the areas of cloud migration; DevSecOps; cybersecurity architecture and engineering; and knowledge and experience working specifically with AF Cloud One and their DevSecOps environments within Platform One.

c. Knowledge and relevant experience in delivering Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP) (or similar) System Authorization support services in an accelerated manner to deliver critical needs.

d. Knowledge and relevant experience in rapid migration in DoD major applications.

e. Knowledge and experience in delivering a Zero Trust Cloud Native Access point, forcing all application and delivery within the Cloud and not in a vendor’s environment.

4. Disclaimers:

f. This information will be used for market research only. The Government is not obligated to release a future solicitation. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract because of this announcement. The Government will not pay for any preparation of responses. Any information submitted is strictly voluntary.

g. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all submissions. All information received that is marked, will be handled accordingly. All government and contractor personal (if applicable) reviewing.

responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

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