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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

832571215

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) – Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) /J8, Capability Requirement and Financial Management

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DISA/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) 2300 East Drive, Building 3600. Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225-5406

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses and Woman-Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and/or services.

The JFHQDODIN, J8 is seeking potential sources for its Capability and Financial Management requirement which ensures effective financial resource management and operational capability development to support the JFHQ-DODIN mission. The J8 manages financial resources through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, focusing on fiscal strategies, budget management, spend plans, and cost analysis while maintaining financial oversight governance and acquisition development assistance. Key financial responsibilities include preparing and executing Operation & Maintenance (O&M) and investment appropriations, developing annual Program Objective Memoranda (POM), and Budget Estimate Submissions (BES) for United States Cyber Command (USCC). Capability Requirement responsibilities involve managing the lifecycle of capability requirements, aligning them with Command priorities, and performing requirement decomposition for capability development. This includes adherence to the Capability Need Forms (CNF) process, conducting Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facility, and Policy (DOTmLPF-P) assessments, and coordinating with Joint Cyber Warfighter Architecture (JCWA) for interoperability and integration. The J8 enables mission success by aligning financial and operational resources with strategic priorities.

The anticipated Period of Performance:

Base Year (BY): September 30, 2025 – September 29, 2026 Option Year One (OY1): September 30, 2026 – September 29, 2027 Option Year Two (OY2): September 30, 2027 – September 29, 2028 Option Year Three (OY3): September 30, 2028 – September 29, 2029 Option Year Four (OY4): September 30, 2029 – September 30, 2030

The anticipated Place of Performance is:

Work performance at all security levels under this order shall be performed at the Government site of the designated facility based on the security level authorized.

JFHQ-DODIN HQ location 6910 Cooper Ave., Fort Meade, MD 20755

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Contract Number: HC102818D0034HC102820F6660 Contract Vehicle: ENCORE III Incumbent and their size: Madian IT Solutions, LLC / Small Business Method of previous acquisition: small business set aside Period of performance: September 30, 2020 - September 29, 2025

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

1) Describe and provide at least one (1) example of your company’s experience with performing Financial Management and Budget Support in a dynamic environment, ensuring alignment between leadership guidance and execution. This example should include highlighting experience with interpreting and applying congressional documents (e.g. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to budget planning as well as reconciliation activities and your approach to reconciling the Defensive Cyber Activity Budget and tracking budget across departments. Please also describe the tools, methodologies, and processes used for performing financial modeling, market research, and competitive analysis to support acquisition decisions.

2) What is your experience conducting gap analyses to determine what requirements are necessary to close a gap? Identify any Change Documents (CDs) and Initial Capabilities Document (ICDs), related to the commands and Department of Defense (DOD) shortfalls for defensive cyber operations. Describe your experience with reviewing congressional documents NDAA and Cyber Planning Guidance (CPG) to determine which gaps outlined by congress are applicable to the command. Describe your experience with reviewing requirement supporting artifacts Operational Orders (OPORDs), high level operations concepts (OV-1), Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and aligning the documentation back to the requirement. Describe your experience with participating in meetings Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMS) and Working Groups (WG’s) with requirement owners to generate requirements.

3) What is your experience developing requirement decompositions where an operational requirement is broken into sub requirements in preparation for capability development or acquisition? How do you ensure accuracy and relevance in maintaining official requirements records and data repositories used to store records?

4) What framework do you use to identify and close gaps in proposed cyber capabilities? What experience do you have with working with capability developers to evaluate how well a capability/tool meets its requirements? Provide examples of courses of action you have recommended when a solution/tool has not met the approved requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must have Top Secret Facility Clearance at proposal. Provide a copy of your current Facility Clearance Level.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541611 (https://www.census.gov/naics/), with the corresponding size standard of $24.5M (https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards).

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

To assist DISA in determining the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought Notice, provide information regarding any plans to use joint ventures (JVs) or partnering. Please outline the company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner who combined can meet the specific requirements contained in this notice.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address.

2) Name of company representative and their business title.

3) Small Business Socio-economic status (if small).

4) CAGE Code.

5) Prime contract vehicles; to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH CIO-SP4, NASA SEWP V, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS II, STARS III, MAS (including applicable SIN(s), groups or pools), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering. (This information is for market research only and businesses with a valid cage that lack prime contract vehicles are still encouraged to respond to this notice.)

Businesses who wish to respond must send a response via email NLT 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 24, 2025 to Rebecca.A.Roth5.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package addressing the specific questions above (no more than five pages) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed under Required Capabilities.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as pursuant to 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

For information on DISA’s requirements, you can find current information on our home page: www.disa.mil – that includes current forecast and the current acquisition strategies. If there is no information regarding the requirement you may be inquiring about, then there is no additional publicly available information. Please continue to review www.disa.mil.

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