Sources Sought- ACIDS_10JUL2026.pdf

Version – July 2015

Army Capabilities Integration and Development System (ACIDS) Analysts Sources Sought Notice

INTRODUCTION

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) - Fort Eustis issues this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for ACIDS support to develop, refine, and document instrumented live training modernization requirements. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis, 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB).

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

If you have a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) that potentially meets the needs of this requirement, please provide the topic number in your capabilities statement.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor shall perform tasks under this contract at the government facility located at 1900 Jackson Avenue, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, 23604. The contractor shall notify the assigned COR when off-site for Temporary Duty (TDY), and/ or not physically located at Army Training Support Center (ATSC). When the government facility is closed due to inclement weather, local emergency, or other administrative reason, remote work may be performed via an established telework agreement at an alternate location. Daily contact shall be made with the onsite COR via e-mail or phone call to maintain situational awareness.

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. 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 ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS

STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE

RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE

PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS

RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT

OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS

TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO

THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

This effort will support the Force on Force Training Division’s (FoFTD) responsibility to develop live training capabilities that are nested within the Army Training Strategy.

The ACIDS process requires the Army to articulate and document a broad range of LTE requirements that drive the development of a dynamic Synthetic Training Environment (STE). This will enable the timely fielding of cost-effective training capabilities that are aligned with the Live Training Transformation (LT2) Strategy and DoD Architectural Framework (DoDAF).

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The contractor shall provide comprehensive analysis, development, documentation, integration, coordination, and writing services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Personnel and Facility Security Clearances. A DD Form 254 Contract Security

Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and all contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have an active personnel security clearance at the Secret level. Level of security must be maintained through the life of the contract.

• Government Furnished Property plan when applicable.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $20M. The Product Service Code is R405. Each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Please also include both your UEI and Cage Code on your responses.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

A PWS is attached for review (Attachment 1).

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 font size. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 10am EST, 24 July 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to both Contract Specialist, Emily Cicolini, emily.s.cicolini.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Arianna Taylor, arianna.m.taylor4.civ@army.mil.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items, if applicable:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a SDVOSB Concern.

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8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

The estimated period of performance consists of a base year plus 6 options with performance commencing in September 2034. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in a possible future solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price. The Level of Effort, per year, is estimated at 4,368 man-hours.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

• ACIDS Analyst (Tactical Engagement Simulation)

• ACIDS Analyst (Instrumentation System)

• Project Manager

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to both the Contract Specialist, Emily Cicolini, emily.s.cicolini.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer, Arianna Taylor, arianna.m.taylor4.civ@army.mil.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to both the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

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