Sources Sought.pdf

Air Force Total Owner Cost Support Services (AFTOC) Contract 06 December 2021

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS:

Solicitation Number: Notice Type:

FA701422R0001 Sources Sought

Synopsis:

1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Request for Information to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.

1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total

Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems

(NAICS) Code is 518210 which has a corresponding Size standard of $35,000,000.00. The

Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-

Disabled Veteran Owned, Hub zone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable, and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code or any additional NAICS codes that are applicable. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners, and their business size status.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotes nor a guarantee a solicitation will be posted; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; and the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

1. Program Details:

1.0 General Information. The purpose of this contract is to provide sustainment support of the Air Force Total Ownership Cost system (AFTOC) for the Air Force Cost

Analysis Agency (AFCAA). AFTOC collects, compiles, stores, and standardizes data from more than 26 cost, logistics and programmatic Air Force data sources. AFTOC combines and publishes summarized and detailed information to approved, registered Department of Defense

(DoD) users and contractors with DoD sponsors. AFTOC satisfies the need to collect and manage comprehensive cost data as directed by OSD CAPE via DoDI 5000.73, Cost Analysis

Guidance and Procedures. AFTOC provides detailed operating and support cost information on all major weapon systems and sub-systems, including aircraft, space systems, missiles, munitions, command and control, ground equipment, and Air Force infrastructure. The

Headquarters United States Air Force Cost Analysis Agency Operations and Support Division, SAF/FMC/AFCAA/FMCY, is responsible for AFTOC.

1.1 Scope. This requirement is to obtain Department of Defense (DoD) functional

(financial, supply, maintenance, logistics, personnel, fuel, etc.) and system subject matter expertise to support the AFTOC program mission. At the direction of SAF/FM/AFCAA/FMCY

Government Program Management Office (PMO), the contractor shall assist the 520

SWES/MXDPC Software Support Flight with the collection, transformation, validation, and presentation of data utilizing tools and other government furnished equipment provided and designated by the PMO. The PMO will direct work and serve as the liaison between 520

SWES/MXDPC and the contractor. The contractor shall provide database management and data production expertise to assist the 520 SWES/MXDPC in the maintenance and update of the

AFTOC system. The PMO requires functional expertise in understanding DoD data systems as well as the data contained within DoD data systems. The contractor shall have a detailed understanding of the Air Force (AF) financial, maintenance, supply, and logistics systems and processes and the ability to integrate several ‘disparate’ data systems in order to provide DoD managers with access to integrated cost and logistics information used for DoD decision support.

The 520 SWES/MXDPC will provide Information Technology (IT) and server support for the

AFTOC system in the DISA milCloud 2.0 environment, and Hill AFB UT enclave as required.

AFTOC raw data is collected from several existing DoD data systems. The contractor shall collect, test, transform, present, and archive this data on the web servers maintained in the DISA milCloud 2.0 environment created specifically for AFTOC or any other environment as designated by the PMO. The contractor shall ensure contractor personnel take action to fully integrate into the SAF/FMC/AFCAA and 520 SWES/MXDPC creating a seamless Government-

Contractor team. The contractor shall manage contractor personnel. The contractor shall interface and perform technical and programmatic liaison support with OSD CAPE conducting or interfacing with program or system requirements, operations, planning Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation (RDT&E), and system acquisition and sustainment. All products related to AFTOC including but not limited to the data obtained, software licenses, data code and scripts, Business Rules, documentation, dashboards, reports, training materials, presentations, etc. are government property, and shall be returned to the government in entirety upon request and/or at end of the contract period.

1.2 Interested Parties. Interested parties are requested to submit tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort to include supporting documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. The capability statement shall include:

1) Company name, mailing address, email address, Web site address (if available), and the name, telephone number, and email address of a point of contact having the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives.

2) Name, title, telephone number, and email addresses of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses.

3) DUNS Number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, company structure

(Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.), and size. Companies must be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be considered as potential sources.

4) If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements and the size status of those participant companies.

http://www.sam.gov/

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; and

2) Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements.

2. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 12:00 PM

ET, 10 January 2022. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Ms.

Princess Cannon at princess.cannon.ctr@mail.mil and William D. Toth, SrA, USAF at william.toth.4@us.af.mil .

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