Sources Sought Notice 47QFLA22K0006.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice (SSN). On behalf of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), the General Services Administration (GSA) Region 5 Federal Acquisition Service Contracting Division is conducting market research to determine the availability and technical capability of vendors to support MQ-9A Technical Order Management Agency Production & Sustainment.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

GSA Acquisition Operations Division 1734 Corporate Crossing Suite 2 O’Fallon, IL 62269

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT to determine the availability and technical capability of businesses to provide the required services as outlined by the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS). On behalf of AFLCMC, GSA is seeking information on potential sources that have experience supporting MQ-9A enterprise availability of verified United States Air Force (USAF) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) technical data, formatted in the most current-issue S1000D standard, viewable in a next-generation Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP). The DRAFT PWS is attached.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

In their responses, potential sources shall provide detailed responses on their ability to deliver/perform all of the services required in the attached PWS, specifically section 2.4 and the below items:

· Conversion of SGML to S1000D compliant 4.1 XML

· Conversion of S1000D compliant 4.0.1 XML to 4.1 XML

· Conversion of Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) files to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

SOURCES SOUGHT:

This Sources Sought is requesting responses to the following criteria from all businesses that have a demonstrated ability to provide the required services.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses to this SSN shall be no more than 5 pages in length and include:

1) Business name and address;

a. Name of company representative and their business title;

b. Type of Business (Small/Large);

c. Cage Code;

d. Available Contract Vehicles capable of supporting this effort (Alliant, FSS, etc.)

2) Brief synopsis of work performed that is similar in size, scope, and magnitude of the services requested in the attached DRAFT PWS document.

3) The contractor shall specifically identify and demonstrate their experience performing tasks similar to those described in the DRAFT PWS attachement.

4) Answers to the questions below:

a. In order to perform the work what is the appropriate education, experience and knowledge an employee performing the PWS tasks would need to possess?

b. What Labor Categories (LCATs) would predominately be used to provide these services?

Vendors who wish to respond to this SSN should send responses via email NLT February 10, 2022, at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) to Wanakee Strickland at wanakee.strickland@gsa.gov and Lisa O’Donnell at lisa.odonnell@gsa.gov.

DISCLAIMERS:

1. This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for quote. 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 to this technical description is strictly voluntary. The Government will not answer questions in response to this SSN.

2. 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. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI 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.