Sources_Sought_Notice_FA7014-25-R-PKHB14_A3OB_MAA_3mar25.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

A3OB MISSION ASSURANCE ASSESSMENT TEAM (MAAT)

Reference Number: FA7014-25-R-PKHB14

1.0 PROCURING & ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) Contracting Directorate (PK) Headquarters Air Force (HAF) - Enterprise Support Division (PKH), DoDAAC: FA7014

2.0 INTRODUCTION

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) which is being released to industry for information gathering and planning purposes only pursuant to FAR Part 10 Market Research. This SSN is not a solicitation nor shall this SSN constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government shall not award any contract solely on the basis of this SSN nor shall the Government reimburse any Contractor for any associated costs they incur to submit a Capability Package to the Government in response to this SSN. This market research notice is being deployed to bring forth qualified, capable sources and in no way shall restrict the Government’s final acquisition strategy, planning, or requirements refinement.

*Note1: Recipients of this SSN are hereby advised that the purpose of this additional market research activity is to:

[1] Identify both Large Business and Small Business Capable Sources; and

[2] Obtain current Federal, Department of Defense (DoD), or Air Force procurement vehicle contract information/details for such capable sources (See Items k and l below under Paragraph 6.0).

*Note2: The Government shall NOT accept any Capability Package submitted in response to this SSN containing extraneous, unsolicited material or content which does not conform to the Government’s specific questions and request for certain procurement/contracting data as expressed herein. Additional company literature, presentations, pamphlets, papers, etc. must not be submitted in response to this SSN and any such unsolicited artifacts shall not be accepted nor reviewed by the Government.

*Note3: The Government shall NOT accept nor reply to any questions or requests for clarification as a result of this SSN.

*Note4: Recipients of this SSN shall not request an extension or more time to respond to this SSN regardless of circumstance.

3.0 NAICS CODE

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this SSN is 541330 - Engineering Services.

*Note: A small business firm competing as a Prime Contractor would need to perform at least 50% of the total requirement form within its own company (See FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting).

4.0 BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION OF GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Operations Group, Mission Assurance Division (AF/A3OB), is responsible for policy development, oversight, and management of

Critical Asset Risk Management (CARM) programs and Mission Assurance (MA) Construct activities. The AF/A3OB is USAF’s executive agent authorized to identify, assess, manage, and monitor risks to task critical assets (TCAs), defense critical infrastructure (DCI) and manage USAF TCA System of Record deemed essential to strategic mission execution at USAF commands in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 3020.45, Air Force Policy Directive 10-24, and Air Force Instruction 10-2402.

4.2 Mission Assurance Assessments (MAA) are accomplished by direction of AF/A3OB executing an integrated assessment methodology as outlined in DoDI 3020.45 (Mission Assurance Construct) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCSI) 3209.01A Mission Assurance Construct Implementation. Mission Assurance Assessments are applicable to major commands (MAJCOM), field operating agencies (FOA), and direct reporting units (DRU).

4.3 The objective of MAA is to integrate the various MA-related programs and activities into a comprehensive, standardized, risk management process. The process is designed to assess risk to TCAs, systems, and essential capabilities that support strategic missions.

Please refer to the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) entitled “PWS__A3OB_Mission_Assurance_Assessment_Team_v1.0_DRAFT_26feb25.pdf” for additional requirements, tasks, and security specifications which apply to the subject acquisition.

5.0 GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY RESPONSE

1. Is your company currently technically capable of fulfilling all requirements expressed on the attached Draft PWS as a Prime Contractor? Please explain.

2. Does your company currently possess the sufficient number of professional personnel resources with the requisite Top Secret security clearance level and ability to obtain the SCI caveat, who are also technically qualified to meet all requirements expressed on the attached Draft PWS? Please explain.

3. Does your company currently have a Top Secret facility clearance level and SCIF? Please explain.

4. What is your company’s history, capabilities, experience, strengths, and weaknesses in providing Professional Services which are similar to and/or consistent with the Government’s requirements as expressed on the attached Draft PWS? Please explain.

5. What are some examples/references/samples (no more than 3) of recent and relevant performance (recent, meaning within the last 3 years and relevant, meaning the same or similar requirements to those expressed on the attached Draft PWS)? Please provide.

*Note: For each example/reference/sample, provide the Federal Contract/Agreement Numbers, Commercial Company-to-Company Purchase Order Numbers, Dates/PoPs, Total Dollars, Description of Work/Requirements, Significance of work, CLIN types, contract types, Percent of Work performed as Prime and Sub, Project POC Name, Project POC Email Address, and Project POC Phone Number.

6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CAPABILITY PACKAGES

As part of the Capability Packages submitted in response to this SSN, all Respondents must fully address the Government’s requested Related Procurement and Contracting Data expressed below which will help during other pre-award activities in the future.

All SSN Respondents must identify/provide the Contractor’s:

a. Company Name (full legal name and D.B.A., if applicable);

b. Company Address;

c. Company Pre-Award/Proposal Team/Business Development Point of Contact (POC) by Name (First and Last);

d. Company POC Email Address;

e. Company POC Telephone Number;

f. Cognizant DCMA Office Code and Info (if applicable);

g. Cognizant DCAA Office Code and Info (if applicable);

h. Cognizant Defense Security Office Code and Info (if applicable);

i. Current Facility Classification Level (FCL);

j. Federal Cage Code and Unique Entity ID (SAM.gov);

*Note: A company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered responsible for a Federal Contract Award. To register your company, go to https://www.sam.gov.

k. Business size (large or small) and all applicable socioeconomic small business categories (SDVOSB, 8a, HUBzone, WOSB, VOSB, SDB, etc.) for the established NAICS Code established above for this SSN and for the Contractor’s other similar NAICS Codes; and

l. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), DoD Enterprise Service Initiatives (ESI), DoD or Air Force Indefinite-delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts, Agreements, and/or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) that the Contractor currently holds and authorizes Ordering from the respective Air Force Contracting Office (provide all respective contract/agreement numbers, identify the source of the procurement vehicle, and any other relevant information of each exiting procurement vehicle held).

*Note: Some examples are….Air Force Enterprise SBEAS IDIQs; STARS3, Alliant2, VETS2, and OASIS+ GSA GWACs; NASA SEWP GWAC; National Institute of Health (NIH) GWACs; Veterans Administration (VA) GWACs; GSA AF 2GIT BPAs; etc.

https://www.sam.gov/

7.0 MANDATORY CAPABILITY PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS, FORMATTING &

DEADLINE

Interested Parties shall submit Capability Packages to the Government which meet all formatting, instructions, limitations, and the submittal deadline as expressed below.

Capability Packages must be submitted to the Government:

a. Within the confines of 4 total pages;

b. Electronically via one (1) email before the established SSN deadline;

c. In Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) format only;

d. In a digital file size that does NOT exceed 5MB;

*Note1: If file size is 5MB or larger, the Government will NOT receive the Respondent’s email and attached document due to internal DoD and Air Force message system limits and restrictions.

*Note2: Respondent’s must not submit a Zip File because the Government email system does NOT allow transmittal of Zip files.

e. Containing UNCLASSIFIED data/information/content only;

*Note: Capability Packages a submitted to the Government in response to this SSN SHALL NOT and MUST NOT contain any Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Classified, Secret, or Top Secret data/information/contents.

f. And received at the identified Government office on or before 12:00 PM (Central Time Zone) on Wednesday, 12 March 2025; and

g. Air Force Contracting Office electronically via email to Mark R. Luckritz, AFDW/PKH Contracting Officer, at mark.luckritz@us.af.mil.

8.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The Government would also like to remind companies of their responsibility to avoid and/or mitigate any potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI). Guidance is found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.5. If a company has a potential OCI situation, they must submit and have an approved mitigation plan prior to the Government’s consideration of any proposal for award. Since the approval process can be lengthy and approval of any plan is not assured, it is highly recommended that potential OCI identification and resolution processes begin during the planning phase if possible. An OCI could result in the canceling of a contract or determining an Offeror to be ineligible for award. Potential OCI issues, and mitigation plans if developed, shall be included as an attachment to Capability Package. Such OCI attachment shall NOT be considered in the Capability Package total page count.