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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Business Systems Modernization Project* Purpose This Selective Service System (SSS) Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research and acquisition planning purposes in accordance with FAR Parts 10 and 15.201. This RFI is not a solicitation and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or Request for Quotations (RFQ). The Government is not requesting proposals or pricing, and no contract will be awarded because of this notice.

The Government seeks industry feedback to assist in developing an effective acquisition strategy, contract structure, and Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure for the Business Systems Modernization Project.

Responses are voluntary. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response.

Background The Government has developed a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) describing the required Business Systems Modernization Project. While the Government has identified the functional capability areas and performance requirements, it has not finalized the contract structure or CLIN schedule.

The Government seeks industry recommendations regarding commercially accepted approaches for organizing, pricing, administering, and managing this requirement.

*Note: This requirement was formally titled National Defense Readiness System Modernization and was originally published as an RFI to SAM.gov in the Feb/Mar 2026 timeframe. It has since been renamed as the SSS Business Systems Modernization Project.

Requested Industry Feedback The Government requests that interested parties review the attached draft PWS and provide recommendations addressing the following:

Acquisition Strategy

1. Based on the draft PWS, what contract vehicle would you recommend and why?

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

o Firm-Fixed-Price Contract o Single-Award IDIQ o Hybrid Contract o Other commercially accepted approach

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of your recommended contract approach?

3. What risks should the Government consider when selecting the contract vehicle?

CLIN Structure

4. Based on the draft PWS, provide a recommended CLIN structure.

5. Please identify the rationale supporting your recommended CLIN organization.

6. Should CLINs be organized by:

• Functional Capability Area

• Phase of Performance (e.g., Transition, Operations, Modernization)

• Deliverables

• Service Categories

• Performance Objectives

• Other (please explain)

7. Which services should be established as separate CLINs?

8. Which services, if any, should be structured as sub-CLINs?

9. Are there services that should be established as optional CLINs?

10. Please provide a sample CLIN schedule illustrating your recommendation.

Pricing and Administration

11. What pricing methodology best supports this requirement?

12. What invoicing structure would you recommend?

13. What contract administration considerations should influence the CLIN structure?

14. Are there best commercial practices the Government should consider when developing this acquisition?

General Comments

15. Identify any areas of the draft PWS that could present challenges in pricing, contract administration, or performance management.

16. Provide any additional recommendations that would improve the overall acquisition strategy.

17. As an industry business professional, how would you structure this acquisition to maximize competition, simplify contract administration, and appropriately allocate performance risk between the Government and contractor? Please explain your rationale.

Response Format Responses from interested offerors should be concise but sufficiently detailed to explain the basis for each recommendation. Where practical, respondents are encouraged to provide sample CLIN schedules or illustrative contract structures such as the sample visual format indicated below.

CLIN Description Contract Type Pricing Basis PWS Reference 0001 Example FFP Monthly 2.1

The Government may use the information received to refine the acquisition strategy, contract structure, solicitation documents, and CLIN schedule. Responses will be considered advisory only, and the Government reserves the right to adopt, modify, or reject any recommendation received.

Submission of a response does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

Government Contacts:

Based on review of the stated requirement and the Government’s questions herein, please submit your response by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Monday, July 13, 2026, to:

Georgette Hendricksen, Contracting Officer @ georgette.hendricksen@sss.gov

Cane Toussaint, Contract Specialist @ cane.toussaint@sss.gov mailto:georgette.hendricksen@sss.gov mailto:cane.toussaint@sss.gov