SPRBL1-21-R-0013 (G2S) Attachment 0005 - Preproposal Conference Presentation (2021-08-10).pdf

The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency

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C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment (G2S) solicitation

SPRBL1-21-R-0013

Preproposal Conference

Jacquelyn Dunne & Kenneth Acquaviva

August 10, 2021

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Agenda

• “Housekeeping” Notes

• Cautionary Notice

• Opening Remarks

• Introductions

• Solicitation Narrative A0001 Highlights

• Solicitation Narrative L0001 Highlights

• Solicitation Narrative M0001 Highlights

• Questions and Answers (Q&A)

• Networking Opportunity

C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment (G2S) solicitation SPRBL1-21-R-0013 Preproposal Conference

“Housekeeping” Notes

• Time: 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Scheduled duration: 1 hour

– Classification: Unclassified

– Microphones: Please mute all microphones (Participants with open “hot” microphones may be subject to removal if needed to avoid interference)

– Cameras/Video: Not required for this conference

– Roll call: None, there will not be a Roll call at the start of the conference

– The Government will make a brief presentation followed by a Question &

Answer (Q&A) session answered publicly during the conference.

• Questions not previously submitted via E-mail in advance must be put into the chat box during the conference. In the interest of time and for record-keeping purposes, all questions must be submitted in writing not verbally during the conference. The Government will try to answer as many questions as possible during the conference.

• A solicitation amendment with preliminary Q&As was posted in the System for Award Management on August 6, 2021 prior to the conference. Additionally, follow-up Q&A will be posted by way of a solicitation amendment with the Q&As after the conference to document this public discussion including any questions that were not able to be answered during the conference and for any interested parties that are unable to attend.

– https://sam.gov/opp/cb59b2a0650e403e810bcd17f1c705bb/view

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Cautionary Notice

• All Interested Parties are cautioned that remarks and explanations provided at this conference shall not change the terms of the solicitation unless the solicitation is formally amended in writing.

• The content addressed throughout this conference is an overview of the requirements. All Interested Parties shall reference the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments for complete information.

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Opening Remarks

• Jacquelyn Dunne

– Acquisition Division Chief

– DLA Land at Aberdeen

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Introductions

• Megan Luber

– Contract Specialist

– DLA Land at Aberdeen

– megan.luber@dla.mil

• Kenneth Acquaviva

– Contracting Officer

– DLA Land at Aberdeen

– kenneth.acquaviva@dla.mil

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Solicitation Narrative A0001 Highlights

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• This Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to result in Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award contracts to purchase a wide range of Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) supplies and services supporting the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Department of Defense (DoD) and any Federal Government Agency.

However, the primary customer is intended to be CECOM. The resulting contract(s) will formally be the C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment (G2S). The terms RFP and solicitation are interchangeable.

• SCOPE: The scope of the G2S contract includes the following nine (9) Program Support Categories:

– (1) Standard Equipment: National Stock Number (NSN) assigned, Fielded and in sustainment

– (2) Non-Standard Equipment: Management Control Number (MCN) assigned

– (3) Test & Evaluation

– (4) Repair

– (5) Upgrades / Ancillary Engineering Services / Design Changes

– (6) Engineering Studies and Analysis / Industrial Capability Analysis

– (7) System or Item Specific Obsolescence Monitoring, Reporting & Mitigation

– (8) Facilitation of Hybrid Organic / Contractor Support

– (9) Field Service Representatives (FSR): Providing qualified and proficient FSRs capable of providing field service for systems to include both hardware and software inspection, testing, troubleshooting, repairs and upgrades.

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Highlights (Continued)

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• MULTIPLE AWARDS: The Government anticipates making multiple-awards, with each awarded contract to provide the supplies and services that fit within the scope of the contract(s). However, the Government reserves the right to make a single award if it is in the best interest of the Government.

• SMALL BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS: IAW FAR 19.503, the solicitation includes a reservation for one or more small business prime Contractors. Additionally, Offerors are required to provide a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) that explains its plan to maintain a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the total awarded order dollar value throughout the life of the contract to small business. IAW FAR 19.502-2, for any resultant contract(s), the Government reserves the right to set-aside future delivery/task orders under $250,000 solely for small business prime Contractors.

• ORDERING PERIOD: The base ordering period for any G2S contract will be five (5) years with five (5) one (1) year unilateral option periods. With the unilateral option years exercised, G2S supports up to ten (10) years.

• SUPPLIES/SERVICES FOR PROCUREMENT: Through the use of the G2S contract(s), the Government can and will procure any of the supplies/services that are within the scope of the contract(s). IAW FAR 16.505(b), for multiple-award contracts, orders under multiple-award contracts will be competed via an Order Request for Proposal (Order RFP) to G2S prime Contractors.

• CONTRACT MINIMUM: The guaranteed minimum dollar value to be placed as part of the base contract award is $10,000 per awardee. The minimum guarantee applies to the base period only. At the time when the aggregate of orders equals or exceeds the guaranteed minimum, the guaranteed minimum will have been met and the Government’s obligations regarding the guaranteed minimum will have been satisfied.

• CONTRACT MAXIMUM: The total amount of all orders placed against all G2S contracts shall not exceed $3,200,000,000 ($3.2B) over the ten (10) year period of performance, which includes the five (5) year base period, and the five (5) one (1) year unilateral option periods. All G2S contracts will have a COMBINED maximum ceiling of $3.2B, meaning no more than $3.2B will be obligated against all of the G2S contracts awarded.

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Highlights (Continued)

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: A summary is provided below for convenience of the RFP documents:

– Solicitation: The Standard Form 33 solicitation document.

– Exhibit A: Statement of Work (SOW) - This document provides the requirements of the G2S and should be read in its entirety.

– Exhibit B: ILSC Supplemental SOW – This document includes supplemental requirements for supplies on the PEL and any future Order RFPs for supplies/services. This document should be read along with Exhibit A and Attachment 0001.

– Attachment 0001: Price Evaluation List (PEL) – This document provides the supply items to be evaluated with the offers. Offerors shall insert Firm Fixed Prices for each item it proposes.

– Attachment 0002: Use and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for SPRBL1-21-R- 0013 – DLA Land at Aberdeen needs a signed NDA before potential offerors will receive access to the Technical Data Packages (TDPs).

– Attachment 0003: Post-Award Ordering Process.

– Attachment 0004: Questions and Answers (2021-08-06 with amendment 0001).

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Highlights (Continued)

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• PROPOSAL PACKAGE: A summary is provided below for convenience listing the documents required for a complete proposal package:

– Completed/Signed copy of the Standard Form 33 solicitation document (With all fill-in information entered where required throughout the solicitation).

– Proposal Volume 1 Technical Proposal

– Proposal Volume 2 Past Performance Proposal

– Proposal Volume 3 Small Business Participation Proposal

– Proposal Volume 4 Price Proposal

• PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals by the date/time specified in page 1 block 9 (Currently Monday, August 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time)

• PROPOSAL VALIDITY: Proposals must be valid for a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days after the solicitation closing date.

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Solicitation Narrative L0001 Highlights

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• This section contains general proposal submission instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for the G2S.

• The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of responses to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

• The Offeror shall provide information by addressing each Evaluation Factor, Sub-Factor and Sub- Sub Factor in the format and sequence identified in sufficient detail to allow the Government to make a best value assessment of the Offeror’s capabilities. The Offeror is responsible for providing adequate documentation to enable a thorough evaluation of the proposal that clearly and concisely describes and defines the Offeror’s response to the objectives/requirements contained in the RFP.

• The Offeror shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its facilities and experience, and that the Government will base its evaluation exclusively on the merits and content of the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal. The proposal shall not simply restate or rephrase the Governments requirements, but rather provide a convincing rationale explaining how the Offeror intends to meet the requirements.

• Each large business Offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all the elements required by FAR 52.219-9.

• If the Offeror does not understand the instructions contained herein, written notification should be provided to the Contracting Officer for clarification no later than ten (10) days prior to the deadline for the receipt of proposals to get an answer in time to meet the deadline. The Government will publish the questions asked and the answers given and distribute them to all prospective Offerors.

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Solicitation Narrative M0001 Highlights

(This slide contains only selected highlights of the solicitation requirements.

Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the solicitation and associated exhibits/attachments in their entirety for complete information)

• Proposals will be evaluated using Best Value Tradeoff source selection procedures. The Government will weigh the relative benefits of each proposal and awards will be made based on an assessment of the results of the evaluation.

• All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest priced Offerors, or to other than the Offerors with the highest technical rating if the Government determines that doing so would result in the best value to the Government. Offerors that receive a final rating of Red/Unacceptable on any Technical factor/sub factor/sub-sub factor level are ineligible for award. Non-cost evaluation factors for tradeoff are listed below in descending order of importance. The evaluation sub-factors /sub-sub factors are relatively equal in importance to the respective factor.

– Non-Cost Evaluation:

• 1. Technical Evaluation Factor

– a. Management Approach Sub-Factor

• i. Program Management Plan Sub-Sub Factor

• ii. Services Capabilities Sub-Sub Factor

– b. Technical Approach Sub-Factor

• i. Supply Chain Management Sub-Sub Factor

• ii. Production Management Sub-Sub Factor

• 2. Past Performance Evaluation Factor

• 3. Small Business Participation Evaluation Factor

– Cost Evaluation:

• 1. Price Evaluation Factor

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Questions and Answers (Q&A)

• The Government will try to answer as many questions as possible during the conference.

• Additionally, follow-up Q&A will be posted by way of a solicitation amendment with the Q&As after the conference to document this public discussion including any questions that were not able to be answered during the conference and for any interested parties that are unable to attend.

– https://sam.gov/opp/cb59b2a0650e403e810bcd17f1c 705bb/view

C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment (G2S) solicitation SPRBL1-21-R-0013 Preproposal Conference https://sam.gov/opp/cb59b2a0650e403e810bcd17f1c705bb/view

Networking Opportunity

• As noted in the solicitation amendment 0001 Q&A, the Government cannot disclose a list of interested parties for the solicitation.

• However, this WebRTC meeting will be kept open for 30 minutes after concluding the presentation for any interested parties that wish to share their information in the chat or otherwise network publicly with other interested parties.

• Any discussion will neither be proctored nor should it be considered an endorsement by the Government for any interested parties.

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Thank you!