Pre-solicitation_Synopsis_ITSSC-II_Addendum.2.pdf

Pre-solicitation Synopsis ITSSC II – Addendum.2

Reference Number: SSA-RFP-17-1001

Information Technology Support Services II Contract – Baltimore, MD

A. SYNOPSIS OBJECTIVE: Provide further information as of December 14, 2015, to industry of the agency’s Information Technology Support Services requirement and request interested parties submit comments and questions concerning the draft Request for Proposal

(RFP) solicitation package documents attached herein.

B. SYNOPSIS: The Social Security Administration plans to acquire contractor support services to assist the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Systems /Office of the Chief

Information Officer in its efforts to perform work required to ensure that ongoing support to the agency programmatic, administrative and management information systems meet the needs. This need will support the agency in addressing Agency Strategic Plan and

Information Resources Management Strategic Plan goals and objectives and to assist the agency in developing the systems to support the agency for the next ten years.

Contracting Officer (CO) anticipates using the policies in Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and the policies and procedures for giving preference to making multiple awards of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under FAR 16.5. The ordering period of the multiple award contracts, including the number of options, may cover the timeframe of January 2017 through September 2026. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. The size standard for this NAICS code is $27.5 million. The procurement will be conducted under full and open competition, on an unrestricted basis. No set-asides will be used.

The following is an update to agency’s estimated timeline of actions associated with this requirement:

Contract Action Date*

1. Release of Request for Information (RFI):

https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/S

SA-RFI-17-1001/listing.html

Issued August 1, 2015;

[ACTION COMPLETED]

2. Pre-solicitation Synopsis: Original synopsis includes the following documents:

Draft Statement of Work;

Draft LCATs and Qualifications; and

Questions and Answers Received in response to SSA-RFI-17-1001 (see Item

1 above)

Issued to FedBizOpps under SSA-

RFP-17-1001. Note: SSA-RFP-17-

1001 will be the resulting Request for Proposal (RFP) number

[ACTION COMPLETED]

3. Comments and questions to draft Statement of October 30, 2015, Noon, Eastern https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-RFI-17-1001/listing.html https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-RFI-17-1001/listing.html

Pre-solicitation Synopsis ITSSC II – Addendum.2

Reference Number: SSA-RFP-17-1001

Work and draft LCATs and Qualifications documents (see Item 2 above) due.

Standard Time (EST);

[ACTION COMPLETED]

4. Release of draft RFP package. December 14, 2015;

[ACTION COMPLETED]

5. Comments and questions to draft RFP package

(see Item 4 above) due.

January 7, 2016, Noon, EST

6. Release of final RFP package On or about late January/early

February 2016

7. Proposal Due Date On or about late February/early

March 2016

8. Anticipated Award(s) On or about January 2017

*Dates may change based upon comments and questions received and final documents released.

C. ACTION ITEM: Submit comments and questions concerning the draft RFP solicitation package documents electronically to: Kevin.Muniz@ssa.gov by Noon, EST on January 7, 2016. Note: There are no specific formatting requirements, or page limits concerning your comments and questions. However, do not submit lengthy comments and questions or otherwise include information not relevant to the request at hand.

Note: Per FAR 5.102, the CO will publish the agency’s solicitation, along with any amendments, and relevant questions and answers, electronically through the government-wide point of entry (GPE) at www.fedbizopps.gov. The agency hopes to increase competition, broaden industry participation in meeting the agency’s requirements, and assist small business concerns in collaborating with large businesses to form subcontracting opportunities.

D. PACKAGE ATTACHMENT: The draft RFP solicitation package include the RFP body document, and the following attachments:

Attachment

Number

Attachment Title Date Number of

Pages

Document

Version

508 Accessibility

Requirements

12/07/2015 7 DRAFT

2 Labor Pricing Matrixes 12/07/2015 11 DRAFT

Labor Categories and

Qualifications

12/07/2015 28 DRAFT

4 Statement of Work 12/07/2015 30 DRAFT

Model Subcontract Plan

Outline

12/07/2015 7 DRAFT

6 Offeror Reps and Certs 12/07/2015 11 BASE

Past Performance

Questionnaire

12/07/2015 7 DRAFT

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