Sources Sought - ADaPTS 2.0 - FINAL (02.29.2024).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) ONLY. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) is issuing this SSN on behalf of the DHS Office of the

Chief Information Officer (OCIO) as a means of conducting market research to identify potential qualified firms having an interest in, and the resources to support, Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0.

This SSN is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of the responses received to this SSN.

The Government will not pay for any responses to this SSN. All costs incurred responding to this SSN will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this SSN will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information.

Government technical experts drawn from staff within DHS and other federal agencies may review responses. The Government may use selected support contractor personnel to assist in the review of the SSN responses. These support contractors will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect proprietary information.

All data received in response to this SSN that is marked or designated as corporate of proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this SSN is to conduct market research to identify qualified and interested sources that could provide the services stated in the draft Statement of Work (SOW), which will help the Government determine the feasibility of awarding a contract vehicle to procure

ADaPTS services.

II. BACKGROUND

The DHS OCIO is responsible for leading the engineering of DHS’ Digital Transformation by providing knowledgeable and innovative insights into technology products or services across all Information

Technology (IT) portfolios, strengthening cybersecurity, IT acquisition, IT security, executive oversight, and promoting the use and deployment of best of breed technologies using a unified framework for collectively managing IT investments.

The OCIO provides enterprise technical architectural planning and delivery of enterprise IT services.

In addition, OCIO is the DHS lead for Cloud based computing, in the private, hybrid and public

Clouds. OCIO manages multiple, unrelated IT projects in the design, development, testing and staging phases. OCIO seeks to provide innovative business solutions, lower costs through shared services, and reduce the time spent marketing for new capabilities. As the foundation for customer-centric service delivery, OCIO establishes a secure utility computing environment where innovation, re-use, and quality are core principles. OCIO promotes the adoption of standardized solutions and services across the department.

Additionally, DHS needs to modernize several of its existing business applications to migrate off unsupported platforms and improve the efficiency of OCIO’s application delivery functions. OCIO’s intent is to build these applications based on a suite of reusable services.

III. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All qualified firms are encouraged to respond including Other than Small Businesses, Small

Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Small Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned

Small Businesses and to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

Interested parties should submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating ability to provide the services listed in this announcement and associated draft SOW. Responses shall be a maximum of twelve (12) pages and include the following information:

1) Company name and address

2) Business size/socio-economic category under NAICS Code 541511

3) Points of contact including phone numbers and email addresses

4) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number

5) Identify all Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, such as General Services

Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract vehicles, available to DHS through which your services are provided.

6) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff ability. It is imperative that businesses responding to this SSN articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately regarding each task area listed. Provide examples that reflect your company’s capabilities in the task areas outlined in the draft SOW and specify whether support has been provided as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

7) Provide comments, observations, and questions, if any, regarding the SOW.

8) If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated; identify potential team members (if known) and describe the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

Submissions shall be made using Microsoft Office applications. Font shall not be smaller than 12-point Times New Roman. Please provide your response to this SSN no later than 4 pm Eastern Time on March 21, 2024 to Stacey MacMillan, at Stacey.MacMillan@hq.dhs.gov, Danielle Lachter, at Danielle.Lachter@hq.dhs.gov, and Elizabeth Wilfong, at Elizabeth.Wilfong@hq.dhs.gov. Any questions and inquiries must be submitted via email at the email addresses above.

Note: The Government reserves the right to hold one-on-one meetings resulting from SSN responses received as part of its market research. Meetings may be held with companies who provide comprehensive and relevant responses to the topic and questions in this notice.

Attachment: Draft Statement of Work (SOW)