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Open Platform for Advanced Learning

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS:

Solicitation Number:

Notice Type:

FA8228-21-SSS-8520

Sources Sought Synopsis Agency/Office:

Air Force Material Command (AFMC) Location:

AFLCMC / AFSC / AFNWC - HILL AFB

Title:

Open Platform for Advanced Learning (OPAL) Synopsis:

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.

1. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for each group that is part of this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code and size standard for each group. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar support offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

2. Program Details:

The purpose of this effort is to provide expertise, training, and software development needed to shift 309th Software Engineering Group (SWEG) flight data analytics efforts to a modern `big data' architecture that is consistent across different development environments and weapons platforms. This data platform will be deployed across major commands to assist in data analysis and rapid turnaround. Deployment environments include on-premises and virtual private clouds (VPC) from Information Level (IL) IL-2 to IL-6 plus.

3. This is in support of the 309th SWEG located at Hill AFB, UT. The information in this notice is based on the best and most current information available to date. This information is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. Updated information will be provided in future announcements and posted electronically on the Beta.SAM.gov homepage at www.beta.sam.gov.

The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information. The Ogden Air Logistics Complex Contracting Directorate (AFMC), Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah, intends to issue a formal Request for Proposal/Quote in November of 2020.

Qualified sources should provide the following information: company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, existing government contracts, type of business size, cost estimate for each item you can provide, and capability statement that addresses your specfic ability to meet the requirement of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) not to exceed four pages.

Classification Code: D302 NAICS Code: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services Size Standard: $30M Description: The Government plans to procure the following service – Please review the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) Responses may be submitted via email in PDF or Microsoft Word format to the following:

Primary Point of Contact:

Angel McKenzie, Contracting Buyer

Phone: (801) 586-7982, Email: angel.mckenzie.2@us.af.mil Secondary Point of Contact:

David Lovett, Contracting Officer

Phone: (801) 775-5331, Email: david.lovett@us.af.mil In order to be considered in this Sources Sought, please reply by 11:00 PM EST, 23 October 2020.

Interested parties are urged to monitor the official Government Point of Entry, beta.SAM.gov at www.beta.sam.gov . It is the responsibility of interested parties to check this site regularly for any changes or updates. The beta.SAM.gov website can send automatic alerts when a notice is posted meeting established criteria. To subscribe to this service, vendors should establish a "search agent" within their registered account. Search agents can be established for any combination of criteria, be set to run at your desired frequency and will notify you of relevant opportunities. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the beta.SAM.gov site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.