USSS AWS OVC Sustainment RFI.pdf

RFI Number 70US0922R70090002

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY/UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICE (AWS) III OPERATIONAL VIDEO CAPABILITY

(OVC)

SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

This notice constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) Pursuant to Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201 for the purpose of determining the capability of sources in the marketplace for a contemplated effort for operational video capability maintenance, operations, and support. This RFI is for procurement planning purposes only, for eventual award, and shall not be construed as a request for proposals/quotes or solicitation and shall not be construed as commitment on the part of the Government to issue any future solicitation or award. The

Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request.

The contemplated effort would be hybrid: firm fixed price and Time & Material, with a one (1) year base period and four (4) option periods. The North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code for this requirement is 541513 – Computer Facilities Management Services.

Responses must show demonstrated, recent, relevant experience in the areas of program and operational management, network maintenance and operation, logistics field support, warranty fulfillment, return merchandise authorization (RMA) processing, scheduled maintenance, corrective maintenance, configuration management, change management, inventory management, service desk and end user support as defined in the draft Performance Work

Statement (PWS)

The Contractor must also demonstrate/describe recent (within the last 5 years) and relevant experience in the following areas: performance analysis and reporting, radio frequency (RF) coverage modeling and usage of RF tools, security scanning, handling of bug fixes/patches, upgrades, and license management for all Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products.

For the contemplated effort, the Contractor will be required to provide full professional and technical services, daily operation, and routine maintenance needed to sustain the Advanced

Wireless Service (AWS) III Operational Video Capability (OVC) solution.

For responses to this notice, submissions will be required to demonstrate/describe recent and relevant experience, as well as the ability to provide qualified technical expertise, etc.

If demonstrating any of the qualifications requires reference to specific contracts, indicate those contract numbers respective to each capability example described, to include a point of contact for each referenced contract. Should there be teaming or subcontracting arrangements referenced, identification of specific contract numbers will be required for those arrangements, as well. If the demonstrated services were performed for a private vendor, provide a verifying reference.

RFI Number 70US0922R70090002

All interested parties are invited to submit a capabilities statement, which shall not exceed five

(5) total pages and be presented in no smaller than 12-point Times New Roman font, providing information relevant to the ability of your firm to successfully execute the work described in this notice. The capability statement should demonstrate capability, approach, qualification, and experience in meeting the work requirements identified in Attachment 1 – Draft Performance

Work Statement (PWS), Summary Scope of Work. Interested firms should identify challenges and risks associated with meeting the requirements of the Draft PWS and how the organization would minimize those risks. Please note that a small business concern may submit a capability statement that includes the expertise of large business partner companies under a teaming arrangement. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, the response to this sources sought must clearly discuss the areas of the Draft PWS that the small business firm intends to perform and the specific areas that the large business teaming partner intends to perform. Please note that at least

50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern, and/or the concern shall perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials, pursuant to the FAR clause at 52.219-14 entitled “Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020)”.

In furnishing the requested information, please include the following as part of the submission:

1. Name of the Organization

2. Address of the Organization

3. CAGE Code and DUNS Number for the Organization

4. Small business standing (i.e., large or small business) under NAICS Code 541513 (Computer

Facilities Management Services)

5. If a Small Business, indicate Small Business Type(s) (e.g., Small Business, Woman-Owned

Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business, Small

Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) Certified, HUBZone Certified, Veteran Owned Small Business, and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)

6. Telephone/Fax Number, Address, and Email address for the primary point of contact for capabilities statement

7. A description of your organization’s capability to meet the requirements stated above

8. A summary of your organization’s history relative to similar requirements

9. ROM costs, estimated timeline, and key personnel associated with the requirements stated above.

As much as possible, it is preferred that capability statements be nonproprietary. However, capability statements with company-sensitive data and concepts will be accepted, and the

Government will respect restricted data markings. Responders are expected to appropriately mark their submissions that contain proprietary information; receipt of classified materials is not anticipated.

All responses shall be submitted electronically, via email to the Ricardo Blanco, Contract

Specialist at ricardo.blancosoto@usss.dhs.gov and Shauntynee Penix, Contracting Officer at shauntynee.penix@usss.dhs.gov; no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) on

November 9, 2021 to the points of contacts listed below. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence.

mailto:ricardo.blancosoto@usss.dhs.gov mailto:shauntynee.penix@usss.dhs.gov