W9124J-21-R-CS21 SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS SME SPT 14DEC2020.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate (CDID) Futures & Concepts Center

Potential Consolidated Support Contract Fort Sam Houston, Texas

NOTICE TYPE: THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure a Subject Mater Expert Support Services Contract for the Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate (CDID) provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, business size standard is $16.5M. If a different NAICS code would be better suited, please state in your response what NAICS you believe is better suited for this requirement and why.

This requirement under consideration is being looked at as a (5) year effort, which would include a five (5) year ordering period including FAR 52.217-8, 6 month extension.

A continuing need is anticipated for the subject matter expert support which is currently being provided under separate contracts listed below:

Contract # Company Name

Type of Acquisition

Solicitation Type

Total Dollar Value

Period of Performance

NAICS

W9124J-19- Street Legal FFP 8(a) direct $540,940.80 30 Sep 541511

C0039: CDID,

Medical Battle Lab Division, Wargaming Sepcialist

Industries, Inc award 2019– 29 Mar 2021

W9124J-17-C-

0054: CDID,

Medical Battle Lab Division, IT/Admin Technician

Silotech Group, Inc.

FFP 8(a) direct award

$433,280.04 29 Aug 2019

– 3 Mar 2021

541513

W9124J-17-C-

0134: CDID,

Integration Operations Division, Combat Health System Analyst

Bestica, Inc. FFP 8(a) direct award

$481,987.92 29 Sep 2017

– 28 Mar

561611

W9124J-19-C-

0029: (CDID),

Integration Operations Division, Combat Health System Analyst

Web-Hed Technologies

FFP Women- Owned Small Business

(WOSB)

Eligible Under Women- Owned Set-Aside

$459,398.40 18 Sep 2019- 17 Mar 2023

561611

W9124J-20-C-

0043: CDID,

Concepts & Requirements Division, Concepts & Capabilities Medical Specialist

Apogee Solutions, Inc.

FFP Women- Owned Small Business

(WOSB)

Eligible Under Women- Owned Set-Aside

$366,036.40 29 Sep 2020

– 31 Oct

541611

RESPONSES REGARDING POTENTIAL SOURCES STATEMENT OF

CAPABILITIES: Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities / qualifications to support some or all of the work described in the draft PWS are asked to answer the following questions and submit a capability statement. Capability statements shall contain the following information. In response to this sources sought, vendor responses are limited to ten (10) written pages (PDF or MS Word Format) and should include:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Please include the following:

a. Recent Experience in/with:

-Development of Medical Supporting Concepts.

-Operational and Organizational concept documentation.

-Top-Down Futures Drive Process, and conceptual, constructive and live experimentation.

- Conceptual experimentation planning, coordination and execution using secret/FVEY enclave on the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN).

- DOTMLPF-p domain, strategic investment portfolios, and program resourcing and force structure determination activities.

- Knowledge of analysis processes such as Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and Capabilities Based Analysis (CBA) to inform Concept of Operations (CONOP) development, Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) requirements documents and capability assessments.

-Writing of JCIDS Information Systems (IS) requirements documents.

- Process changes, modernization priorities, organizational alignment and functions and has technical understanding of the FORGE database repository.

b. Experience with staffing/obtaining/retenting personnel in this industry with the qualifications outlined in the PWS.

c. State if you have a facility clearance and/or are able to have your personnel obtain the level of security clearance required.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement for Consolidated Subject Matter Expert Support is commercially available, including commercial pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. It is the Army’s intent to issue a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. Provide recommendations on why a single award or multiple award would best be suited for this requirement.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

8. Upon receipt of responses, the Government will request from our Customer an assessment regarding each firm’s potential to fulfil our requirements as depicted in the draft PWS.

9. Questions for this sources sought shall be submitted on or before 12:00PM CST (Central Standard Time) on 16 Dec 2020. Government Response will be provided within 5 business days after receipt of all questions.

10. Responses to this sources sought notice shall be submitted on or before 1200PM CST on 30 December 2020 via email to Linda Franklin, Contract Specialist at linda.j.franklin2.civ@mail.mil and Sylvia Farmer, Contracting Officer at sylvia.farmer.civ@mail.mil.

11. The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

12. All questions MUST be in writing. In all responses, please reference W9124J-21-R- CS21 and Consolidated Subject Matter Support Services in the subject line. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

Linda J. Franklin Sylvia Farmer Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

Email: linda.j.franklin2.civ@mail.mil Email: Sylvia.farmer.civ@mail.mil