Physical_Security_Program_Capability_Questions.docx

Sources responding to this request for information must provide the following information:

1) Brief Summary of the company.

Company Information:

Company Name:

Company CAGE Code:

Company DUNS Number. If your Company holds a GSA Schedule contract (541 or other), please provide the Schedule number.

Company Address:

Company Website (if available):

Company Phone #:

Company email:

Company Representative and Business Title:

Company Socioeconomic Classification:

1) Please identify your company's business size standard based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code(s) your firm is registered under:

For more information, refer to https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/table-small-business-size-standards Small Business (SB), (8) (a), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned (EDWOSB), Veteran-Owned and Operated (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), or Historically Underutilized Small Business-Zone (HUBZone), Historically Black College and Universities/ Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI)

2) Do you plan to prime?

If so, does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of these requirements?

If not, please list which requirements your company can provide. If your company requires acquiring or building new capabilities, describe the effort and timeline required.

3) Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services called for in the above requirements? _____ YES _______ NO

4) If you answered YES to the above Question, please provide specific capabilities and examples for how your company can provide these services.

5) Is your company planning on business arrangements with other companies, please describe the process used in selecting the members?

6) Please provide details regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, strategic alliances, or other business arrangements to satisfy the above requirements.

7) Is your company currently providing similar services to another government agency (you may also include contract #s for government) or other non-government customer? If so, please identify the agency or non-government customer. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar services commercially.

8) Has your Company performed this type of effort or similar type effort (to include size and complexity) in the past, if so provide Contract Number, Point of Contact (POC), e-mail address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort?

9) What are the core competencies of your employees that would support the above requirements? Also, provide the total number of individuals currently employed by your company that are capable of supporting the above requirements.

10) Do you have employees that would support the above requirements that have a SECRET Security Clearance or that may obtain a SECRET Security Clearance as needed?

11) Existing Government Contracts: Indicate if vendor is currently on any Federal Supply Schedules, Government wide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts, and any other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies. If yes, provide contract name(s) and number(s).

12) Is your company certified by a quality management system (QMS) standards organization? If so, which one?

Capabilities:

Provide the requested information for up to three (3) projects your company/team has performed within the past five (5) years. Complete one table per project.

Agency/Customer:

Project Name:

If you have experience as a prime contractor, please provide as much of the following information as possible:

a. Contract number(s)

b. Identify the agency or non-government customer, Point of Contact (POC), email address, phone number, and a brief description of your direct support of the effort. If you are unwilling to share your customer's identity, please address whether your company offers the same or similar items commercially.

c. Aggregate dollar value of entire contract you were the prime.

d. Is the work similar in scope to that of the above performance capabilities and attributes?

e. Period of Performance (for base and options).

f. Were you the Prime or Subcontractor?

g. Description of Work Performed.

h. Security Clearance Requirements (number of personnel and level of clearance and/or designation).

THE FOLLOWING ONLY APPLIES TO THE SMALL BUSINESS RESPONDENTS:

In addition to the above, small businesses responding should provide the following information.

13) If you are a small business and plan to prime please inform how you will meet the limitations on subcontracting Clause 52.219-14.

14) Under the current SB size standard, do you anticipate your company remaining a small business, under your registered NAICS code(s)?

15) If you are a small business, can your company sustain if not paid for 90 calendar days?

Training How many trainers do you have on staff?

How long, on average, have your training staff been with your company?

Where are your staff located? What remote options are available?

Do you provide quantifiable metrics (e.g., behavior, performance, utilization, and return on training)? Can you provide examples?

Are you able to provide a brief demo of the service – training, workshop – during the vetting process?

Is your training customized or off the shelf?

What support do you provide?

What’s your track record of delivering results?

How often do you update your course content to ensure relevancy?

Who writes your content?

Do you keep your classroom environment and instructional methodologies current with and relevant to today’s real-world workplace?

Are your courses eligible for professional certification?

Can you develop a scalable training program, regardless of the size of the organization?

How do you measure attendee satisfaction?

Technical Writing What types of technical writing deliverables have you worked on?

What software programs are you familiar with?

Can you share any experience you have had with technical writing for industry, government, education or pro-bono work?

Do you have any experience in our Industry?

What experience do you have interviewing subject matter experts?

Describe some recent projects you have worked on.

HSPD-12 vetting of personnel Interested potential sources should respond by identifying their capabilities and recent experience (last 5 years) in providing the scope of work identified. This response should address:

a) demonstrated capability to develop and modify access control system software from user defined requirements,

b) experience associated with DoD utilized access control systems, database management, and identity management systems, e.g. AIE, DBIDS, etc.

c) ability to develop/define system software interface requirements and solutions,

d) experience implementing Army projects,

e) understanding of NIPRNET system communication requirements and capabilities,

f) familiarity with different sources of DoD personnel vetting data e.g., Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting (DEERS), Interoperability Layer Service (IoLS), etc.

g) development of middleware software designed to exchange information between multiple disparate systems,

h) software development risk mitigation techniques,

i) demonstrated ability and experience supporting DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) effort,

j) experience and expertise developing, delivering and maintaining DoD and Army Standard net-centric solutions and web based services,

k) demonstrated experience developing and maintaining software in accordance with Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE)/Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Standard (STD). 12207 - Software Lifecycle Process.