Sources_sought_Notice_W91CRB-19-R-0014.pdf

The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Cost and Performance Portal (CPP).

The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. The NAICS code selected for this acquisition is 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services. The size standard for this NAICS code is $27.5M.

Incumbent Information:

Contract Number: W1CRB-16-F-0052 Vendor: Calibre System, Inc.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

(IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.

Telephone inquiries will NOT be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

DISCLAIMER

"THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL

NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE

DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE

(RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A

SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-

WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL

OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION

PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT."

A draft Performance Work (PWS) is attached for review.

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, EST, January 3rd 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Alexander Obriwin at alexander.s.obriwin.civ@mail.mil, and Jerry Simmons at gerald.a.simmons2.civ@mail.mil.

Your response to the Sources Sought Notice must address at a minimum the following items in order to be considered:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2) From a personnel resource stance, does your company have sufficient human capital assets in the area of business process transformation to support a project of this size and scope?

3) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

4) Does your company have a current approved DCAA Cost and Accounting System?

5) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

6) Which elements or proportions of the PWS would your company subcontract rather than perform with your own resources?

7) Does this Performance Work Statement (PWS) provide sufficient information for you to submit a proposal? If not, what additional information is required?

8) Are there any ambiguities that require clarification?

9) Are the standards of performance clear?

10) Are there additional standards that should be incorporated?

11) Is the vendor aware of any General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules or Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) that could satisfy this requirement?

12) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

13) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219- 14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods. (For Small Business Only)

14) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women- Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

15) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

16) Do you think it is appropriate to FFP any portion of this contract? If so what tasks?

If not, what would you recommend and why?

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government may use the Small-Business responses or conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the individuals listed above in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email.

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

NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR

INFORMATION REGARDING A FUTURE SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.