Weather Operational Effects Intel App - RFI 24_November_2021.pdf

Weather Operational Effects RFI

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

FOR

INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS

Weather Operational Effects Document Date: 11/16/2021

Version: 1.0

DCN:

Prepared by:

Product Manager Data & Analytics For

Program Manger Intelligence Systems & Analytics Surveillance Loop

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

DISTRIBUTION D. Distribution authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only (Critical Technology) (20190212). Other request for this document shall be referred to PdM D&A.

1. Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI), as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) in support of the Program Manager (PM) Intelligence Systems and Analytics (IS&A) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), is conducting market research to identify commercial items to satisfy Intelligence Applications capabilities as defined in Background Section 2.0 below with additional supporting Draft Requirements Checklist available upon request. The Government invites all business and academic organizations to respond to this RFI notice.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The Government may request additional information in the future; there is no intent to proceed with a procurement.

Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response.

This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. This RFI is not an authorization to begin work, and the Government will not pay any costs that contractors may incur in response to this RFI.

Contractors are not required to respond to this announcement, but may do so at its own cost.

The United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government.

2. Background The Weather Operational Effects application will enable a user to quickly discover and access current and historical climatology data to feed the weather portion of the analysis of the area of operations. The application will provide the tools for weather forecasters to view, analyze, and adjust weather data and create weather products to support the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). The application will provide real-time weather-related operational effects and subsequent implications for both friendly and threat warfighting capabilities, with weather-related operational effects, friendly and threat warfighting capabilities supporting Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield steps 1 and 2. For details, reference supporting Draft Requirements Checklist available upon request.

3. White Paper and Supporting Documentation The supporting document, e.g., the Requirements Checklist, for this RFI is marked as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To obtain a copy, send an email with your organization name, address, and CAGE Code to usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm-isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil mailto:usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm-isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil mailto:usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm-isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil

Responses to this RFI are due no later than 1700 EDT on 03 JAN 2022 and will be in the form of a white paper. Responses must address the information set forth below and in any relevant attachment(s). The white paper shall not exceed 3 pages, not including cover sheet or cover letter, plus the Requirements Checklist and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate.

3.1 Draft Requirements Checklist

a. Complete the draft Requirements Checklist, annotating which requirements are satisfied by the proposed solution.

b. Using a narrative not to exceed 100 words describe how the vendor product meets each item in the checklist.

c. Using a narrative not to exceed 100 words, describe any operational history implementing that solution with the Government or Commercial (Software in Production), and/or any history demonstrating the requirements.

3.2 System Description

The Weather Operational Effects application must integrate with the operating environment of the CPCE. The available resources allocation to the Weather Service application is 8 CPU Cores, 32GB RAM, and 1 TB Hard Drive space. Describe the specific software packages that will make up the proposed solution. Describe the software packages and hardware platform(s) on which the proposed solution is hosted, to include CPU, RAM, and Storage specifications.

This information can be provided in the white paper.

3.3 Commerciality

In the white paper, describe how the proposed solution meets, or has the potential to meet through minor modifications, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 Definition of a "commercial item." If these minor modifications are required, describe those modifications and the time frame required to implement them, also describing how the solutions meets the FAR commercial item definition.

3.4 Costs

a. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate of applicable costs for the proposed solution. The ROM should include licensing costs for the following: Term (with durations and price ranges), Annual subscription and/or Perpetual, at the quantities and number of users indicated, as well as Unlimited Enterprise and any cost for hardware and cloud service providers if any. If the proposed solution does not offer any of these licensing methods, provide one applicable to you. In addition, provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for follow-on maintenance/sustainment support (yearly).

b. If applicable, provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate of itemized costs for "Development" to meet each item marked "No" or "Partially" in the Checklist completed in Section 1. If "Development" costs are included with the license at no additional cost, state as such in ROM estimate.

c. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Accreditation of the proposed solution across the specified Networks. If RMF Accreditation costs are included with the license and/or maintenance/sustainment at no additional cost, state such in ROM estimate.

4. Innovative Project Delivery

The Government is looking for opportunities to identify alternative contractual methods such as Public-Private Partnership (P3) arrangements and would like to solicit industries feedback. A total page count for section 4 should not exceed two (2) pages.

4.1 Intelligence Application Weather Operational Effects

In general, given your current understanding of the Intelligence Application for Weather Operational Effects as noted under the RFI, do you believe that the requirement lends itself to an alternative delivery structure, such as P3? Please explain why or why not.

(i) Which Draft Requirement Checklist item or items are best positioned for P3?

(ii) Which Checklist item or items are least aligned to an alternative delivery structure and why?

(iii) Which P3 arrangement, Workshare, Direct Sales, or Lease, do you think would best support the Weather Operational Effects application?

4.2 Intelligence Application Industry Day

The Intel Apps Team is planning to conduct an Industry Day in early February 2022. At this event, the Government will provide further details specific to the Public-Private Partnership Basics and how this could be potentially beneficial to both the Government and Contractor.

Additional information on the Intel App industry day will be posted on Sam.gov at a later date.

This notice is part of Government Market Research, a continuous process for obtaining the latest information on the commercial status of the industry. This RFI is for planning purposes, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow.

The Government will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, the Government reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing understanding of the notice submission. Information received will not be considered confidential/proprietary unless marked accordingly. Company proprietary data will be reviewed by Government employees and authorized representatives only. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI, including any market research product demonstrations.

Responses to this RFI will be considered vendor proprietary information, and will be securely treated as such. Any correspondence, including the Draft Requirements Checklist Spreadsheet, should be received no later than 1700 EDT 03 JAN 2022. All interested parties shall respond in as clear manner as possible to each of the areas listed above. Information shall be submitted via email using Microsoft Word/Excel and shall not exceed the page amount herein stated. You may forward your responses via email address to: usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm.isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil; Subject Line: “Intel Apps RFI- Weather Operational Effects”. All correspondence must be via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued. If you choose to submit proprietary information, mark it accordingly.

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