Advanced analytics technical solution (aats)

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Apr 14, 2017 1:14 pmTrack Changes **13 April 2017 - RFP N65236-16-R-0001 As Issued along with RFP Exhibit A, and RFP

Attachments 1A through 15 are attached below.



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**13 April 2017 - Responses to questions received in connection with the draft

solicitation of 3 April 2017 are attached below.



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**4 April 2017 - Response to question received in connection with the draft

solicitation of

3 April 2017 is attached below.



**********************************************************************



**4 April 2017 - The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice modification is to

clarify and

identify that the USMC AATS requirement is a non-commercial item and shall be

procured

as such using FAR part 15 procedures. The Government expects and encourages

all

potential offerors responding to the tentative RFP, to utilize commercial item

and non-

developmental item components in their submitted AATS software product

solution, to

the maximum extent practicable.



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**3 April 2017 - The revised draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) is attached below. Potential offerors are

requested to

carefully review the draft solicitation and submit questions/comments no later

than 6

April 2017 at 5:00 pm Eastern. Questions may be posted to the SPAWAR

e-Commerce

Central website https://ecommerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil or questions may be

submitted

via email to calvin.howard@navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted.



*******************************************************************



**21 February 2017 - Updated responses to questions received in connection with

the

draft solicitation are attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - List of contractor attendees at pre-solicitation

conference/industry

day is attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - Responses to questions received during the pre-solicitation

conference/industry day held on 5 December 2016 are attached below. Note that

some

verbal responses given on 5 December during the conference have been updated.

Several questions received during the conference are still being researched and

will be

posted separately.



**********************************************************************



**5 December 2016 - Industry Day/Pre-Solicitation Conference briefing slides

are

attached below.



**********************************************************************



**28 November 2016 The draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) and solicitation attachments 7, 8, and 9 are

attached

below. It is recommended that contractors carefully read the draft

solicitation prior to

attending the Pre-solicitation Conference to be held on 5 December 2016.



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**16 November 2016 Special Notice Reference Number N65236_SNOTE_00000000

posted to Federal Business Opportunities website announcing Pre-Solicitation

Conference

for this requirement. Copy of special notice and conference agenda are

attached below.



***********************************************************************



**11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation

Notice

response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



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**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted

to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



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**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct

2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



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**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



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**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Apr 04, 2017 11:15 amTrack Changes **4 April 2017 - The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice modification is to clarify and

identify that the USMC AATS requirement is a non-commercial item and shall be

procured

as such using FAR part 15 procedures. The Government expects and encourages

all

potential offerors responding to the tentative RFP, to utilize commercial item

and non-

developmental item components in their submitted AATS software product

solution, to

the maximum extent practicable.



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**3 April 2017 - The revised draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) is attached below. Potential offerors are

requested to

carefully review the draft solicitation and submit questions/comments no later

than 6

April 2017 at 5:00 pm Eastern. Questions may be posted to the SPAWAR

e-Commerce

Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil or questions may be submitted

via

email to calvin.howard@navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted.



*******************************************************************



**21 February 2017 - Updated responses to questions received in connection with

the

draft solicitation are attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - List of contractor attendees at pre-solicitation

conference/industry

day is attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - Responses to questions received during the pre-solicitation

conference/industry day held on 5 December 2016 are attached below. Note that

some

verbal responses given on 5 December during the conference have been updated.

Several questions received during the conference are still being researched and

will be

posted separately.



**********************************************************************



**5 December 2016 - Industry Day/Pre-Solicitation Conference briefing slides

are

attached below.



**********************************************************************



**28 November 2016 The draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) and solicitation attachments 7, 8, and 9 are

attached

below. It is recommended that contractors carefully read the draft

solicitation prior to

attending the Pre-solicitation Conference to be held on 5 December 2016.



**********************************************************************



**16 November 2016 Special Notice Reference Number N65236_SNOTE_00000000

posted to Federal Business Opportunities website announcing Pre-Solicitation

Conference

for this requirement. Copy of special notice and conference agenda are

attached below.



***********************************************************************



**11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation

Notice

response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted

to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct

2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



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**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Apr 03, 2017 2:26 pmTrack Changes **3 April 2017 - The revised draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) is attached below. Potential offerors are

requested to

carefully review the draft solicitation and submit questions/comments no later

than 6

April 2017 at 5:00 pm Eastern. Questions may be posted to the SPAWAR

e-Commerce

Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil or questions may be submitted

via

email to calvin.howard@navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted.



*******************************************************************



**21 February 2017 - Updated responses to questions received in connection with

the

draft solicitation are attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - List of contractor attendees at pre-solicitation

conference/industry

day is attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - Responses to questions received during the pre-solicitation

conference/industry day held on 5 December 2016 are attached below. Note that

some

verbal responses given on 5 December during the conference have been updated.

Several questions received during the conference are still being researched and

will be

posted separately.



**********************************************************************



**5 December 2016 - Industry Day/Pre-Solicitation Conference briefing slides

are

attached below.



**********************************************************************



**28 November 2016 The draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) and solicitation attachments 7, 8, and 9 are

attached

below. It is recommended that contractors carefully read the draft

solicitation prior to

attending the Pre-solicitation Conference to be held on 5 December 2016.



**********************************************************************



**16 November 2016 Special Notice Reference Number N65236_SNOTE_00000000

posted to Federal Business Opportunities website announcing Pre-Solicitation

Conference

for this requirement. Copy of special notice and conference agenda are

attached below.



***********************************************************************



**11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation

Notice

response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted

to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct

2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Mar 21, 2017 11:55 amTrack Changes **21 February 2017 - Updated responses to questions received in connection with the

draft solicitation are attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - List of contractor attendees at pre-solicitation

conference/industry

day is attached below.



**********************************************************************



**8 December 2016 - Responses to questions received during the pre-solicitation

conference/industry day held on 5 December 2016 are attached below. Note that

some

verbal responses given on 5 December during the conference have been updated.

Several questions received during the conference are still being researched and

will be

posted separately.



**********************************************************************



**5 December 2016 - Industry Day/Pre-Solicitation Conference briefing slides

are

attached below.



**********************************************************************



**28 November 2016 The draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform

contract

format sections B, C, L, and M) and solicitation attachments 7, 8, and 9 are

attached

below. It is recommended that contractors carefully read the draft

solicitation prior to

attending the Pre-solicitation Conference to be held on 5 December 2016.



**********************************************************************



**16 November 2016 Special Notice Reference Number N65236_SNOTE_00000000

posted to Federal Business Opportunities website announcing Pre-Solicitation

Conference

for this requirement. Copy of special notice and conference agenda are

attached below.



***********************************************************************



**11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation

Notice

response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted

to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct

2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Nov 28, 2016 10:53 amTrack Changes **28 November 2016 The draft solicitation for this requirement (uniform contract format sections B, C, L, and M) and solicitation attachments 7, 8, and 9 are attached below. It is recommended that contractors carefully read the draft solicitation prior to attending the Pre-solicitation Conference to be held on 5 December 2016.

**********************************************************************



**16 November 2016 Special Notice Reference Number N65236_SNOTE_00000000 posted to Federal Business Opportunities website announcing Pre-Solicitation Conference for this requirement. Copy of special notice and conference agenda are attached below.



***********************************************************************



**11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct 2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston, SC is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming solicitation (N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the Advisory Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the Advisory Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics Technical Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to assist with the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of all-source intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming interface (API) that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data storage. The software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the characteristics of the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software without on-site contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for implementation planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation, cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the AATS software product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI) or non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task orders, as required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the level of TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and were notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set- asides for small businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be conducted using full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task orders issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5 Million. The requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary place of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in Charleston, SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number (CLIN) structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement (solicitation section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for industry review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR 15.202) in order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable competitors and permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to participate in this acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of the scope of the acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this pre-solicitation synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice; all costs incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the respondent's expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on the following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data entry, map display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence analyst operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS software product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence analyst operating in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the AATS; and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A page is defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point font and no fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font or total page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will be used by the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the multi-step advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network environment, management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory process or general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by posting answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Oct 11, 2016 8:41 amTrack Changes **11 October 2016 - As a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Pre-Solicitation Notice

response due date is extended to 14 October 2016. Also, revised

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Questions and Answers have been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**7 October 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted

to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct

2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 14 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm Modified: Oct 05, 2016 9:16 amTrack Changes **5 October 2016 - Extended Pre-Solicitation Notice response due date to 11 Oct 2016.



***********************************************************************



**29 September 2016 - Revised Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers

posted to

the SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**21 September 2016 Pre-Solicitation Notice Questions and Answers posted to

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce website.



***********************************************************************



**16 September 2016 - Original Posting



The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston,

SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 11 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.

Added: Sep 16, 2016 2:44 pm The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic, Charleston, SC

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice to inform industry about an upcoming

solicitation

(N65236-16-R-0001) and to encourage interested parties to participate in the

Advisory

Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202). See below for details for responding to the

Advisory

Multi-Step requirement.



The proposed acquisition will be for the procurement of an Advanced Analytics

Technical

Solution (AATS). The contractor shall deliver advanced analytics software to

assist with

the processing, exploitation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of

all-source

intelligence data and will include a robust, open application programming

interface (API)

that provides extensive support for integration of Government-developed and

commercially-developed application plugins and integration to AATS data

storage. The

software will minimize total ownership costs and will accommodate the

characteristics of

the user population that will operate, maintain, and support the software

without on-site

contractor support. The contractor shall also provide support for

implementation

planning, software installation, software engineering, ontology installation,

cybersecurity/information assurance, testing, training, and fielding of the

AATS software

product. The Program Sponsor is Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM).

To meet this AATS requirement, the Government is seeking a commercial item (CI)

or

non-developmental item (NDI) only. There are no development funds planned or

available for this effort including funding for the mitigation of future

obsolescence issues.

Classified work shall be performed under this contract and subsequent task

orders, as

required. Certain PWS tasks require access to classified information up to the

level of

TOP SECRET with Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI). No safeguarding of

classified information at contractor facilities is required.



On 16 December 2015, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic issued a sources sought notice (SSC-

Atlantic_MKTSVY_112D4A) via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) web

site.

Interested parties were encouraged to reply to the sources sought notice and

were

notified that the Government reserved the right to consider potential set-

asides for small

businesses. Based on market research results, this procurement will be

conducted using

full and open competitive procedures. The Small Business Administration

Procurement

Center Representative has concurred with this decision.



The Government anticipates a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite

quantity (IDIQ)

supply and services contract with a five-year ordering period. Delivery/task

orders

issued under this contract will be either Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee

(CPFF). The applicable NAICS code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5

Million. The

requirement contains approximately 90% supplies and 10% services. The primary

place

of performance will be Government facilities at SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic in

Charleston,

SC with required travel.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is providing the anticipated contract line item number

(CLIN)

structure (solicitation section B) and the draft performance work statement

(solicitation

section C) along with this synopsis on the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

industry

review and comment.



SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is utilizing the Advisory Multi-Step Process (See FAR

15.202) in

order to advise prospective offerors about their potential to be viable

competitors and

permit potential offerors to make informed decisions about whether to

participate in this

acquisition. This pre-solicitation notice provides a general description of

the scope of the

acquisition. Prospective offerors are encouraged to provide responses to this

pre-

solicitation notice, explaining their capabilities in the subject areas

outlined below.



Please note that this is not a request for proposals. Responses to this

pre-solicitation

synopsis are not offers and do not commit the Government to contract for any

supply or

service whatsoever. At this time, the Navy is not currently seeking proposals

and will not

accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will

not pay

for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this

notice; all costs

incurred or associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the

respondent's

expense.



The Government would like to invite potential offerors to submit information on

the

following:

A narrative description explaining the projected AATS software product's

ability to support the following: (a) the intelligence cycle, including data

entry, map

display, search, analysis, collaboration, and production; (b) the intelligence

analyst

operating in a disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) network

environment; (c) management of ontologies within the AATS; and (d) development

of

third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.

A description of how the projected AATS software product satisfies the

commercial item (CI) definition or non-developmental item (NDI) definition in

Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. For example, show that projected AATS

software

product is an NDI item and was previously developed and used exclusively for

governmental purposes by a Federal agency, a State or local government, or a

foreign

government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation

agreement.

A description of instances where the projected AATS software product has

been previously integrated and deployed together in a production environment to

perform support for the intelligence cycle, support for the intelligence

analyst operating

in a DIL network environment; support for management of ontologies within the

AATS;

and support for development of third-party plug-ins to the AATS software.



Responses to the multi-step advisory process shall be limited to six pages. A

page is

defined as one single-sided 8 1/2 x 11 size paper, 1 inch margins, 12 point

font and no

fold out pages. Any page that exceeds or fails to meet the size, margin, font

or total

page limit requirements will not be evaluated.



The Government will evaluate the submissions and provide a response to the

respondents about their viability IAW FAR 15.202. The following criteria will

be used by

the Government to provide a viability/non-viability response under the

multi-step

advisory process:

Projected AATS software product's ability to meet the requirements

identified in the PWS related to the intelligence cycle, the DIL network

environment,

management of ontologies, and development of third-party plug-ins.

Projected AATS software product meets the FAR 2.101 definition of

commercial item or non-developmental item.

Projected AATS software product has been previously integrated and

deployed together in a production environment to perform the functions

described above.



Responses are due no later than 7 October 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time

(EST). Responses shall be submitted to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. See the SPAWAR e-Commerce website for

instructions on how to submit responses. Please be advised that all submissions

become

Government property and will not be returned.



Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted by posting questions

to the

SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website https://ecommerce.spawar.navy.mil. Verbal

questions will NOT be accepted. Questions regarding the multi-step advisory

process or

general questions concerning the Government's requirement will be answered by

posting

answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall

NOT

contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not

guarantee that

questions received after 23 September 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be answered.