Army Knowledge Online- Enterprise Services (AKO-ES)

The Army Contracting Command- New Jersey (ACC-NJ) posted a Request for Proposals (RFP) under Solicitation W15QKN-12-R-H006 (eBuy: RFQ705523) for Army Knowledge Online Enterprise Services (AKO-ES) in support of Product Director (PD) AKO. This acquisition will provide Operations and Maintenance support services, Enhancements and Modifications for the AKO-ES system. The period of performance will be for a base period of 12 months and a 12 month option period. The acquisition will result in a single award task order against the General Service Administration (GSA) Alliant Government Wide Acquisition Contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505. AKO-ES provides web-based enterprise information services to over 2.5 million Department of the Army, Joint, and Department of Defense customers to include retirees and family members in every country where the DoD has a presence on a 24 hour, seven days a week, 365 days a year basis.

The Solicitation, Attachments, and Exhibits (CDRLS) for this requirement were posted on GSA eBuy to all 59 contract holders. The proposal due date is 4 September 2012 at 2:00 PM EST.

Configuration and other important documents will be made available on the AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange. Note: Access to these documents are FOUO for the purposes of this solicitation and further dissemination is prohibited without approval. In order to obtain access to the documents, please provide your Name, Company, Phone Number, and Email address to Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss,Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

Points of contact for this RFP are: Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss,Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

This presolicitation notice is to inform potential offerors that ACC-NJ anticipates posting the AKO-ES requirement for O&M support services, Enhancements, and Modifications on GSA eBuy in the very near future. This procurement will be competed under the GSA Alliant Government Wide Acquisition Contract resulting in a single Time and Materials Task Order award. Please continue to monitor FedBizOps and GSA eBuy for future postings.

The purpose of this notice is to advise potential offerors that the new Attachments referenced in the Government responses to the Q&As and revised Configuration/Requirements documents have been uploaded to the AMRDEC secure file website. Everyone that previously had access to this site was given re-access. Note: Access to these documents are For Official Use Only (FOUO) for the purposes of this solicitation and further dissemination is prohibited without approval. In order to obtain access to the documents, please provide your Name, Company, Phone Number, and Email address to Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss, Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

Additionally, the solicitation release date is anticipated to be May 2012. Further details will be provided at a future date.

A. Attached are the following Draft Documents:1. IDIQ PWS; 2. DD254 for the Basic Contract with Section 13 and Appendix H; 3. QASP for the Basic Contract; 4. TO 0001 O&M Subfactor PWS, 5. TO 0001 O&M Subfactor CDRLS; 6. TO 0001 O&M Subfactor DD254; 7. TO 0001 O&M Subfactor QASP; 8. TO 0002 P&AMS Subfactor PWS; 9. TO 0002 P&AMS Subfactor CDRLS; 10. TO 0002 P&AMS Subfactor DD254; 11. TO 0002 P&AMS Subfactor QASP

B. The updated forecast date for solicitation release is 6 April 2012.

C. If you have any questions, please contact Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, at danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil, and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss, at Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

All non-proprietary questions and answers have been uploaded to Procnet. Revised documents and new attachments are forthcoming.

Briefing charts from the January 24th AKO site visit are posted. Please note that we request the majority of questions regarding this procurement be submitted by COB January 27th; however, we will continue to review and respond to any additional questions that are submitted.

Attached is a draft of Section L (Proposal Submission) and Section M (Basis for Award) for the AKO-ES solicitation. The pricing workbook will be provided on a future date.

Attached are the following draft documents:

1- Draft GFE Listing2- Draft GFI Listing3- Draft DD-254s with attachments4- Draft Subfactor 3, Enhancement Task, PWS5- Draft CDRLS for TO 0001, O&M6- Draft CDRLS for TO 0002, P&AMs 7- Draft Configuration Documents Listing

Configuration documents will be made available on the AMRDEC Safe AccessFile Exchange. Note: Access to these documents are FOUO for the purposes ofthis solicitation and further dissemination is prohibited without approval.In order to obtain access to the documents, please provide your Name,Company, Phone Number, and Email address to Contract Specialist, DanielleKozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss,Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

Any questions or comments resulting from these draft documents are to be submitted in writing via email to Contract Specialist, DanielleKozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss,Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

A site visit will be held for interested contractors on 24 January 2012 from 1300-1600 EST. The location is 10119 Beach Rd, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060. The site visit will be limited to no more than 2 attendees per contractor (must be US Citizens). In order to attend, please provide the full name, company, phone number, and email address of the two attendees to the Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss, Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil by 0900 hours 23 January 2012. Ensure that all attendees bring a valid US drivers license, car registration, proof of insurance, and/or rental car agreement on the day of the site visit. The format of the site visit will consist of an overview presentation of AKO and a tour of the AKO Fort Belvoir facility. No questions will be taken or answered during the presentation and site visit. Any questions arising from the presentation or site visit should be submitted in writing to Contract Specialist, Danielle Kozup, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Cynthia Geiss, Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil.

The response date for all questions has been extended to January 18, 2012.

This is not a request for proposal. The Government is only requesting submission of comments and questions regarding the posted documents at this time.

This amendment corrects the response date to 11 January 2012.

This notice is to correct the contracting office to ACC, New Jersey, Fort Dix, NJ.

The Army Contracting Command New Jersey at Fort Dix, NJ intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of Army Knowledge Online Enterprise Services (AKO-ES) in support of Product Director AKO located at Fort Belvoir, VA. AKO Enterprises Services (AKO-ES) provides web-based enterprise information services to over 2.5 million Army, Joint, and DoD customers to include retirees and family members in every country where the DoD has a presence on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week, 365 days a year (24x7x365) basis. Enterprise services are provided to these customers on both classified and unclassified networks and include portal, email, instant messaging, directory, discovery, and single sign-on (SSO). AKO-ES provides the Army with a single entry point for access to the Internet and the sharing of knowledge and information, making AKO-ES the Armys only enterprise collaboration tool operating throughout the Department of the Army (DA) worldwide. This acquisition will provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Portal and Application Modifications (P&AMs), Help Desk Support, and Enhancement services for the AKO-ES system. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these information technology services requirements is 541519.

The solicitation number assigned is W15QKN-12-R-H006. This acquisition will be conducted by competitive negotiation pursuant to FAR Part 15 utilizing best value procedures. The proposed acquisition will be conducted based upon full and open competition. A three year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP)/Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract is anticipated. Operations and Maintenance, Portal and Application Modifications, and Help Desk Support will be acquired on a FFP basis (See Draft Section B). Enhancements will be acquired on a FFP or CPFF basis.

Additional information regarding industry day and site visit will be provided as it becomes available. Feedback from industry is encouraged regarding these documents.

Point of Contact for this action is Danielle Kozup, Contract Specialist, Danielle.c.kozup.civ@mail.mil or Cynthia Geiss, Contracting Officer, Cynthia.j.geiss.civ@mail.mil. All questions must be submitted in writing with solicitation number referenced. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.