Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive Professional (CBRNe-PRO) Services (W911W5-10-R-0003) Amendment 0002

Response date has been amended to 07 Sept 2010.

The government will accept classified proposals. Classified proposals should be mailed via Federal Express or USPS mail service to the following address, annotated on page 4 of the solicitation:

National Ground Intelligence Center
ATTN: IANG-PEM-LOC/ MS 207
Jessica Winn
2055 Boulders Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911-8318

All proposals are due Tuesday, 07 September 2010 at 2:00PM.

SIPRnet access is NOT required to view the SECRET Performance Work Statement (PWS). The PWS will be mailed to contractor's via registered mail or certified courier, after following the steps outlined in in Presolicitation W911W5-10-R-0003 Amendment 0001. Contractor's must supply the following information in order to obtain a copy of the PWS:

1. Name of Contractor/Company/Firm
2. Cage Code
3. Contractors address
4. Contractors phone number
5. Contractors NIPRnet e-mail address
6. Point of Contact (Identify persons full name)
7. Scanned copy of Contractor's documentation of US citizenship.

Reference Presolicitation W911W5-10-R-0003 Amendment 0001 for details. PWS's will be distributed via registered mail or certified courier within 24 hours of the solicitation (W911W5-10-R-0003) being posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website.
It is encouraged to send the required information to the NGIC Contracting office during the Presolicitation period, however, it will also be accepted prior to and during the request for proposal period. Once the firms cage code has been verified in the Army Contractor Automated Verification System (ACAVS) contractors will be eligible to receive the classified PWS via registered mail or certified courier. Please be advised that the ACAVS verification process may take 3-5 days and the registered mail or certified courier process may take 3-5 days.

Amendment 0001 to Presolicitation W911W5-10-R-0003, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNe) Professional (PRO)

NAICS 541990 All other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

CLASS CODE B Special Studies and Analysis Not R

The Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this requirement is classified as SECRET and contractors are required to have a facility clearance and access to classified information. The PWS is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Proof of clearances must be submitted and verified before release of the PWS. SIPRnet access is required to view the PWS. A section of the PWS is classified as NOFORN. Distribution to non-US citizens is prohibited, regardless of their clearance or access permissions. Verification of US Citizenship will be required prior to the release of that section. Firms must submit the following information to the NGIC Contracting Office via e-mail at NGICContracting@mi.army.mil and jessica.winn@mi.army.mil:

1. Name of Contractor/Company/Firm
2. Cage Code
3. Contractors address
4. Contractors phone number
5. Contractors NIPRnet e-mail address
6. Contractors SIPRnet e-mail address
7. Point of Contact (Identify persons full name)
8. Scanned copy of Contractor's documentation of US citizenship. Document must be one of the following items and clearly legible:
(a) Undamaged US Passport
(b) Certified Birth Certificate issued by a US city, county or state*
(c) Consular report of birth abroad or Certification of birth
(d) Naturalization certificate
(e) Certificate of Citizenship

*A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar's signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note: some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable. A scanned copy of the certified document must be sent via e-mail, as annotated in #8 of the required submittal list.

NOTE: If you do not have primary evidence of U.S. citizenship or your U.S. birth certificate does not meet the requirements, please reference the Secondary Evidence of US Citizenship website for the US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs at http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/Secondary%20Evidence/Secondary%20Evidence_4315.html.

It is encouraged to send the required information to the NGIC Contracting office during the Presolicitation period, however, it will also be accepted prior to and during the request for proposal period. Once the firms cage code has been verified in the Army Contractor Automated Verification System (ACAVS) contractors will be eligible to receive the classified PWS upon release of the Request for Proposal (W911W5-10-R-0003). The classified PWS will be sent to firms via SIPRnet. Please be advised that the ACAVS verification process may take 3-5 days.

***The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) in approximately two weeks***

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. This presolicitation notice is issued by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) in Charlottesville, VA, to announce that intends to issue RFP W911W5-10-R-0003 for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNe) Professional (PRO) services.

1) Description:
NGIC is seeking sources capable of performing the requirement for CBRNE analysis and consulting. The scope of this project consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to design, manage, and accomplish CBRNE analysis and consulting under the purview of NGIC. During the contract period, NGIC personnel will identify CBRNE tasks and the Contracting Office will negotiate and issue individual delivery orders to the Contractor to complete them. The contractor must be able to support the following requirements:

a. Provide research, manufacturing and expert consulting services required to identify and synthesize potential or existing threat compounds of concern and perform engineering, chemical and toxicity analysis.

b. Design, fabricate, test, and evaluate dissemination systems to obtain or model technical performance data of foreign systems.

c. Test and evaluate foreign nuclear, biological, and chemical defensive equipment.

d. Conduct data searches, analyze technical data, and prepare information in numerous formats as required to enhance understanding and knowledge of scientific proliferation networks and factors influencing contextual analysis.

e. Evolve computer programs and procedures to facilitate and enhance the performance of databases and modeling tools at NGIC.

Sources must be able to work at the TOP SECRET//Sensitive Compartmented Information level, must comply with security requirements as set forth in the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), and must possess the appropriate certificates that allow for the handling of hazardous and toxic materials.

2) Prospective sources, possessing the qualifications, capability, and experience to respond to this source's sought are to submit proposals in response to the RFP that will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) in approximately two weeks, on or about 28 Jun 2010.

3) Additional Information:
a. The CBRNe-PRO contract will be a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type for analysis and consulting services. The period of performance 365 days. This is a follow-on effort to the current contract, W911W5-07-D-0001. The Government anticipates significant subcontracting activity under the CBRNe-PRO contract and partnering is encouraged.
b. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award of solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Registration may be accomplished at http://www.ccr.gov, or telephone at 1-888-CCR-2423. Every solicitation issued after 31 May 1998 must include the clause at DFARS 252.204-7004, 'Required Central Contractor Registration.'
c. The RFP will be available on the website on or about 28 Jun 10, at the FedBizOpps website.
d. Hard copies of the RFP will NOT be provided, however, you may download and print the file from the website.
e. There is no fee for this RFP
f. A registration page will be attached to the RFP posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website. You are not required to register, however, when you register you will receive notice of any amendments and/or addendums that may be issued to the solicitation. If you have not registered, it will be your responsibility to check the website for any changes to the solicitation.
g. Contractors shall provide a signed copy of the SF33/SF18/SF1449 by the proposal closing date specified in the RFP. There will not be a public bid opening.
h. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED and completely separated. Be advised that no submissions will be returned.
i. Responses to the RFP may be evaluated by Government technical experts. The program office has contracted for various non-government, scientific, engineering, technical and administrative staff support services, some of which require contractors to obtain access to proprietary information submitted by other contractors. All non-government contractor support personnel have signed and are bound by the appropriate non-disclosure agreements and organizational conflict of interest statements. The Government may also use these selected support contractor personnel as technical advisors in the evaluation of submissions. Non-government staff support personnel will not have access to documents that are be labeled by the offerors as Government Access Only.

4) Questions:
Submit questions to Jessica Winn, Contract Specialist, at jessica.winn@us.army.mil on or before 3:00 PM (local Eastern Time) on Monday, June 28, 2010.