CIMS II - Solicitation Amendment 0001 Questions and Answers #5

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. Please note, this matrix includes Q&A's transmitted on 20 August.

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. Please note, this matrix includes Q&A's received 15 & 16 August. Questions already answered in the previous matrix(s) are shaded in grey. The new answers are highlighted in green.

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. Please note, this matrix includes Q&A's received 16-20 August.

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. Please note, this matrix includes Q&A's received 15 August & 16 August. The Government is still working some of the responses (see yellow highlights). Questions already answered in the previous matrix are shaded in grey. The new answers are highlighted in green. Once the remaining responses have been filled in another version of this matrix will be posted with the updates.

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. Please note, this matrix includes Q&A's received 15 August & before 1500 on 16 August. The Government is still working some of the responses (see yellow highlights). Once the responses have been filled in another version of this matrix will be posted with the updates.

Questions and Answers have been uploaded to the CIMS II Solicitation. Please review the new attachment located in the Solicitation attachment view. This matrix contains responses to those questions received 9 and 10 August.

Attached are additional questions with Government responses we have received for the CIMS II Acquisition since our last upload to FBO. This matrix is current as of 12 July 2012.

Industry Day Attachments

Attached are the briefing slides, list of attendees, and Q&A's from the CIMS II Industry Day conducted 26 June 2012.

The CIMS II maximum ceiling amount for the entire five year IDIQ contract has been adjusted from $49M to $30M.

Draft CIMS II PWS for comments/questions from contractors, please refer to Industry Day announcement for submission details.

CIMS II Industry Day on 26 June 2012

1. This announcement is being published to notify interested parties about the Command Information Management System (CIMS) for US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT). This will be a single award, IDIQ contract to provide IT related functions such as: help desk support, video teleconferencing (installation, maintenance and support), information assurance, network administration (infrastructure), systems administration (Computer Ops), configuration management, program management, software management, scheduled and non-scheduled IT maintenance, special systems maintenance, software and license maintenance, application software maintenance, and hardware purchasing. Experience with Thin Client and CITRIX is important and will be part of the evaluation. This contract is primarily to support USASMDC/ARSTRAT customers, but may be used by customers outside of the command as well. The contractor shall be required to provide all management, personnel, materials, and supplies required to perform the functions identified in the Performance Work Statement.

2. This will be a follow-on contract to the current CIMS contract, Contract Number W9113M-06-D-0001 currently administered in Huntsville, AL. The requirements for the new contract (known as CIMS II) will be procured and administered in Colorado Springs, CO. This acquisition was originally intended to be accomplished using the GSA Alliant Small Business GWAC. Therefore, the RFI was not posted on FedBizOpps (FBO). As our requirement has evolved over the past year, it was determined the GWAC would no longer meet our needs. This acquisition is now being opened to industry, which requires the use of FBO to provide information. From this date forward, all information regarding CIMS II will be posted on FBO.

3. This is only an announcement and is NOT a Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP). A solicitation is not being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

4. CIMS II will be a 100% Small Business Set-aside under NAICS Code 541513 with a size standard of $25.5M. Small businesses will be required to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting and 13 CFR 125.6 (known as the 50% rule). Under the 50% rule where the preponderance of support is for services, at least 50% of the cost of the contractor performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the small business prime.

5. The Government is contemplating a period of performance for this contract of a (1) one-year base period with (4) four one-year option periods. This acquisition will result in a single award. The estimated contract start date is April 2013, with a potential 60 day Phase-In Period to begin February 2013. The Government anticipates evaluating as a Best Value acquisition, using Price-Performance Tradeoff (PPT) procedures. Task orders may be issued as Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Labor Hour or a combination of contract types. The contractor will be required to have an adequate cost accounting system for the cost reimbursable portion of the contract. The contractor may be required to obtain employees with a variety of government security clearances. At a minimum, all employees will need a SECRET clearance. The maximum ceiling amount for the entire five year IDIQ contract will be $49M.

6. We anticipate holding an Industry Day in Colorado Springs, CO during the middle to the end of June. The solicitation should be released around the end of July, with proposals due 30 days later. Please note these dates are only estimates and are subject to change. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) 252.204-7004, Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for contract award.

7. Points of Contact are: Leslie Ryan, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 554-8754, Fax (719) 554-8799, e-mail leslie.ryan1@us.army.mil and Jacque Greene, contract specialist, Phone 719-554-1963, e-mail Jacqueline.m.greene@us.army.mil.

NO OTHER GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ARE TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ACQUISITION. ONLY THE POC'S.