Cyber Security Administration and Operations Support (CSAOS)

The United States Forest Service (FS) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information on companies with the capabilities of providing support services. This Request for Information (RFI) is for information purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise of a contract by the Government. This is not a solicitation. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This RFI is issued as Market Research, solely for information and planning purposes. This notice shall not be considered as an obligation on the part of the government to respond, or to acquire any products or services. Any response to this synopsis will be treated as information only. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued.

The US Forest Services, Washington Office (WO) Acquisition Management (AQM), Information Technology (IT) Support Branch is conducting a market analysis with this RFI to refine the requirement and determine the most suitable approach for acquiring and fulfilling the needs to provide the expertise, technical knowledge, staff support, and other related resources necessary to perform various tasks in support of the Chief Information Office's (CIO) Cyber Security organization, Security Administration and Operations Support Branch.

The Draft Performance Statement of Work (PWS) for the Cyber Security Administration and Operations Support (CSAOS) is enclosed for review and comment. Offerors are encouraged to provide interest, feed-back, questions, areas of concern, capabilities and comments/suggestions to the Draft PWS. Possible document improvements are needed in order that the contemplated acquisition will be easily understood by all potential sources and will reflect the best practices of commercial companies while adhering to both statutory and regulatory mandates. We appreciate your responses.

Responses: All responses to this Request for Information (RFI) shall be submitted via email to sstage@fs.fed.us by close of business on December 15, 2017. Please include CSAOS in the title of the email. Responses received after this date may or may not be considered during solicitation development. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.