DF01--IAM Recompete Task Order (VA-24-00001896)

At this time, an acquisition strategy has not been determined on RFI 36C10B24Q0109. Once a strategy has been determined an announcement will be made on sam.gov. Please continue monitoring the sam.gov posting for any updates or additional information.

The purpose of this amendment to RFI 36C10B24Q0109 is to provide responses to questions submitted by industry. Please note, the due date has been extended. All responses are due by 10:00AM ET on Friday, January 5, 2024. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Contract Specialist, Andrea Caltabilota, at Andrea.Caltabilota@va.gov and/or Contracting Officer Evan Schlisserman at Evan.Schlisserman@va.gov.

The purpose of this amendment to RFI 36C10B24Q0109 is to provide the draft PWS that was invertedly omitted from the initial posted. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Contract Specialist, Andrea Caltabilota, at Andrea.Caltabilota@va.gov and/or Contracting Officer Evan Schlisserman at Evan.Schlisserman@va.gov.

Request for Information

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Enterprise and Sustainment Services

VA-24-00001896

Introduction

This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.

This action may be competed under the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG) multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract using fair opportunity procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505. One of the main purposes of issuing this RFI is to determine the availability of Vendor Information Pages (VIP) verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) that are capable of providing the services identified in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) that are not T4NG Contract holders. An SDVOSB/VOSB company that is not VetCert listed and certified (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/) should not respond to this notice.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 with a size standard of $30 million.

2. Submittal Information:

All responsible sources may submit a response in accordance with the below information.

There is a page limitation for this RFI of 20 pages. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 20 page limit. NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached PWS and must include the following:

Interested Vendors shall at a minimum, provide the following information in the initial paragraph of the submission:

Name of Company

Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

Fax Number

Email address

Company Business Size and Status

For VOSB and SDVOSBs, proof of verification in VIP.

NAICS code(s)

Socioeconomic data

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number

Existing Contractual Vehicles (GWAC, FSS, or MAC)

Provide a summary of your capability to meet the requirements contained within the draft PWS for the following areas:

Provide a summary of your technical capability to meet the PWS requirements which should focus on, but not be limited to, PWS sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.8 and 5.9:

Detail your approach to implementing a new enterprise identity/access service functionality such as creating a new employee enterprise onboarding workflow.

Detail your approach and prior exposure to developing and implementing new integration patterns such as OpenID Connect authentication.

Detail your approach and prior exposure to transition existing enterprise services to a new toolset such as migrating Single Sign on enterprise services to Azure Active Directory.

Corporate experience or expertise in performing these services and specific examples or references. Specific examples or references provided must include the agency, point of contact, dollar value, and contract number.

Your company s intent and ability to meet the set aside requirement in accordance with VAAR 852.219-73 (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified SDVOSB and 13 CFR §125.6, which states the contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs. Your response shall include information as to available personnel and financial resources; full names of proposed team members and the PWS requirements planned to be subcontracted to them, which must include the prime planned percentage or the names of the potential team members that may be used to fulfill the set aside requirement.

Has the draft PWS provided sufficient detail to describe the technical requirements that encompass the software development and production operations support services to be performed under this effort.

______ YES _______ NO (if No, answer question f)

If NO , please provide your technical comments/recommendations on elements of the draft PWS that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost effective effort.

Responses are due no later than 10:00AM EST, January 3, 2024 via email to Andrea Caltabilota, Contract Specialist at Andrea.Caltabilota@va.gov and Evan Schlisserman, Contracting Officer at Evan.Schlisserman@va.gov. Please note RFI IAM Enterprise and Sustainment Services in the subject line of your response. Mark your response as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. The email file size shall not exceed 5 MB.