FBO FLASH UPDATE- Reconsideration

Added: Mar 07, 2017 11:14 am The purpose of this notice is to provide an update regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to take corrective action on General Accountability Office protests received following the initial awards (13 IDIQs awardees) issued on November 28, 2016, under the Request for Proposal (RFP) Number HSHQDC-16-R-00118 for the Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) requirement. As a result of the corrective action, two awardees are no longer eligible for an award and no additional new awards were made. As such the following FLASH IDIQ contract awardees are as follows:

Ad Hoc, LLC 934 Clintwood Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D- FL012

Excella Consulting, Inc. 2300 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 630, Arlington, VA 22201 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL003

Innovations JV, LLC 4229 Lafayette Center Drive, Ste. 1975, Chantilly, VA 20151 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL005

Karsun Solutions 13655 Dulles Technology Drive, Ste. 110, Herndon VA 20171 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL011

LinkTec, 8405 Greensboro Drive, Ste.1020, McLean, VA 22102 - Contract HSHQDC- 17-D-FL006

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc. 13454 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon VA 20171 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL009

SemanticBits, LLC 13921 Park Center Road, Ste. 420 Herndon, VA 20171 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL010

SimonComputing, Inc. 5350 Shawnee Road, Ste. 200, Alexandria, VA 22312 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL004

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. 4229 Lafayette Center, Ste. 1700, Chantilly VA 20151 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL008

Solution Technology Systems, Inc. (STSI) 1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1300 Arlington, VA 22209 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL013

Wexler Technical Solutions, Inc. (WTS) 2275 Research Blvd, Ste. 500, Rockville, MD 20850 - Contract HSHQDC-17-D-FL002


DHS greatly appreciates each Offeror for participating in this small business set aside procurement and encourages Offeror's to look for future FLASH opportunities. The FLASH procurement has on-ramping to manage the recertification process and maintain a sufficient number of contract awardees and may offer future opportunities for those Offerors not previously selected. We appreciate your interest and patience during the corrective action process.

Added: Feb 14, 2017 11:30 am

The purpose of this notice is to provide updated information regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Request for Proposal (RFP) Number HSHQDC-16-R-00118 for the Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) requirement.

In response to protests, DHS decided to take corrective actions. DHS currently anticipates providing the results of our corrective action on or about February 28, 2017. Please submit any further questions regarding this requirement via AGILE@hq.dhs.gov.

We appreciate your interest and patience as DHS ensures due diligence during this evaluation process.

Added: Nov 28, 2016 4:33 pm The Department of Homeland Security would like to thank the Offerors that participated in the Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland procurement.  The list of FLASH contract awardees is attached.

Added: Nov 04, 2016 8:38 am The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and the Office of the Chief Information Officer are providing this update regarding the status of the Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) solicitation.  Evaluations are still ongoing.  We now anticipate the announcement of awards to occur on or about November 23, 2016.

Added: Sep 08, 2016 3:44 pm The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) wanted to express our appreciation to industry for the outstanding response to the DHS Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) solicitation that is being conducted under the auspices of the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL). In response to the FLASH solicitation, DHS received 114 proposals.  We anticipate announcing awards mid to late October 2016. 

Added: Aug 17, 2016 9:53 am The Government requests acknowledgement of Prime Offerors intent to provide a proposal for FLASH Request for Proposals (RFP) No. HSHQDC-16-R-00118.  This information is not binding and will be used for planning purposes of the technical challenge only.  Please submit an email to the agile mailbox at AGILE@hq.dhs.gov no later than 5:00 PM ET August 18, 2016. 

Added: Aug 17, 2016 8:54 am The purpose of this Amendment is to extend the Initial Task Order due date and to post the revised Attachment 2A:  Initial Task Order Letter to Offerors.  Initial Task Order proposals are now due no later than August 26, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET. 

Added: Aug 15, 2016 8:00 pm The purpopse of this Amendment is to extend the RFP due date and to post the Government response to industry questions pertaining to the RFP.  Proposals are now due no later than August 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET.

Added: Aug 15, 2016 7:50 pm The purpose of Amendment 10 is to extend the RFP due date and to post the Government response to industry questions pertaining to the RFP.  Proposals are now due no later than August 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET. 

Added: Aug 12, 2016 5:14 pm 1. Attachment 4 - Pricing Template has been corrected to fix formula errors.
2. FLASH RFP Q&A's in response to Industry Questions

Added: Aug 12, 2016 12:34 pm The purpose of this modification is to post the FINAL FLASH RFP. This Amendment includes the following documents: (1) FLASH Request for Proposals (RFP) HSHQDC-16-R-00118, (2) Attachment 2A Initial Task Order Letter to Offerors, (3)  Attachment 2B - Initial Task Order Performance Work Statement, and (4) Attachment 4 , Pricing Template.  The Government response to Industry Security questions is also attached.  The Government has highlighted some of the areas in the IDIQ RFP that have changed.  Offerors are to review the Amended documents in their entirety.  Proposals are due no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Time on August 16, 2016 to Agile@hq.dhs.gov. 

Added: Aug 11, 2016 5:48 pm The purpose of the amendment is provide the Government response Questions pertaining to the FLASH RFP.  Tab A of the attachment references the FLASH RFP.  Tab B of the attachment references the ICE order.

Added: Aug 09, 2016 5:41 pm The purpose of Amendment #2 is to revise solicitation Attachment #3 Past Performance Questionnaire.

Added: Aug 03, 2016 10:28 am
Question 1 of Attachment 6 Frequently Asked Questions has been updated as follows:

1. Does a small business have to team? If so, can it team with a large business?

Response: A small business does not have to team.  However, if a small business makes a business decision to team, it can team with a large business and not be penalized.

Small Businesses may team with large businesses without penalty.

Added: Aug 03, 2016 7:23 am DHS releases the final Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) RFP No. HSHQDC-16-R-00118.  Attachment 6 includes the frequently asked questions.

Added: Jun 16, 2016 10:06 am

Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) Industry Day - Save-the-Date Announcement:

The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) plans to hold an Industry Day to discuss a potential Agile Design and Development support acquisition.

This is a courtesy advance notice to reserve the date for the DHS Flexible Agile Support Industry Day planned for Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.

A formal announcement is forthcoming and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. Specifics on the Industry Day event and registration will be provided at the time of posting. The Government anticipates the formal Industry Day announcement will be released on Monday, June 20, 2016.

Please do not respond to this email. This is a "Save the Date" notice.

Added: May 25, 2016 2:20 pm The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking highly-qualified Agile teams skilled in deploying IT capabilities quickly & securely while also yielding a system with a better user-experience. If your company is able accomplish this, DHS is very interested in obtaining additional information and ideas from your industry. We welcome companies that are new to doing business with the Government (non-traditional), traditional Government contractors or a combination of the two.

DHS has set a date of June 7, 2106 for comments. However, there will be other opportunities to provide comments and feedback as DHS in partnership with Industry collaborates to develop a new and innovative approach to Agile for DHS.

DHS has draft documents, Attachments A-D, that we would greatly appreciate feedback on. These documents include our high level scope, proposed evaluation approach, feedback video, and pricing method.

A. OBJECTIVES OF THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) are looking for innovative methods and industry best practices to acquire Agile design and development support services. DHS is seeking to establish an agency-wide contract vehicle to provide DHS Headquarters and its Components with Agile design and development support services. The scope of this anticipated agency-wide vehicle will include concepts from the U.S. Digital Services Playbook (https://playbook.cio.gov) such as user-centered design, dev-ops, automated testing, and Agile. This acquisition will be conducted under the auspices of the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL). The PIL is a virtual lab that experiments with innovative techniques for increasing efficiencies in the procurement process and institutionalizing best practices. There is nothing you need to do differently for this requirement. After an award(s), the PIL project team may reach out to successful and unsuccessful offerors to assess effectiveness of the procurement process and the innovative techniques applied. The anonymous feedback will be used to further refine DHS procurement practices. Additional information on the PIL may be found here-- https://www.dhs.gov/publication/acquisition-innovations-motion.

This RFI is part of DHS' continuing market research efforts. This RFI contains several draft documents for the purpose of informing industry and requesting industry feedback.

B. REQUESTED INFORMATION

DHS is planning an industry day in June of 2016 in which there will be a networking session with potential primes, subcontractors and non-traditional companies potentially interested in entering the federal marketplace. Please submit any questions your company may require for this potential industry day to be meaningful with your submission. The Government intends to publish the industry day attendee list for purposes of subcontracting opportunities, teaming, etc. There will also be an "Add me to Interested Vendors" tab in FedBizOpps.

The Government also requests comments and recommendations on the following documents: (a) Attachment A: DHS Agile Design & Development Support (Scope); (b) Attachment B: Proposed Technical Evaluation - Instructions & Criteria; (c) Attachment C: Government Feedback Video Instructions; and (d) Attachment D: Proposed Agile Pricing Methodology.

DHS seeks responses from industry which address the following areas:

1. In reviewing the draft documents, what additional information does your company need to make a business decision to support this potential contract vehicle to provide agile services to DHS?

2. Does your company currently have any contracts that would meet this requirement, if so what are they? What is your business size (small business, other than small, etc.)? Are you a non-traditional?

3. The Government is considering a pricing methodology utilizing Fixed Price Teams for an increment of time with a proposed Fixed Ceiling Price. What is industry's perspective (like or dislike) on the anticipated pricing methodology? What pricing methodology would you propose? Please reference Attachment D, Pricing Methodology.

The government prefers responses not exceed three (3) pages. All responses are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on June 7, 2016. All responses and inquiries to this RFI must be emailed to: Agile@hq.dhs.gov. The government may have follow-up sessions with your company to further explore their comments or recommendations.

Please note that DHS may publish answers to questions and comments received in response to the RFI. Note: The questions and comments published WILL NOT identify the source.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ). Those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regard to their submissions; other than acknowledgment of receipt - if a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP or RFQ. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Government, and will not be returned. Based in part on the feedback received in response to this RFI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may issue a Draft RFP or RFQ. Information provided to the Government will be treated as business sensitive if appropriately marked. Any proprietary information should be clearly labeled as "Proprietary." To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a respondent as "Proprietary" will be appropriately controlled. Sources responding to this RFI should submit the minimum information necessary for the Government to make a determination that the Government's objectives are feasible and realistic given current industry capabilities. Submissions may be reviewed by the Government and support contractors bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements.