Information assurance support

Added: Mar 04, 2015 10:37 am This synopsis/solicitation is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Synopsis/Solicitation N00178-15-R-4240 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The synopsis/solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business under NAICS 541519 - Other Computer Related Services - Size Standard $27.5 million.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), intends to procure, on a full and open competition with the exclusion of sources basis, information assurance (IA) support for NSWCDD Corporate IA group. In order to be considered for award, vendors must meet the aforementioned size standard under the applicable NAICS category.

BASE YEAR - TOTAL QUANTITY - 60
CLIN 0001: Qty. 30 - IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for thirty (30) small ‘packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement).
CLIN 0002: Qty. 24 - IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for twenty-four (24) medium 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement).

CLIN 0003: Qty. 6 - IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for six (6) large 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement).

CLIN 0004: Qty. 10 - Optional Base Period - IA Support Services - An additional ten (10) small ‘packages' may be acquired at the base period.

CLIN 0005: Qty. 8 - Optional Base Period - IA Support Services - An additional eight (8) medium ‘packages' may be acquired at the base period.

CLIN 0006: Qty. 2 - Optional Base Period - IA Support Services - An additional two (2) large ‘packages' may be acquired at the base period.

OPTION YEAR 1 - TOTAL QUANTITY - 27
CLIN 0007 (OPTION YEAR 1): Qty. 9 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for nine (9) additional small 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD.

CLIN 0008 (OPTION YEAR 1): Qty. 7 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for seven (7) additional medium 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD.

CLIN 0009 (OPTION YEAR 1): Qty. 11 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for eleven (11) additional large 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD.

CLIN 0010: Qty. 10 - Optional - Option Year 1 - IA Support Services - An additional ten (10) small ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 1.

CLIN 0011: Qty. 8 - Optional - Option Year 1 - IA Support Services - An additional eight (8) medium ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 1.

CLIN 0012: Qty. 2 - Optional - Option Year 1 - IA Support Services - An additional two (2) large ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 1.

OPTION YEAR 2 - TOTAL QUANTITY - 22
CLIN 0013 (OPTION YEAR 2): Qty. 6 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for six (6) additional small 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD

CLIN 0014 (OPTION YEAR 2): Qty. 11 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for eleven (11) additional medium 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD

CLIN 0015 (OPTION YEAR 2): Qty. 5 - Optional IA Support Services - IT System Validations in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and CDRL A001 for five (5) additional large 'packages'. Price shall be per 'package'. 'Package' is defined/described in the SOW. 'Packages' are to be worked throughout the one year period of performance as described in the SOW. Price per package shall be FFP and all inclusive of all requirements described in the SOW including the CDRL and potential travel (if necessary for vendor, NSWCDD does not anticipate travel with this requirement). This is an option and will be exercised if deemed necessary by the TPOC at NSWCDD

CLIN 0016: Qty. 10 - Optional - Option Year 2 - IA Support Services - An additional ten (10) small ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 2.

CLIN 0017: Qty. 8 - Optional - Option Year 2 - IA Support Services - An additional eight (8) medium ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 2.

CLIN 0018: Qty. 2 - Optional - Option Year 2 - IA Support Services - An additional two (2) large ‘packages' may be acquired during Option Year 2.

-Unit of Issue - EA
-Shipping/Delivery, when applicable, shall be FOB Destination
-Period of performance is equal to one year from date of award
-Inspection and Acceptance Locations are NSWC Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA

All CLINs shall be quoted in order to be considered for award. Although CLIN 0002 through 0018 are Option CLINs, pricing and information must be made available in the proposal as all CLINs will be evaluated during the award process.

The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement:

The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 52.212.2, Paragraph A (Evaluation Criteria in order of importance) is as follows:
1.) Technical Capability of the item offered to meet the Government Requirement
2.) Past Performance
3.) Price

As noted above, source selection shall be based on best value to the government. See the attachment, "Best Value Evaluation Criteria" for additional information pertaining to the selection process.

Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation-applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.204-2, Security Requirements, applies to this acquisition. A DD254 Security Clearance form does apply to this requirement and will be included with the awarded contract.

One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to Free Trade Agreements.

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses,which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).[ N/A ] Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

____ 52.222-50 Alt I Combating Trafficking in Persons (22 U.S.C. 7104(g))

Subparagraph (b) of clause.

X 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
_____ 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
__X__ 52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5)
__X__ 52.204-7 System for Award Management
____ 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
_____ 52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Reporting Requirements
__X__ 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
__X___ 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (Applies to contracts over $30,000).
__X__ 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

_____ 52.209-10 Prohibition of Contracting with Inverted Domestic

_____ 52.219-3 Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside.
_____ 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns
__X__ 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
_____ 52.219-6 Alt I
_____ 52.219-6 Alt II
_____ 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside
_____ 52.219-7 Alt I
_____ 52.219-7 Alt II
X 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns
_____ 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (APR 2008) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4).
_____ 52.219-9 Alt I
_____ 52.219-9 Alt II
_____ 52.219-9 Alt III
_____ 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders
_____ 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting
_____ 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages - Subcontracting Plan
_____ 52.219-23 Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).
_____ 52.219-23 Alt I
_____ 52.219-25 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting
_____ 52.219-26 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Incentive Subcontracting
_____ 52.219-27 Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside
X 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation
_____ 52.219-29 Notice of Total Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EWOSB) Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637(m
_____ 52.219-30 Notice of Total Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (15 U.S.C. 637(m))
X 52.222-3 Convict Labor.
X 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
X 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
X 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity
X 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4214)
X 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
X 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212)
X 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (E.O. 13496).
__X__ 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)
_____ 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
_____ 52.223-9 Alt I (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(c)) (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
_____ 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products.
_____ 52.223-16 IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products
_____ 52.223-16 Alt I
X 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (E.O. 13513).
_ ___ 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Supplies.
X 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. (DFAR)
_____ 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act
_____ 52.225-3 Alt I
_____ 52.225-3 Alt II
_____ 52.225-3 Alt III
_____ 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.

X 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
_____ 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States
_____ 52.226-4 Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside.
_____ 52.226-5 Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area.
_____ 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items.
_____ 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Items
X 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration
_____ 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration
_____ 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party.
_____ 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards
_____ 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels
_____ 52.247-64 Alt I

Subparagraph (c) of clause.

_____ 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, As
_____ 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
_____ 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)
_____ 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Use
_____ 52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance
Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment -Requirements
_____ 52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements
_____ 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (JAN 2013) (E.O.13495).
_____ 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations.
_____ 52.237-11 Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin.
__X__ 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information
__X__ 252.237-7023 Continuation of Essential Contractor Services
__X__ 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services

__X__ 252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification

The clause at 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation-applies to this acquisition.

The following terms also applies to this procurement:

In order to minimize the risk of the government purchasing counterfeit products or unauthorized secondary market equipment, which would not be supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and to ensure that the Government purchases only equipment that is genuine (i.e., not counterfeit or gray market), authorized (e.g., including appropriate licenses), and supported (e.g., warranty and support services) by the OEM, Vendor shall certify that it is a Manufacturer Authorized Partner as of the date of the submission of their offer, and that it has the certification/specialization level required by the Manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable Manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Vendor shall warrant that the products are new, in their original box. By submitting a response to an Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP) , the Vendor confirms to have sourced all Manufacturer products submitted in this offer from Manufacturer or through Manufacturer Authorized Partners only, in accordance with Manufacturer's applicable policies in effect at the time of purchase. Vendor shall provide Buyer with a copy of the End User license agreement, and shall warrant that all Manufacturer software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the Manufacturer Software.
One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to Free Trade Agreements.

Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) will be utilized for award in accordance with FAR Part 12. The order shall be firm fixed price. DFAR 252.232-7003 (Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports) is applicable to this purchase.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals, technical capability statements, specifications, and other supporting information shall not exceed a total of 10 pages.

Contractors SHALL submit a labor breakdown (annotating labor category, quantity of hours, and hourly labor rate) for all services included in the quote.

In order to be eligible for award, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on registration in SAM by calling 866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov . Quote is due 19 March 2015, no later than 12:00 p.m. (local NSWCDD time) with an anticipated award date by 30 April 2015.

Questions and responses regarding this synopsis/solicitation may be submitted by Email to dora.fauntleroy@navy.mil or by FAX (540) 653-7276. All questions shall be submitted to the Government POC listed no later than 12:00 p.m., 13 March 2015 to allow ample response time before the close of the bidding period. Email or Fax should reference Synopsis/Solicitation Number N00178-15-R-4240 in the subject line.

Attachments:
1- Statement of Work
2- CDRL A001
3- Best Value Evaluation Criteria