Information Sharing and Policy Support

Amendment 000001 is issued to extend the closing date of the subject solicitation and adress the questions and comments submitted in resposne to the solicitation.  As a result the closing date is extended until 5:00 pm July 22, 2010.

Request for Proposal (RFP) HSHQDC-10-R-00006 formerly HSHQDC-09-R-00078.  All comments and questions MUST be submitted in writing to TRIPWIRE@dhs.gov.  No phone calls will be accepted.

This notice provides status on solicitation HSHQDC-09-R-00078 and HSHQDC-10-R-00006 for Information Sharing and Policy Support. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Please note the solicitation number has changed. The solicitation number is now HSHQDC-10-R-00006.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a requirement for technical non-personal services in support of Information Sharing and Policy Support Services to Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP)/Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD)/Office of Bombing Prevention (OBP). This is a pre-solicitation synopsis notice published in accordance with FAR 5.203 announcing that a solicitation will be published in the Federal Business Opportunities website (FedBizOpps) not earlier than 15 days from the date of this announcement. The requirements and specifications will be specified in the solicitation. All terms and conditions will be included in the solicitation. The anticipated release date of the solicitation is within the next 75 days on FedBizOpps website. A closing date for receipt of proposals will be reflected in the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) database. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to review the referenced website frequently for updates. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their copy of the Request for Proposals and amendments, if any. Please contact the listed persons for questions regarding the solicitation. This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition using FAR Part 15 procedures. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541611. The proposed contract is open to all qualified sources. It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time-and-Materials (TM) and Labor Hour (LH) task orders. The period of performance is anticipated to be a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. This notice is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone or fax. All comments and questions must be submitted in writing to TRIPWIRE@HQ.DHS.GOV. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Please note the solicitation number has changed. The solicitation number is now HSHQDC-10-R-00006.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a requirement for technical non-personal services in support of Information Sharing and Policy Support Services to Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP)/Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD)/Office of Bombing Prevention (OBP).



This is a pre-solicitation synopsis notice published in accordance with FAR 5.203 announcing that a solicitation will be published in the Federal Business Opportunities website (FedBizOpps) not earlier than 15 days from the date of this announcement. The requirements and specifications will be specified in the solicitation. All terms and conditions will be included in the solicitation. The anticipated release date of the solicitation is within the next 45 days on FedBizOpps website. A closing date for receipt of proposals will be reflected in the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) database. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to review the referenced website frequently for updates. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their copy of the Request for Proposals and amendments, if any. Please contact the listed persons for questions regarding the solicitation.



This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition using FAR Part 15 procedures. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541611. The proposed contract is open to all qualified sources. It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time-and-Materials (TM) and Labor Hour (LH) task orders. The period of performance is anticipated to be a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. This notice is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract.



No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone or fax. All comments and questions must be submitted in writing to TRIPWIRE@HQ.DHS.GOV. The distribution of the resulting solicitation will be accomplished solely through the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. Therefore, no written, telephone or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps website to assure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.



Please note the solicitation number has changed. The solicitation number is now HSHQDC-10-R-00006.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP), Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD), Office of Bombing Prevention (OBP) has a requirement for professional services for Information Sharing and Policy Support. This support will enable OBP to accomplish its mission of promoting information-sharing and bombing prevention awareness to state, local, national, tribal, and the private sector. The Government is seeking comments and questions on the draft solicitation. Comments are solicited as to whether the language included in the draft statement of work (SOW) is sufficiently descriptive/detailed and broad enough in scope, includes applicable and necessary standard industry/commercial practices, and establishes reasonable objectives and obtainable standards that can be measured. Comments and suggestions on additional aspects of the draft SOW are encouraged and may also be submitted. All comments/suggestions made should be stated in generic/broad and nonproprietary terms. The Government's needs are basically outlined in the attached draft document. Information received in response to the draft SOW part of this market survey will not be considered confidential and may be incorporated to applicable portions of the SOW in the formal Request for Proposal (RFP). Comments relative to the draft SOW must be submitted to TRIPWIRE@hq.dhs.gov no later than August 28, 2009. The government will not be publishing or responding in a public forum to any comments or questions as part of this market research.



The projected date for issuance of the solicitation is on or about October 1, 2009. The Solicitation will be available on the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) site only. The RFP will be issued on an unrestricted basis (full and open competition). The government anticipates a single-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a period of performance of one-12 month base period and four-12 month option periods.



All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to TRIPWIRE@hq.dhs.gov. No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone. Hard copies of the draft solicitation documents will not be available; therefore, no written, telephone, or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition; will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps site to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP), Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD), Office of Bombing Prevention (OBP) has a requirement for professional services for Information Sharing and Policy Support. This support will enable OBP to accomplish its mission of promoting information-sharing and bombing prevention awareness to state, local, national, tribal, and the private sector. The Government is seeking comments and questions on the draft solicitation. Comments are solicited as to whether the language included in the draft statement of work (SOW) is sufficiently descriptive/detailed and broad enough in scope, includes applicable and necessary standard industry/commercial practices, and establishes reasonable objectives and obtainable standards that can be measured. Comments and suggestions on additional aspects of the draft SOW are encouraged and may also be submitted. All comments/suggestions made should be stated in generic/broad and nonproprietary terms. The Government's needs are basically outlined in the attached draft document. Information received in response to the draft SOW part of this market survey will not be considered confidential and may be incorporated to applicable portions of the SOW in the formal Request for Proposal (RFP). Comments relative to the draft SOW must be submitted to TRIPWIRE@hq.dhs.gov no later than August 26, 2009. The government will not be publishing or responding in a public forum to any comments or questions as part of this market research.



The projected date for issuance of the solicitation is on or about October 1, 2009. The Solicitation will be available on the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) site only. The RFP will be issued on an unrestricted basis (full and open competition). The government anticipates a single-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a period of performance of one-12 month base period and four-12 month option periods.



All questions concerning this competition must be directed in writing via email to TRIPWIRE@hq.dhs.gov. No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone. Hard copies of the draft solicitation documents will not be available; therefore, no written, telephone, or facsimile requests for the documents will be accepted. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition; will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps site to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.