Information Technology Support

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Contracting Division (NCD) has a requirement for a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for Information Management support to NCD located at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA. 01760. The organization is approximately between 90-100 persons, who are co-located in Natick and at off site locations (Milford, MA, Orlando, FL, Ft. Detrick, MD, and Fort Belvoir, VA) . Additional support may be required to the NCD's sister organizations, its Headquarters, and its customers. These support services are designed to provide forward leaning technology support for all NCD locations. This includes the need to find, develop and implement technology solutions and strategies that support and improve the contract process for both NCD personnel and their customers. From baseline support functions to innovative solution development, it provides highly customized services not available to NCD by other means.

The contractor personnel will be required to utilize a combination of commercial software applications and Government specific software (i.e., command and Department of Defense (DoD) software applications) to perform the required tasks. The Government's requirement entails the proper configuration, validation, and maintenance of the NCD Server(s) to support NCD and its customers and assist NCD to become more efficient. Personnel shall have experience with, and an understanding of, Department of Defense (DoD), United States, and NEC information technology policies and regulations. The contractor shall provide personnel to ensure hardware and software are current and working properly; act as functional administrators for the various required software; recommend and advise how to work effectively within our network; have and maintain privileges on the network; provide recommended approaches to keep up to date data on a changing IT environment; and develop and maintain website sharepoints.

This acquisition will be conducted as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside and will be awarded under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.5. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted early to mid July 2013, to the Natick Contracting Division web site at https://www3.natick.army.mil, under Business Opportunities, Current Acquisitions,W911QY-13-R-0068. Proposals will be due 30 days after release of the RFP. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with proposal preparation. Questions may be addressed ONLY by email to lisa.m.mardin.ctr@mail.mil or faxed to (508) 422-9673.