Infrastructure, Design, Engineering, Architecture, and Integration, (IDEAI-2) Full and Open

Added: Oct 28, 2013 1:01 pm Amendment 0001 provides answers to questions received within the time limit specified by the RFP (see Attachment 1). The hour and date for receipt of offers remains unchanged.

Added: Oct 09, 2013 9:46 am

This procurement was previously synopsized under presolicitation notice DOC52PAPT1300014, dated May 23, 2013.

The USPTO has a continuing requirement for Infrastructure, Design, Engineering, Architecture, and Integration, (IDEAI-2) contractor(s) to provide independent, objective, and expert technical advice and assistance for ongoing and future information technology initiatives. This is a follow-on competition to Contract No. DOC50PAPT0801027, which is held by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), DOC50PAPT0801026, which is held by Project Performance Corporation (PPC) and DOC50PAPT0801028 with ManTech MBI, Inc. (ManTech).

The NAICS code is: 541512, Computer Systems Design Services with a small business standard of $25.5M. This RFP is unrestricted, and all qualified and interested parties may respond.

The period of performance consists of a one (1) year base period and four (4) optional one-year periods. It is anticipated that this solicitation will result in award of a labor hour type task order contract.

The USPTO expects to award at least one contract as a result of this competition, but reserves the right to make multiple awards.

The Government has determined that due to conflicts of interest, companies who have been awarded System Development and Integration (SDI-NG) prime contracts are not eligible for award of an IDEAI-2 prime contract or subcontract. Companies with a current SDI-NG subcontract are not automatically disqualified from participating in the IDEAI-2 procurement. However, companies are prohibited from having both an award (including a subcontract) under IDEAI-2 and an award (including a subcontract) under SDI-NG concurrently. Any SDI-NG subcontractor awarded a contract or subcontract under IDEAI-2 must give up its subcontract under SDI-NG prior to accepting the award under IDEAI-2. In addition, it is each company's responsibility to disclose in its proposal submittal, any prior work performed on SDI-NG and to submit an OCI mitigation plan if required. This applies to its proposed subcontractors as well. The company submitting a response to this solicitation as a prime must disclose whether its proposed subcontractors are current SDI-NG subcontractors.

Offerors may propose or be proposed under either the Small Business Set-aside (RFP DOC52PAPT1300014) or the Full and Open (RFP DOC52PAPT1300015) competition of the IDEAI-2 program in the role of a prime contractor or as a subcontractor, but not both. Therefore, during the life of the contract, Contractors who receive an award as a prime or as a subcontractor under RFP DOC52PAPT1300014 are prohibited from participating on any task orders issued under contracts awarded under RFP DOC52PAPT1300015. In addition, Contractors who receive an award as a prime or as a subcontractor under RFP DOC52PAPT1300015 are prohibited from participating on any task orders issued under contracts awarded under RFP DOC52PAPT1300014.

Questions may be submitted following the procedures specified in the RFP.

This acquisition will be conducted using streamlined measures, to include oral presentations by offerors. Details are specified in the solicitation.

The POC is Linda Applewhite, Contract Specialist, ph: 571-272-2256, Fax: 571-273-2256 or e-mail: IDEAI2@uspto.gov