Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP)- Support Services

This is a sources sought notice and it does NOT constitute a solicitation.

The U.S. Government is conducting a market survey of industry to identify sources that are interested in fulfilling the Technical, Operational, Management and Administrative Support Services to the Program Manager, Network Services Center (PM NSC) throughout the CENTCOM AOR and may extend to AFRICOM, PACOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, EUCOM, and NORTHCOM AORs in support of contingency operations.
The work to be performed requires the contractor to have a broad technical understanding of the following telecommunications: Common Base-Wide Backbone Transport Networks; Interfaces to External and Internal Networks; Links from Backbone Networks to specific End Building Switches (EBNs); Components required to implement the various Wide Area Network (WAN) Transport Services (Data, Voice, Video, etc.); Technical Control Facility (TCF) Data Migrations; Implementation of Wireless Technologies; Outside Plant (OSP) Infrastructure Installations; Inside Plant (ISP) Infrastructure Installations; OSP/ISP Building Entrance Terminal (BET) Installations; Cross Connect Installations; Land Based Communications Installations; USC-60, V-SNAP, and DKET Satellite Terminal Interfaces; Long-Haul Transmission Service Delivery Systems; Video Teleconferencing (VTC) Installations; Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) System Installations; NIPRNET/SIPRNET/JWICS/DSN/CENTRIX System Installations ; Transportable/Re-Locatable Mini, Small, Medium, Large Main Communications Facility (MCF) Installations; Primary and Standby Power Solution Installations.

The Contractor shall provide the following services and support to PM NSC, Product Director Defense Communications Systems - Southwest Asia (PD DCS-SWA): Project Management, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) of program engineering services, Information Technology (IT) system planning and implementation, Operations Support, Training Support, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) in support of the project managements mission to provide Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) services throughout various locations worldwide with focus on Southwest Asia (SWA), primarily Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. The services shall provide for communications infrastructure within the CENTCOM theater of operations for support units, activities or agencies assigned, or anticipated to be assigned, to this theater of operations.

The austere performance location and the time sensitive nature of the requirements, mandate the contractor have substantiated work in the region for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) months, as well as specific knowledge of the following:

Transportable/Re-Locatable Mini, Small, Medium, Large Main Communications Facility (MCF) Installations; Transmission Facilities (Multiplexors, Switching Components, Information Transfer Nodes (ITNs); Transportation of equipment and personnel from CONUS and SWA to Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq; Kuwaiti Sponsorship for key personnel; Storage facilities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait for issuance of materials in support of PMs Acquisition and logistics requirements.

It is anticipated that this solicitation will be issued on a full and open basis. Parties interested in responding to a solicitation for the above requirement are invited to indicate their interest by providing a brief summary to the Government.

The summary shall include the companys capabilities, including a brief description of facilities, personnel and past experience as it relates to this requirement. This information shall be submitted to Mr. Terrie Legette, Terrie.d.legette@us.army.mil. Please respond no later than 22 April 2010. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for planning purposes only. Do not mistake this sources sought as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the government. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status.