Material, maintenance, management

The 411th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Korea is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement to provide material, maintenance and management, which includes technical support, operational support and program Management at OSAN Airbase in South Korea. The contractor shall technical site surveys, installations, de-installations, and preventative maintenance actions in support of the 51 CS inside Plant (ISP) telecommunications voice, video, and data infrastructure as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor will be required to supply required parts.

This contract will be used to provide technical support which includes all parts, labor, and other hardware directly associated with Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) modifications and additions to the existing copper POTS, VoIP, ISP FOC, and ISP CAT5E/6 cable plant(s)

Place of Performance: This requirement requires work at Osan Air base in the Republic of Korea.
Period of Performance: The period of performance for this contract shall be for one (1) base year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years.

Funding Source: Operation and Maintenance, strong possibility it may change to Logistic Cost Sharing (LCS)

Draft PWSs will be added to this RFI due to interest. The PWS is a DRAFT ONLY and May change. The purpose of the PWS is to provide as much information as possible to determine market capability for the type of service required in the draft PWS. You may present technical questions as it relates to the PWS to the Contract Specialist, who will then submit the questions to the customer technical contacts. Please respond to questions 1-8 below and provide business credentials in a-c. Be aware that the solicitation number may change in the future.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov).
It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The 411th CSB is seeking the following information:

1. Potential Respondents shall describe how they would propose to successfully perform this requirement. Provide information on proposed key personnel, their level or years of experience conducting same or similar work. Provide level of experience working with all of the air force database listed above.

2. List certifications or business license that will allow the performance of this work. Individual or individuals who enter data into the AF database may require a secret clearance, inform of the company's ability to meet this potential requirement. Local Korean Companies need to expressly indicate if they can meet the above requirements and by what means.

3. Potential Respondents shall describe both their existing relationships with the following entities and the extent to which such relationships would enable Respondents to successfully perform each of the services below:
a. Communication Infrastructure management back ground

b. Ability to upgrade or propose upgrade to existing infrastructure.

c. Experience working with U.S Department of Defense (DOD)

d. Experience with Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model). Experience with Configuration Management Processes.

f. Ability to work on POTS, VoIP, ISP FOC, and ISP CAT5E/6 cable plant(s).

4. What key personnel with certification do you have within your organizational structure that can perform to the scope of work in the RFI? (The ability to show your organizational chart may be required once solicited)

5. Do you have a Staffing Plan to support all locations identified in this RFI? The ability to show your Staffing Plan may be required once this requirement is solicited.

6. List similar projects worked on over the past 5 years and service provided to those projects.

7. How many years do you have in this business? (Relevant business)

8. Statement of capability and qualifications of the organization to perform the requirement.

Requirements for the response below:

All interested business concerns for this requirement shall provide the following information when responding to this RFI: In addition to the questions above.

a. Company name
b. DUNS number/Cage Code
c. Type of business concern large business or small business
d. Statement of capability and qualifications of the organization to perform the requirement

The response date for this market research is 6 Aug 2018. No calls will be accepted. All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to lorna.p.beckman.civ@mail.mil.

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