Mission Information Technology Support Services (MITS)

UPDATE: The full solicitation for this procurement is now estimated to be posted in approximately 3 weeks from January 26, 2021. This update also notifies interested vendors that services to be acquired through MITS are currently being provided through the Volpe Center's Support Onsite For Information Technology Services (SOFITS) contract.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a competitive solicitation for Mission Information Technology Support Services (MITS).  This requirement will be solicited using full and open (F&O) competitive procedures.  It is anticipated that a majority of the work will be performed on-site at the Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Please note that due to COVID-19 the Volpe Center is currently in a maximum remote (telework) work status.  The Contractor will be required to follow the Volpe Center’s policies regarding remote work status. 

The MITS support services will include the following task areas: (1) Technology Assessments and Modernization; (2) System Analysis, Development, Deployment, Field Support, and Analytical Research Analysis; (3) System Architectures and Framework; (4) Lab Facility and Operations Support; and (5) Management and Administrative Services.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 Engineering Services which has a small business size standard of $16.5 million.  Offers submitted from large businesses will require a small business subcontracting plan.  Small business subcontracting goals will be included in the final solicitation.  This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  It is estimated the solicitation will be issued in approximately 20 - 25 calendar days.  Proposals will be due approximately 30 days following the issuance of the final solicitation.  The Volpe Center intends for the solicitation to result in an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract awarded to a single contractor.  The ID/IQ contract will allow for task orders to be issued as firm fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion, cost-plus-fixed-fee term type, and time and material/labor hour task orders.  It is anticipated that a pre-proposal webinar will be held in late January or early February 2020.  Complete details of the pre-proposal webinar will be provided in the final solicitation.  The ordering period for the resulting contract will be four (4) years from the date of award.

The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the Beta SAM (System for Award Management) website: https://beta.sam.gov/.  Paper copies of these documents are not available and no hard copies will be mailed.  The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and any documentation received will not be returned to the sender.  Prospective Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation posting and availability for downloading must register on the Beta SAM website.  Offerors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, it is their responsibility to provide an accurate and complete email address to the Government.  The Government will make no additional effort to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the email address provided.  For questions regarding the solicitation, contact the Contracting Officer in writing by email at Jeffrey.P.Welch@dot.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be honored. All Offerors must be registered in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.