N65236-16-R-0032 - Cyber Red Team Support

RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE DUE BY 12:00:00 PM Eastern, WHICH SUPERSEDES THE 11:59pm EASTERN RESPONSE TIME SHOWN IN THE GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION ABOVE. As a reminder, the response time identified in the Solicitation Instruction to offerors is the final authority of when responses are due. _____________________________________________________________________ 8/3/2018 - The Solicitation Q&A document has been updated to include question #25.

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7/31/2018 - The Solicitation Q&A document has been updated (specifically question #3

under Pre-Solicitation Q&As, which was inadvertently changed during the Solicitation

Q&A period but has now been corrected).

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7/30/18 - Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to update clauses within the solicitation.

Both a conformed copy and modified copy are included. In addition, answers have been

posted to the questions received prior to the question deadline.

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7/13/18 - The solicitation is hereby issued with a closing date of 13 August 2018 at

12:00PM EST.

Solicitation and attachments can be found below, along with answers to questions

received during the Pre-Solicitation Synopsis.

The due date for questions regarding this solicitation is 24 July 2018 at 12:00 EST.

Questions shall be submitted via e-mail to lacey.flint@navy.mil.

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6/21/2018 - Pre-Solicitation Notice

REFERENCE NUMBER: N65236-16-R-0032

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic is responsible for

providing Information Assurance (IA), Cyber Defense, Cyber Systems Security and

Network Infrastructure Program Management. In 2014, SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic was

certified by the National Security Agency (NSA), and accredited by the United States

Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) as a DoD Cyber Red Team. The term Cyber Red

Team is used to encompass a single certified and accredited entity exclusive to

SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic (herein referred to as "SPAWAR Atlantic Cyber Red Team").

The proposed procurement will provide engineering, software development, and subject

matter expert (SME) operational support services to assist the accredited SPAWAR

Atlantic Cyber Red Team in conducting adversarial operations and assessments against

DoD networks. The engineering and SME operational support services to be procured

under this contract shall assist the SPAWAR Atlantic Cyber Red Team in assessing the

network and system security posture of DoD sites, both onsite and via remote

assessments. In addition, the SME operational support shall assist the Government with

the development and/or update of software tools used to conduct and manage the

SPAWAR Atlantic Cyber Red Team operations and testing. The place of performance is

worldwide including all SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic locations and U.S. military stations

throughout the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside the Contiguous United

States (OCONUS).

This is a pre-solicitation notice, and the Government anticipates that a formal solicitation

will be issued in July 2018 under full and open competition after exclusion of sources, as

a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. The Government

anticipates award of a single-award, indefinitely delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ),

performance based contract with provisions for Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) orders. The

period of performance includes a five-year base ordering period with an option for one

six-month ordering period. The NAICS code for this effort is 541519, and size standard is

$27.5 Million. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. This pre-

solicitation notice is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute

a solicitation for bid or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the

Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds

the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract.

Please submit all questions and inquiries in writing to Lacey Flint, Contract Specialist, at

Lacey.Flint@navy.mil.

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6/19/2018 - This update provides DRAFT Sections L & M for the Cyber Red Team RFP.

The final RFP is forthcoming. Please submit any questions regarding the draft RFP to the

industry feedback mailbox (industryfeedback.fct@navy.mil).

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6/8/2018 - This update provides answers to the remaining questions from Industry Day

(regarding Joint Ventures) held on 12 April 2018 that were not previously provided with

the last update. See updated pdf file labeled "Industry Day Q&As_dtd 08 June 2018".

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4/26/2018 - PRE ACQUISITION PLANNING INDUSTRY DAY FOLLOW-UP

This update provides the list of attendees, presentation, and Q&A from the Cyber Red

Team Pre Acquisition Planning Industry Day event (held on 12 April 2018).

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3/30/2018 - INDUSTRY DAY INVITATION:

https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=390177&k=016842087C50

***The link above provides the invitation, registration link to RSVP, and agenda for the

Cyber Red Team Industry Day.***

Note: An Industry Day for Seaport-E task order PR 1300690163 will follow for applicable

Seaport-E account holders and requires separate registration through the Seaport-E

portal. If you plan to attend both, please be sure to register for both in each respective

portal.

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3/27/18 - Revised to include Industry Day Announcement (details forthcoming)

**Industry Day will be held on 12 April 2018 at Trident Technical College, Bldg

920. Details regarding registration and the agenda will be forthcoming.

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May 2017 - SPAWARSYSEN Atlantic requires contractor

support for Cyber Red Team engagements

to evaluate Computer Network Defense

Service Providers (CNDSPs) and DoD

Networks, as well as to participate in cyber

exercises as simulating an adversarial force

and conducting Cooperative Vulnerability

Penetration Assessments and adversarial

assessments. SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic is

seeking capability statements which identify

vendor's current capabilities to

perform/execute the requirements

summarized in the attached Sources Sought

Synopsis and detailed in the attached draft

Performance Work Statement (PWS).