NIST Computer and Information Security Services IDIQ

Added: Jun 01, 2012 10:01 am Amendment 009
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the due date for all Past Performance Questionnaires has also been extended to June 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.  
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Added: May 29, 2012 12:20 pm Amendment 008
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purposes of this amendment are as follows:

1. To provide official responses to questions submitted by potential Offerors. The questions and their official responses are presented in the attached document entitled Amendment 008 Questions & Responses; and
2. To extend the response deadline for the RFP to June 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.
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Added: May 24, 2012 7:02 am Amendment 007
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purposes of this amendment are as follows:

1. To provide official responses to questions submitted by potential Offerors. The Government is working on official responses to several remaining questions submitted before the deadline for submission of questions, and will post an amendment as soon as possible with those responses. The questions and their official responses to the present questions are presented in the attached document entitled Amendment 007 Questions & Responses.
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Added: May 18, 2012 7:21 am Amendment 006
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purposes of this amendment are as follows:

1. To provide responses to questions posed by potential Offerors. The official responses to the questions are posted in the attached document "Amendment 006 Questions & Responses"; and
2. To amend Sections B.1, B.2, C.1 and L.4 of the RFP based on the responses given to certain sections of the RFP as detailed in the attached documents. The attached document entitled "Amendment 006 RFP" includes the changes made. This document shall be used as the official RFP from the date of issuance of this modification.
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Added: May 14, 2012 7:08 am Amendment 005
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions posed by potential Offerors. The official responses to the questions are included in the attached document entitled "Amendment 005 Questions & Responses."
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Added: May 10, 2012 9:26 am Amendment 004
Solicitation SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purposes of this amendment are as follows:

1. To provide a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire Template, from Section J.3 of the RFP, in Microsoft Word format at the request of multiple vendors; and

2. To provide official responses to questions submitted by potential Offerors. The questions responded to in this amendment are the only questions received immediately following the Pre-proposal Conference that was held on April 27, 2012. As stated in previous amendments, only questions that are answered via official amendments to the solicitation will have an effect on the solicitation. Any questions that were verbally presented at the Pre-proposal Conference, but not submitted in writing as potential Offerors were instructed to do, will have no effect on the solicitation. The questions and their official responses are presented in the attached document entitled "Amendment 004 Questions & Responses."
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Added: Apr 27, 2012 2:55 pm Amendment 003
RFP No. SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purpose of this amendment is to post the list of registered participants for the Pre-proposal Conference that was held today, April 27, 2012. The attached spreadsheet entitled "Pre-proposal Conference Registrants" contains the names of the individuals and companies that registered for today's conference. 

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Added: Apr 25, 2012 2:46 pm Amendment 002
RFP No. SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purposes of this amendment are to:

1. Inform all interested parties that NIST is no longer accepting new requests to attend the Pre-proposal Conference.
2. To inform all parties that are attending the conference to show up with the following items:
a. Photo ID (State-issued Photo ID, Federal ID, or Passport)
b. Vehicle Registration card

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Added: Apr 24, 2012 2:01 pm Amendment 001
RFP No. SB1341-12-RP-0019

The purpose of this amendment is to change the location and time of the Pre-proposal Conference on April 27, 2012.

1. The time of the conference is changed from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on April 27, 2012. Therefore, the official amended date and time of the Pre-proposal Conference is now April 27, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT).

2. The location of the Pre-proposal Conference is changed from the Heritage Room in Building 101 to the Greed Auditorium in Building 101. Therefore, the official amended location of the Pre-proposal Conference is:\

NIST
Building 101, Green Auditorium
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Interested parties that have already emailed their request for registration do not need to send any additional emails to register despite the date/time/location change. However, if an interested party wishes to rescind their request for registration, they may do so by emailing Keith Bubar at keith.bubar@nist.gov. The deadline for submitting the request for registration via email has not changed. There will still be no call in number provided and the conference will not be webcasted.
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Added: Apr 20, 2012 12:23 pm NIST Computer and Information Security Services (CISS) IDIQ Contract Requirement.

The requirement is for commercial Information Technology (IT) Services. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Computer Security Division (CSD), has a requirement for a contractor or contractors to provide technical expertise and consultation in multiple specified areas of cyber and information security to ensure that the Division's mission can be met to "provide standards, technology, tools, and practices to protect our nation's information and information systems." This notice follows the Pre-solicitation notice entitled "PRE-SB1341-12-RP-0019."

THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. The primary standard classification NAICS code is 541519 - Other Computer Related Services with a small business size standard of $25 million. FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation will be used. NIST may award more than one Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract as a result of this RFP. The quality of the proposals submitted in response to this RFP will dictate whether or not it is in the best interest of the Government to award more than one IDIQ contract.

The anticipated, estimated ceiling amount of the IDIQ contract is $70 million, over the course of a base period of one year and four option periods of one year each. The official RFP document is attached here, entitled "RFP SB1341-12-RP-0019."

Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this solicitation and related amendments, if any, from www.fbo.gov. The Government will not be maintaining a mailing list. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to keith.bubar@nist.gov, and must identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact name, email address and phone number.

Offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration website at www.ccr.gov, in order to be eligible to receive a contract under this acquisition.

Pre-proposal Conference
NIST will host a Pre-proposal Conference on Friday April 27, 2012 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern time. The Pre-proposal Conference will be held at the NIST Gaithersburg, MD campus in Building 101, Heritage Room. The Heritage Room is the only room available, and is only able to hold up to 60 people. Therefore, vendors attending the Pre-proposal Conference are asked to limit the number of representatives to 1 or 2 individuals per company. There will be no call in number provided and the conference will not be webcasted.

Vendors who wish to attend the conference must send an email to Keith Bubar at keith.bubar@nist.gov with the following information by no later than Wednesday April 25, 2012 at 9:00 am Eastern time:

a. Name of each individual attending
b. Company Name
c. Confirmation that each individual is a U.S. Citizen (if an individual is not a U.S. citizen, they must email Keith Bubar by no later than Tuesday April 24, 2012 at 9:00 am Eastern time).

*Any emails sent prior to the posting of this notice expressing interest in attending the conference will not be considered as official requests.

The Pre-proposal Conference is intended to exchange information and resolve concerns involving the requirements, the evaluation criteria, and other aspects of the RFP. Vendors are required to submit any and all questions that they wish to be answered in writing, in accordance with the format prescribed in the RFP, via email to keith.bubar@nist.gov. NIST will post an amendment to the solicitation following the conference with the official NIST responses to all questions asked at the conference. Vendors are encouraged to send their questions in writing prior to the conference.

Below is the address for the conference:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Building 101, Heritage Room
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899