Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID III)

See attached Amendment 0003 for latest revision to solicitation.

See attached Amendment 0002 for latest revisions/updates to the solicitation.

See attached Amendment 0001 for latest revisions/updates to solicitation.


1. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) has a requirement for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III hardware, software, documentation, and, incidental services to authorized users worldwide. Incidental services include site surveys, installation, training, warranty, maintenance services, and technical engineering services (TES). This acquisition, named "pRFID III," is a follow-on to the current pRFID II contract expiring 19 December 2016.

2. This requirement is solicited as a full and open competition and any qualified vendor, regardless of size status, may submit a proposal. Services shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which is located in the "Descriptions/Specifications/Work Statement section of this solicitation.
The closing date and time are as follows:
Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2016, 3 p.m. Central Time.

3. The evaluation of proposals and subsequent source selection for award will be conducted IAW Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award sections of this solicitation. The Government will evaluate a maximum of one proposal from each Offeror.

4. The Government intends to award one five (5) year decentralized Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value amount of this contract is $25,000.00. The maximum value for the entire procurement is $24,500,000.00. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the Government to place additional orders beyond the guaranteed minimum amount.

5. A Delivery/Task Order will be issued at time of contract award in the amount of the guaranteed minimum dollar value. A specific list of products/services will be determined prior to contract award.

6. The CLIN structure and all required CLINs for this solicitation is outlined in Attachment 0009 (pRFID III Price Model) of this RFP. Offerors shall enter their Firm Fixed Price information on Attachment 0009 for each CLIN and corresponding ordering period (i.e. Ordering Period 1, and Ordering Period 2). Furthermore, prices must be submitted on a FOB Destination basis and in U.S. dollars.

Note that the quantities listed within the PRFID III Price Model are Government estimates for evaluation purposes and do not constitute actual Government requirements.

7. Awards will be made to the Best Value offeror (FAR 15.3 Source Selection) using the criteria established in "Evaluation Factors for Award," section of this RFP. Offerors are reminded to read Evaluation Factors for Award carefully and in its entirety. Offerors are also encouraged to read "Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors" carefully to ensure that any proposal submitted in response hereto includes all technical, management, past performance, price, and small business information required by the solicitation. Failure to provide the required supporting documentation may result in an Offeror's proposal being rejected. Offerors shall ensure their proposals are fully complete, including all fill-ins and blanks within the solicitation.

8. Special contract requirements are included in this RFP and can be found in Special Contract Requirements.

9. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition. The Government intends to award without discussions with the Offerors. Therefore, Offerors' initial proposals should contain the best terms. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procuring Contracting Officer.

10. Performance of this contract could be Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS); additional clauses required to perform OCONUS shall be added at the task order level.

11. All questions/requests for clarifications (RFC) should be submitted in writing directly to the
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via email:

Amanda Struve, Contracting Officer:
amanda.k.struve.civ@mail.mil

Tim Volkert, Contract Specialist:
timothy.w.volkert.civ@mail.mil

All questions/requests for clarifications shall be submitted no later than 17 August, 3 p.m. Central Time. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date. RFCs that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all contractors. Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all RFCs, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary.

Questions/requests for clarification shall be submitted electronically via email in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (Microsoft Office Excel 2007 compatible) and addressed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Each question/request for clarification shall be entered in a separate row; the Offeror shall insert additional rows as needed. Use Times New Roman, 12-pitch font. When submitting questions, Offerors shall ensure that their company name appears in the file name.

12. This RFP should NOT be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Struve, or Contract Specialist, Mr. Tim Volkert. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition.

13. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Tool (ASSIST) automated application will be used to manage and document the evaluation of this solicitation.

14. Information regarding this solicitation, including questions and answers, will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov under solicitation W52P1J-16-R-0139.

See attached Amendment 0002 for latest revisions/updates to the solicitation.

See attached Amendment 0001 for latest revisions/updates to solicitation.


1. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) has a requirement for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III hardware, software, documentation, and, incidental services to authorized users worldwide. Incidental services include site surveys, installation, training, warranty, maintenance services, and technical engineering services (TES). This acquisition, named "pRFID III," is a follow-on to the current pRFID II contract expiring 19 December 2016.

2. This requirement is solicited as a full and open competition and any qualified vendor, regardless of size status, may submit a proposal. Services shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which is located in the "Descriptions/Specifications/Work Statement section of this solicitation.
The closing date and time are as follows:
Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2016, 3 p.m. Central Time.

3. The evaluation of proposals and subsequent source selection for award will be conducted IAW Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award sections of this solicitation. The Government will evaluate a maximum of one proposal from each Offeror.

4. The Government intends to award one five (5) year decentralized Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value amount of this contract is $25,000.00. The maximum value for the entire procurement is $24,500,000.00. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the Government to place additional orders beyond the guaranteed minimum amount.

5. A Delivery/Task Order will be issued at time of contract award in the amount of the guaranteed minimum dollar value. A specific list of products/services will be determined prior to contract award.

6. The CLIN structure and all required CLINs for this solicitation is outlined in Attachment 0009 (pRFID III Price Model) of this RFP. Offerors shall enter their Firm Fixed Price information on Attachment 0009 for each CLIN and corresponding ordering period (i.e. Ordering Period 1, and Ordering Period 2). Furthermore, prices must be submitted on a FOB Destination basis and in U.S. dollars.

Note that the quantities listed within the PRFID III Price Model are Government estimates for evaluation purposes and do not constitute actual Government requirements.

7. Awards will be made to the Best Value offeror (FAR 15.3 Source Selection) using the criteria established in "Evaluation Factors for Award," section of this RFP. Offerors are reminded to read Evaluation Factors for Award carefully and in its entirety. Offerors are also encouraged to read "Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors" carefully to ensure that any proposal submitted in response hereto includes all technical, management, past performance, price, and small business information required by the solicitation. Failure to provide the required supporting documentation may result in an Offeror's proposal being rejected. Offerors shall ensure their proposals are fully complete, including all fill-ins and blanks within the solicitation.

8. Special contract requirements are included in this RFP and can be found in Special Contract Requirements.

9. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition. The Government intends to award without discussions with the Offerors. Therefore, Offerors' initial proposals should contain the best terms. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procuring Contracting Officer.

10. Performance of this contract could be Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS); additional clauses required to perform OCONUS shall be added at the task order level.

11. All questions/requests for clarifications (RFC) should be submitted in writing directly to the
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via email:

Amanda Struve, Contracting Officer:
amanda.k.struve.civ@mail.mil

Tim Volkert, Contract Specialist:
timothy.w.volkert.civ@mail.mil

All questions/requests for clarifications shall be submitted no later than 17 August, 3 p.m. Central Time. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date. RFCs that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all contractors. Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all RFCs, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary.

Questions/requests for clarification shall be submitted electronically via email in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (Microsoft Office Excel 2007 compatible) and addressed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Each question/request for clarification shall be entered in a separate row; the Offeror shall insert additional rows as needed. Use Times New Roman, 12-pitch font. When submitting questions, Offerors shall ensure that their company name appears in the file name.

12. This RFP should NOT be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Struve, or Contract Specialist, Mr. Tim Volkert. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition.

13. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Tool (ASSIST) automated application will be used to manage and document the evaluation of this solicitation.

14. Information regarding this solicitation, including questions and answers, will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov under solicitation W52P1J-16-R-0139.

See attached Amendment 0001 for latest revisions/updates to solicitation.


1. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) has a requirement for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III hardware, software, documentation, and, incidental services to authorized users worldwide. Incidental services include site surveys, installation, training, warranty, maintenance services, and technical engineering services (TES). This acquisition, named "pRFID III," is a follow-on to the current pRFID II contract expiring 19 December 2016.

2. This requirement is solicited as a full and open competition and any qualified vendor, regardless of size status, may submit a proposal. Services shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which is located in the "Descriptions/Specifications/Work Statement section of this solicitation.
The closing date and time are as follows:
Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2016, 3 p.m. Central Time.

3. The evaluation of proposals and subsequent source selection for award will be conducted IAW Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award sections of this solicitation. The Government will evaluate a maximum of one proposal from each Offeror.

4. The Government intends to award one five (5) year decentralized Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value amount of this contract is $25,000.00. The maximum value for the entire procurement is $24,500,000.00. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the Government to place additional orders beyond the guaranteed minimum amount.

5. A Delivery/Task Order will be issued at time of contract award in the amount of the guaranteed minimum dollar value. A specific list of products/services will be determined prior to contract award.

6. The CLIN structure and all required CLINs for this solicitation is outlined in Attachment 0009 (pRFID III Price Model) of this RFP. Offerors shall enter their Firm Fixed Price information on Attachment 0009 for each CLIN and corresponding ordering period (i.e. Ordering Period 1, and Ordering Period 2). Furthermore, prices must be submitted on a FOB Destination basis and in U.S. dollars.

Note that the quantities listed within the PRFID III Price Model are Government estimates for evaluation purposes and do not constitute actual Government requirements.

7. Awards will be made to the Best Value offeror (FAR 15.3 Source Selection) using the criteria established in "Evaluation Factors for Award," section of this RFP. Offerors are reminded to read Evaluation Factors for Award carefully and in its entirety. Offerors are also encouraged to read "Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors" carefully to ensure that any proposal submitted in response hereto includes all technical, management, past performance, price, and small business information required by the solicitation. Failure to provide the required supporting documentation may result in an Offeror's proposal being rejected. Offerors shall ensure their proposals are fully complete, including all fill-ins and blanks within the solicitation.

8. Special contract requirements are included in this RFP and can be found in Special Contract Requirements.

9. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition. The Government intends to award without discussions with the Offerors. Therefore, Offerors' initial proposals should contain the best terms. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procuring Contracting Officer.

10. Performance of this contract could be Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS); additional clauses required to perform OCONUS shall be added at the task order level.

11. All questions/requests for clarifications (RFC) should be submitted in writing directly to the
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via email:

Amanda Struve, Contracting Officer:
amanda.k.struve.civ@mail.mil

Tim Volkert, Contract Specialist:
timothy.w.volkert.civ@mail.mil

All questions/requests for clarifications shall be submitted no later than 17 August, 3 p.m. Central Time. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date. RFCs that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all contractors. Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all RFCs, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary.

Questions/requests for clarification shall be submitted electronically via email in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (Microsoft Office Excel 2007 compatible) and addressed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Each question/request for clarification shall be entered in a separate row; the Offeror shall insert additional rows as needed. Use Times New Roman, 12-pitch font. When submitting questions, Offerors shall ensure that their company name appears in the file name.

12. This RFP should NOT be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Struve, or Contract Specialist, Mr. Tim Volkert. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition.

13. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Tool (ASSIST) automated application will be used to manage and document the evaluation of this solicitation.

14. Information regarding this solicitation, including questions and answers, will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov under solicitation W52P1J-16-R-0139.

1. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) has a requirement for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III hardware, software, documentation, and, incidental services to authorized users worldwide. Incidental services include site surveys, installation, training, warranty, maintenance services, and technical engineering services (TES). This acquisition, named "pRFID III," is a follow-on to the current pRFID II contract expiring 19 December 2016.

2. This requirement is solicited as a full and open competition and any qualified vendor, regardless of size status, may submit a proposal. Services shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which is located in the "Descriptions/Specifications/Work Statement section of this solicitation.
The closing date and time are as follows:
Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2016, 3 p.m. Central Time.

3. The evaluation of proposals and subsequent source selection for award will be conducted IAW Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award sections of this solicitation. The Government will evaluate a maximum of one proposal from each Offeror.

4. The Government intends to award one five (5) year decentralized Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value amount of this contract is $25,000.00. The maximum value for the entire procurement is $24,500,000.00. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the Government to place additional orders beyond the guaranteed minimum amount.

5. A Delivery/Task Order will be issued at time of contract award in the amount of the guaranteed minimum dollar value. A specific list of products/services will be determined prior to contract award.

6. The CLIN structure and all required CLINs for this solicitation is outlined in Attachment 0009 (pRFID III Price Model) of this RFP. Offerors shall enter their Firm Fixed Price information on Attachment 0009 for each CLIN and corresponding ordering period (i.e. Ordering Period 1, and Ordering Period 2). Furthermore, prices must be submitted on a FOB Destination basis and in U.S. dollars.

Note that the quantities listed within the PRFID III Price Model are Government estimates for evaluation purposes and do not constitute actual Government requirements.

7. Awards will be made to the Best Value offeror (FAR 15.3 Source Selection) using the criteria established in "Evaluation Factors for Award," section of this RFP. Offerors are reminded to read Evaluation Factors for Award carefully and in its entirety. Offerors are also encouraged to read "Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors" carefully to ensure that any proposal submitted in response hereto includes all technical, management, past performance, price, and small business information required by the solicitation. Failure to provide the required supporting documentation may result in an Offeror's proposal being rejected. Offerors shall ensure their proposals are fully complete, including all fill-ins and blanks within the solicitation.

8. Special contract requirements are included in this RFP and can be found in Special Contract Requirements.

9. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition. The Government intends to award without discussions with the Offerors. Therefore, Offerors' initial proposals should contain the best terms. The Government does, however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procuring Contracting Officer.

10. Performance of this contract could be Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS); additional clauses required to perform OCONUS shall be added at the task order level.

11. All questions/requests for clarifications (RFC) should be submitted in writing directly to the
Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via email:

Amanda Struve, Contracting Officer:
amanda.k.struve.civ@mail.mil

Tim Volkert, Contract Specialist:
timothy.w.volkert.civ@mail.mil

All questions/requests for clarifications shall be submitted no later than 17 August, 3 p.m. Central Time. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date. RFCs that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all contractors. Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all RFCs, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary.

Questions/requests for clarification shall be submitted electronically via email in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (Microsoft Office Excel 2007 compatible) and addressed to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Each question/request for clarification shall be entered in a separate row; the Offeror shall insert additional rows as needed. Use Times New Roman, 12-pitch font. When submitting questions, Offerors shall ensure that their company name appears in the file name.

12. This RFP should NOT be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Struve, or Contract Specialist, Mr. Tim Volkert. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition.

13. The Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Tool (ASSIST) automated application will be used to manage and document the evaluation of this solicitation.

14. Information regarding this solicitation, including questions and answers, will be posted to Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov under solicitation W52P1J-16-R-0139.

Draft RFP Number: W52P1J-16-R-0139
Description of Services: Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III

Draft RFP Issued: 8 June 2016 at Noon (Central Time)
Questions Due: 17 June 2016 at Noon (Central Time)

Expected Final RFP: On or about 1 July 2016
Closing Date/Time: TBD

1.  This is a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) commercial services and supplies.  It does NOT constitute a final RFP, or serve to bind the United States Government (USG) in anyway.  The USG is not utilizing this document to negotiate or solicit offers.  NO OFFERS ARE REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

This Draft RFP does not constitute a guarantee of a future RFP or requirement.  It should not be assumed that the information contained herein will be representative of the final RFP.  Offerors will not be reimbursed for costs associated with reviewing and preparing comments in response to either this Draft RFP or the final RFP.

2.  Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) is seeking industry comment and feedback on this Draft RFP regarding the procurement of pRFID hardware, software, documentation, and incidental services to authorized users worldwide.  Incidental services include site surveys, installation, training, warranty and maintenance services, and technical engineering services (TES).  It is the USG's intent that, to the maximum extent practicable, and if in the best interests of the USG, all comments received will be taken into consideration for possible incorporation into the Final RFP.  It is preferred that only one set of questions be submitted by each Offeror instead of multiple sets of questions.

3.  The Government plans to award one decentralized Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.  The planned IDIQ award will be for a five (5) year base ordering period.  PROPOSALS SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS DRAFT RFP.  ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WILL BE RELEASED AT A LATER DATE.  THE RFP, WHEN RELEASED, MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT BASED ON CHANGES MADE IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK.  IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WEB PAGE (FBO) AT: http://www.fbo.gov FOR THE RELEASE OF ANY SOLICITATION AND ANY SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS.

4.  Comments regarding this Draft RFP are due to the below individuals, via electronic mail, no later than 17 June 2016 at Noon (Central Time).

Tim Volkert, contract specialist:
timothy.w.volkert.civ@mail.mil

Amanda Struve, contracting officer:
amanda.k.struve.civ@mail.mil

Comments shall be submitted electronically via email in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (Microsoft Office Excel 2007 compatible) and addressed to the contracting officer and contract specialist.  Each comment shall be entered in a separate row; insert additional rows as needed.  Use Times New Roman, 12-pitch font. Each comment shall identify the section of the solicitation pertaining to the comment (i.e. Draft RFP section, title name, page number, etc).  When submitting comments, ensure that your company name appears in the file name.

5.  When responding with comments to this Draft RFP, please also address the following questions:

a.  Is providing estimated quantities in pricing documents useful for your proposal-development process?

b.  If providing estimates is not of value in determining pricing, is there a method of providing information about estimated quantities that would be beneficial?

SYNOPSIS:
In accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2., the purpose of this notice is to synopsize the following requirement for Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) III products and services.

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around 1 July 2016 with a response date on or around 1 August 2016. The requiring activity is Automated Movement and Identification Solutions (AMIS) within the Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise Information Systems (EIS).

This RFP will be a follow-on competition to the current pRFID II single award, decentralized, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that will expire on 19 December 2016.

The objective of the pRFID III acquisition is to provide a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistic identification, tracking, locating, and monitoring of commodities and assets. In addition, Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking, data collection, storage information, retrieval methods, information processing, and transmission of Tag data will greatly enhance systems within the Department of Defense (DoD), United States Coast Guard, other Federal Agencies, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Coalition Partners and, other Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

The pRFID contract shall provide for commercially available Passive RFID technology communications hardware, software, TES, documentation, training, and warranty and, maintenance services, to provide a common, integrated structure for logistics tracking, locating, and monitoring of assets for all Users. The pRFID III Contract will provide pRFID hardware and software that will be used in fixed and mobile locations. The pRFID III requirements include, but are not limited to, microprocessor-based RFID hardware, software, data communications, and turnkey integration services to include: pRFID Tags, pRFID Fixed Readers; pRFID Enabled Printers; pRFID Hand-Held Readers; pRFID Vehicle Mount Readers; pRFID Smart Tables; Rechargeable Batteries and Battery Chargers; Software (Configuration/Operational Software for PC, Configuration/Operational Software for Hand-Held Reader, Application Development Software and Special Software Development Tool Kits/Utility Libraries, Integration Software, pRFID Enabled Printer Software); upgrades and updates to all delivered Software; Separately Orderable Components; TES (Installation, De-installation, and Relocation of pRFID components); Software Development Services; Middleware Development Services for Task Orders; Commercially available Middleware for Task Orders; System Integration; IUID marking and Implementation Support; Warranty; Maintenance; Program Management; and Training.

This acquisition will be conducted on a full and open basis using the best value trade-off process described in FAR 15.101-1. ACC-RI intends to award one, five (5) year, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), decentralized IDIQ contract that meets North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334111 (size standard is 1,250 employees).

Interested parties must be possess a current U.S. facility clearance at the SECRET level in accordance with Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, at the time of proposal submission. ACC-RI will NOT assist organizations in obtaining the required Facilities Clearance.

All prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to a specific acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This synopsis does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs incurred as a result of this notice. All future notices for this effort will be published under solicitation number W52P1J-16-R-0139.

This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.5, 5.102 and 15.201; therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi, and http://www.FedBizOpps.gov.

NOTE: The date offers are due will not be available until the solicitation is issued. ESTIMATED solicitation issue date is 1 July 2016. THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE ONLY AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. Therefore, interested parties should periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render your proposal unacceptable.