Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology Support Services

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Modified: Mar 05, 2018 12:48 pmTrack Changes

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. These services are considered professional in accordance with 29 CFR 541.301 and require key personnel posessing an advanced degree in a scientific area generally in a physical, biological, environment, or natural resource discipline as well as a minimum level of actual experience. The resulting award will be a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for a period of five (5) years. The ceiling amount of the contract will be $35M. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Pre-Proposal Conference:An Industry Day will be held at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center at 2222 W. 2300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 February 2018. It will consist of a two (2) hour presentation/general session, facility/equipment tour, followed by optional one-on-one sessions with government/prime contractors. Prime contractors may bring teammates and subcontractors with them however, combined attendance is limited to 5 people per teaming arrangement. Written questions and the names of all attendees must be submitted to the CO no later than 21 February 2018. Updated 15 Feb 2018: One-on-one sessions are now full. Interested contractors may still attend the general presentation offered but must submit required information by 21 Feb 2018.

16 Feb 2018: Uploaded solicitation questions and answers.

23 Feb 2018: Uploaded solicitation questions and answers.

05 Mar 2018: Uploaded amendment 0001 to the solicitation, Industry Day general session PowerPoint slides, Industry Day attendee list, and solicitation questions and answers.

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Modified: Feb 23, 2018 10:20 amTrack Changes

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. These services are considered professional in accordance with 29 CFR 541.301 and require key personnel posessing an advanced degree in a scientific area generally in a physical, biological, environment, or natural resource discipline as well as a minimum level of actual experience. The resulting award will be a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for a period of five (5) years. The ceiling amount of the contract will be $35M. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Pre-Proposal Conference:An Industry Day will be held at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center at 2222 W. 2300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 February 2018. It will consist of a two (2) hour presentation/general session, facility/equipment tour, followed by optional one-on-one sessions with government/prime contractors. Prime contractors may bring teammates and subcontractors with them however, combined attendance is limited to 5 people per teaming arrangement. Written questions and the names of all attendees must be submitted to the CO no later than 21 February 2018. Updated 15 Feb 2018: One-on-one sessions are now full. Interested contractors may still attend the general presentation offered but must submit required information by 21 Feb 2018.

16 Feb 2018: Uploaded solicitation questions and answers.

23 Feb 2018: Uploaded solicitation questions and answers.

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Modified: Feb 16, 2018 9:42 amTrack Changes

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. These services are considered professional in accordance with 29 CFR 541.301 and require key personnel posessing an advanced degree in a scientific area generally in a physical, biological, environment, or natural resource discipline as well as a minimum level of actual experience. The resulting award will be a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for a period of five (5) years. The ceiling amount of the contract will be $35M. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Pre-Proposal Conference: An Industry Day will be held at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center at 2222 W. 2300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 February 2018. It will consist of a two (2) hour presentation/general session, facility/equipment tour, followed by optional one-on-one sessions with government/prime contractors. Prime contractors may bring teammates and subcontractors with them however, combined attendance is limited to 5 people per teaming arrangement. Written questions and the names of all attendees must be submitted to the CO no later than 21 February 2018. Updated 15 Feb 2018: One-on-one sessions are now full. Interested contractors may still attend the general presentation offered but must submit required information by 21 Feb 2018.

16 Feb 2018: Uploaded solicitation questions and answers.

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Modified: Feb 15, 2018 10:52 amTrack Changes

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. These services are considered professional in accordance with 29 CFR 541.301 and require key personnel posessing an advanced degree in a scientific area generally in a physical, biological, environment, or natural resource discipline as well as a minimum level of actual experience. The resulting award will be a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for a period of five (5) years. The ceiling amount of the contract will be $35M. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Pre-Proposal Conference: An Industry Day will be held at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center at 2222 W. 2300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 February 2018. It will consist of a two (2) hour presentation/general session, facility/equipment tour, followed by optional one-on-one sessions with government/prime contractors. Prime contractors may bring teammates and subcontractors with them however, combined attendance is limited to 5 people per teaming arrangement. Written questions and the names of all attendees must be submitted to the CO no later than 21 February 2018. Updated 15 Feb 2018: One-on-one sessions are now full. Interested contractors may still attend the general presentation offered but must submit required information by 21 Feb 2018.

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Modified: Feb 08, 2018 5:36 pmTrack Changes

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. These services are considered professional in accordance with 29 CFR 541.301 and require key personnel posessing an advanced degree in a scientific area generally in a physical, biological, environment, or natural resource discipline as well as a minimum level of actual experience. The resulting award will be a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for a period of five (5) years. The ceiling amount of the contract will be $35M. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Pre-Proposal Conference: An Industry Day will be held at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center at 2222 W. 2300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 February 2018. It will consist of a two (2) hour presentation/general session, facility/equipment tour, followed by optional one-on-one sessions with government/prime contractors. Prime contractors may bring teammates and subcontractors with them however, combined attendance is limited to 5 people per teaming arrangement. Written questions and the names of all attendees must be submitted to the CO no later than 21 February 2018.

Added: Nov 20, 2017 10:40 am Purpose: The Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC) Contracting Office, is seeking industry feedback regarding on the proposed acquisition approach, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure, and pricing methodology for the Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology Support Services (RSGTSS) requirement currently under consideration. [Note: This acquisition replaces the canceled requirement that was posted under FedBizOps number AG-84M8-S-16-0005.]

Requirement: The RSGTSS contract provides professional remote sensing and geospatial services for the Forest Service. Services include: geospatial technology evaluation; research and development; geospatial training and technical support; sample design and accuracy assessment; resource inventory, mapping, and monitoring; minor programming and development of geospatial applications; geospatial help desk support, and geospatial information technology management. The anticipated contract vehicle is a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract for a period of five (5) years.

Draft Solicitation: Interested companies may review the attached draft solicitation and attachments. Please provide any feed-back, questions, areas of concern, or possible document improvements in order that the contemplated acquisition will be easily understood by all potential sources and will reflect the best practices of commercial companies while adhering to both statutory and regulatory mandates. It is anticipated that the formal solicitation will be released as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Government is not bound to the information contained in the draft documents; however, it is anticipated that the final will be similar to this draft.

Questions: Additionally, the Government requests interested companies provide responses to the following questions:

1. The lease for GTAC's current location is expected to expire approximately January 2019. Due to federal leasing requirements, GTAC will be relocated during this time to another location within the Salt Lake Valley. Any on-site contract staff will accompany GTAC in the new facility. The Government will not reimburse the contractor for company relocation and the contractor will be responsible for all moving costs (including labor) associated with moving company/employee items. Costs associated with pre or post-move effort (e.g. tear down/building/modifying support structures for remote sensing and geospatial IT systems, gearing down and getting systems back up and running, troubleshooting, etc.), may be considered within the scope of the contract and will be ordered via task order issuance. Given the fact that the current incumbent contract expires in November 2018, what risks or considerations does the Government need to evaluate in conjunction with this organizational relocation? (Note: The Government is planning to exercise clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services under the incumbent contract and extend performance until approximately 31 January 2019.)
2. What is the optimal plan for on-going work under task orders issued under the current incumbent contract?
3. What should the estimated timeframe be for transition from the incumbent contractor?
4. Is industry amenable to pricing one (1) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) lot/each for transition from incumbent contractor (if required)? What labor or type of activities would be included in the transition price?
5. This contract contains work that may be deemed Mission Essential. Some key labor positions may be required to be on-call for emergency response situations. What is the best way to handle emergency work under this effort? Currently the draft solicitation calls for a ceiling labor rate - will this escalate the cost to the Government, considering emergency situations are rare/few? Should the Government include a separate emergency rate for some key labor positions and if so, which positions?
6. Are the pricing arrangements listed (FFP and Time and Material (T&M)) the best possible method to competitively price this requirement?
7. The Government anticipates that work ordered under this contract will be approximately 85% T&M in nature and approximately 15% FFP. Given the planned work split, what is the best method to evaluate offerors' Total Evaluated Price and ensure cost control under the resulting contract? Currently the draft solicitation calls for a ceiling labor rate - will this escalate the cost to the Government (i.e. will offerors propose a blended ceiling rate that reflects the higher risk FFP pricing arrangement)?

Responses: All responses to this Request for Information (RFI) shall be submitted via email to mshinney@fs.fed.us by close of business on 08 December 2017. Responses received after this date may or may not be considered during solicitation development. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Caveat: This is not a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid; it is only an avenue to obtain industry comments and concerns and is to be used for informational purposes only. The Forest Service does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request, nor will the Forest Service pay for the information requested. Industry feedback is intended to be used to assist with acquisition strategy and may be used to structure the Government's solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to the RFI. Respondents needing confidential treatment for any proprietary information they furnish must comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission's confidential treatment regulations at 17 C.F.R. 200.83. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review.