Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation (SETI)

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The slides for the 10 March 2017 SETI Pre-propsal Conference are posted.  This time with the slides attached.

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The slides for the 10 March 2017 SETI Pre-propsal Conference are posted.

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Mar 07, 2017 3:17 pmTrack Changes

The date for the Pre-Proposal Conference for the SETI solicitation is 10 March 2017.  Registration is now closed.  WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS.  We have over 800 attendees registered and cannot accommodate any further late registrations.  Please note that some attendees will be in overflow rooms that will have a live broadcast from the main conference room. 

The conference will be held at DISA Headquarters, 6910 Cooper Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755.  Sign-in will begin promptly at 11 a.m. and the conference will begin at 1 p.m.  Plan to arrive no later than 12:00 p.m. to account for ingress traffic, parking, sign-in at DISA HQs Command Building Lobby, and escort from the DISA lobby to the conference rooms.  From 11 a.m. to the start of the conference, there will be a networking opportunity in the cafeteria.  Please bring lots of business cards if you'd like to participate.  

The conference is scheduled to conclude at 3:30 p.m.

Visitor Building Access

ALL ATTENDEES MUST ENTER THROUGH THE COMMAND BUILDING REGARDLESS OF ACCESS.

All attendees must sign into the conference in the main entrance lobby (Command Building). All attendees will be issued a name badge that MUST be worn at all times.  All attendees will require to be escorted by designated SETI personnel. Visitors will only have access to the DISA cafeteria, cafeteria outdoor lawn, designated conference rooms and restrooms. Failure to display conference attendee badge or comply with building access restrictions will result in all company representatives being removed from the facility.  Please note this is an unclassified conference and discussion of classified information during the conference is prohibited.

Coffee and food will be available for purchase in the DISA cafeteria.

Companies who have sent in their completed registration and/or been contacted by DISA to provide additional information can assume that their registration is complete and that Base and DISA access will be granted.  If Security has any issues granting access to any individual, the company will be contacted.  If you did not provide full information and were not contacted by DISA, please send an email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil to let us know.

The presentation slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 9 March 2017.

Carpooling with someone who has base access is encouraged, in addition to arriving early.  Attendees without a valid DoD or Military identification must enter through the gate at the corner of Reece Road and MD Route 175 in Odenton. The security guards will have the names of non-DoD personnel only at the Reece gate. Fort Meade Security requests that those attendees with a valid DoD or Military Identification Card, enter through an alternative gate to reduce congestion at the Reece gate.

DoD or Military ID holders should enter through one of the following gates:

Rockenbach Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 32

Non-DoD ID registrants MUST enter through:
Reece Road and Route 175

**Allow an additional 45 minutes to your travel time for Reese Gate Access. There are "delays" at the gate...it varies daily. Please use your best judgment on time. **

Additional Fort Meade Installation Access information can be found here: http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/vcc/vcc.html

Additional Information:

Based on the number of people, please limit the size of your purse and/or bag - It is strongly encouraged and recommended that you bring no bag or a very small bag. X-ray examination will occur for all bags, notebooks, & portfolios. The line moves faster with no bags or small bags.   Bring a small notebook for notes and any questions you have.

**Bring plenty of Business Cards for Networking ** Do not forget. NO CDs or DVDs allowed. Do Not bring any marketing material. 

***WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISA COMPLEX! LEAVE ALL FITBITS, CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, IPADS, IPODS, CDS, FLASH MEDIA (INCLUDING THUMB DRIVES) and ANY TYPE OF RECORDING DEVICES IN YOUR CAR. BE SURE TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS FROM YOUR KEY RING.***

Driving and Parking Instructions - See PowerPoint Attachment.

Parking Do and Don'ts:

DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT. Do not park in the covered garage. This garage is for DISA personnel only. It is okay to park on the top level of the garage, if space is available.

Overflow parking is available just past the hotel on Cooper Ave. Please do not park in military housing complex. Do not park in any authorized spaces, spaces that have colored squares or spaces with written signage.

****WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISA COMPLEX!!! LEAVE ALL CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, PADS, PODS and RECORDING DEVICES IN YOUR CAR.*******

Please continue to monitor FBO for any additional conference information that may be necessary. 

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Mar 01, 2017 3:55 pmTrack Changes

We have begun to receive questions regarding the solicitation.  They will all be answered via solicitation amendments.  However, this question will be answered with this notice:  For the Problem Statements, the page limitation will be corrected to state that the 15 page limitation is PER PROBLEM STATEMENT, not in total.

NOTICE - THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE IS ON 10 MARCH 2017.  

The date for the Pre-Proposal Conference for the SETI solicitation is 10 March 2017.  Registration is now closed.  WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS.  We have over 800 attendees registered and cannot accommodate any further late registrations.  Please note that some attendees will be in overflow rooms that will have a live broadcast from the main conference room.

The conference will be held at DISA Headquarters, 6910 Cooper Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755.  Sign-in will begin promptly at 11 a.m. and the conference will begin at 1 p.m.  Plan to arrive no later than 12:00 p.m. to account for ingress traffic, parking, sign-in at DISA HQs Command Building Lobby, and escort from the DISA lobby to the conference rooms.  From 11 a.m. to the start of the conference, there will be a networking opportunity in the cafeteria.  Please bring lots of business cards if you'd like to participate.   

Visitor Building Access

ALL ATTENDEES MUST ENTER THROUGH THE COMMAND BUILDING REGARDLESS OF ACCESS.

All attendees must sign into the conference in the main entrance lobby (Command Building). All attendees will be issued a name badge that MUST be worn at all times.  All attendees will require to be escorted by designated SETI personnel. Visitors will only have access to the DISA cafeteria, cafeteria outdoor lawn, designated onference rooms and restrooms. Failure to display conference attendee badge or comply with building access restrictions will result in all company representatives being removed from the facility.  Please note this is an unclassified conference and discussion of classified information during the conference is prohibited.

Coffee and food will be available for purchase in the DISA cafeteria.

Companies who have sent in their completed registration and/or been contacted by DISA to provide additional information can assume that their registration is complete and that Base and DISA access will be granted.  If Security has any issues granting access to any individual, the company will be contacted.  If you did not provide full information and were not contacted by DISA, please send an email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil to let us know.

The presentation slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 9 March 2017.

Carpooling with someone who has base access is encouraged, in addition to arriving early.  Attendees without a valid DoD or Military identification must enter through the gate at the corner of Reece Road and MD Route 175 in Odenton. The security guards will have the names of non-DoD personnel only at the Reece gate. Fort Meade Security requests that those attendees with a valid DoD or Military Identification Card, enter through an alternative gate to reduce congestion at the Reece gate.

DoD or Military ID holders should enter through one of the following gates:

Rockenbach Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 32

Non-DoD ID registrants MUST enter through:

Reece Road and Route 175

 **Allow an additional 45 minutes to your travel time for Reese Gate Access. There are "delays" at the gate...it varies daily. Please use your best judgment on time. **

Additional Fort Meade Installation Access information can be found here: http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/vcc/vcc.html

Additional Information:

Based on the number of people, please limit the size of your purse and/or bag - It is strongly encouraged and recommended that you bring no bag or a very small bag. X-ray examination will occur for all bags, notebooks, & portfolios. The line moves faster with no bags or small bags.   Bring a small notebook for notes and any questions you have.

**Bring plenty of Business Cards for Networking ** Do not forget. NO CDs or DVDs allowed. Do Not bring any marketing material. 

***WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISA COMPLEX! LEAVE ALL FITBITS, CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, IPADS, IPODS, CDS, FLASH MEDIA (INCLUDING THUMB DRIVES) and ANY TYPE OF RECORDING DEVICES IN YOUR CAR. BE SURE TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS FROM YOUR KEY RING.***

Parking Do and Don'ts:

DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT. Do not park in the covered garage. This garage is for DISA personnel only. It is okay to park on the top level of the garage, if space is available.

Overflow parking is available just past the hotel on Cooper Ave. Please do not park in military housing complex. Do not park in any authorized spaces, spaces that have colored squares or spaces with written signage.

Driving and Parking Instructions:

DISA ADDRESS:
Defense Information Systems Agency
Command Building - 6910 Cooper Avenue
Ft. Meade, MD  20755-7088

(Strongly encourage the use of internet mapping services or a GPS)

Directions to Ft. Meade, Maryland - The home of the Defense Information Systems Agency:

From Virginia:

Go to VA-495N to MD-295 N (Baltimore Washington Parkway) towards Baltimore to US 175 EAST exit. Follow 175 EAST until you come to the Reece Road intersection (there is a traffic light). Turn right at the traffic light onto Reece road, and proceed to the Main Gate. Stop at the Visitor Center and follow the security police instructions. After vehicle and ID inspections, continue straight on Reece Road until you see the DISA campus.

For the South Parking Lot - make a left at the light (Cooper Avenue) and then make a right (Entrance-South Parking). Parking is free. Once parked, walk towards the main entrance and follow the pathway towards the Command Building, 6910 Cooper Avenue.

From Baltimore MD:

Go to MD-295 S (Baltimore Washington Parkway) towards WASHINGTON to US 175 EAST exit. Follow 175 EAST until you come to the Reece Road intersection (there is a traffic light). Turn right at the traffic light onto Reece road, and proceed to the Main Gate. Stop at the Visitor Center and follow the security police instructions. After vehicle and ID inspections, continue straight on Reece Road until you see the DISA campus.

For the South Parking Lot - make a left at the light (Cooper Avenue) and then make a right (Entrance

- South Parking). Parking is free. Once parked, walk towards the main entrance and follow the walkway towards the Command Building, 6910 Cooper Avenue.

Please continue to monitor FBO for any additional conference information that may be necessary. 

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Feb 22, 2017 2:52 pmTrack Changes

The date for the Pre-Proposal Conference for the SETI solicitation has been changed to 10 March 2017.  Registration is now closed and we are not accepting any additional registrations.

We apologize for the change but the response was greater than anticipated.  To accommodate all those who responded by the deadline, we have coordinated more space.  However, this means that some will be in overflow rooms that will have a live broadcast from the main conference room.

The conference will be held at DISA Headquarters, 6910 Cooper Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755.  Sign-in will begin promptly at 11 a.m. and the conference will begin at 1 p.m.  Plan to arrive no later than 12:00 p.m. to account for ingress traffic, parking, sign-in at DISA HQs Command Building Lobby, and escort from the DISA lobby to the conference rooms.

Companies who have sent in their completed registration and/or been contacted by DISA to provide additional information can assume that their registration is complete and that Base and DISA access will be granted.  If Security has any issues granting access to any individual, the company will be contacted.  If you did not provide full information and were not contacted by DISA, please

end an email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil to let us know.

The presentation slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 9 March 2017.

Carpooling with someone who has base access is encouraged, in addition to arriving early.  Attendees without a valid DoD or Military identification must enter through the gate at the corner of Reece Road and MD Route 175 in Odenton. The security guards will have the names of non-DoD personnel only at the Reece gate. Fort Meade Security requests that those attendees with a valid DoD or Military Identification Card, enter through an alternative gate to reduce congestion at the Reece gate.

DoD or Military ID holders should enter through one of the following gates:

Rockenbach Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 175
Mapes Road and Route 32

Non-DoD ID registrants MUST enter through:

Reece Road and Route 175

**Allow an additional 45 minutes to your travel time for Reese Gate Access. There are "delays" at the gate...it varies daily. Please use your best judgment on time. **

Additional Fort Meade Installation Access information can be found here: http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/vcc/vcc.html

Additional Information:

Based on the number of people, please limit the size of your purse and/or bag - It is strongly encouraged and recommended that you bring no bag or a very small bag. X-ray examination will occur for all bags, notebooks, & portfolios. The line moves faster with no bags or small bags.   Bring a small notebook for notes and any questions you have.

**Bring plenty of Business Cards for Networking ** Do not forget. NO CDs or DVDs allowed. Do Not bring any marketing material 

***WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISA COMPLEX! LEAVE ALL CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, IPADS, IPODS, CDS, FLASH MEDIA (INCLUDING THUMB DRIVES) and ANY TYPE OF RECORDING DEVICES IN YOUR CAR. BE SURE TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS FROM YOUR KEY RING.***

Parking Do and Don'ts:

DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT, DO PARK IN SOUTH PARKING LOT. Do not park in the covered garage. This garage is for DISA personnel only. It is okay to park on the top level of the garage, if space is available.

Overflow parking is available just past the hotel on Cooper Ave. Please do not park in military housing complex. Do not park in any authorized spaces, spaces that have colored squares or spaces with written signage.

Driving and Parking Instructions:

DISA ADDRESS:

Defense Information Systems Agency
Command Building - 6910 Cooper Avenue
Ft. Meade, MD  20755-7088
(Strongly encourage the use of internet mapping services or a GPS)

Directions to Ft. Meade, Maryland - The home of the Defense Information Systems Agency:

From Virginia:

Go to VA-495N to MD-295 N (Baltimore Washington Parkway) towards Baltimore to US 175 EAST exit. Follow 175 EAST until you come to the Reece Road intersection (there is a traffic light). Turn right at the traffic light onto Reece road, and proceed to the Main Gate. Stop at the Visitor Center and follow the security police instructions. After vehicle and ID inspections, continue straight on Reece Road until you see the DISA campus.

For the South Parking Lot - make a left at the light (Cooper Avenue) and then make a right (Entrance-South Parking). Parking is free. Once parked, walk towards the main entrance and follow the pathway towards the Command Building, 6910 Cooper Avenue.

From Baltimore MD:

Go to MD-295 S (Baltimore Washington Parkway) towards WASHINGTON to US 175 EAST exit. Follow 175 EAST until you come to the Reece Road intersection (there is a traffic light). Turn right at the traffic light onto Reece road, and proceed to the Main Gate. Stop at the Visitor Center and follow the security police instructions. After vehicle and ID inspections, continue straight on Reece Road until you see the DISA campus.

For the South Parking Lot - make a left at the light (Cooper Avenue) and then make a right (Entrance

- South Parking). Parking is free. Once parked, walk towards the main entrance and follow the walkway towards the Command Building, 6910 Cooper Avenue.

****WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISA COMPLEX!!! LEAVE ALL CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, PADS, PODS and RECORDING DEVICES IN YOUR CAR.*******

Please continue to monitor FBO for any additional conference information that may be necessary. 

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*****REPOSTING AS THE DOCUMENT DID NOT UPLOAD.******
The Government is posting the third and final set of answers to the questions from the DRAFT RFP.  We note that some numbers are skipped because those questions have been answered.  

We are NOT requesting questions in response to the provided answers.  We request that you wait until the RFP is released to ask any further questions. 

The Pre-proposal Conference is being held 3 March 2017 at 6910 Cooper Ave., Fort Meade, MD 20755, DISA Headquarters, and requires registration prior to attendance.   The starting time will be announced shortly.  Each company will be allowed two participants at a maximum. The deadline for submission of the name(s) of attending participant(s) is 5:00pm ET 15 February 2017. The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form shall be completed and list all planning to attend. 

The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form that was posted previously should be completed and sent through encrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  If encryption is not available, please provide the SETI Event Attendee Form completed with only the company name, name(s) of the attendee(s), and contact name and phone number via unencrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  You will be called to provide the additional information. Slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 2 March 2017. Carpooling and early arrival is recommended.

All visitors requesting access to the base must have two forms of approved identification as identified in List of Approved Identification.  Driver's licenses must be in compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Real ID Act of 2005. Status of license compliance can be found at www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief.  If a visitor has a non-compliant State issued Driver's license, the visitor is required to have two other forms of identification in addition to the non-compliant license.  See attachment for the list of Approved Identification.

** Attendees are strongly encouraged to register early as space is limited.**

The Government-wide Point-of-Entry (i.e., http://www.fedbizopps.gov) is the official repository for all information related to this acquisition.  Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.  The Government is not responsible for the accuracy of information or data posted on other websites or forums.

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Feb 13, 2017 11:04 amTrack Changes

The Government is posting the third and final set of answers to the questions from the DRAFT RFP.  We note that some numbers are skipped because those questions have been answered.  

We are NOT requesting questions in response to the provided answers.  We request that you wait until the RFP is released to ask any further questions. 

The Pre-proposal Conference is being held 3 March 2017 at 6910 Cooper Ave., Fort Meade, MD 20755, DISA Headquarters, and requires registration prior to attendance.   The starting time will be announced shortly.  Each company will be allowed two participants at a maximum. The deadline for submission of the name(s) of attending participant(s) is 5:00pm ET 15 February 2017. The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form shall be completed and list all planning to attend. 

The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form that was posted previously should be completed and sent through encrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  If encryption is not available, please provide the SETI Event Attendee Form completed with only the company name, name(s) of the attendee(s), and contact name and phone number via unencrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  You will be called to provide the additional information. Slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 2 March 2017. Carpooling and early arrival is recommended.

All visitors requesting access to the base must have two forms of approved identification as identified in List of Approved Identification.  Driver's licenses must be in compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Real ID Act of 2005. Status of license compliance can be found at www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief.  If a visitor has a non-compliant State issued Driver's license, the visitor is required to have two other forms of identification in addition to the non-compliant license.  See attachment for the list of Approved Identification.

** Attendees are strongly encouraged to register early as space is limited.**

The Government-wide Point-of-Entry (i.e., http://www.fedbizopps.gov) is the official repository for all information related to this acquisition.  Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.  The Government is not responsible for the accuracy of information or data posted on other websites or forums.

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Feb 09, 2017 5:22 pmTrack Changes

The Government is posting the second set of answers to the questions from the DRAFT RFP.  We note that some numbers are skipped because those questions were answered in the first set of answers or we haven't finalized the answer.  The Government anticipates one final set.

We are NOT requesting questions in response to the provided answers.  We request that you wait until the RFP is released to ask any further questions. 

The Pre-proposal Conference is being held 3 March 2017 at 6910 Cooper Ave., Fort Meade, MD 20755, DISA Headquarters, and requires registration prior to attendance.   The starting time will be announced shortly.  Each company will be allowed two participants at a maximum. The deadline for submission of the name(s) of attending participant(s) is 5:00pm ET 15 February 2017. The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form shall be completed and list all planning to attend. 

The SETI Pre-Proposal Conference Registration Form should be completed and sent through encrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  If encryption is not available, please provide the SETI Event Attendee Form completed with only the company name, name(s) of the attendee(s), and contact name and phone number via unencrypted email to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  You will be called to provide the additional information. Slides for the conference will be made available on FBO by 2 March 2017. Carpooling and early arrival is recommended.

All visitors requesting access to the base must have two forms of approved identification as identified in List of Approved Identification.  Driver's licenses must be in compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Real ID Act of 2005. Status of license compliance can be found at www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief.  If a visitor has a non-compliant State issued Driver's license, the visitor is required to have two other forms of identification in addition to the non-compliant license.  See attachment for the list of Approved Identification.

** Attendees are strongly encouraged to register early as space is limited.**

The Government-wide Point-of-Entry (i.e., http://www.fedbizopps.gov) is the official repository for all information related to this acquisition.  Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.  The Government is not responsible for the accuracy of information or data posted on other websites or forums.

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm Modified: Feb 07, 2017 3:30 pmTrack Changes

The Government is posting the first set of answers to the questions from the DRAFT RFP.  The next set will be posted later this week.  We note that some numbers are skipped because we are finalizing the answers for those. 

The Problem Statements are being revised based on the feedback from Industry.  The intent for each one remains the same but assumptions and added context to help frame the answers will be added.  

The following will be the Problem Statements for the Unrestricted Pool: 

#1 Personnel Management System
#4 Mobile Architecture

The following will be the Problem Statements for the Restricted Pool: 

#2 Enterprise Architecture Roadmap
#3 Network Problem

We are NOT requesting questions in response to the provided answers.  We request that you wait until the RFP is released to ask any further questions.

No further details are available for the Industry Day but those will be posted as soon as they are available.

Please note that Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) is the official portal for information regarding this acquisition and no others are.  Information provided through any other site will not be validated. 

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                             DRAFT Request For Proposal for SETI

REQUIREMENT:  Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation (SETI).  The Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contract will be an overarching approach for fulfilling requirements for developmental information technology (IT) and engineering support services across the Department of Defense (DoD).  SETI will be a new acquisition tool for the DoD. 

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:  Defense Information Technology Contracting Office, Fort Meade, MD

1.  The SETI DRAFT Request For Proposal (RFP) is posted with this announcement.  The Government seeks feedback from Industry regarding all aspects of the RFP.  No response is necessary or required to only express interest in the requirement.  

Responses to the DRAFT RFP are requested by 12 January 2017 for consideration before the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Peer Review.  However, responses will be accepted up to the release of the official RFP. 

2.  Schedule:  DISA is tentatively scheduled for the OSD Peer Review in the second quarter FY17.  The Official RFP is scheduled to be released in third quarter FY17.  Responses to the Official RFP will be required 30 days after issuance of the Official RFP.  The Contracting Officer does not intend to extend the proposal acceptance period. Anticipated award is second quarter FY18.

3.  DISA plans t o conduct an Industry Day in February 2017.  Details will be posted as they are finalized.

4.  DISA is NOT conducting or hosting any one-on-one sessions regarding SETI.  All publicly available information will be posted to FBO.  Questions may be submitted in writing to the email address below but generally only information that has been provided on FBO will be provided in a response.  Phone calls are discouraged.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:  Responses regarding feedback to the DRAFT RFP should include the business name and address; name of company representative and their business title. 

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email no later than 12 January 2017 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  Responses should be limited to five pages. 

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.  All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.  Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.  All Government and Contractor personnel reviewing responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 2102.  The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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                                  Industry Notice and Update for SETI


REQUIREMENT:  Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation (SETI).  The Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contract will be an overarching approach for fulfilling requirements for developmental information technology (IT) and engineering support services across the Department of Defense (DoD).  SETI will be a new acquisition tool for the DoD. 

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:  Defense Information Technology Contracting Office, Fort Meade, MD

UPDATE:  This Notice is to provide Industry with an update to the SETI Request for Proposal.  The following updates are provided:

1.  Thank you for your response to our Sources Sought Notice.  The feedback regarding the "Innovation" evaluation factor and the PWS was extremely constructive and welcomed.  Thank you for your continued and demonstrated interest.

2.   Request feedback/information on the following: 

Barriers to Innovation. Specifically regarding Department of Defense contracts:  What are:

•·        Government Barriers to Innovation
•·        Commercial Barriers to Innovation
•·        Other Barriers to Innovation
•·        How can the Barriers be removed or mitigated?  Which ones should we keep/accept?

We are looking for ways to structure the solicitation to remove as many barriers as we can to encourage innovative non-traditional contractors to propose and to make it easier for our traditional contractors to be innovative.

Labor Categories.  We are asking for Industry's input on what labor categories we should be including in the solicitation.  Please provide labor categories along with descriptions of each that you would anticipate needing to use to propose on task orders based on the PWS that was posted in July 2016.

3.  The following information is provided regarding the proposed solicitation.  The following has to be approved at higher levels and may change based on higher level reviews.     

•·  This Request for Proposal (RFP) will solicit for Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC).

•·        •· This solicitation will be issued for full and open competition that will include two suites of contracts:  an unrestricted pool and a restricted pool (small business).  A restricted contractor (i.e. small business) is any offeror who meets the definition of any federally designated small business in NAICS Code 541512.  The restricted category is open only to small businesses under NAICS 541512. 

•·       •·  DISA intends to award up to ten contracts on an unrestricted basis and up to 20 contracts on a restricted basis.  One award will be reserved for a HUBZone contractor. 

•·       •·  The total contract pooled capacity is planned to be $7,500,000,000.

•·       •·  The duration of each MATOC base contract will be five years with one five year option available

•·       •·  Task orders may be firm-fixed-price, cost-type, Time & Materials (T&M) or a combination.  Task orders will range in size and complexity from small to large and from non-complex to highly technical and complex. 

4.  Schedule:  DISA is planning to issue a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in December 2016 with the final RFP issued in third quarter FY17.  Anticipated award is second quarter FY18.

5.  DISA plans to conduct an Industry Day after the draft RFP is issued and before the RFP is issued.  Details will be posted as they are finalized.

6.  DISA is NOT conducting or hosting any one-on-one sessions regarding SETI.  All publicly available information will be posted to FBO.  Questions may be submitted in writing to the email address below but generally only information that has been provided on FBO will be provided in a response.  Phone calls are discouraged.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:  Responses regarding Barriers to Innovation should include:

1. Business name and address; name of company representative and their business title; CAGE Code
2.  Type of Business (i.e. large or small and if small, federally designated small business category(ies))
3.  Feedback on the revised Barriers to Innovation and Labor Categories

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT 2 November 2016 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  Responses should be limited to eight pages. 

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.  All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.  Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.  All Government and Contractor personnel reviewing responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 2102.  The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Added: Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm  

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

REQUIREMENT:  The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for Systems Engineering Technology and Innovation (SETI). 

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:  Defense Information Technology Contracting Office, Fort Meade, MD

INTRODUCTION:  Based on extensive industry input from last year's industry day and the one-on-one sessions conducted, DISA has updated the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this acquisition.  This sources sought notice is being issued to update the market research, confirm Industry interest and update Industry on this acquisition.  It is also to solicit feedback on the PWS and the "Innovation" evaluation factor.  We are asking for confirmation of continued interest from industry by responding to this Sources Sought Notice.

The Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contract will be an overarching approach for fulfilling requirements for developmental engineering support services across the Department of Defense (DoD).  SETI will be a new acquisition tool for the DoD.

SETI will be an IDIQ contract vehicle where individual task orders will be issued to provide critical engineering expertise that will research, design, develop, implement, integrate and optimize DoD capabilities, systems and solutions.  Awards will be made to both large and small businesses.  Each task order competed on SETI will first be considered for a small business set-aside.

SETI is designed to complement the Agency's ENCORE III contract vehicle.  ENCORE III will provide a broad suite of IT commodity services dedicated to implementing, operating, maintaining, sustaining, incrementally developing, and ultimately retiring existing DISA and DoD-provided IT capabilities.  SETI will provide the complex IT engineering required to design, develop and deliver new DISA and DoD-provided IT capabilities.  After initial fielding, it is envisioned that new IT capabilities provided by SETI contractors will be sustained under ENCORE III.

The goals of this IDIQ are to streamline the acquisition process, have one tool that is available for DISA's developmental engineering requirements, and to provide developmental engineering expertise to the DoD.  This method will reduce both acquisition timelines as well as cost.  Other goals for SETI include improved quality of contract performance and consistent terms and conditions across the contract awards and the individual task orders.  A major feature of this acquisition is to foster, develop, and encourage innovation with the goal to reduce costs, timelines, and provide innovative solutions to deliver capable, reliable, and consistent products and services to our warfighters.

SETI's Performance Work Statement includes eight performance areas.  The following are those task areas:  

Task Area 1:  Systems Engineering
Task Area 2:  Design Analysis Engineering
Task Area 3:  Systems Architecture
Task Area 4:  Software Systems Design and Development 
Task Area 5:  Systems Integration
Task Area 6:  Systems Test and Evaluation
Task Area 7:  Systems Deployment and Life-cycle Engineering
Task Area 8:  Special Systems Engineering Requirements

A revised DRAFT PWS will be posted with this announcement.  Feedback is requested on the revised PWS.

DISA is planning to issue a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in early FY17 with the final RFP issued in second quarter FY17.  Anticipated award is fourth quarter FY17.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 Computer Systems Design Services, with the corresponding size standard of $27.5M.

DISA is contemplating an "Innovation" evaluation factor.  It is anticipated that this factor will be the most important factor.  DISA is soliciting feedback on what should be included in this factor and how it should be evaluated.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:  Responses should include:

1)     Business name and address; name of company representative and their business title; CAGE Code
2)     Type of Business (i.e. large or small and if small, federally designated small business category(ies))
3)     Feedback on the revised PWS
4)     Feedback on an "Innovation" evaluation factor
5)     Brief assessment of ability to meet the eight Task Areas in the PWS

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT 12 July 2016 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to disa.meade.PLD.mbx.seti-requirement@mail.mil.  Responses should be limited to ten pages.  No one-on-one meetings will be held in response to this Sources Sought Notice.  An Industry Day is being contemplated but no dates or arrangements have been established.  It is anticipated that this will be planned after the draft RFP is posted and before the final RFP is posted to FedBizOpps.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.  All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly.  Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.  All Government and Contractor personnel reviewing responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 2102.  The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

DISCLAIMER: 

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.