TEAMS-Next Intelligence and Counter-Insider Threat HQ0858-20-R-0007

23 June 2020 - This pre-solicitation notice is posted in accordance with FAR 5.204.  The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to issue a solicitation to procure Intelligence and Counter-Insider Threat services.  The Intelligence services entail support to the MDA/EII for all-source intelligence on current and emerging threats provided by the Intelligence Community (IC) for use by missile defense developers, operators, and MDA senior leadership.  This will consist of supporting intelligence requirements integration as the Agency’s intermediary with the IC and with EII’s customers across MDA to assist MDA with providing Acquisition-, Technical-, Current- and Cyber-Intelligence support to the Missile Defense System (MDS) throughout its acquisition life-cycle.  The Counter-Insider Threat services entail supporting MDA with data acquisition, analysis and collaboration across internal and external organizations to identify, and mitigate potential insider threats to the Agency’s personnel, information and technologies.  This will help implement and advance the Agency’s execution of national and Department Insider Threat standards and policies.

This requirement will be solicited as a Full & Open Competitive action using source selection procedures in FAR Part 15. MDA anticipates award of a single Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition will be 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and the Small Business Size Standard will be $16.5 Million. It is anticipated that award will result in a single, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract for a base period of a two-years, and two two-year options.  This requirement will use best value trade off procedures in determining the successful offer. The places of performance primarily include: National Capital Region (NCR); Dahlgren, VA (DHL); Huntsville, AL (HSV); Colorado Springs, CO (COS); and Kirtland AFB, NM (KAFB).

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on or about 60 days from the date of this pre-solicitation notice.  The closing date of the solicitation will be 30 days from the posting date. The solicitation will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov web site at: https://beta.sam.gov/.  Offerors interested in submitting a proposal after the solicitation is posted to beta.SAM.gov are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation from the web site and frequently monitoring the site for any amendments.  MDA will not directly send offerors the solicitation or any amendments.  It is the interested offeror's responsibility to periodically check this website for updates.  If you are interested in saving searches, following contract opportunities, requesting secure documents or signing up for an Interested Vendor List, you will need a login.gov account in beta.SAM.gov.  A bidders’ list will not be maintained by this office, but interested companies are requested to sign up on the “Interested Vendor List” in beta.SAM.gov.

When a solicitation is issued, failure to respond to the electronically posted solicitation and associated amendments prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals as stated in the solicitation, may render the proposal non-responsive and result in rejection of the same.

The release of this synopsis and issuance of the RFP, when posted, is not a commitment by the Government to award a contract.  The Government will not pay any costs incurred by a potential Offeror as a result of the posting of this synopsis or the release of the RFP, when posted. 

Businesses interested in submitting proposals must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system in accordance with FAR 4.1102.  SAM is available at https://sam.gov/SAM/.

Please see the attached draft solicitation for your review and comment. Any questions must be emailed to TN-INTEL@mda.mil on the attached comments matrix by July 3, 2020.

Additionally, this posting providse the TEAMS-Next Intelligence and Counter-Insider Threat draft RFP documentation for industry review and comment.  For all questions and comments, please use the “DRFP Industry Comment Matrix” provided with the Draft RFP. The Government intends to provide responses to industry questions as soon as possible.   Government responses to unclassified questions will be posted in sets to beta.SAM.gov under this posting.

To gain access to the documents that are provided as part of the DRFP, a potential offeror shall request access to each document through beta.SAM.gov.

All responses should be provided to TN-INTEL@mda.mil.

Approved for Public Release

20-MDA-10443 (3 Apr 20)