Decision Support System (DSS)

DESCRIPTION: This is a notice for: 1) Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action 2) Release of the DSS Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) and 3) Invitation to participate in the DSS Pre-Solicitation Industry Days. SYNOPSIS: The Missile Defense Agency is informing all interested Offerors of a forthcoming competitive full and open solicitation (subject to OCI resolution) for the Decision Support System (DSS). The solicitation will be released, no earlier than 14 October 2009, utilizing FedBizOpps. The MDA intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the development, implementation, and sustainment of a DSS to support integrated program management of the BMDS. Performance shall take place at the Contractor's facility and multiple MDA locations to include the National Capital Region (NCR), Huntsville, AL (HSV), and the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC), Schriever AFB, CO (COS). The NAICS code for this effort is 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services, which has a Small Business Size Standard of $25.00 M. This is NOT a Small Business Set Aside. For large businesses, the DSS contract will have a Small Business Subcontracting goal of 30%. The anticipated dollar value of the DSS effort is $36,000,000.00 for a two year base period of performance and three one-year options. Estimated contract award date is 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2010. Period of performance is anticipated to begin 1 Apr. 2010. OCI CONSIDERATIONS: The acquisition of the Decision Support System services under the forthcoming solicitation may create actual or potential conflicts of interest (OCIs) for Offerors and their prospective subcontractors or other team members. In assessing and addressing conflicts of interest, MDA will follow the guidance in FAR Subpart 9.5. Offerors will be responsible for ensuring that they and their proposed subcontractors or other team members are not restricted from participating in the forthcoming Request for Proposal due to an OCI related to any MDA-funded contract or subcontract; Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) development, fielding and sustainment related contracts or subcontracts; or other significant, non-BMDS related business relationships with firms doing business with or in support of the MDA. It is MDA's policy that, consistent with GAO and court decisions, impaired objectivity (bias-type) OCI's cannot be adequately mitigated through firewalls and/or separate corporate divisions. An impaired objectivity OCI is not mitigated if a contractor performs BMDS development, fielding or sustainment efforts and a firewalled affiliate and/or separate organizational component provides separate Decision Support System services. For purposes of this competition, therefore, MDA does not intend to award any contracts to any contractors, subcontractors, or other team members who also participate in a significant manner in the development, fielding or sustainment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Also, MDA does not intend to grant OCI waivers of bias-type (i.e. biased ground rules and impaired objectivity) as part of this procurement process when it relates to significant participants in BMDS development, fielding, or sustainment. The solicitation will provide further information relating to impaired objectivity and other OCIs and how to have them addressed and preliminarily resolved prior to offer submission. Additionally, the solicitation will include a clause(s) in Section H that will establish restrictions and obligations to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate OCIs. DRAFT RFP: A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is attached to this announcement for better understanding of the Agency's desired outcome and review of the solicitation. Industry is encouraged to provide questions and comments regarding this draft solicitation. Questions and comments must be submitted via an e-mail titled - DSS DRFP Comments to DSS@mda.mil no later than 25 September 2009. It is anticipated that the Final RFP will be released in mid October 2009 via FedBizOpps. Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any amendments. Note: The DRFP Offeror's Library is available at this time. Regulations, manuals, or other publications referenced in the DRFP/RFP will not be issued with the Draft or Final solicitation. Offerors must use the attached DSS Draft RFP Offeror's Library Request Form to request a copy of the DRFP Offeror's Library. The completed request form must be submitted by an e-mail titled - DSS Offerors Library Request to MDADSSLibrary@mda.mil . Documents will be packaged and dispatched in DVD format within three (3) business days of receipt of request. The Government will provide one copy per prime Offeror delivered through the United States Postal Service (USPS) to the mailing address provided. Company's requesting a copy of the Offeror's Library must agree to the handling and destruction requirements, as stated in the Draft RFP Offerors Library Request Form, of BMDS FOUO information. Access to this information shall be limited to only U.S. Persons who have a need to know. No pick-up service or physical location is available to review the documents contained in the Offeror's Library. Please direct questions or comments to the Offeror's Library Coordinator at MDADSSLibrary@mda.mil . PRE-SOLICITATION / INDUSTRY DAYS #2: Interested businesses are invited to participate in Government provided briefings and Question and Answer sessions on 23 September 2009, and optional Industry-Government One-on-One Question and Answer sessions on 24-25 September 2009 (demonstrations of any kind are NOT allowed). Pre-Solicitation Industry Days will be held at Von Braun II, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville AL. Activities will begin at 0800 on 23 September 2009. One-on-One sessions will be scheduled individually for the 24th and 25th of September 2009. Participation for briefings and One-on-One sessions is limited to four (4) personnel per company. The Government will not compensate industry participants for travel, lodging or any other expenses associated with the Pre-Solicitation Industry Days. TENTATIVE PRE-SOLICITATION INDUSTRY DAY AGENDA - 23 SEPTEMBER 2009 TIME TOPIC 0800 Check-In 0900 WELCOME 0950 Executive Requirements Concepts 1015 BREAK (15 minutes) 1030 User Analyst Processes - Historical Analysis 1130 LUNCH (90 minutes) 1315 ISG Business Processes 1335 Corporate Board Processes 1355 MDA Service Desk Processes 1415 BREAK (15 minutes) 1430 MDA EAB Processes 1500 MDA IT Enterprise Operations 1530 BREAK (15 minutes) 1545 Rights Technical Data & Computer Software/Documentation 1600 MS SharePoint 1615 Acquisition Overview 1630 WRAP-UP Question and Answers 1700 Completion PRE-SOLICITATION INDUSTRY DAY AGENDA - 24-25 SEPTEMBER 2009 One-on-One Sessions (limited to 30 minutes per company) For DSS Pre-Solicitation Industry Day registration, submit the attached Industry Day Registration Form to DSSIndustryDays@mda.mil with e-mail titled - DSS Pre-Solicitation Industry Days. Registration must be submitted NO LATER THAN 1600 MST on 18 September 2009. Due to briefing locations, REGISTRATION SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER 1600 MST ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. You will be registered, scheduled for a One-on-One session (if requested) and provided with a Visitor Package detailing the Visit Authorization Request (VAR) submittal information and the meeting location access instructions. Attendees must have at least a DoD Secret clearance. ACQUISITION SCHEDULE: Current high level milestones for this acquisition assume the following accelerated schedule: DRFP Questions and Comments Due - 25 September 2009 Release FINAL RFP - 14 October 2009 Proposals Due - 30 November 2009 Contract Award - 2nd Quarter FY 2010 Start Performance - 1 April 2010