Department of Defense Network Services

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Fourth Estate Network Optimization (4ENO) Office (DBC/BDN) is seeking sources for a new requirement, the Department of Defense Network (DoDNet) Services. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DISA, Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) - NCR 6910 Cooper Avenue Fort Meade, MD 20755 INTRODUCTION: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of all businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Woman Owned Small Businesses, and other than small businesses) to provide the required products and/or services. The DISA 4ENO Office is seeking information for potential sources for a comprehensive delivery of commodity information technology (IT) services. This service shall provide all required infrastructure, network operations and management, engineering and innovation, cybersecurity, support services, and technical refresh of DISA's new requirement to deliver DoDNet. This network shall provide commodity IT functions to over 50,000 users at contiguous United Sates (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations within the Fourth Estate (4E) Agencies, and includes NIPRnet and SIPRnet connectivity. The 4ENO Office in coordination with the DISA IT Services Division (SE6), will manage the DoDNet service and migration of 4E Agencies estimated to start in fiscal year 2019. At this time, the work is not anticipated to require 24/7/365 support. 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. CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The DoDNet Services is a new requirement, and thus no contracting history exists. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: 1. Respondents are requested to provide an overview of their experience and capabilities in managing large, highly available multitenant networks within DoD/Federal environments. For scoping, describe your experience with the following IT functions: a. Operationalization, administration, and technical refresh for: Layer 1 cabling and termination, Layer 2/3/4 switching and routing equipment, security equipment (firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, web content filtering, and networking monitoring), WiFi technologies, VPN and secure ingress, WAN routing and optimization (including Multiprotocol Label Switching and Virtual Routing and Forwarding), and Software Defined Networking technologies b. Application and equipment support for: directory services, certificate/token administration and issuance, account provisioning, Tier III desktop application support, database management, cloud storage, license management, desktop imaging and standardization, virtual desktop infrastructure, backup and storage, printer/fax services, and conference and audiovisual equipment management c. Cybersecurity and compliance management including: DoD Risk Management Framework Assessment and Authorization, Command Cyber Readiness Inspections, records management, Freedom of Information Act reporting, network inspection and investigation, and asset management. 2. Describe your experience and capability with developing and deploying Service Operations functions that address: problem, incident, and event management, request fulfillment, release and deployment, break/fix and touch labor support, Tier III/subject matter expert support, and Network Operations Center management and reporting. 3. Respondents shall provide a recommended method to migrate multiple disparate networks into a single functional domain with standardized technologies and processes. Respondents shall put special focus on rapid network provisioning using innovation and automation, process maturation, and thoughtful cost reduction methodologies. Describe your experience and capability with network convergence, configuration management, and IT process standardization across multiple organizations. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Respondents to this sources sought must include responses to the following special requirements: 1. Must have staff with a Top Secret clearance. 2. Identify if you have a SIPRnet connection at any physical facility elected to host remote administration functions. a. Please provide location and type/size of connection. If the location is that of a partner, please provide partner's facilities location and type of connection and connection bandwidth to NIPR and SIPR networks. b. If your facilities currently do not have NIPR and SIPR access, how long do you anticipate it would take to gain NIPR and SIPR access? (Please provide number of weeks, months, years, etc.) 3. Must be ISO 9001 certified. SOURCES SOUGHT: The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512, with the corresponding size standard of $27.5M. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code. To assist DISA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement. In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications. Responses must demonstrate the company's ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14). SUBMISSION DETAILS: Responses should include: 1) Business name and address; 2) Name of company representative and their business title; 3) Type of Business (socio-economic status); 4) CAGE Code; 5) Your contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and/or service, to include ENCORE III, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT, VETS, STARS II, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email no later than December 7, 2018 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to claudia.g.melgar.civ@mail.mil and adelis.m.rodridugez.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description. 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 Sources Sought 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 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.