Enterprise Engineering Services Bridge

INTRODUCTION The Army Contracting Command, Rock Island (ACC-RI) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for a new bridge contract for Enterprise Engineering Services in support of Joint Service Provider Pentagon (JSP) formerly the United States Army Information Technology Agency (USAITA). JSP requests a new firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursement bridge contract with Defense Engineering Incorporated. ACC-RI is conducting this acquisition under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The re-compete, titled "Design, Build and Implement Information Technology Solutions (DBI IT Solutions)", which will be a follow-on to the bridge contract, will be competed from which the award is anticipated for Winter/Spring of 2017. The SOLE PURPOSE of this Sources Sought is to garner Industry Responses (Capability Statements) pertaining to the bridge contract for Enterprise Engineering Services for market research purposes only. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Location % On-Site Government % Off-Site Contractor National Capital Region, Washington D.C. 100% 0% DISCLAIMER "THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" TO BE SUBMITTED. 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. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT." PROGRAM BACKGROUND & REQUIRED CAPABILITIES In March 1995, Department of Defense Directive Number 8220.1 was signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense. This Directive officially assigned the Secretary of the Army the responsibility for establishing a Single Agency Manager (SAM) for the provision of Pentagon Area Information Technology shared services. The single agency manager (SAM) is now known as the U.S. Army Information Technology Agency (USAITA). The intent of the USAITA is to be a customer-focused service provider that provides, manages, operates, and maintains Information Technology shared services for the Pentagon Area and select agencies and organizations in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Department of Defense Directive stated that USAITA was to be the central source for Information Technology services, and therefore eliminate the requirement for each Department of Defense component to establish, operate and maintain duplicative technology. The policy also explicitly directed USAITA to manage costs, as the directive outlined the responsibility to operate as a business, and continually evaluate new commercial alternatives to providing existing capabilities in the interest of finding cost savings. This contract is to support the Engineering Directorate (ED). However, due to the changing nature of roles in USAITA, support at times may be provided across the enterprise to the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Engineering Directorate is envisioned as the USAITA-wide engineering proponent. As such, it consolidates all directorate-based, engineering elements that currently perform many engineering tasks unrelated to supporting existing infrastructure. Equally, Engineering Directorate supports the Pentagon Information Technology Master Plan as the leader of modernization efforts for Pentagon Tenants. The following key roles are assigned to Engineering Directorate: 1. Solutions Design 2. Core (Infrastructure) Engineering 3. Consulting Engineering 4. Engineering Governance/Project Management 5. Developing, owning, and managing and executing a streamlined System Engineering Framework (SEF) to assure that all projects are appropriately vetted prior to deployment, change or decommissioning 6. Life Cycle Management (LCM), and technical upgrade activities for the agency 7. Capacity and Demand Management Planning 8. Problem Management The support shall be provided in Government facilities in the Pentagon, Pentagon-authorized swing space, and established alternate site(s), internal to the NCR. It is especially noted that the Mark Center, Raven Rock Complex, Ft. Detrick, Ft. Belvoir, Ft. McNair, Ft. Myer, Ft. AP Hill, and Naval Support Group (Mechanicsburg, PA) are defined as being part of the NCR. Please reference the draft PWS for further details. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: - Personnel and Facility Security Clearances. A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a Top Secret Facility Clearance by the full performance date of 30 MARCH 2016. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541512 with a Small Business Size Standard of $27,500,000.00. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached for review. (Attachment 1) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 6:00 P.M., ET, 19 January 2016. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to david.s.fields16.civ@mail.mil. This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. 4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? 5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 51% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 51% of the tasking described in this Sources Sought and draft PWS for the base period as well as the option periods. 6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc. 7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. The estimated period of performance is one (1) twelve-month base period plus two (2) six-month option periods. The period of performance period could last up to two years with performance commencing on 30 MARCH 2016. The contract type is anticipated to be a hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursement contract. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, David Fields, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at david.s.fields16.civ@mail.mil. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.