MICROSOFT CONSULTING NETCOM

Notice Type: Special Notice Synopsis: The Government intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price Contract for Microsoft Consulting Services in support of the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM). The contract will be awarded for a 12 month period. The anticipated period of performance is 28 September 2015 through 27 September 2016. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $25.5 Million. There is no solicitation for this requirement. This Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract is not a request for competitive proposals. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Any responses to this notice are due by noon, MST, on 27 August 2015. Address your responses to sarah.e.chavez8.civ@mail.mil or elizabeth.c.woodson.civ@mail.mil. Background: The Army has significantly invested in the Global SYSMAN NIPRNET, SIPRNET and DREN. The Army is employing MDOP, SCCM 2007/12, SCOM 2007/12, SCORCH 2012, SCSM 2012, SCVMM 2012, SCDPM 2012 and SCUP 2011 and will join all current SYSMAN instances to the Global SYSMAN tiered hierarchy while continuing to field and join implementations to the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS), at Regional Cyber Centers (RCCs), limited Power Projection Platform/Power Support Platform (PPP/PSP), and Network Enterprise Center (NEC) organizations throughout FY14. Global SYSMAN is comprised of Microsoft SCCM 2007/2012, SCOM 2007/2012, SCORCH 2012, SCSM 2012, SCVMM 2012, SCDPM 2012 and SCUP 2011, as well as an EDW portal, database, business intelligence tools, and EPR software delivery file sharing processes. This tiered, always-connected, and automated model must be deployed across all NIPRNET, SIPRNET and DREN tiers to all Army organizations. This comprehensive solution shall support both generating and operational environments in both the unclassified and classified environments. The solution will enable NETCOM to ensure the deployed solution is integrated across the Army enterprise, supporting AD consolidation on both NIPRNET and SIPRNET.. The Army will manage and operate the Army SYSMAN SCCM 2007/12, SCOM 2007/12, SCORCH 2012, SCSM 2012, SCVMM 2012, SCDPM 2012 and SCUP 2011, and the Army directory service. Areas of focus include multi-forest integration, messaging services, security, enterprise management, and other core enterprise services found in Network Centric Enterprise Services (NCES). The solution will enable NETCOM in developing enterprise engineering processes and procedures to support the operational environment. The solution will enable NETCOM on expected migration to SC 2012, identifying required changes to infrastructure, and engineering and publish technical guidance's. SCOPE: The Contractor shall provide consulting services which shall enable NETCOM to develop information, application, and operational network structures as an enterprise network in support of the Land War Net (LWN), Active Directory (AD), and directory services environment. The enterprise network will enhance both current and future capabilities to make them more efficient and reliable. These projects and systems shall include Enterprise Directory Services (EDS), Network Access Control (NAC), AD, Metadirectory Services, windows application platform support, electronic messaging, identity management solution, security, enterprise management, systems management, collaboration, knowledge management, Cloud Computing Concepts and other Microsoft solutions. Contracting Office Address: Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Huachuca Division, 2133 Cushing Street, Building 61801, Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-7070 Point of Contact(s): Sarah Chavez, (520) 538-6383, sarah.e.chavez8.civ@mail.mil .