Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR) Information Technology Services

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS For Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR) Information Technology Services THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure Information Technology Services as described in the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement supporting a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: Other Computer Related Services (541519), standard size $27.5M. If a potential vendor believes they can provide services which meet or exceed the requirements identified in the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement but under a different NAICS code, please feel free to respond to this Sources Sought document and identify the appropriate NAICS code and why you believe it is appropriate. A continuing need is anticipated for Information Technology Support Services which is currently being fulfilled through current contract number W91QUZ-11-D-0011-1N01. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for your review and consideration. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement (service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services. 8. Any questions you might have about the Performance Work Statement which may help us further define the requirement. Please understand you will not receive a response to your individual question(s), but they may be addressed in future iterations of the Performance Work Statement. It is requested interested businesses submit (via e-mail) their completed response (no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12-point font minimum) to the following personnel: Ms. Dawn Rogers, Contract Specialist, dawn.r.rogers.civ@mail.mil, Mr. Gerry Brown, Contract Specialist, gerry.brown.civ@mail.mil and Ms. Regina M. Espinoza, Contracting Officer, regina.m.espinoza.civ@mail.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 12:00 p.m.(noon) (CDT) on Thursday, 26 Oct 2017.