Operation, Maintenance, Supply-Europe (OPMAS-E)

NOTE: A Request for Information (RFI) for this requirement was previously posted on 4 June 2021, with a response due date of 21 June 2021. The requirements Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Technical Exhibit 1 (TE1) have been revised resulting in the issuance of this revised RFI. *If after review of the RFI and your company decides that there is no need to submit a new response, please e-mail the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contract Specialist (CS) indicating that your original response dated XX June 2021 will remain as your official response. *There is no need to provide a second response unless you are submitting a new response based on the revised documents of this RFI. GENERAL INFORMATION Document Type: Request for Information Solicitation Number: W91RUS-22-R-0001 Post Date: 17 February 2022 Response Date: 1 March 2022 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Army Contracting Command (ACC) - Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Huachuca Division, 2133 Cushing St., Bldg. 61801, Greeley Hall, Room 2634 AZ 85613-7070 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on beta.SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. ACC-APG - Huachuca Division is seeking information from business sources that can provide the following services: Description: The Contractor shall provide Information Technology (IT) services to support the mission of the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade (2nd TSB) / United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF), USAREUR-AF G3 within the USAREUR-AF and US European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AOR). The Contractor shall provide operation, maintenance and supply support of communications and information systems under the purview of the 2nd TSB, its subordinate units, other military services, and customers of the 2nd TSB. Current locations and systems to be supported are specified in the appendices to this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall provide all management, administration, personnel, services, overtime, travel, training, and equipment required to perform the operation, maintenance, and repair of communication facilities, systems, and equipment except for Government-furnished property (GFP), and Government-provided services as stated in this PWS. The Contractor shall also install and de-install equipment, perform supply functions, and provide logistics support. The Contractor shall use Government-provided transportation to move equipment. Requirement: The 2nd TSB is a forward-deployed theater signal brigade providing tactical and strategic communications across the full range of military operations within EUCOM's and USAREUR-AF AOR. Specific Contractor support includes: operation of the Area Maintenance and Supply Facility-Europe (AMSF-E); Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) systems and sites, to include Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Synchronous Optical Network radios, and Technical Control Facilities (TCF); O&M of the following activities: the Antenna Maintenance Activity (AMA), Defense Red Switch Networks (DRSN), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP),Voice over Secure Internet Protocol (VoSIP) Call Manager (CM) System Administration; O&M support for Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Army communications systems; support for Coalition Network Systems and Secure Local Area Network (SLAN) Network Systems; Communication Security (COMSEC) Management; maintenance of the following systems: Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), Air Traffic Control (ATC) Systems, Tie Cable (Copper and Fiber Optic); Tie Cable repair, expansion and extension; maintenance, repair, relocation and replacement of environmental support equipment, heating ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), battery banks, Frequency Converters (FC), Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), rectifiers, and other related power equipment and control cabinets. Additional, the Contractor may be required to provide telephone network support, monitor network circuits and alarm functions of the facility infrastructure monitoring systems; maintain digital switching systems; and perform Help Desk functions and server administration. The purpose of this RFI is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, socio-economic information, and qualifications of members of the business community who can support this requirement. Responses to this RFI will be used by the Government to make appropriate determinations about potential sources. The anticipated contract type is a hybrid contract with the majority of Contract Line Item Numbers (SLINs) and Subline Item Numbers (SLINs) being Firm-Fixed-Price (FPP) and will include Cost Reimbursement CLINs/SLINs. It is anticipated that the effort will be for a two (2) month phase-in, ten (10) month base year, and four (4) twelve (12) month option years. Currently, contract places of performance are Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, but the Government anticipates requiring additional places of performance. The proposed North American Industry Classification Code 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services. The Product Service Code will be DG10 - IT and Telecom - Network Support Services (Labor). Submissions: A responding company must demonstrate the capability to accomplish the support services identified. (Reference attached draft Performance Work Statement - (PWS). RFI - Company Capability Statement Submissions shall include: 1. Name and address of responding company, DUNS Number, CAGE code, business size, company point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address and company security clearance. 2. Identify your company's socioeconomic and size standard for the given NAICS code above. (a) If you identify your company as a Small Business, please indicate (with supporting rationale) if/how your company would be in compliance with the restrictions identified in sub-paragraph (c)(1) of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.219-14 (which states that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern (meaning your company). (b) If your company is a large business please explain how you will utilize small business. Please include a realistic small business goal for the work depicted in the draft PWS in various socioeconomic categories. 3. Please identify (with rationale) if your company believes that a hybrid pricing arrangement is not the most appropriate for this type of requirement and if not describe your recommendation. 4. Describe your current capability in regard to those identified in the draft PWS. 5. Respondents are to address their successful past performance and experience on similar government contracts within the past three years. Highlight successful past performance and your capabilities to provide required services, to include the size, scope, and complexity in support of the services identified. Additionally - indicate the level services were provided such as enterprise, regional, and or local level(s). The following format should be used for past performance experience. Title of Contract: Contract Number: Sponsoring Organization: Type of Contract: Award Date: Period of Performance: Contract Value: Completion Date: Technical Point of Contact: Name: Telephone Number: E-mail Address: Contracting Officer: Name: Telephone Number: E-mail Address: Brief Description of Services Performed: 6. Submitted Company Capability Statements MUST be tailored response to the posted RFI and shall be10 pages or less. Embedded hyperlinks are not to be inserted in you RFI response. NOTE: This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor will the submitted Capability Statement be considered to be a proposal. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI. The draft PWS and any other attachments to this RFI without a - Draft watermark are be considered draft documents and may be changed in the future. The response date for this RFI is 1 March 2022. All responses to this RFI will be submitted via e-mail to Ms. Audrey C. Hammonds, KO, at audrey.c.hammonds.civ@army.mil and Ms. Wendy S. Alameda-Clark, CS at wendy.s.alameda-clark.civ@army.mil. All responses to this RFI must be e-mailed. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://sam.gov. Response Date: 1 March 2022 Response Due Time: 4:00 pm Time Zone Due: Mountain Standard Time