Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors (PM TS) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Support

Request for Information (RFI) Number W909MY-21-R-SETA for Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors (PM TS) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Support This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or part, any contractor input resulting from this request. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its Acquisition Strategy, Performance Work Statement, Performance Based Specification(s), and/or related Acquisition Requirement documentation. Parties responding to this RFI INTERESTED PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADEQUATELY MARKING PROPRIETARY OR COMPETITION SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEIR RESPONSES. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. If a solicitation is issued, it will be synopsized on the https://beta.sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. The Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, responses will not be returned, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. The use of RFI Number W909MY-21-R-SETA is for tracking purposes only and shall be referenced in any responses to this RFI. All interested parties are encouraged to respond by submitting a white paper in response to this RFI. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Belvoir Division, 10205 Burbeck Road, Fort Belvoir, VA is issuing this RFI as a means of conducting market research to ascertain whether or not B2S2 IDIQ contract holders could support a short term period of performance extension of 10 months in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. Project Manager, Terrestrial Sensors (PM TS), located at Fort Belvoir, VA, is a center of excellence for tactical terrestrial sensors. The PM TS portfolio of state-of-the-art sensors and networks gather, integrate, and disseminate full-motion video, acoustic, seismic, laser, radar, and target data, ultimately acting as the ever-present "eyes of the battlefield." This performance work statement (PWS) establishes the requirements for Contractor Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support services to Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors (PM TS) within the Continental United States (CONUS). PM-TS manages over 32 Programs of Record and Quick Reaction Capabilities within its portfolio. The objective of this Performance Work Statement is to provide SETA support to PM TS Headquarters along with the ability to provide surge SETA support to any of the five (5) product offices, including: . Product Director (PD) Aerostats . PdM Counter Explosives Hazard (CEH) . PD Combat Terrain Information Systems (CTIS) . PdM Force Protection Systems (FPS) . PdM Ground Sensors (GS) This support includes: budget and program analysis, program management, engineering, cyber security, logistics, operations, quick reaction capability (QRC), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and financial management support. Currently support is provided under Contract # W56KGY-16-D-0008, Task Order # W909MY-18-F-0037. Companies supporting this requirement must possess a Top Secret (TS)/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Security Facility Clearance to be considered for contract award. Any interested parties would be required to provide all of the necessary personnel and technical/logistical support on 23 March 2022 to continue support for 10 months without any interruption ongoing operations. The estimated period of performance is 10 months commencing in 23 Mar 2022. The Government is considering utilizing North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services for this acquisition. If there are any other NAICS which businesses believe appropriate for the contemplated effort, please provide input and basis in your response. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in regards to this NAICS codes in their capabilities statement. If businesses are currently performing these efforts under a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for which this effort would be within scope, please identify the contract vehicle and provide the applicable NAICS code and your business size in relation to that NAICS code. A copy of the draft PWS is included for review and comment. If interested please provide a capability statement that addresses the following in relation to the draft PWS's scope of work: a. Company name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, organization size, and type of ownership for the organization. b. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Supporting documentation is not included in the 25 page capabilities statement. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. c. Responses to the following questions surrounding the PWS are below: 1. What contract type would you assess as appropriate for this action? 2. What comments or questions would you need answered to appropriately bid to this effort? 3. What concerns or requests for clarity do you have with respect to the support associated with the PWS? 4. What experience does your company have in relation to the requirements of this PWS (IT support, Operations, logistics, training, maintenance, and sustainment, HR, budget analysis, Security & CyberSecurity, Acquisition Analysis, etc.). If you are not interested in all functional areas, what areas would you be interested in supporting? 5. Describe your company's experience with Army or DoD PEO, program or product offices. If applicable, what organizations did you support and when was it performed? Provide contract number(s), issuing organization, contracting officer, and contract information, award amounts and whether or not you were a prime or subcontractor. If you were a subcontractor what percentage of the work did you provide. 6. Describe your company's experience with Army, DOD, or federal program offices of a similar scope to the PWS (i.e. at least 30 FTEs and approximately $6M annual. 7. What industry standards, certifications, and/or accreditations does your company have for quality control and management (e.g. CMMI, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, NADCAP, etc.)? Provide a list of any exclusions. What tools does your company use to manage subcontractors, risk, schedule, and cost. 8. Do you have a facility clearance? If so, what level of clearance? 9. Are you currently an IDIQ contract holder? if so please identify what contracts you hold and under what NAICs. d. Responses to the following Small Business Questions (Not included in page count) 1. Does your company currently identify as a small business for NAICS code 541990. Do you anticipate remaining a small business under NAICS code 541990 in the next 10 months? 2. Please identify your small business classification by socio-economic category. Interested parties who have the ability to satisfy the above requirements should submit a white paper, not to exceed 25 pages in length utilizing Arial font of not less than 10 pitch in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (.pdf). Files must be unclassified, include - Response to RFI Number W909MY-21-R-SETA in the subject line, and cannot exceed five megabytes in size, discussing your company's ability to meet the above requirements and answers to the above questions. Please include a discussion of any commercially available solutions which your company can provide. The response specifically, in addition to the technical capabilities of the company, needs to include the company's plan to ensure continued services with no transition period starting on 23 March 2022 to include the plan for successful deployment of the staff necessary to operate and maintain the with the appropriate security clearances. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, EST, 06 July 2021.