R -- Administrative and Analysis Services for OASD(NII)/DOD CIO

This is a Request For Information (RFI), a market survey to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications to be used in planning a future performance-based requirement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract on the basis of the responses to this RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. This RFI is for planning purposes only and to gain knowledge regarding the capabilities and qualifications of companies interested in participating in satisfying this requirement. Response to this RFI will not be returned. Information received in response to this RFI may be used to assess alternatives available in determining how to proceed in the acquisition. Any proprietary information that is submitted may be used in establishing requirements but specific information identified as proprietary will be safeguarded as such. The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition and Procurement Office is seeking qualified, experienced sources to fulfill the OASD(NII)/DOD CIO requirement for comprehensive administrative and analysis support services. Qualified vendors shall be capable of providing the necessary special knowledge and skills not available within the organization required of OASD(NII)/DOD CIO to support its mission. The ASD(NII)/DOD CIO is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense on networks and network-centric policies and concepts; command and control (C2); communications; non-intelligence space matters; enterprise-wide integration of DOD information matters; Information Technology (IT), including National Security Systems (NSS); information resources management (IRM); spectrum management; network operations; information systems; information assurance (IA); positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) policy, including airspace and military-air-traffic control activities; sensitive information integration; contingency support and migration planning; and related matters. The ASD(NII)/DOD CIO also serves as the DOD Enterprise-level strategist and business advisor from the information, IT, and IRM perspective; Information and IT architect for the DOD enterprise; and, DOD-wide IT and IRM executive. The ASD(NII)/DOD CIO serves as the senior NII and CIO policy and resources official below the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. The selected contractor shall provide comprehensive administrative and analysis support services to OASD (NII)/DOD CIO to support its mission. Administrative services will entail qualitative contractor support to ensure a variety of well supervised, directed, planned and coordinated work-supporting services functions without which the operations of OASD (NII)/DOD CIO would be impaired, curtailed, or stopped. The contractor shall provide support in areas of normal administrative service functions to include communications, correspondence and distribution services, reporting, procurement of administrative supplies, property administration, security management, forms, graphics, printing, word processing, files and records as well as travel (administration of the Defense Travel System) and transportation, directives, and training. Analysis services will entail qualitative contractor analysis support to ensure OASD (NII)/DOD CIO's ability to make sound IT and C4 programmatic, capital planning, and oversight decisions. The contractor shall provide objective information for making IT and C4 programmatic, capital planning, and oversight decisions. Requirements include analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of program operations in meeting established OASD (NII)/DOD CIO goals and objectives as well as developing life cycle cost analyses of projects and performing cost benefit evaluations of current or projected C4 programs. The contractor shall provide recommendations regarding the distribution of work among OASD (NII)/DOD CIO organizations, missions, and functions as well as provide recommendations pertaining to potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency of IT systems. The contractor may be required to conduct studies, analyses, appraisals, and reports that address various other force composition, force transformation and business process issues within the Department of Defense that could be impacted by the OASD (NII)/DOD CIO mission. The expected period of performance will be for a 12-month base period with four one-year options. Interested firms are requested to provide capability statements, not to exceed 5 pages, that include the following information: 1) Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address; 2) Business size status (Large, Small, 8(a), etc.); 3) Company experience - Where, when, and for whom have you done similar work before providing a brief description of each project; and 4) Company capability - provide a general discussion of your capabilities and capacity to perform the above stated requirement. All responses shall be submitted by email. Telephonic or verbal responses will not be accepted. Email responses to marty.heule.ctr@whs.mil and ed.chevalier@whs.mil.