R -- Information Assurance Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The purpose of this synopsis/solicitation is to inform the vendor community of the Defense Information Systems Agency?s (DISA) proposed contract actions. DISA intends to award sole-source to TWM Associates, Inc. pursuant to the authority FAR 8.405-6(b)(2), Section 201 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. 501. The solicitation/reference number is HC1047-07-R-0024 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This acquisition is reserved for small business and requests GSA pricing. All prospective vendors must be valid, active GSA schedule contract holders as a GSA task and/or delivery order will be issued for this procurement. The associated North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519. The small business size standard is $23M. Offeror must be registered on the Contractor Central Registration (CCR). This acquisition is firm-fixed-price (FFP) to provide continuous information assurance/security accredation support to DISA as mandated by the Department of Defense (DoD). This action is a follow-on requirement to GSA contract number GS-35F-5656H, DISA delivery order DCA100-03-F-4678 with TWM Associates, Inc to complete the mission set forth in said delivery order. Please see attached Justification & Approval (J&A) and Statement of Work (SOW) for greater detail. This is an all-or-none requirement. Partial proposals will be deemed unresponsive and will not be evaluated. See attached requirements for Information Assurance/Security accredation in the Justification and Approval and Statement of Work. Please Read Carefully. If the Justification and Approval or Statement of Work is unclear, offeror shall electronically contact Clare Grason at Clare.Grason@disa.mil so the RFP posting can be amended. Any and all questions will be posted and answered on this website. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16 and DFARS Change Notice 20070426. Provisions and clauses (incorporated by reference) applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation), FAR 52.217-5, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.232-17 Interest, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, and DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. The following clauses, applicable to this acquisition, are local DISA clauses and all interested offerors shall request a copy from the contract specialist: 52.204-9000 Points of Contact, 52.209-9000, 52.217-9100 and 52.232-9000 Wide Area Workflow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA). Full text of these provisions and clauses, with the exception of the local clauses, may be obtained from the following internet websites: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/, and http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Any applicable shipments are to be F.O.B. Destination. Items will be mailed to Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: Michael Ayd and/or James(Charlie) Fletcher. Specific agency shipping requirements will be included at award and are available from the contract specialist upon request. Delivery shall occur within thirty (30) days after receipt of order (ARO). Specific agency shipping requirements will be included at award and are available from the contract specialist upon request. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Clare.Grason@disa.mil no later than 11:00am (Eastern Standard Time) 22 June 2007. Proposals must be valid for thirty (30) days after due date. Any amendment(s) issued to this RFP will be published on this website. Therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to visit this website frequently for updates on this procurement.