Software and Systems Engineering Services Next Generation (SSES NexGen) Multiple Award Task Order (MATO) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractual vehicle

Request for Information Post: 25 March 2016; Response Date 8 April 2016 1600 Eastern Time Classification Code: D - Information technical services, including telecomm services NAICS Code: 541 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services/541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services with a corresponding small business size standard of $27.5M Please note solicitation number W15P7T-16-R-ONRP is for internal tracking purposes only. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Note: An RFI for On-Ramping of Small Businesses was posted to FedBizOpps.com (FBO) on 22 May 2015 (W15P7T-15-R-ONRP). If your company responded to that announcement there is no need to respond to this one unless there are changes in your reply. This posting is for On-Ramping of both Large and Small Businesses. This announcement constitutes an official Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR 15.201(e). This RFI announcement is for information and planning purposes only and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The intent is to identify market interest based on the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The information received will not obligate the Government in any manner nor will the Government reimburse contractors for any costs associated with submittal of the requested information. This request does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or a Request for Proposal. BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE/REQUIREMENTS The United States Army Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center (USACECOM SEC) provides life cycle software solutions and services that enable the warfighting superiority and information dominance across the enterprise. SEC provides systems, software engineering and scientific support for a wide variety of Army and Department of Defense (DoD) customers including Army Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and their Project Managers (PMs), Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and its components, and the other Joint Service DoD elements. The ultimate customer and consumer of our products and services is the Warfighter in the field. The USACECOM SEC is conducting an On-Ramp under the Software and Systems Engineering Services Next Generation (SSES NexGen) Multiple Award Task Order (MATO) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractual vehicle in accordance with contract Section H-11 clause entitled "On and Off Ramp." SSES NexGen allows Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Cost-Reimbursement, Time and Materials, Firm-Fixed-Price and combinations of these types of orders. This action is being undertaken in order to find suitable additional capable businesses to further populate the Unrestricted and Restricted Suites on the existing SSES NexGen. The original Unrestricted Suite vehicles were awarded September 28, 2012 with a base period of two (2) years, one two (2) year option and one one (1) year option. The original Restricted Suite vehicles were awarded May 31, 2013 with a base period of two (2) years, one two (2) year option and one one (1) year option. The Period of Performance (PoP) for all contracts in both Suites will tentatively be extended through 30 May 2021. Each Small Business (SB) Prime was awarded a contract in both the Restricted and Unrestricted Suites. On-Ramp proposals shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation procedures as the SSES NexGen Request for Proposal (RFP) W15P7T-12-R-C005 dated 01 December 2011 and amendments thereto. Source selection will be conducted in the same manner as under the original SSES NexGen. (Note: Factor III Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP) factor criteria will be on an acceptable/unacceptable basis and Factor 1 Technical Sample Tasks will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis. Past Performance factor evaluation for the source selection and subsequent task orders will be based on all recent and relevant performance (not just on SSES NexGen efforts). Every prime contractor awarded a contract is required to be able to perform any and all work as stated in the PWS at time of award of a task order (TO). The overall security requirement is TOP SECRET (TS) Facility Clearance/TOP SECRET Level of Safeguarding for the base IDIQ vehicle. For the purposes of On Ramp, proposals will only have to demonstrate the ability to obtain both TS Facility and Safeguarding Clearances. Businesses will not have to possess required clearances until TO award. The contractor shall require access to Communication Security (COMSEC) information, Secure Compartmental Information (SCI) and Non SCI Intelligence Information, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Foreign Government Information, For Official Use Only (FOUO) information and must be able to access Security/Program Classification Guide(s) (SCGs) and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET). All awardees must meet these requirements. Individual TOs will be awarded at the proper security level, many at the SECRET level. The Government will NOT provide funding to construct/maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The awardees must maintain an office within 25 miles of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. The timeframe for On Ramp is anticipated to be in fiscal year 2016 (FY16). Efforts estimated at $8M and below will be set-aside for the Restricted Suite contractors. In order to be determined a small business concern under NAICS 541511, a business must not have more than an average of $27.5 million in annual receipts as defined in 13 C.F.R. - 121.104. The minimum guaranteed award amount per contractor is $2,500.00. The Government may make approximately 5 small business awards and approximately 3 large business awards as determined by the contracting officer to be in the best interest of the Government. The PWS describes the services and support products that the SEC will provide to these and to other customers. The resulting contract shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and non-personal services necessary to satisfy the requirements as defined in this PWS. The awardee(s) shall perform to the standards in this contract and follow-on TOs. The contractor(s) working to satisfy the requirements of this PWS will provide engineering and technical services to the USACECOM SEC, its components and their successors. Responses are limited to 10 one-sided pages, capable of being printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper with one inch margins (top, bottom, left and right) and a 10 point Arial or 12 point Times New Roman font. Line spacing shall be no less than single space. Tables, drawings and header/footer information shall be 10 point Arial font or larger. For tables and drawings, landscape orientation is permitted. Microsoft (MS) Office 2010 Office Suite (or later) product shall be used to create the files. All graphics shall be compatible with MS PowerPoint 2010 (or later). If any of the provided material contains proprietary information, please mark appropriately. No information will be returned. At a minimum, the following will be included: -Company History: A history to include previous major products and primary customer base, specifically how it relates to the PWS. This should also include the handling of classified information. -Capability: Knowledge of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Community and systems that would demonstrate a capability to support the SEC in successful contract execution. Please detail experience as a prime contractor that may be of similar scope, complexity and nature. Indicate contract numbers and dollar values. -SB type: Identify your socio-economic status as appropriate: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), SBA 8(a) certified, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certified Small Business, American Indian Tribally (AIT) Owned concern or combination. -Please note, all Restricted Suite awards will include the limitations on subcontracting clause FAR 52.219-14. -Responses should include the company name, CAGE code, point of contact, and email address and physical address. Indicate statement of interest and technical capabilities. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Submit on or before the date indicated in this RFI to all the following: Kandi McDonald, ACC-APG, Contracting Officer: kandi.a.mcdonald.civ@mail.mil Charles Wilson, ACC-APG, Contract Specialist: charles.l.wilson88.civ@mail.mil Sonia Nance, ACC-APG, Contract Specialist: sonia.j.nance.civ@mail.mil Leslie Lovata, SEC, Service Contracts Chief: leslie.j.lovata.civ@mail.mil Stephen Slotnick, SEC Contracts Analyst: stephen.b.slotnick.civ@mail.mil