Amendment 0009
REGIONAL FACILITY INVESTMENT SERVICES FOR THERMAL COMMODITY WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS CHEMICAL SUPPLIES AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, NORFOLK, VA; NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VA; LAFAYETTE RIVER ANNEX, NORFOLK, VA; JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, PORTSMOUTH, VA; ST. JULIEN’S CREEK ANNEX, PORTSMOUTH, VA; NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, CRANE, IN; NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, GREAT LAKES, IL; NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, EARLE, NJ; NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA; SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, NEW LONDON, CT; NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, NEWPORT, RI; NAVAL STATION PORTSMOUTH, KITTERY, ME.
This Amendment is issued to extend the Proposal Due Date (PDD) from Thursday, 30 May 2024 to Wednesday, 05 June 2024.
All other terms and conditions remains the same.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. This is Special Notice that includes a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information for Solicitation and Planning Purposes (October 1997) provision, this notice 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. This RFI does not commit the Government contractually for any services or supplies whatsoever. Furthermore, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is not seeking proposals at this time. If an RFP is anticipated for future release, there will be specific terms and conditions contained in the RFP. Respondents are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future RFP, if one is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. If responses to this RFI indicate there is adequate competition, a solicitation may be released via SeaPort Next Generation. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
1.0 Background
The Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is comprised of subsystems from multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Subsystems include: a Remote Operated Ground Unmanned Expeditionary (ROGUE)-Fires Carrier; Naval Strike Missile Launch Unit; ROGUE-Fires Leader Kit; NMESIS Weapons Control Station; an Encanistered Missile-Training; and various support equipment. Maintenance will primarily be provided by organic Marines. Certain technical aspects of the system will be beyond Marines’ capabilities and require a Field Service Representative (FSR) to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain these portions of the system.
2.0 Description
The Marine Corps is interested in retaining support to provide FSR services. The service shall provide technical assistance, maintenance and repair support, and recommendations to key maintenance personnel with respect to system maintenance, repair, and parts supply support. The Government will coordinate system specific training and certification. The service shall be provided by individuals trained and proficient on all NMESIS subsystems operations and maintenance. When equipped with common tools, given access to special tools as required, Technical Manuals (hard copy and Interactive Electronic Technical Manual as appropriate, and test equipment pertaining to the NMESIS, FSRs shall be capable of:
•troubleshooting and repairing the NMESIS System;
•installing engineering change proposals as directed by the program office;
•performing Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services, organizational
maintenance, and field level maintenance;
Additionally, FSRs should have the following attributes:
•Education – Technical certification in the relevant field associated with mechanical, electrical or industry maintenance.
•Experience – Several (3+) years of experience in tactical vehicle maintenance, repair, and service of equipment in the field.
•Technical Skills –
•Mechanical and Electrical skills -Ability to use diagnostic tools to diagnose and repair
mechanical and electrical issues.
•Critical Thinking - Ability to use logic and reason to identify alternative solutions, conclusions,
or problem approaches.
•Monitor - Ability to monitor gauges, dials, or indicators to ensure equipment is in working
order.
•Equipment Preventive Maintenance – Ability to perform routine maintenance on equipment
and determine the timing and type of maintenance required.
•Computer Literacy – Familiarity with maintenance management software and basic computer
skills.
•Safety Certification – Occupational Safety and Health Administration certified or other relevant safety training.
•Problem Solving – Troubleshooting - Ability to determine root cause of operating errors and determine corrective measures. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
•Communication – Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Physical Requirements – Ability to perform physical tasks, sometimes in challenging environments.
Qualified FSRs are expected to:
•Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements with OEMs to be able to access proprietary information;
•Attain and maintain up to a Secret Clearance;
•Maintain a valid driver’s license for traveling to different sites
•Be able to travel anywhere in the Continental United States to perform duties within 48 hours of notification by the Government;
•Be able to travel anywhere outside the Continental United States to perform duties within 30 days of notification by the Government;
The FSR may be required to work beyond an eight-hour day and occasional weekends.
With the exception of the FSR Team Lead, the FSR team shall perform their duties at the following locations: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC; Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA; Marine Corps Base Hawaii, HI; Fort Sill, OK; Fort Gregg-Adams, VA; Guam; and Okinawa Japan.
3.0 Requested Information
Provide a short narrative capability statement in which you identify your interest and capability to respond to this requirement, along with any unmentioned capabilities that could potentially be of benefit to the USMC. Respondents should also provide information on any current Multiple Award Contracts or Government Wide Acquisition Contracts the Government could potentially leverage to meet this requirement.
Pamphlets and promotional materials should provide information on proposed support and should include an overall description along with the following:
• Program Management;
• Security Clearance Management;
• Lead time from notification to FSR in place;
• Estimated annual costs per FSR;
• Recruit qualified individuals;
• Training and certification;
• Movement and support of personnel in garrison and deployed environments.
The North American Industry Classification System Code assigned to this acquisition is 336414, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business, 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, or Small Disadvantaged Business). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Product Supply Code is 1410.
4.0 Responses
Interested parties are requested to submit briefs or white papers electronically to ryan.steenberge@usmc.mil, and cori.kirkbride@usmc.mil via email or DoD SAFE no later than December 8, 2024 5:00 p.m. EST.
All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads NMESIS. If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx,. xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.
All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; Commercial Activity Government Entity Code, and Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Responses shall not include classified data.
Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
Note that the Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a Department of Defense contract. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set-Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14.
5.0 Industry Discussions
Product Manager NMESIS representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential respondents. Such discussions would only be intended to gain clarification of respective capability/technology to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.
6.0 Questions
Questions regarding this Special Notice shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the POCs listed below. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered via the SAM website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information.
Contracting Office Address:
2200 Lester Street
Quantico, VA 22134
Primary POC:
Major Ryan Steenberge
Ryan.steenberge@usmc.mil
Phone: 703-895-6006
Contracts POC:
Cori Kirkbride
Cori.kirkbride@usmc.mil
7.0 Summary
THIS IS AN RFI ONLY to identify potential sources capable of providing readily available shore-based, coastal defense capabilities designed to provide precision kinetic fires against ships at ranges of 80 miles or greater. Information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Any information submitted by respondents is voluntary. The USMC has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the responses received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program.
CISA’s Office of the Chief Acquisition Executive (OCAE) is excited to present the CISA Future Forward Series. The CISA Future Forward Series ignites innovative capabilities through engagement with industry. The series consists of monthly industry engagement events in FY2024, focusing on topics related to CISA's defined technologies of interest, and each event highlights a different topic. All events will be virtual, via Microsoft Teams Webinar. After registering, attendees can join via Microsoft Teams on their desktop or mobile device. To join without a Microsoft account, select the web browser option.
The CISA Future Forward Series: Analysis and Findings of Recent Technology Assessments
Join us on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 1:30 to 2:30 pm ET, as this Future Forward highlights CISA’s analysis on recent assessments of emerging technologies. During this event, Dr. Garfield Jones, Associate Chief of Strategic Technology, will speak on research highlights of selected technologies of relevance to current and future focus areas.
This event will not discuss specific procurement actions or details.
Disclaimer:
CISA does not discuss specific procurement actions or details during the Future Forward series. This notice shall not be construed as a request for proposals, request for quotes, or follow-up acquisition of any type. CISA will not assume liability for costs incurred by attendees or for preparations, or marketing efforts; therefore, vendors' expenses in response to this notice are not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government. All schedules are subject to change.
To learn more about OCAE, or if you have questions, reach out to CISAIndustryEngagement@cisa.dhs.gov. The CISA Future Forward series is for vendors and closed to the press. Kindly refer any media inquiries to CISAMedia@cisa.dhs.gov.
This CISA Future Forward event will be recorded and uploaded to CISA's YouTube channel. Please be advised only the CISA employee presentations will be recorded, and that the audience will not appear on the recording.
***March 5, 2024 - Updated to add presentation slides.
This award notice is a sole source bridge for commercial wireless services and is an award notice only, which was awarded to ATT Mobility LLC in the amount of $18,666.65.
DESCRIPTION/WSDC/END ITEM: BOOT, DEICER, 'AIRCRAFT, HERCULES C-130F
SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE4A725R0148
NOTICE DETAILS
Solicitation #
SPE4A725R0148
Procurement Type:
Pre-solicitation
Title:
SPE4A725R0148-1650-01-580-8449 - BOOT, DEICER
Classification Code:
1650 – AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC, VACUUM, AND DE-ICING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
NAICS Code:
336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:
No
Response Date: Primary Point of Contact:
January 4,2025 3:00 PM Eastern Calvin Peterson
Acquisition Specialist
calvin.peterson@dla.mil
Phone: (804) 659-8838
Description:
NSN: 1650-01-580-8449, PR: 7008472382, ITEM: BOOT, DEICER; . THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 233 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 247 DAYS. FOB IS AT DESTINATION, INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND December 5, 2024.
Archiving Policy:
Automatic, 15 days after response date
Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:
Yes
Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:
Yes
Announcement #1
Effective July 2, 2024, DCSA started to utilize a new contract writing system, the Enterprise Contract Writing Module (ECWM). The legacy contract writing system, PD2, will remain in use at DCSA through a period of dual operations. DCSA CPO will use both ECWM and PD2 in daily operations until the retirement of PD2. Once all data from PD2 is migrated to ECWM, (target September 2025) PD2 will be retired, and dual operations will cease. Administrative modifications to awards may be required to support the data migration effort.
To provide transparency as the originator of DCSA solicitations, awards, and modifications, CPO will continue to update this announcement until PD2 is fully retired.
Changes that industry will realize with instruments issued using the new ECWM tool:
Contact your Contracting Officer directly if you experience any issues during this transition and send questions to DCSA CPO SYSTEMS DATA AND REPORTING at dcsa.quantico.hq.list.cpo-systems-data-and-reporting@mail.mil.
Thank you for your support,
DCSA CPO
Dear Industry Partners,
The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, is pleased to share the release of the Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL) Fiscal Year 2023 Yearbook: “Building a Community of Procurement Innovation.”
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DISCLAIMER: The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice. As stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers, and shall not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine what companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the items listed in the attached workbook, as well as planning/forecasting demand for these items under a Supplier Initiated Ordering (SIO) type of contract vehicle. The attached parts consist of sole source and competitive parts, outside of small business, which are used on the C-5 aircraft. A reduced defined market basket will be finalized prior to issuance of the official solicitation. The proposed contract action is for SIO support for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received by the Sources Sought response date will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
PURPOSE: To increase Material Availability of the attached sole source and competitive parts used on the C-5 to a predetermined level of availability. The contract is anticipated to be Requirements-type, Firm Fixed Price with Incentive Contract, with a five-year base period, and one, five-year option period.
OBJECTIVES: The contractor will be required to aggregate all material requirements to leverage the best value for material support. The contractor will be required to deliver their supplies utilizing a Supplier Initiated Ordering (SIO) process that pushes material into the DLA system to satisfy demands while significantly reducing DLA’s inventory investment. The contractor shall be responsible for forecasting, acquiring, and fulfilling requirements to improve Material Availability on these parts. Performance Metrics will be utilized to monitor performance. The SIO contract could potentially include, but is not limited to, requirements of a Worldwide Demand Material Availability, Backorders Greater than 180 days reduction, and Inventory Turns Metrics. Additionally, the presence of a Field Service Representative will be required. Engineering services will also be a requirement, which could include, but is not limited to, drawing and tech-data management.
RESPONSES: The Government requires that only non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for the use of any proprietary information submitted.
3. Respondents must address:
SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe software. Response this Sources Sought Notice shall be unclassified and not exceed 20 pages in length. Please note: emails containing file types such as .zip, .xlsx, docx, or other macro-enabled extension, may not be delivered to the intended recipient. All responses and questions under this Sources Sought Notice must be transmitted electronically to Mr. Andrew Davitt at andrew.davitt@dla.mil.
Prior to the response date, if necessary, potential respondents may request clarification by email. Significant responses to a potential respondent’s request for clarification will be posted to sam.gov under this Sources Sought Notice.
This Sources Sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.
PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW NSN AND PROVIDE US WITH ANY SOURCES THAT ARE ABLE TO MANUFACTURER THE ITEM. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) OF THE MANUFACTURER AND POINT OF CONTACT. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO JACQUELINE BURGESS AT jacqueline.burgess@dla.mil.
NSN: 1560-01-685-7982
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
DESCRIPTION/WSDC/END ITEM: FAN,AIRCRAFT,MATERI, 'AIRCRAFT, OSPREY V-22A, MARINE CORPS
SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE4A725R0149
NOTICE DETAILS
Solicitation #
SPE4A725R0149
Procurement Type:
Pre-solicitation
Title:
SPE4A725R0149-1680-01-482-6448 - FAN,AIRCRAFT,MATERI
Classification Code:
1680 – MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS
NAICS Code:
336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:
No
Response Date: Primary Point of Contact:
January 10,2025 3:00 PM Eastern Calvin Peterson
Acquisition Specialist
calvin.peterson@dla.mil
Phone: (804) 659-8838
Description:
NSN: 1680-01-482-6448, PR: 7009031687, ITEM: FAN,AIRCRAFT,MATERI; . THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 119 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 365 DAYS. FOB IS AT DESTINATION, INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND December 11, 2024.
Archiving Policy:
Automatic, 15 days after response date
Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:
Yes
Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:
Yes
This solicitation is for an Indefinite Quantity Contract, which includes a 5 Year Base period with no option periods for NSN 5895-00-408-3791. The guaranteed minimum quantity for this contract is 56 each. The EAD quantity is 74. The part being procured is a Detector, Radio Freq. IAW Northrop Grumman System Corp. CAGE: 97942; P/N: 578R317H04 and RH Laboratories Inc.; CAGE: 1UJ73; P/N 578R317H04. The required delivery schedule is 195 days. Govt. FAT is required. Export Control applies. Surge and Sustainment applies. This item has not been identified as CSI. FOB Destination. Inspection and Acceptance is Origin. DLA Aviation Richmond currently has an approved technical data package available for this NSN.
Solicitation issue date is Jan 6, 2025. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS Website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. From the DIBBS Homepage, select “Requests for Proposal ( RFP ) / Invitation For Bid (IFB)” from the menu under the tab “Solicitations.” Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at: http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.
This is a Sources Sought Notice for a commercial acquisition. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Health Services (NHS), and the Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) is conducting market research to determine potential sources for recurring procurements of various items listed in the NOAA Fleet Formulary and Medical Inventory (NFFMI) for NOAA’s fleet of research, fishery, and hydrographic vessels. These vessels can be deployed to locations all over the globe depending on the mission that is assigned.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 423450 -Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is 200 employees.
This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. All types of business concerns, large businesses, small businesses, and nonprofit and educational institutions are encouraged to respond to this Sources Sought Notice. Firms that believe they have the capabilities to provide the services as outlined in the Statement of Work and can supply the items listed in Attachment 1 – NOAA Fleet Formulary and Medical Inventory Checklist – are encouraged to fill out the checklist accordingly.
Additionally, interested vendors should also submit a Capability Statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice. Submitted Capability Statements shall include the following:
Company name and address;
Standard brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this notice.
Interested sources shall submit an electronic copy of their Capability Statement (limited to five pages) to James Skaggs, Contract Specialist, via email at James.skaggs@noaa.gov no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 4, 2024. Responses will not be returned. Any questions or responses to this Sources Sought announcement shall be directed to James Skaggs via the email address provided. No feedback will be provided regarding individual Capability Statements. Information received will be considered solely to make informed decisions regarding a potential procurement. Responses to the Sources Sought announcement are not offers and cannot be accepted by NOAA to form a binding contract. No reimbursement for costs will be made associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought announcement or follow-up information requests, if applicable.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Professional Services Contracting Division (PS-CD) intends to solicit for a sole source Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the American College of Surgeons (ACS), 633 N. Saint Clair Street #2600, Chicago, IL, 60611-3234 to continue services being performed under IDIQ HT001120D0004 due to expire on 24 May 2025. A Justification and Approval (J&A), under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, is being processed for this requirement and will be posted when the approval process is accomplished.
The IDIQ will be issued to ACS for the period of 25 May 2025 to 24 May 2030, which is inclusive of a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods to provide memberships in national quality programs, to include the National Surgical Quality Improvement Programs for Adult and Pediatric, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, Trauma Quality Improvement Program and Cancer Accreditation and Quality Programs. These quality programs shall provide the nationally recognized, validated, outcome-based, risk-adjusted, and peer-controlled measurements and quality improvement of surgical patient care in the Military Treatment Facilities. The Government will not provide direct supervision or control over the contract service personnel performing the services herein. ACS personnel will be accountable solely to the ACS who, in turn is responsible to the Government.
INTERESTED PARTIES: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Firms not solicited under this requirement may request a copy of the solicitation but are advised that the agency intends to authorize other than full and open competition under FAR 6.3. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A copy of the J&A will be posted no later than 14 days after contract award.
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Any future solicitation that will be open to competition will subsequently be issued on SAM.gov in order to permit responses.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, REQUEST FOR QUOTE, OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes and to determine whether to set-aside the requirement for small business concerns. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses capable of performing construction services for Building P-325, Human Performance Training Center, JEB Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA.
General Work Requirements:
This design-build project provides design, engineering, and construction for a 40,000 GSF Human Performance Training Center to support Naval Special Warfare. The maximum area permitted under the approved DD1391 is 40,000 GSF. No increase in this amount will be permitted.
The facility will be constructed as a two-story building. Stairways are located remotely on each end of the building. Ground floor spaces include the Physical Therapy Suite; Hydrotherapy; the Isopod Suite; the Strength Training Office Suite; Lab Space; Locker rooms, Restrooms, High Bay Equipment and Training Areas, and support spaces. The second floor spaces of the building include the Sports Psychology Suite, Combative Training; Cardio Mezzanine, Classroom, Training Kitchen; Lab Equipment, restrooms and support Spaces. The East Stair provides access to the roof. The roof will have a screened mechanical equipment area. The project includes all pertinent site preparations and site improvements, mechanical and electrical utilities, telecommunications, landscaping, drainage, parking, and exterior lighting. Site improvements include an artificial turf exercise field, exterior storage facility, entry courtyards at each entrance, pedestrian paths, and a dumpster enclosure. The project demolishes buildings 3812, 3855A, and 3855D.
In accordance with DFARS 236.204(ii), the magnitude of construction for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.
This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No prior contract information exists.
The anticipated award of this contract is March 2025.
The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $45,000,000.
If the resulting solicitation is set aside for small businesses firms, it will include FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. If adequate interest is not received from Small Business concerns, the solicitation will be issued as unrestricted without further notice.
Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by using the forms provided under separate files titled Sources Sought Contractor Information Form (form attached) and Project Information Form (form attached). These forms are required. Information not provided may prohibit your firm from consideration.
If you are submitting as a mentor-protégé joint venture under the 8(a) program, you must provide SBA approval of the mentor-protégé agreement to be considered as small for this procurement. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs refer to http://www.sba.gov/. Responses must include identification and verification of the firm’s small business status.
The following information shall be provided:
1. Contractor Information: Provide your firm’s contact information including Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and CAGE Code.
2. Type of Business: Identify whether your firm is a Small Business, SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and/or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, or Women-Owned Small Business concern.
3. Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety’s name, your maximum bonding capacity per project and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.
4. Construction Experience: Submit a minimum of three (3) up to a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects for the Offeror that best demonstrate your experience as a prime contractor on relevant projects that are similar in Size, Scope, and Complexity.
For each of the submitted relevant projects (a maximum of five (5) projects), ensure that the form is completed in its entirety for each project and limited to two pages per project. Ensure that the description of the project clearly identifies whether the project is new construction or renovation, the square footage and final construction cost, and addresses how the project meets the scope/complexity requirements.
A relevant project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project and will not be considered; rather, Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project. Recent is defined as having been 100% completed within the last ten (10) years prior to the sources sought submission due date. A relevant project is further defined as:
Size: Final construction cost of $30,000,000 or greater and a total square footage of 40,000 or greater.
Scope: New construction of a two-story commercial, industrial, or institutional building.
Complexity: Relevant projects shall cumulatively demonstrate experience with five of the seven requirements as shown below:
Note: Each project does not have to demonstrate experience with each element of complexity, but instead projects submitted as a whole shall collectively demonstrate experience with five of the eight requirements.
Note: Capability will only be satisfied on projects that are considered relevant in terms of size/scope/complexity and completed within the specified time period.
Note: Experience of proposed subcontractors will not be considered. If the offeror submits experience where it performed on the project as a subcontractor, the Offeror must clearly demonstrate that its work on the project met all of the requirements detailed above.
For purposes of evaluating capability, the “Offeror” is defined as the prime contractor that demonstrates experience on relevant projects that meet size, scope and complexity.
The Government will use responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Submission of a Capabilities Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities.
Responses are due on Wednesday, 18 December 2024 by 2:00 P.M. local time. The submission package shall ONLY be submitted electronically to Angie Clifton at angela.j.clifton2.civ@us.navy.mil and MUST be limited to a 4MB attachment. You are encouraged to request a “read receipt.” Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered.
Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed by email to angela.j.clifton2.civ@us.navy.mil.
UNICOR intends to enter into a one (1) base year with two (2) option year firm fixed price, IDIQ type contract for FOOTWEAR FOR FCC PETERSBURG DISTRIBUTION IN PETERSBURG , VA. The solicitation number is SV0163-25 and this solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposal. Delivery date requested is 30 days or sooner. Offerors are advised that the Government intends to evaluate offers on a single or mutiple award basis. Offerors shall submit signed and dated offers to ATTN: Sharon Oliver @ usdoj.gov. All Proposals should be emailed. The subject of the email should reference SV0163-25. All offerors must complete the Business Management questionnaire of solicitation with three references. References must be for same or similar items, and for the same scope of solicitation. All Offerors must register on www.sam.gov All offerors must acknowledgment all amendments if any. Offers received after the exact time and date specified will not be considered. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror or offeror's whose offer represents the best value to the government. The solicitation will be available on SAM.gov at a later date. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED No copies of the solicitation will be mailed. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal which will be considered.
DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: December 6, 2024.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: DECEMBER 13, 2024.
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) - Richmond is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336413.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the above listed supplies, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, emails address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) Provide supplies consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) provided domestic supplies 4) provide supplies under a firm-fixed price acquisition contract.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 3PM, EST., December 2, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to kenya.allamby@dla.mil
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Kenya Allamby
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award.
Technical Orders and Qualification Requirements are not available.
Pre-solicitation Notice
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operation Forces (SOF), Acquisition Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO) intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 for the procurement of A/MH-6 Aircraft Engineering and Technical Support Services.
Per FAR 6.302-1(b)(2)(ii), Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in (1) substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (2) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 253 (d)(1)(B).
The intended source for this procurement is The Boeing Company, 5000 East McDowell Road, Mesa Arizona 85215-9707 CAGE: 8V613, as the only available source who can support the A/MH-6 rotorcraft platform to provide technical support services and continuing advancement.
The intended award will result in a Cost Reimbursable Plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The IDIQ will consist of one (1) five-year ordering period. The agency has tentatively assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330 – Engineering Services, to the requirement, but interested sources can recommend other NAICS Codes for agency consideration. Small Business Size Standard: $25.5M.
The Contractor shall furnish the personnel, facilities, equipment, and materials necessary to perform the engineering and technical services involving efforts related to the A/MH-6 Aircraft. The Contractor shall provide engineering and technical services associated with rotorcraft programs that encompass the following tasks: (1) Engineering and Analysis (2) Test and Evaluation Support and (3) other Technical Services. The specific effort to be performed by the Contractor shall be defined by individual Task Orders.
A sources sought notice was publicized as required by DFARS 206.302-1(d) on 17 May 2024. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capabilities statements or proposals received within the closing date set in this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The interested source bears the burden of substantiating its proposed system and engineering services meet the Government’s requirements without substantially duplicating the cost and schedule already incurred for development and qualification of the A/MH-6 aviation platform. The Government does not have a complete set of technical data to support a competitive procurement of these required services. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this pre-solicitation synopsis are encouraged to provide a statement of interest along with supporting documentation to Mr. Jared A. Mitchell, jared.a.mitchell.civ@socom.mil and Mr. Ryan S. Edmonds, ryan.s.edmonds.civ@socom.mil, no later than 11:30 AM, EST 27 December 2024.
DESCRIPTION/WSDC/END ITEM: DUCT ASSEMBLY,BLEED, 'AIRCRAFT, GALAXY C-5
SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE4A725R0150
NOTICE DETAILS
Solicitation #
SPE4A725R0150
Procurement Type:
Pre-solicitation
Title:
SPE4A725R0150-1560-01-716-4087 - DUCT ASSEMBLY,BLEED
Classification Code:
1560 – AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
NAICS Code:
336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:
No
Response Date: Primary Point of Contact:
January 3,2025 3:00 PM Eastern Calvin Peterson
Acquisition Specialist
calvin.peterson@dla.mil
Phone: (804) 659-8838
Description:
NSN: 1560-01-716-4087, PR: 7009235771, ITEM: DUCT ASSEMBLY,BLEED; . THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 152 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 281 DAYS. FOB IS AT DESTINATION, INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND December 4, 2024.
Archiving Policy:
Automatic, 15 days after response date
Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:
Yes
Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:
Yes
To fully enable spectrum superiority, naval forces (including the Marine Corps and Navy) must be
able to control the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) by exploiting, deceiving, or denying enemy
use of the spectrum while ensuring persistent naval ISR capabilities. The advance of adversary
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and EW capabilities across the full EMS (DC
to daylight), and the proliferation of inexpensive, efficient processors, and transceivers has
eroded our advantages, created a contested and congested operational environment, and
degraded our naval ISR capabilities. This EW and Surveillance D&I BAA Call seeks innovative
solutions to overcome these technical challenges.
See General Requirements and all applicable attachments. Please note: this solicitation and all applicable attachments are restricted to MACC holders (N4008523D0043-0048) under the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) For Utility Mechanical Construction, Primarily in the Hampton Roads, Virginia Area Of Responsibility (AOR)
Login at https://piee.eb.mil and search for 'N4008524R2625' to obtain more details.*
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), on behalf of Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS), intends to award a twelve (12) month sole source bridge contract to American Systems Corporation. This requirement will provide uninterrupted Enterprise Support Services (ESS) to the Program Executive Office for Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS), maintaining the current readiness posture and supporting ongoing development, testing, and deployment of PEO software applications. The contract will include maintenance of the Enterprise Software Services (ESS), operation and maintenance of government-approved laboratories (GAL), management of the Test Infrastructure (TI), and provision of Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, as well as supporting development, testing, and other services for PEO DHMS portfolio software, including GENESIS and the Theater Medical Information Program-Joint.
American Systems Corporation is the selected contractor for the bridge contract, as they are the incumbent contractor. They possess the necessary expertise and knowledge to ensure continuity of services and minimize disruption to the PEO DHMS program. This bridge contract will serve as a temporary measure to maintain uninterrupted support until a competitive follow-on contract can be awarded through a full and open competition. The bridge contract will provide a seamless transition and maintain the current level of services, thereby ensuring that the PEO DHMS program objectives and timelines are not impacted. The sole source award to American Systems Corporation is a necessary step to prevent a lapse in critical services and to ensure that the program's momentum is maintained until a long-term, competitively awarded contract can be put in place.
Be advised that the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement of providing these services may be considered by the Agency. Interested parties shall identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis within 15 calendar days of publication and must clearly demonstrate their ability to successfully fulfill all the above requirements. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any expressions of interest received.
Only written comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice will be accepted. Please submit them via e-mail to Domonique Holmes at Domonique.p.holmes.civ@health.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. The Government will not reimburse any submissions. All costs associated with submitting a response will be the sole responsibility of the submitting party. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice will be made at the sole discretion of the Government.
The Government will review all submitted information solely to determine whether to pursue a competitive procurement process. This synopsis is provided for informational purposes only. If the Government decides to award the proposed sole source contract, the justification and approval documentation will be posted on this website.
All information received in response to this notice that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations.
Submissions will not be returned, nor will the Government confirm receipt of submissions.
COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
Security Education & Training Systems (SETS)
SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background and Authority
The Security Education & Training Systems (SETS) Program Management Office (PMO) provides lifecycle program management services for all system capabilities required to enable DCSA's mission areas to provide education & training to government and industry workforces. The intent of the SETS program office is to provide DCSA with an operational data centric information technology solution that fully enables learners, educators and administrators where DCSA will host independently developed eLearning, instructor-led, and virtual instructor-led training.
The SETS PMO currently provides services to the following primary mission owners:
• Security Training (ST) - Delivers security education, training and certification to the DOD and industry with a special focus on developing Investigations Professionals (Internal to DOD) and Polygraph and Credibility.
• Human Capital Management Office (HCMO) - Provides annual and continuing development of all non-security related training and employee development.
• Office of the Program Executive Officer (PEO) - Provides system training for identified DCSA users, industry, and administrator communities.
• National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) - Provides system training for identified NBIS users and administrator communities.
1.2 CSO Procedure
This CSO is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies that accelerate attainment of defense capabilities. This CSO will result in the award of commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, as well as concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing Government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application.
The CSO is soliciting Solution Briefs in response to Areas of Interest (AOIs). AOIs are focused topic(s) categories noted in a separate attachment to the SAM.gov posting. All Solution Briefs submitted in response to any AOI will be governed by this CSO unless otherwise noted in the AOI.
AOIs are written in a much broader manner than standard Government solicitations to maximize latitude in creativity when approaching a problem and to allow for maximum participation from commercial vendors who may not be familiar with submitting proposals to Government solicitations.
The Government may post AOIs at any time. Interested Companies are encouraged to frequently check SAM.gov for new AOI postings.
The CSO outlines the competitive procedures to submit a response to an AOI and consists of four-phases: Solicitation and Evaluation, Solution Brief and Demonstration, Refined Solution Brief and Demonstration, and Full Written Proposal:
Phase 1 Solicitation and Evaluation: The Government posts an AOI document to SAM.gov, and fields questions and responses to the posting. An initial evaluation and down selection is completed to refine the selection pool to applicants who have indicated capability.
Phase 2 Solution Brief and Demonstration: Solution Briefs submitted in response to an AOI shall be submitted as specified in Section 3 of this CSO. The Government will evaluate Solution Briefs against the criteria stated in this CSO. The Government will not pay Companies for the costs associated with Solution Brief submissions.
Phase 3 Refined Solution Brief and Demonstration: Companies whose Solution Briefs are evaluated to be of merit may be invited to provide a pitch following the instructions provided in Section 3.3 of this CSO. The government reserves the right to limit the number of Companies invited to pitch. As such, a company’s solution may be evaluated to be of merit, but not invited to pitch. In the event that the Government requires a demonstration, additional information will be provided in the specific AOI highlighting those procedures, otherwise Phase 3 will be comprised solely of the pitch. The Government will not pay Companies for costs associated with demonstrations or pitches, unless otherwise stipulated.
Phase 4 Full Written Proposal: Those Companies whose Solution Brief and Pitch are evaluated to be of merit and are selected for potential award may, if funding is available, be invited to submit a full written proposal following the instructions provided in Section 3.4 of this CSO. The Government will not pay Companies for costs associated with the proposal creation, unless otherwise stipulated.
SECTION 2 – DEFINITIONS
“Area of Interest” (AOI) means an announcement posted on SAM.gov which may result in the award of an award.
“Commercial Solutions Opening” (CSO) is DCSA’s competitive process to obtain solutions or new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technological advances under 10 U.S.C. §3458
“Nontraditional Defense Contractor” is defined in 10 U.S.C. § 2302(9) as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. § 121).
“Nonprofit Institution” means a nonprofit institution, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 3703 as an organization owned and operated exclusively for scientific or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
“Small Business” is defined under Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)
“Innovative” means any new technology, process, or business practice; or any new application of an existing technology, process, or business practice that contributes to enhancing military effectiveness and sustaining global peace and U.S. national security.
SECTION 3 - GUIDELINES FOR SOLUTION BRIEFS, DEMONSTRATIONS/ PITCHES, AND PROPOSALS
3.1 General Guidelines
1. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or proposals are not desired.
2. Use of a diagram(s) or figure(s) to depict the essence of the proposed solution is strongly encouraged.
3. Companies may submit multiple Solution Briefs in response to any single AOI if each submission represents a separate and distinct concept.
4. Technical data with military application may require appropriate approval, authorization, or license for lawful exportation.
5. All Solution Briefs, Pitches, and Proposals shall be unclassified. Solution Briefs, Pitches, and Proposals containing data that is not to be disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes shall include the following sentences on the cover page:
“This [select one: Solution Brief, Pitch, or Proposal] includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government, except to non-Government personnel for evaluation purposes, and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this submission. If, however, an agreement is awarded to this Company as a result of -- or in connection with – the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent agreed upon by both parties in the resulting agreement. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use the information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]”
Each restricted data sheet should be marked as follows:
“Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.”
6. Submissions must be made electronically at dcsa.quantico.cpo.mbx.pmo-sets-cso@mail.mil or via DOD Safe link shared upon request.
7. Submissions sent through other channels or after the AOI period has ended will not be reviewed nor evaluated.
8. Solution Briefs that are chosen for the Phase 3 Refined Solution Brief and Demonstration will be notified in writing as soon as practicable.
3.2 Phase 1 Solicitation and Evaluation
Questions may be submitted to the DCSA mailbox (dcsa.quantico.cpo.mbx.pmo-sets-cso@mail.mil). A response will be provided as soon as practicable.
An addendum to this CSO may be posted within the AOI announcement on SAM.gov with updates to the posting and/ or responses to questions submitted that may be relevant to all potential offerors.
3.3 Phase 2 Solution Brief and Demonstration
PHASE 2 SOLUTION BRIEF CONTENT
Solution Briefs should not exceed five (5) written pages using 12-point font or, alternatively, Solution Briefs may take the form of briefing slides which should not exceed fifteen (15). These limits are not requirements but are strongly recommended.
Title Page (does not count against page limit)
Company Name, Title, Date, Point of Contact Name, E-Mail Address, Phone, and Address. Specifically identify the AOI for which the Solution Brief is submitted.
Executive Summary (one page)
Provide an executive summary of the technology.
Technology Concept
Describe the unique aspects of your technology and the proposed work as it relates to the AOI. Identify whether the effort includes the pilot or demonstration of existing commercial technology (identified as commercially ready and viable technology), or the development of technology for potential defense application. If development or adaptation is proposed, identify a suggested path to mature the technology. Identify aspects which may be considered proprietary.
Company Viability
Provide a brief overview of the company. Provide a summary of current fundraising to date or a summary of the top line (gross sales/revenues). Provide a summary of product commercialization and go-to-market strategy.
PHASE 2 SOLUTION BRIEF BASIS OF EVALUATION
All solution briefs correctly submitted in response to an AOI will be evaluated against the stated criteria below.
1) Relevance of the Solution Brief in addressing the AOI;
2) Company’s approach and/or underlying technology is unique, underutilized and/or innovative to Government application. In addition, the Government finds this approach and/or underlying technology to be a compelling solution to the AOI problem statement.
3) Technical Merit and feasibility of the solution to address Government AOI problem statement.
Additional technical evaluation criteria specific to a particular project may be used. In these instances, the additional criteria will be posted within the AOI announcement on SAM.gov.
Solution Briefs will be evaluated on the basis of the merit of the proposed concept in addressing the AOI, not against other Solution Briefs submitted in response to the same AOI. Additionally, while not overtly stated in AOIs, the Government’s evaluation will consider whether the proposal increases the likelihood of accomplishing the stated aspects of DCSA’s mission.
DCSA routinely receives more Solution Briefs than has the resources to award. All submissions will be fairly evaluated, however, only a select few will be invited to pitch. The government reserves the right to limit the number of Companies invited to pitch. As such, a company’s solution may be evaluated to be of merit, but not invited to pitch. Solution Briefs that are chosen for the Phase 3 Pitch will be notified in writing as soon as practicable.
3.4 Phase 3 Refined Solution Brief and Demonstration
PHASE 3 PITCH CONTENT
In Phase 3, companies shall provide an in-person or virtual Pitch to demonstrate and provide further details on their proposed concept/technology/solution and the technical and business viability of the proposed solution. The Government may elect to use external market research during the Pitch to evaluate a Company’s viability. In addition to the Pitch, the Government, at its discretion, may request for consideration an additional written submission to further supplement the information provided in the previous phases. During the Phase 3 Pitch, the Company must detail/address:
Estimated Price/Schedule: Provide a rough order of magnitude (ROM) price and notional schedule for how this concept may be executed within the DoD.
Data Rights Assertions: The Solution Brief will identify any IP involved in the effort and associated restrictions on the Government’s use of that IP.
In addition to these required areas, the Government may request the Company provide additional information/detail with respect to the Technology Concept information provided in the previous phases.
PHASE 3 BASIS OF EVALUATION
Individual pitches will be evaluated against the following factors:
1. The functional merit constrained by feasibility of the proposed solution; and
2. The alignment of the proposed solution with the provide technical requirements – to include Cyber Security constraints; and
3. The approach or technology is innovative (within CSO definition) when considered against current government applications; and
4. A cost comparison that balances identified functionality against fiscal constraints; and
5. The offeror’s ability to deliver the proposed solution, including the Offeror’s past performance and qualifications of any identified key personnel.
Individual pitches will be evaluated on the basis of the merit of the proposed concept in addressing the AOI and the factors above, not against any other Pitches held under the same AOI. Pitch submissions will be valid for 180 calendar days after the pitch date. Upon completion of evaluations, the Government will notify the Company that: (1) the proposed concept/technology/solution has been selected for possible award and the Company is invited to submit a full proposal; (2) the proposed concept/technology/solution is not of interest to the Government; or (3) the proposed concept/technology/solution is of interest, but not eligible for a proposal due to availability of Government resources.
If the proposed concept/technology/solution is of interest, but not eligible for a proposal due to availability of Government resources, the Company may be contacted with a request to respond to a proposal request within 180 calendar days from the pitch date. If after 180 calendar days from the pitch date (or earlier if notified by DCSA), Government resources are not identified to formally move into Phase 4, the Company will no longer be eligible for an award under that particular AOI.
3.5 Phase 4 Full Written Proposal
PHASE 4 PROPOSAL CONTENT
The final phase of the CSO process is the full written proposal. Based upon the evaluation detailed above, the Government may issue the Company a request for written proposal. The Company will be invited to develop and submit a full written proposal and negotiate appropriate terms and conditions governing the project. Companies may discuss ideas and details of the proposal during the proposal writing process with the Government. Each proposal submitted shall consist of two sections: Section 1 shall provide the technical proposal; Section 2 shall address the price/cost/schedule portions of the proposal. These proposals will be assessed by DCSA subject matter experts. Companies may propose their own internal terms and conditions (e.g., Service License Agreements (SLA) and/or User License Agreements (ULA)) to be considered during negotiations with the Government.
Companies should note that there are certain terms and conditions the Government is unable to accept. However, projects awarded through the CSO are flexible to adopt customary industry standards where it is otherwise legal and where it meets the Government’s needs.
3.5.1 Section 1 Technical Proposal
Title Page
Company Name, Title, Point of Contact Name, Date, E-Mail Address, Phone, and Address and any subcontractors or team members. Include an abstract which provides a concise description of the proposal.
Propose a Technical Approach
Describe the background and objectives of the proposed work, the approach, deliverables, and the resources needed to execute it. Include the nature and extent of the anticipated results.
Include ancillary and operational issues such as certifications, algorithms, and any engineering/software development methodologies to be used. This proposal must include a Statement of Work (SOW) identifying the work to be performed and the deliverables. Provide a detailed project schedule that outlines the various phases of work to be accomplished within the proposed period of performance. You may refer to the Solution Brief that prompted this proposal request, but do not duplicate it.
Government Support Required
Identify the type of support, if any, the Company requests of the Government in general such as facilities, equipment, data, and information or materials.
3.5.2 Section 2, Price Proposal
The Company shall propose a total price to complete the project and provide any other data or supporting information that is necessary for the determination of a fair and reasonable price. This can include, but is not limited to, commercial price catalog or other proprietary information to help the Government assess project cost.
Additionally, while not required to be specifically addressed in the proposal (with the exception of the 1/3 cost-share requirement, if applicable), the Government will review the proposal to determine if the following statutory requirements are met:
1. Quantity: quantity is limited to that needed to prove technical or manufacturing feasibility or evaluate military utility
2. Meets mission effectiveness standard: Is directly relevant to enhancing DoD mission effectiveness
3. Meets non-traditional participation/cost share requirement: Non-traditional defense contractor contributes to a significant extent or not; if not, 1/3 cost share implementation is addressed
4. Defense Utility: Solution is applicable to a DoD platform, system or component
SECTION 4 – AWARDS
4.1 General Guidelines
Upon favorable review and available funds, the Government may choose to make an award. Awards will be made using the contracting method most appropriate for the solution component in question while accounting for pricing and source availability. The Agreements Officer will negotiate directly with the Company on the terms and conditions of the award, including payments, and will execute the award on behalf of the Government. Only an Agreements Officer has the authority to enter into, or modify, a binding agreement on behalf of the Government.
Companies must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award. Companies are advised to commence SAM registration upon receipt of proposal request.
Companies must also register in the prescribed Government invoicing system (e.g. Wide Area Work Flow). DCSA will provide assistance to those Companies from whom a full proposal is requested.
The Company must be determined to be responsible by the Agreements Officer and must not be suspended or debarred from award by the Federal Government nor be prohibited by Presidential Executive Order and/or law from receiving award.
Receipt of a proposal request does not guarantee that a Company will receive an award. The Government reserves the right, at any point prior to award, to cancel the proposal request.
SECTION 5 – NON-GOVERNMENT ADVISORS
Non-Government advisors may be used in the evaluation of Solution Briefs, Pitches and during Proposal development and negotiations. Non-Government advisors will have signed
non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the Government. Companies may enter into specific NDAs directly with the Non-Government advisors or their corporate entities. Submission of an offer under this CSO will constitute a grant of authority by the submitting company to the Government to allow the use of non-Government advisors to participate in evaluations of all phases of the CSO process.
The Government understands that information provided in response to this CSO is presented in confidence and may contain trade secret or commercial or financial information, and it agrees to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure to the maximum extent permitted or required by Law, to include:
a. 18 U.S.C. 1905 (Trade Secrets Act);
b. 18 U.S.C. 1831 et seq. (Economic Espionage Act);
c. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) (Freedom of Information Act);
d. Executive Order 12600 (Pre-disclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information); and,
e. Any other statute, regulation, or requirement applicable to Government employees.
DCSA policy is to treat all submissions as confidential information, and to disclose their contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, during the evaluation process, submissions may be handled by support contractors for administrative purposes and/or to assist with technical evaluation. All DCSA and DoD support contractors performing this role are expressly prohibited from performing DCSA-sponsored technical research and are bound by appropriate NDAs.
Submissions will not be returned. The original copy of each submission received will be retained at DCSA and all other non-required copies destroyed. A certification of destruction may be requested, provided the formal request is received at this office within 5 calendar days after notification that a proposal was not selected.
Clarification 1: DCSA will be accepting briefs until the posted closing date, 31 Dec 2024. However, early submission is encouraged as briefs will be evaluated as they are submitted.
Clarification 2: While the posted closing date remains the same, DCSA will give priority evaluation for all follow-on phases to vendors who make their Phase 1 submission on or before 30 October 2024.
