MODIFICATION
A -- Public Safety Communication Requirement
- Notice Date
- 10/12/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- HSHQDC-05-R-00021
- Response Due
- 12/14/2005
- Description
- The purpose of this modification to this Federal Business Opportunities announcement is to (1) add additional point of contact information (another e-mail address for the Contracting Officer) (2) revise the due date for the submission of proposals to December 14, 2005, (3) revise the issuance date of the Request for Proposals to October 31, 2005 and (4) to revise the anticipated award date from February 2006 to be by May 2006. BACKGROUND: The Department of Homeland Security?s Office of Interoperability and Compatibility?s (OIC) SAFECOM Program supports improved public safety communications and interoperability through the execution of Research and Development (R&D) as well as standards and architecture initiatives. The OIC serves to strengthen and integrate interoperability efforts that improve local, tribal, state, and Federal public safety preparedness and response. REQUIREMENT DEFINITION/DISCUSSION: In support of this mission, SAFECOM is initiating the ?Public Safety Five Year Communications Requirements? project to develop quantitative parameters for the Networking section of the Statement of Requirements (SoR) v1.1 for Public Safety Wireless Communications and Interoperability as well as qualitative and quantitative requirements for the services/applications defined in the Services and Applications section of the SoR. The intent of this project is to identify five (5) year parameters and requirements for communications and interoperability that will provide a roadmap for industry to develop products that reflects public safety?s long term needs as stated in the SoR. The Department of Homeland Security anticipates awarding approximately 10 to 15 Firm Fixed Price contracts to Contractors with experience in one or more of the following Technology Areas (TAs), as identified within the Networking Section of the SoR: (1) Applications/Services?Mission Critical Voice, (2) Applications/Services-Mission Critical Video, (3) Network Performance?Personal Area Network, (4) Network Performance?Incident Area Network, (5) Network Performance?Jurisdiction Area Network, (6) Network Performance?Extended Area Network. Interested parties are encouraged to partner to develop collaborative proposals. Proposals do not need to address each of the six TAs in the SoR, but should instead focus on the TAs that the individual Contractor or Contractor team have expertise in. The Firm Fixed Price contracts will have a six month period of performance. This procurement will be conducted using Full and Open Competitive Procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 utilizing a Best Value source selection process. The Department of Homeland Security anticipates the award of these Firm Fixed Price contracts to be by May 2006. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 541990 and the applicable small business standard is $6.0 million. This procurement is unrestricted. There will be no pre-proposal conference associated with this procurement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration. The formal Request for Proposals for this procurement will be posted onto Federal Business Opportunities on or before October 31, 2005. Interested parties are requested to submit the following information to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at either Aaron.Ford@hq.dhs.gov or Aaron.Ford1@dhs.gov: (1) Name of the Firm, (2) Address of the Firm, (3) Taxpayer Identification Number, (4) Dunn & Bradstreet Number, (5) Size of the business, (6) Point of contact information for the firm. Any questions concerning this synopsis should be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address/addresses: Aaron.Ford@hq.dhs.gov or Aaron.Ford1@dhs.gov. See Numbered Note 26
- Place of Performance
- Address: At the Contractor's Facility
- Record
- SN00914272-W 20051014/051012211520 (fbodaily.com)
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