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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 07, 2007 FBO #1958
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- HARDWARE SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR FOR THE COMBAT TERRAIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CTIS) PROGRAM OFFICE

Notice Date

4/5/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
 

Contracting Office

Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Alexandria, 7701 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315-3864
 

ZIP Code

39183-3435
 

Solicitation Number

W9132V-07-R-0005
 

Response Due

4/19/2007
 

Archive Date

6/18/2007
 

Point of Contact

Nilda Lugo, 703-428-6272
 

E-Mail Address

Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Alexandria
(nilda.lugo@erdc.usace.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
 

Description

The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)  Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) intends to award an indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contract for a five (5) year ordering period. The contract will be awarded with a minimum base contract of $1M a nd a maximum base value of $50M. This requirement has been 100% set-aside to SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541512 ($23M). The contract scope of work consists of serving as the Hardware Systems Integ rator for the Combat Terrain Information Systems (CTIS) program office. The contractor will be required to procure, integrate and provide design changes and improvements to systems developed under the CTIS program office. Those systems include, but are n ot limited to the following: 1. DTSS-Deployable; 2. DTSS-HVMP; 3. DTSS-Base; and 4. ENFIRE system. Knowledge and experience of the following key areas is required: 1. Integration of ruggedized, transit cased military computer systems, including both h ardware and software installation, 2. Procurement of hardware components from multiple sources, 3. Computer technology to include, but not limited to: networking setup and administration, virtual networking, network security, Storage Area Network (SAN) a nd RAID technology and high performance plotters and scanners. 4. Management and control of storage, packaging, shipping and handling of computer systems. 5. Technical support (on-site and remote) for a DoD system test program which includes, but is not limited to environmental, electromagnetic interference (EMI), shock, transportation and vibration testing. 6. In-field operational support, both CONUS and O CONUS. 7. Ability to maintain and store classified computer hardware up to the SECRET Level. 8. SECRET level for key personnel with requisite knowledge and experience in the above areas. 9. Understanding of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) technology a nd related hardware requirements. 10. Development of documentation (technical manuals and drawing packages) to support the setup and teardown of computer systems. 11. Development and conducting training courses for hardware setup and teardown in the field. 12. Development of production level drawing packages from an existing hardware system baseline. 13. Teardown and refurbishment of computer hardware and the ability to provide recommendations for areas where the upgrade of components is required. The cont ractor will be required to develop new versions, as well as update and modify the existing CTIS items: production level drawings, training materials and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) provisioning documents. The contractor must have facilities and pers onnel necessary to perform hardware integration, quality control, testing and storage. The Contractor will be required to perform Market Surveys for new hardware, software and other technology advancements. In addition, the contractor will be required to be capable of conducting test and evaluation of all CTIS systems built or integrated und er this contract and to perform failure and corrective actions analysis during test operations and to provide hardware test troubleshooting, maintenance and repair for all systems integrated under this contract. The successful offeror must have key personn el with a SECRET clearance at the time of award in order to perform the work under this contract. All offerors are required to provide a Small Business Participation Plan that will detail the extent to which the successful offeror will team with Small, Sma ll Disadvantaged, Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and HUBZone small businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions. The Plan will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section M of t he solicitation. The extent to which the contractor meets, or fails to meet, the goals set forth in its Small Business Participation Plan will be evaluated and reported in the contractor's Past Performance for the purpose of future procurements. The RFP release date is anticipated to be on or about 24 April 2007. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 08 May 2007 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This conference will provide a description of the CTIS program and a briefing on the CTIS hard ware systems. It will also provide responses to offerors questions. However, all questions must be provided to the Contractor Officer in writing NLT 4:00PM on 04 May 2007. The pre-proposal conference will also display a fully built DTSS-D system, which i s representative of the type of hardware systems which will be procured and integrated under this contract. Please be advised that the conference is limited to two (2) attendees per company. ATTENDEES MUST BE US CITIZENS. The following information regardin g each attendee must be faxed to the TEC Contracts Office no later than 04 May 2007: 1. Last name, first name, middle initial; 2. Agency or Company Name/Division; 3. Social Security Number; 4. Telephone Number. Please fax all questions, requests for infor mation and attendee information for the pre-proposal conference to the attention of Ms. Elvie Thompson and/or Maria Martinez , FAX 703-428-6995. Please, include the CTIS Hardware Integration solicitation number in the subject of all correspondence. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-APR-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA38/W9132V-07-R-0005/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Vicksburg Consolidated Contracts Office, Alexandria 7701 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria VA

Zip Code: 22315-3864

Country: US
 

Record

SN01267791-F 20070407/070405224003 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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