SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Request for Information - Systems Engineering and Techncial Assistance Support for the DOD Executive Agent for Space Staff
- Notice Date
- 10/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- NBC - Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- D12PS50805
- Response Due
- 10/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 10/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly Luke Contracting Officer 7039643628 kimberly.luke@aqd.nbc.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Interior (DoI) Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD) Executive Agent for Space Staff (EA4SS) through the use of the Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) is seeking to obtain market research from vendors to assist the Government in understanding the capabilities available in the Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) industry and inform the development of a way-ahead for the EA4SS to obtain SETA services for the defense space enterprise. Additionally, the market research will assist the Government in determining how small business could fit into EA4SS' acquisition strategy. The full Request for Information (RFI) may be found at http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx. The EA4SS was established to assist the DoD leadership in integrating and coordinating Defense space activities. To effectively plan, integrate, and coordinate these highly complex space and space-related systems of systems, the EA4SS must be involved in a wide range of activities, including joint service activities, leveraging commercial technologies, developing new business approaches; and defining space and space-related solutions, and their relationship to terrestrial, maritime, and air solutions, to warfighter and national intelligence needs. EA4SS's efforts require collaboration and integration of ongoing activities across the NSS community to include DoD operational commands, acquisition centers and laboratories, IC organizations, other services and national agencies, and commercial and international organizations. EA4SS's mission is to create and communicate critical information, such as the NSS Plan and the annual NSS Program Assessment, unavailable elsewhere, to support decisions affecting future space and space-related systems for the operation, control and exploitation of national security space. To this end, EA4SS's strength is to lead the DoD toward a future unified and integrated national security space enterprise by creating innovative alternatives backed by sound systems engineering, integration, and architectural concepts and principles. The primary responsibilities of the EA4SS are to:-Develop and coordinate for community consideration using appropriate NSS policies, strategies, concepts, plans, architectures for mid-to-long terms, enterprise engineering activities, and transition strategies.-Assess NSS and DS strategies, architectures, plans, programs, and processes on an on-going basis.-Advise, as requested, various defense and intelligence acquisition and requirements boards on space-related topics.-Advise senior DoD management and their staffs on matters affecting or affected by NSS and DS capabilities.-Provide independent, objective analyses and advice, on requirements, policies, strategies, plans, programs, budgets, acquisition and professional development activities.-Facilitate the coordination of requirements, the resulting end-to-end architectures, and other NSS and DS products. The EA4SS Government teams works within a collaborative environment, teaming with SETA support contractors daily to fulfill mission requirements within a TS/SCI environment. The EA4SS requires consolidated SETA support for EA4SS's planning, engineering, architecting, acquisition management and analytical efforts, preparation of briefings and documents, conduct of document reviews, support of meeting execution, and other related activities. The Contractor may interface with and leverage other agencies and industries' efforts as required. It is essential that the SETA contractor be able to supply the necessary expertise (approximately 60 FTE) as well as function as members of complex and often changing teams of government and industry representatives from a variety of agencies. This RFI is being 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 to a contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not reimburse 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 parties' expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future RFP, if one is issued. This RFI is seeking responses from small businesses that can provide the required services under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541990 "All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services", applies with a small business size standard of $7,000,000. The data obtained from this RFI will assist the Government in understanding the capabilities available in the SETA services industry marketplace and to inform the development of a way-ahead for the EA4SS to obtain SETA support services in support of the defense space enterprise and NSS. Additionally, the market research will assist the Government in determining how small business could fit into the EA4SS' acquisition strategy. In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications and their capability to fully satisfy the assessment criteria cited in this RFI. Responses must demonstrate the company's ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting Clause (FAR 52.219-14) which requires the small business to perform at least 50 percent of the work on the contract. Marketing brochures and/or generic company literature will not be considered. Not addressing all the requested information may result in the Government determining the responder is not capable of performing the scope of work required. Interested small businesses meeting the small business standard of $7M for NAICS code 541990 are requested to submit a response by 9:00AM EDT on 25 Oct 2011 to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Kimberly Luke, Kimberly.Luke@aqd.nbc.gov. Submissions shall be submitted electronically and not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Paper copies will not be accepted. Late responses will only be accepted if they contain extraordinary value to the Government. The responses must include the business size of the vender under NAICS code 541990 (Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Small Business, Historically Black College and University/Minority Institution, Small Business Joint Venture, Consortium, Team Partnering, or Large Business).
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