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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 16, 2012 FBO #3857
MODIFICATION

D -- SSA Independent Verification and Validation Services for IT Information Security - Solicitation 1

Notice Date

6/14/2012
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
 

ZIP Code

21244
 

Solicitation Number

SSA-RFP-12-1036
 

Response Due

6/27/2012 5:00:00 PM
 

Point of Contact

Christopher D Mettee, Phone: 410-965-9486
 

E-Mail Address

christopher.mettee@ssa.gov
(christopher.mettee@ssa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Competitive 8(a)
 

Description

Attachment 7 - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Attachment 6 - Volume III Questionnaire Attachment 5 - Worksheet for Reporting the Loss, Compromise, or Potential Compromise of Personally Identifiable Information Attachment 4 - Definitions Attachment 3 - Sample Rules of Engagement Attachment 2 - List of SSA Major Applications Attachment 1 - Pricing Table Solicitation Addendum - Addendum B through E Standard Form (SF) 1449 - Addendum A The Social Security Administration (SSA) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the competitive acquisition of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) support services for the Agency's Information Technology (IT) Information Assurance program. The Agency requires IV&V services under four functional areas that support the Agency's information security, including security assessments; penetration tests; development of information assurance policies and procedures; and risk management framework support. The Agency requires these services principally at its headquarters in Baltimore, MD; however, 20-percent of the work performed may include travel to major cities located throughout the United States. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs executive agencies to assess and authorize its major information systems through IV&V pursuant to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-37 rev. 1 (February 2010), Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems. The Agency presently has 22 systems that it considers as major and having significant influence on our mission. The Agency utilizes Contractor support to insure compliance with Federal rules and regulations, including Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA) and NIST 800-series guidance, and to follow industry best practices for information security. The Small Business Administration (SBA) accepted the Agency's offer to conduct this acquisition under the 8(a) Small Business Development Program exclusively as an 8(a) competition. We are conducting a competition amongst 8(a) firms pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.2, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, and Subpart 19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program). Our intent is to award a single Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quality (ID/IQ)-type contract with firm-fixed price (FFP), and FFP level-of-effort term (FFP LOE) elements, from this competition. Furthermore, we anticipate an ordering period, from September 29, 2012 through September 28, 2017. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services, with a size standard of $25 million. The applicable FAR references governing this acquisition include FAR Part 12, acquisition of commercial items; Part 15, contract by negotiation; Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery contracts; Subpart 17.2, options as a special contracting method; and under the authority of FAR Part 19.8, Contracting with the SBA. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order for the Agency to consider them for any resultant contract. It is integral that Offerors review the Solicitation carefully, and respond by following the Instructions to Offerors section in submitting a proposal (see Addendum E, Section 2). The agency made the RFP and any related documents for this procurement available to interested parties through electronic media for downloading via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website, located at http://www.fbo.gov. THE AGENCY WILL NOT MAKE HARD COPIES OF THE RFP AVAILABLE. Please see the attached Solicitation documents for more information.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/OAG/SSA-RFP-12-1036/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Nationwide, but principally at SSA Headquarters located in:, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235, United States

Zip Code: 21235
 

Record

SN02775812-W 20120616/120614235504-2240401de69778ad94ce3a71dea7f37e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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