SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Resolute Support Mission (RSM) Forensic Support services
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W560MY-16-R-0003
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Nancy B. DeBo, Phone: 3097827625
- E-Mail Address
-
nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil
(nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2., the purpose of this notice is to synopsize the following requirement for the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) providing forensic mentoring, training, and development support services under the Deputy Chief of Staff Security Assistance, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan to support the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). This requirement for RSM forensic support services consists of providing personnel to serve as mentors, to help enable the MOI Afghanistan National Police on the path to an enduring and reliable forensic processing capability, in order to foster an efficient police force that operates under the rule of law. The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) intends to issue a solicitation for a non-personal services contract to provide technical and analytical tools in support of policy development, management and administration, and improve the operation of systems supporting the forensic mission in Afghanistan. ACC-RI estimates solicitation release on or about 14 April 2016. However, this date is subject to change. ACC-RI intends to conduct a full and open Lowest Price Technically Acceptable competition to award a single firm-fixed-unit-price cost reimbursable hybrid contract. The period of performance is anticipated to be one base year plus four one-year evaluated option periods, and will include the FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend. The training work to be performed under this contract will be primarily in the forensic laboratories in Kabul but may also include Herat. The Criminal Technique Department (CTD) forensic labs have the principal responsibility for processing and analyzing evidence utilized in intelligence operations, the prosecution in the judicial system, enhancing national security, military operations, and general criminal office cases in Afghanistan. ACC-RI intends this contract to be staffed with U.S. Nationals and Host Country Nationals. Interested parties must be able to demonstrate the existence of a current U.S. facility clearance to the SECRET level in accordance with DODD 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, at the time of proposal submission. This SECRET level clearance will also apply to all U.S. contractors having access to classified information. ACC-RI will NOT assist organizations in obtaining the required Facilities Clearance. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to a specific acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This synopsis does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs incurred as a result of this notice. All future notices for this effort will be published under solicitation number W560MY-16-R-0003. If you wish to view a copy of the draft PWS, please e-mail your request to Nancy DeBo at nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil by 1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST), 29 March 2016. Please include the solicitation number in the subject line of your e-mail. All questions/comments concerning the draft PWS shall be submitted via e-mail to Nancy DeBo at nancy.b.debo.civ@mail.mil by 1700 EST 5 April 2016. A subsequent amendment to this synopsis will address all questions/concerns received by the deadline.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Afghanistan, Afghanistan
- Record
- SN04060359-W 20160325/160323235821-00141367945966a5adae630db19f6392 (fbodaily.com)
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