MODIFICATION
A -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Research and Supporting Elements
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-17-R-0006
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jessica R. Camunez, Phone: 5756788283
- E-Mail Address
-
jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil
(jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Synopsis - J&A for Other than Full and Open Competition & Request for Information (RFI) NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Research and Supporting Elements The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with ICF Incorporated, LLC. 9300 Lee HWY Fairfax, VA 22031-6050 for research and development (R&D) and technical services to support Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) and its evolution in the face of a changing threat environment. The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies of Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements based upon the Government¹s expertise, historical knowledge and understanding of the mission space, it is estimated that it would take approximately 18 months or longer to transition a new, unfamiliar contractor with Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) experiences and basic skills to meet Government-based applications in CSSP analysts and operational skills utilizing Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) developed analytics and technology. Breaking the transition timeline down, when considering the distributed and geographically dispersed nature of the infrastructure it will take two to three (2-3) months to merely transition control of the infrastructure. It will take another nine to twelve (9-12) months for the new staff to achieve journeyman proficiency with the infrastructure, and upwards of another year to achieve true expertise. Finally any major turnover in personnel (a real risk given the loyalty ICF staff have for their company), will require substantial time to identify, hire, and train replacements. Based on timeframes associated with normal personnel turnover, this will add an additional nine (9) months to the transition. In the very near term, the shortfall in the initial period of performance would deleteriously impact ARL's ability to sustain a high level of cyber defensive services and critically jeopardize our covered Federal Government and Department of Defense (DoD) agencies. Without direct and uninterrupted contractor support in this arena, the real time cyberattacks would be accomplished without identification, notifications, response and recovery. Systems would be allowed to exist at a lower security posture without notice, increasing the realistic opportunities to compromise them without interception. Looking further out, this delay in capabilities would have a ripple affect across the entire DoD. There are multiple initiatives and development projects, such as the Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) analytics, that ARL is specifically performing for the Department, which would not be able to be accomplished if not for the ongoing work. This transition of the ISCM is currently on-going and is slated to take between eighteen months to two (2) years. Once the transition is complete, those frameworks will be DoD-standard and thus readily available to others for future competition for this action. Delaying these types of abilities for up to two (2) years will do nothing but set the entire department back and ensure that the Department is not ready to meet the adversary of the future in cyber space falling short of the mission. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, this notice functions as a Request for Information (RFI) for offeror's who believe they can meet the Government's requirement. Any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government does not intend to use Part 12 for this acquisition. Responses to this notice are due on or before 17:00 EST, 01 February 2017 by email at Jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil Point of Contact for this notice is Jessica Camunez; 575-678-8283; Jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil
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