SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- D-- Information Tecnhology Enterprise Solution - 2 Services (ITES-2S)
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517110
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- ACA, ITEC4, Directorate of Contracting , 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
- ZIP Code
- 22331-0700
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-050114-002
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2005
- Description
- This Special Notice is issued under the authority of FAR 15.202, Advisory Multi-Step Process. The U.S. Army Small Computer Program (ASCP), in coordination with the Army Contracting Agency (ACA), Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contr acting Center (ITEC4), is seeking qualified contractors to support the Army enterprise infrastructure and infostructure goals with information technology (IT) services worldwide for the Information Technology Enterprise Solution 2 Services (ITES-2S) acqu isition, Solicitation Number W91QUZ-05-R-0004. The Army intends to award up to eight, performance-based, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts, with up to four awards reserved for small business. The government's intention is to conduct this acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The SIC and NAICS codes for the acquisition are SIC code 4813 and NAICS code 517110 (telecommunications networks, wired) with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. Contractor wi ll be required to support up to TOP SECRET security clearance, including Sensitive Compartmented Information. The period of performance for this acquisition will be a three year base with three, two-year options. The estimated total value of this acquisit ion is $20 billion. The solicitation phases, including a projected milestone schedule for each phase, are as follows: Phase 1 - Market research Request for Information (RFI) was released via FedBizOpps on 10 November 2004 (as prescribed at FAR 15.201) to understand the marketplace and determine industry best practices, performance contracting successes, innovative meth ods, and effective incentive programs. Phase 2 Advisory Multi-Step (ref. FAR 15.202) Process. Evaluation of potential contractors to assess their potential to be viable competitors. This process results in an advisory notice from the government to the potential contractors regarding their p otential to succeed. The Advisory notice will be been released the week of January 18, 2005, on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI), Interactive Business Opportunities Page, https://abop.monmouth.army mil. Phase 3 Release of Draft RFP on or about the week of March 7, 2005. Phase 4 Due Diligence. A due diligence period will be conducted for offerors to have full access to Army officials to obtain a clear understanding of the Armys objectives, constraints and requirement. For this phase, the government has established a v irtual reading room at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil/ites2library.nsf containing documentation or links to documents (e.g., redacted copies of existing contracts, modifications and selected task orders, and future and prior FedBizOpps notices); and other applicable document relative to the acquisition. One-on-one sessions will be conducted with potential offerors during this Phase the week of March 21, 2005. Phase 5 Release of Final RFP on or about the week of April 4, 2005. To access ASFI, potential offerors must be registered as a user on the ASFI web site. To view all documents, login and view by Army Contracting Activities and select ITEC-W-Active. Then select the ITES RFP number. To view additional supporting messages and documents, click on the solicitation folder icon. If you require assistance with the ASFI website, you may contact the help desk at 1-888-414-2677. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is Barbara Trujillo, 703-325-3341, barbara.trujillo@itec4.arm y.mil. The Contract Specialist for this acquisition is Stacy Watson, 703-325-3315, stacy.watson@itec4.army.mil. The ASCP point of contact is Steve Miller, 732-427-6786, steven.f.miller@us.army.mil.
- Record
- SN00735294-W 20050116/050114212045 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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