SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Defense Contracting Command-Washington, Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA), Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA), ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200
- ZIP Code
- 20310-5200
- Solicitation Number
- W91WAW-09-R-0065
- Response Due
- 4/11/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Robert Meekie, 703-228-0074<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This sources sought is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this sources sought. The US Army Contracting Agency, Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE), at the Hoffman Building II,200 Stovall Street, 11th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22332-001, on behalf of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Network and Information Integration (ASD/NII) Spectrum Directorate, intends to procure services to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide operations management and consulting services, as a 100% small business set-aside. In the best interest of the DOD and the federal government ASD/NII Spectrum Directorate feels a small business is capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the current contract capabilities and future contract capabilities that will be requested through this requirement. Under this requirement, a contractor will be required to provide spectrum-related domestic and international technology, regulatory, and policy services that affect military operations around the world. The contractor must have a thorough knowledge of DOD policies, U.S. telecommunication governance structures, U.S. spectrum policies and regulations, technology trends, and international agreements. ASD/NII Spectrum Directorate strategies will require review and evaluation of current business applications, processes and review of products and the ability to prepare recommendations to increase future strategies, processes and review procedures. Interested small businesses that are certified and qualified as a small business concern under NAICS 541611 with a size standard of $7.0 million will be considered for award. The core areas of ASD/NII Spectrum Directorate include: A.To enable DOD to lead in domestic and international spectrum policy and regulation implementation. B.To continue to build a substantial level of competence and expertise in DOD spectrum management. C.Continued or increased access to spectrum resources to accommodate new military systems and/or new missions necessary to protect the nation. Support shall be provided during normal operations in accordance with the directives, guidance, and policy referenced in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and with any changes, replacements, additions, and other directives, guidance, and policy issued during the contract period of performance. Interested parties are asked to submit capability statements (not to exceed 8 pages in length) expressing their interest. Instructions for Responses In response to this source sought, interested vendors are requested to provide answers to the following questions in relation to the scope of work described above. The answers should be brief and to the point, not exceeding 8 pages total. Companies submitting more than 8 pages will not be evaluated. 1. Provide the following information about your company: name, business address, web address, size/ownership of business (large, small, etc.) and provide NAICS codes the company is certified under, number of years in business, a point of contact with name, title, phone, fax, and email, Cage Code and DUNS number, affiliate information (parent corporation, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners), etc. 2. Please provide a capability statement as it relates to the sources sought request. Do not provide marketing materials. Companies providing marketing materials will not be evaluated. 3. Does your company possess functional knowledge pertaining to knowledge of DOD policies, U.S. telecommunication governance structures, U.S. spectrum policies and regulations, technology trends, and international agreements? Please explain. 4. Does your company have experienced technical staff and possess the organizational and operational strategies based on findings and impacts related to the subject of this source sought? Explain/describe your companys experience and familiarity with performing function described above, and/or indicate ability to satisfy the government requirements by providing a narrative identifying the scope of past and current services performed within the past three (3) years and explain how those services are commensurate with the services described above. 5. What experience does your company have relating to DOD policies, U.S. telecommunication governance structures, U.S. spectrum policies and regulations, technology trends, and international agreements? Information relative to past and current performance and experience should include detailed references (contract numbers, description of services, types of contracts, and point of contact, to include the names and phone numbers) of major clients. In addition, we welcome comments on the industry practices and standards for this effort or similar commercial efforts to include but not limited to contract clauses and provisions, method of quality control and assurance to ensure customer satisfaction and how is contract performance measured against a contract requirement, amount of transition time needed for full and effective performance on a new contract and any other information pertinent to this effort. 6. Please provide a brief description of how you as prime vendor would augment your company's skills and capabilities to provide the services in the task areas mentioned, including any partnering efforts you've used to address past similar large scale procurements. The industry practice and standards information is excluded from the 8-page capabilities statement limit. Submit electronic responses directly Robert Meekie, Contract Specialist (703) 428-0074, email: robert.meekie@us.army.mil. Not later than time 10:00 AM on date 11 April 2009. A Firm fixed Price contract is anticipated, but not definite. The period Performance will be June 2009 to February 2012. Place of performance will be within the National Capital Region and no Government Space will be provided. In order to accept and begin work under this contract, Contractor personnel shall have a SECRET level Department of Defense (DOD) security clearance at the start of contract award. Upon award, a completed DD 254 (Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification) is a requirement of this contract. The solicitation will be available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. A written Request for Proposal(s) (RFP) will be posted on Fed Bizz Opps website: reference (W91WAW-09-R-0065). All responsible sources may submit a proposal(s), which will be considered, however, no offers are being requested at this time. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. All amendments to the solicitation will likewise be posted to this website. Contractors are cautioned to check this website for amendments. No solicitation mailing list will be supplied. Contractor is responsible for all costs for producing and mailing their proposal. It shall be the Contractors responsibility to check the websites for the solicitations issuance and any amendments. The Contractor is required to register with the Department of Defense Central Contractor Register (CCR). No contract award will be made to any Contractor that is not already registered or in the process of registering. The DOD CCR can be reached at (866) 705-5711 or http://www.ccr.gov/. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA) ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245 Washington DC<br />
- Zip Code: 20310-5200<br />
- Zip Code: 20310-5200<br />
- Record
- SN01779551-W 20090329/090327215534-5b184ba1b6b23e91e2a6f2c8dcb60618 (fbodaily.com)
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