SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- NETCENTS 1 EXTENSION
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ESC - Electronic Systems Center, 490 E Moore DriveBldg 892 Rm 140 MAFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- R2026
- Point of Contact
- Harry Bryan harry.bryan@gunter.af.mil<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This serves as "Notice of Intent" of the Air Force's 754th Electronic Systems Group's intent to issue a modification to extend the ordering period and the period of performance of the basic Air Force mandatory use Network- Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts on a sole source basis. The existing NETCENTS contracts are FA877104D0002 (The Centech Group), FA877104D0003 (Harris Corporation (Formerly Small Business known as "Multimax")), FA877104D0004 (Northrop Grumman), FA877104D0005 (NCI Inc.), FA877104D0006 (Booz Allen Hamilton), FA877104D0007 (General Dynamics), FA877104D0008 (Lockheed Martin), FA877104D0009 (Telos Corporation). The extended ordering period is for an additional two years beginning 10 Sep 2009 - 09 Sep 2010, to include one option year period 10 Sep 2010 through 09 Sep 2011, with a period of performance through 9 Sep 2012. The Air Force plans to extend the ordering period and the period of performance ! for the eight NETCENTS contracts under the authority of Title 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B). There would be significant risk to AF and DoD networks if NETCENTS-1 is not extended to bridge the gap between it and NETCENTS-2. Without the bridge, solutions being implemented may result in non-standards based contracts and conflict with AF and DoD vision and policy for standard, secure and interoperable architectures across the various Mission Areas. Specifically, the NETCENTS contracts are designed to facilitate the AF requirement for IT investments to be managed as portfolios per AFI 33-141, Air Force Information Technology Portfolio Management and IT Investment Review. Portfolio managers look to the Air Force Enterprise Architecture (AF EA) as a framework for guidance to developing solutions based on lower-level architectures that are in alignment with AF vision, strategies, and plans. NETCENTS requires contractors to provide solutions th! at adhere to Global Information Grid (GIG), ConstellationNet, Infostructure Technology Reference Model (i-TRM), Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) (now the DoD Information Technology Standards and Profile Registry (DISR) Online) and other DoD technical architecture standards. These constraints help achieve alignment with the AF EA and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) requirements and ensure interoperability and supportability. Among the standards prescribed are those that ensure the early and continuous incorporation of information assurance (IA) into system lifecycles. They include DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP) standards and certifications. NETCENTS also ensures security technicians and managers are trained IAW DoDDI 8570.1, and IA and IA-enabled products comply with common criteria for COTS product evaluations via NSTISSP #11. Moreover, the NETCENTS contracts support the Air Force requirement for gov! ernance structures that provide visibility into AF IT acquisition spending and enable centralized management and control; and supports the Air Force requirement to support strategic sourcing. Interested sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within 15 days after the publication date of this notice of contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 517110. Inquiries can be mailed to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Harry Bryan, 490 East Moore Drive, Suite 270, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL 36114 or faxed to Mr. Bryan using (334) 416-4668 or e-mailed to harry.bryan@gunter.af.mil. Numbered Notes 9, 22, and 26 apply.
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