MODIFICATION
D -- Operational Support for the Army Review Boards Agency, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and the G1 (Personnel and Administration), Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-Scott, 2300 East Dr., Building 3600, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225-5406, United States
- ZIP Code
- 62225-5406
- Solicitation Number
- MAC0037
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Rachel Rieger, Phone: 6182299257
- E-Mail Address
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rachel.rieger@disa.mil
(rachel.rieger@disa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) for Army Review Boards Agency and Army G1 Contracting Office Address: Defense Information Systems Agency, DITCO-Scott PL8313, P.O. 2300 East Drive, Bldg 3600, Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5406 Description: PURPOSE : The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to conduct market research which will be used to formulate an acquisition strategy to procure Operational Support for the Army Review Boards Agency, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and the G1 (Personnel and Administration), Headquarters, Department of the Army, all co-located in Arlington, Virginia. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or a promise to issue a Request for Proposal in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this RFI. TARGET AUDIENCE : All businesses are requested to respond to this RFI to assist the DISA Computing Services Directorate in formulating an acquisition strategy that fairly considers all businesses ability to participate in the acquisition, either as prime contractors or as subcontractors. Sources Sought This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria from All Businesses that can provide the required services under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541712. In addition to All Businesses, this Synopsis solicits responses from qualified and capable Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Small Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions, Small Business Joint Ventures, Consortiums and Teaming Partners. This Sources Sought Synopsis is issued to assist the agency in performing market research to determine qualified and capable businesses that can provide the aforementioned service. Responses must demonstrate the company's ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14). Interested businesses meeting the standards of NAICS code 541712 are requested to submit a response to the Points of Contact by COB 15 July 2011. Late responses will not be considered. Responses should provide the business's DUNS number and CAGE code and include a statement of self certification under the NAICS code. Additionally, responses should include recent (within the past three years or work that is on-going) and relevant experience (work similar in type and scope) to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with telephone numbers where the responder performed the relevant work. Marketing brochures and/or generic company literature will not be considered. Not addressing all the requested information may result in the Government determining the responder is not capable of performing the scope of work required. Requested Information: Interested vendors are requested to submit a maximum 6 page statement of their knowledge and capabilities to perform the following: a. Demonstrate current experience in administering an Information Technology server facility infrastructure and Local Area Network (LAN) which includes servers, virtual servers, using the Vsphere 4.1 virtual server program, share file servers, print servers, TRIM servers, CITRIX servers, ESX hosting, switches, document scanners, barcode printers, barcode scanners, QUAMTUM back system, and a duplicate test environment. System and data base administrators must have a Secret security clearance and Security + certification. Must be able to maintain this system operational on a 24/7 basis. This agency is under a congressional mandate to respond to applicants within a limited period of time. b. Demonstrate current experience managing, modifying, and writing unique software programs built in ASP.NET using C# code interfaced with SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2008,.NET 4.0, Atalasoft for scanning; TRIM 6.2 R1 for scanning, bar-coding, and document archiving; SharePoint 2007, Visual Studio 2008, NeoLoad 3.2, and Data Dynamics Active Reports; managing access to this suite of programs through Internet Explorer and Mozilla Fire Fox; and experience implementing Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and software disaster recovery and continuity of operations. Demonstrate current experience in managing CITRIX and VPN access to the above software for users. Must be able to maintain this system operational on a 24/7 basis. This agency is under a congressional mandate to respond to applicants within a limited period of time. c. Demonstrate ability to use SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition to create unique data base queries and generate unique data base reports in Excel and export to Sharepoint. d. Demonstrate current experience and knowledge of Army Information Assurance (IA) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) policies and requirements to include managing the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process ( DIACAP ), employing Army Gold Disc and RETINA vulnerability scans, resolving Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts ( IAVA ), preparing network Tennant in Good Standing applications in accordance with accreditation requirements under the Pentagon Installation Campus Area Network (ICAN) Enterprise Security Services Pentagon ( ESS - P ), requirements of DoD Directive 8500.01E, and managing input to the Army Portfolio Management System (APMS). Demonstrate ability to train users and managers in PII policies and practices. e. Demonstrate current experience and knowledge of Federal, Department of Defense, and Department of the Army Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Business Continuity (BCP) policies, regulations, and requirements to include DoD 5400.11-R, Army Regulation 340-21, Privacy Act of 2004, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), and E-Government Act of 2002. Provide examples of COOP and BCP plans produced. f. Demonstrate current knowledge of Army Human Resource (Personnel) regulations, procedures, and personnel information systems to include the Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS), the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) documents, Army rank structure, Army components, Army units structure, and ability to interpret document data and keyboard the data into a data management system. Contractors for this task require Secret security clearance. g. Demonstrate knowledge of the Army Information Technology Governance and Portfolio Management (IT PfM/Gov) related actions as part of the Army's Human Capital Management (HCM) Domain which currently consist of 244 Information Technology Investments; demonstrate ability to maintain and update the HCM Domain EA for performance benchmarking enabling tightly coupled business and IT planning and investment review and portfolio management processes; demonstrate ability to conduct analysis of IT solutions and courses of action to support capabilities, and develop HCM domain transition, task and road-maps; demonstrate ability to d evelop a quantifiable process to measure IT system capabilities and measure performance improvements; demonstrate ability to analyze IT systems modernization or developmental tasks identified by the Government and submit draft "investment certification packages"; demonstrate ability to develop a quantifiable process to measure IT system capabilities and measure performance improvements; demonstrate knowledge of the governing regulations to include the President's Management Agenda, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, e -Gov Initiatives, DOD CIO Networks & Information Integration's (NII) Net-Centric Data strategy, and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). System and data base administrators must have a Secret security clearance and Security + certification. Must be able to maintain this system operational on a 24/7 basis. h. Demonstrate knowledge of the Army's service-level Integrated Personnel and Pay System (IPPS-A) and the ability to m aintain an IPPS-A gap mitigation inventory, and provide analytics and recommendations to remedy shortfalls and determine capability gaps. j. Demonstrate knowledge of the Army Library and Knowledge Management policy and dissemination content management /content staging for the Army G-1 and ASA (M&RA). k. Demonstrate current experience in Business Improvement and Process Analysis to include organizational effectiveness, leadership assessment, leadership skills development instruction, team building training, effective communications training, Individual Development Planning (IDP), goals development, and time management. Responses Responses to this RFI are to be submitted by e-mail to paul.petty@us.army.mil and RECEIVED by COB 15 July 2011. Responses must be single-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, with one inch margins, and compatible with MS Office Word 2007. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified. Points of Contact Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Paul A. Petty Phone: 703-607-2190 E-mail: paul.petty@us.army.mil Contract Funding Certifier: Rudolf P. Koger Phone: 703-607-2286 E-mail: rudolf.koger@us.army.mil
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