SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- High-Security Infrastructure Development & Integration (HEIDI)
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8750-12-R-0134
- Point of Contact
- Jeremy O'Brien, Phone: 315-330-4729
- E-Mail Address
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Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil
(Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4114. Point of Contact: Jeremy O'Brien, Contract Specialist, Phone 315-330-4729, Email: Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil AFRL Rome has a requirement for the research of new Multi-Level Access (MLA) technologies, as well as the enhancement of current solutions utilizing technologies from varying Technology Readiness Levels, and deploying and supporting these solutions to meet the current and rapidly evolving Intelligence needs of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC). High-Security Infrastructure Development & Integration (HEIDI) will result in the availability of scalable, certified MLA system to be utilized by the USAF, DoD, and IC agencies for increased security across multiple domains, accredited for operation at different classification levels within high-security environments. MLA solutions will provide authorized users the ability to securely access data from multiple security domains from a single workstation, while protecting the security domains from unauthorized access or malicious attack. Over the life of the contract, effort involving the research, enhancement, and deployment within the following areas is anticipated: Secure Access Baseline for the EnterpRise (SABER) system and Joint Enterprise Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) Infrastructure (JEDI) software. As MLA and MLS (Multi-Level Security) requirements continue to evolve, the need for rapid research, enhancements, and deployment of the above mentioned and new applications will consistently be required. Cross security domain MLA solutions are critical to the Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency's (AFISRA) Combat ISR Office, the U.S. DoD, U.S. IC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, and existing SABER user sites. HEIDI supports USAF efforts in providing commands with required Cross Domain C2ISR information, when and where it is needed. This multi-level information access program will develop MLA capabilities, enhance the current MLAs at the Unified and Major Commands and their subordinate units, and maintain MLA at current sites. It will be necessary to provide analysis, design, software development, integration management, deployment, system and network administration/operation, technical documentation, and testing to support the maintenance and evaluation of existing systems and of new development systems. In the course of performance, this effort will require interfacing with various agencies and commands throughout the DoD through electronic means as well as technical visits at customer locations worldwide. HEIDI will also require technical support to be provided to AFRL/RIE to assist with analysis, design, development, integration, testing, and evaluation of developed solutions. Anticipated deliverables include software, hardware, and technical documentation, as well as hardware suites to satisfy operational users' requirements. An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee (completion) type contract is contemplated with an ordering period of 60 months. Taking into consideration the real world events currently unfolding, the Government presently contemplates the maximum ordering amount to be approximately $40,500,000.00 for this 60 month ordering period. The prime contractor and their subcontractors for this contract may require approximately forty (40) Top Secret SCI security clearances in order to support work across all areas of the program, including program management, development, enhancements, test, deployment, support, administrative, etc. Furthermore, ten (10) Top Secret SCI security clearances may be required at the onset of the contract and approximately an additional ten (10) within ninety (90) days of contract award Foreign participation will be excluded at the prime contractor and subcontractor level, unless authorized through a current approved National Interest Determination (NID). The successful contractor may receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL) or the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. The successful offeror must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Information Service at 1-877-352-2255 or on the web at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/. In reference to the HEIDI effort, information can be obtained by contacting Government Program Manager, Mr. John Woodruff, at (315) 330-7156, who will forward a copy of the HEIDI read library upon request. Data contained within the read library is subject to export control restrictions. Access to HEIDI toolset Source Code is available at AFRL/RIEBA, Rome, NY location only. Please contact Mr. Woodruff five (5) business days in advance to arrange a time to review the code. Prior to access being granted, respondents must submit a copy of an approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, (may be obtained at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/default.asp) along with a letter from the Data Custodian designated on that form, authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library or source code, to the Government Program Manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory/RIEBA, 525 Brooks Road, Rome, New York 13441-4505, or fax to his attention at (315) 330-7644. Evaluation of the small business capability packages received in response to the previous Sources Sought announcement resulted in a determination that a small business set-aside was not warranted. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this effort is 541712 and the small business standard is 500 employees. A Draft Request for Proposal was posted on 12 June 2012, and amended on 02 July 2012 in order to extend the deadline for comments to COB 05 July 2012. The solicitation is expected to be released approximately one (1) month from this notice. Refer to the web link of this notice for any milestone updates. THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) WEB SITE AT http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Add To Watchlist" button at the top of this announcement in FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil in order to be placed on the List of Interested Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contract Specialist will post this list on the FedBizOpps along with the solicitation to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name either on the FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested parties may identify to the Contracting Officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial items within fifteen (15) days of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. A list of interested parties, which includes Industry Day attendees, is posted to FedBizOpps. Technical questions should be directed to the Program Manager, John Woodruff, via e-mail to John.Woodruff@rl.af.mil or by phone at (315) 330-7156. Contractual questions should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Jeremy O'Brien, via e-mail to Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil or by phone at (315) 330-4729. In accordance with AFFARS 5301.91, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting with an Ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer, Kelly L. Conniff, (315) 330-4073, Kelly.Conniff@rl.af.mil, for resolution. AFFARS Clause 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (APR 2010) will be incorporated into the resultant contract. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the Ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The Ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. Consulting an Ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the Contracting Officer, concerned parties may contact the following AFRL Ombudsman: Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, Room 225, 1864 4th Street, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130; FAX (937) 255-5036; COM (937) 904-4407. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the AFRL level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force Ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. The Ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the Ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. Point of Contact Jeremy O'Brien at (315) 330-4729, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-7198, Email Jeremy.OBrien@rl.af.mil The Sources Sought was posted at Solicitation Number "E-2-1273_HEIDI". The Pre-Solicitation Notice, Request for Proposal and any additional updates will be posted to Solicitation Number "FA8750-12-R-0134". All prospective offerors are instructed to continue to routinely monitor and register under Solicitation Number "FA8750-12-R-0134".
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