SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-14-R-1186
- Response Due
- 5/23/2014
- Archive Date
- 7/14/2014
- Point of Contact
- Carmel Costa, 609/562-7041
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(carmel.m.costa.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC)-New Jersey located at Fort Dix, NJ 08640, on behalf of the Biometrics Identity Management Activity (BIMA) is conducting market research for an appropriate contract vehicle for the acquisition of EXAMINATION SERVICES to support biometric submissions through biometric examinations and quality assurance checks using latent, ten-print, and facial examination expertise. The work will be performed under the cognizance of BIMA subordinate to the Executive Manager for DoD Forensics and Biometrics Agency to identify and evaluate new technologies, establish forensics and biometrics policy, operate and maintain the DoD's authoritative biometric repository, and cradle-to-grave biometric customer support. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel with current information assurance training and appropriate certifications to use government provided technology and to perform information assurance functions in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program. The Contractor shall meet the applicable information assurance certification requirements as determined by the Information Assurance Program Manager (IAPM), including (1) DoD-approved information assurance workforce security certifications appropriate for each category and level as listed in the current version of DoD 8570.01-M; and (2) Appropriate quote mark computing environment quote mark certification for information assurance technical positions as required by DoD 8570.01-M. The Government anticipates soliciting offerors for award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a basic period of 8-months and two 12-month option terms. The NAICS code for this requirement will likely be 541690 quote mark Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Biometrics examination services are required at the BIMA facility in Clarksburg, WV for modalities which include latent to known palm and fingerprint comparisons, latent to latent palm and fingerprint comparisons, tenprint comparisons, facial recognition comparisons, known palm print comparisons, and iris comparisons. Examination services will include the encoding, processing, submitting and verifying services crucial to meeting current and future identification management requirements to support worldwide mission sets. Estimated value of the base and option periods is $20M - $29M. Interested parties are invited to respond to this Sources Sought announcement by submitting via email a CAPABILITY STATEMENT to Carmel Costa, Contract Specialist at carmel.m.costa.civ@mail.mil by 23 May 2014, 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Information to be provided SHALL include, but not limited to the following: 1) Contractor's Information: Provide your firms contact information, such as, name and address of firm, phone number and e-mail address; 2) Type of Business: Identify whether Small, Small Disadvantaged, or Large. 3) Experience: Provide the number of years in business. Eligible Contractors shall demonstrate specific past performance regarding Biometrics type contracts especially in the past THREE YEARS. 4) Certifications: Service Provider shall provide personnel with the appropriate and up-to-date certifications and licenses required to perform. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS SHALL NO BE LONGER THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH, AND ADDRESS AT MINIMUM THE AFOREMENTIONED. This market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. All information submitted will be held as contractor propriety data. The information gained will be used to determine potential qualified contractors, preliminary planning and the method of acquisition. A decision will be made whether to issue the proposed solicitation as a competitive set-aside for qualified Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business or whether to issue the requirement as full and open competition (Unrestricted). THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS; therefore no contract will be awarded from this announcement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Biometrics Identity Management Activity (BIMA) 347 West Main Street Clarksburg WV
- Zip Code: 26301
- Zip Code: 26301
- Record
- SN03367029-W 20140517/140515234714-66767b864dbefd1597aef6228a2c7329 (fbodaily.com)
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