SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- United States National Data Center Operations Support and Studies II (US NDC OSS II) Services
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, AMIC DET 2, AMIC DET 2 OL/PKA, 10989 South Patrick Drive, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, 32925, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32925
- Solicitation Number
- FA7022-19-R-0001
- Point of Contact
- Donna Y. Ferguson, Phone: (321) 494-8354
- E-Mail Address
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donna.ferguson@us.af.mil
(donna.ferguson@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- United States National Data Center Operations Support and Studies II (US NDC OSS II) Services FA7022-19-R-0001 1.0 Description 1.1 The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) TT Directorate and AMIC Det 2 OL/PKA are conducting Market Research for non-personal services to provide United States National Data Center Operations Support and Studies II (US NDC OSS II) services. This sources sought is one element of our Market Research, and it will be used to help determine the acquisition approach. 1.2 This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The Government may use the information obtained from responses to this notice in determining its acquisition approach, but the issuance of this notice does not restrict the Government acquisition approach. The Government is contemplating an award of a contract with a period of performance between five (5) to ten (10) years. 1.3 Submitted capabilities package should describe relevant experience offered to Government and commercial customers. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. 1.4 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541511. The small business size standard is $27.5M. 2.0 Background The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is seeking interested sources for providing Operations Support for the US National Data Center (US NDC) program. This sources sought is a follow-on requirement to the US NDC OSS contract, FA7022-15-C-0006. This current operational support contract provides services to the Nuclear Treaty Monitoring Directorate of AFTAC from FY 2015 through FY 2020 (anticipated to end 31 Oct 2019). The US NDC is the geophysical data acquisition, data processing, reporting and archiving component of the United States Atomic Energy Detection System (USAEDS) operated by AFTAC. AFTAC's mission is to monitor compliance with nuclear test ban treaties to standards set by US verification and policy leaders. This mission requires the US NDC to detect, locate and identify foreign nuclear tests and provide rapid reporting and technical assessment to the appropriate national security agencies and policy makers. The US NDC processes, integrates and disseminates data and information up to and including the Department of Defense (DOD) TOP SECRET level. The US NDC also serves as the data distribution center for all US government and authorized users for International Monitoring System (IMS) data received from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). The focus of this effort is to fine-tune the current system by optimization of software algorithms through Scientific and Engineering studies, upgrade existing hardware, sustain the present operational systems, and integrate software deliveries from separate R&D contracts. The US NDC is an advanced geophysical data acquisition and processing system, which provides the capability to receive, process, archive and report events of interest to meet nuclear treaty monitoring requirements. It acquires waveform data from a global network of seismic, hydroacoustic and infrasonic stations. Data is stored, distributed to researchers both internal and external to AFTAC, and reliably forwarded to a classified processing system. The US NDC receives data from the AFTAC United States Atomic Energy Detection System (USAEDS) network, the International Data Center (IDC) originating from International Monitoring System (IMS) sensors, from the United States Geological Survey, and from other countries. Data is automatically processed and users interactively display, review, refine, correct, and report currently available results. The US NDC consists of the following components: (a) A 24x7 operations center located in the AFTAC Operations Center (AOC), Patrick AFB, FL (PAFB); (b) A 24x7 alternate (ALT) hot-backup system currently located at Lackland AFB, TX (LAFB), but in process of being moved to Millington, TN; (c) A Training System located at the 312th Training Squadron Goodfellow AFB, TX (GAFB); (d) A Remote Operations Center (ROC) located at PAFB (used to support unplanned and/or short term AOC outages, fire drills, etc.); (e) The US NDC Sustainment System (SUS, aka the test-bed) and (f) the US NDC Development System (DEVL), both located at AFTAC/PAFB. Additionally several special purpose and special access standalone subsystems are located at PAFB, FL. The scope of work for the US NDC OSS II effort will be to provide maintenance, sustainment, configuration management, database and system administration, development, testing and integration of geophysical data processing software, hardware, and geophysical data from both traditional and non-traditional sources into the US NDC system that includes the operational subsystem, alternate subsystem, training subsystem, sustainment/development subsystem, and special purpose/special access subsystems. The scope of work for the US NDC OSS II effort will also be to conduct studies focused on improving and developing the US NDC tools and methodologies for data collection, data analysis, event detection, event association, event location, event magnitude/yield estimation, event classification, seismic signatures repository, and advanced geophysical data processing needed to meet treaty-monitoring and national needs. Examples of US NDC sustainment items include, but are not limited to the following: 1) One of the primary objectives of this effort will be to sustain a software and hardware architecture to include complete configuration management, which will provide the platform for future system growth and enhancements. The functionality shall maintain and enhance existing data acquisition, detection, association, location, magnitude/yield estimation, event identification, event reporting, data distribution, and data archiving capabilities to meet current and future treaty monitoring needs as specified in the US NDC System Requirements Document (SRD). 2) Integration of 3rd party efforts: The Department of Energy (DoE) and Air Force labs, as well as various government contractors are involved in numerous areas of US NDC development. Some examples are: portions of the knowledge base, event classification methodology, and Geographical Information System (GIS). It will be the contractor's responsibility to team with these AFTAC partners and integrate their products. 3) The US NDC contractor will be responsible for integration of hardware, COTS/GOTS software and calibration information, and contractor-developed software into the US NDC system. In order to separate the US NDC mission from the risk of contract gaps, AFTAC has established a US NDC technical team. For most tasks, the contractor works as an integrated part of the US NDC technical team. 4) The US NDC contractor will be supporting integration of and transition of the modernized US NDC software being developed by Sandia National Laboratories under the auspices of DoE. 5) The US NDC contractor will be responsible for providing 24x7 on call support to insure 99% operational availability rate. 6) The US NDC contractor will participate as a key member of the US NDC Change Management Board (CMB) to insure the US NDC will continue to meet the operational availability requirements. The CMB oversees the US NDC Change Request (CR) process and prioritizes O&M work which includes but is not limited to software bug fixes and minor enhancements, adding new stations to data acquisition and both station and network processing. 7) Studies a) Conduct engineering/scientific studies to help optimize/tune detection, association, location, magnitude/yield estimation and event classification to meet current and future treaty monitoring needs. b) Conduct engineering and IT infrastructure studies (e.g., hardware, software, databases) to help improve overall system performance and help reduce maintenance costs and manpower needs. All software and hardware upgrades to the US NDC shall also be made to the Alt US NDC at Millington, TN. Software and hardware upgrades needed for analyst training shall be made to the training system at GAFB TX approximately once a year. Successful performance on the US NDC OSS II contract requires (no order of precedence or importance): a. The ability to recruit and retain a diversified mix of professionals in the defined areas of interest (i.e. electrical engineering, geophysics, system/software engineering, project management, configuration management, system administration, database administration). b. Experience with complex, multi-location, and unique seismic, infrasonic, and hydroacoustic data acquisition and data analysis software. c. System experience with Oracle/SUN, Solaris, Linux, UNIX workstations and servers and associated operating systems. d. Working knowledge of a multi-location seismic, infrasonic, and hydroacoustic data acquisition and data analysis (or similar) processing system to include hardware and software requirements, research and operational elements. e. Data management experience in handling and managing seismic, infrasonic, and hydroacoustic data. f. Ability to create, manipulate, and manage both high level and detailed project schedules for engineering/scientific study projects. g. Ability to perform systems engineering functions to include, but not limited to, reliability modeling and analysis, engineering analyses, and maintenance analyses and functions. 2.1 Estimated Period of Performance: 1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2029. A 30-day transition period (not directly chargeable to the contract) is anticipated from 1 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2019, with full contract performance commencing on 1 Nov 2019. 2.2 Security Requirements: Personnel clearance to support classified work must be at a level commensurate with the requirements - Contractor personnel will require DOD security clearances at the TOP SECRET/SCI level for all personnel. Handling of material up to TOP SECRET/SCI is required at the AFTAC facility in Bldg. 10989, Patrick AFB, Florida. Contractors must possess a TOP SECRET Facility Clearance. US Citizenship is required for all personnel supporting on the contract. Contractor must have appropriate facility access and must have a local facility cleared for the storage of SECRET material; Visitor Group Security Agreement is required. 3.0 Requested Information 3.1 Your response should include the following as a minimum: 3.2 Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact. 3.3 The facility security clearance of the offeror (current or anticipated). 3.4 A list/description of past/current/future contracts which demonstrate the ability to provide the services listed in paragraph 2.0 above. 3.5 Capability statement which demonstrates the ability to provide the services listed in paragraph 2.0 above. 3.6 Firms responding must state whether they are a Small Business (SB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), HUBZone Small Business(HSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Business (EDWOSB), Historically Black College or University or Minority Institution (HBCU/MI), an 8(a) firm, an Indian Tribe or Alaskan Native Corporation, or a large business based on the size standard in paragraph 1.4 above. 3.7 Respondents are encouraged to provide input or suggestions for the following: Contract Structure Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) with a fixed performance periods or indefinite delivery indefinite quality (IDIQ) structure; Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure (i.e. Labor, Travel, Materials, Phase-in and Phase-out); minimum and maximum Periods of Performance; Commercial or Non-Commercial; possible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes; Small Business Set-Aside possibilities; Small Business Goals and opportunities for Small Business Subcontracts; Technical - Certification Requirements; Industry Standards and Business Practices; Technology Trends and Opportunities; Special Terms and Conditions; and Other discussions and recommendations. 4.0 Responses 4.1 Please submit your capabilities packages to Mr. Jody Desormeaux and Ms. Donna Ferguson via e-mail: jody.desormeaux.1@us.af.mil and donna.ferguson@us.af.mil. Any questions may be directed to Mr. Jody Desormeaux or Ms. Donna Ferguson. Responses must be submitted no later than 3:00 P.M. ET on 9 Mar 2018. No facsimile responses will be accepted. The Government will not award a contract solely on the basis of this Sources Sought, nor will it reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. All responses shall be submitted in ACROBAT readable format via email. 4.2 Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to Mr. Jody Desormeaux and Ms. Donna Ferguson via e-mail: jody.desormeaux.1@us.af.mil and donna.ferguson@us.af.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers on the FedBizOpps website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 8 Mar 2018 will be answered. 4.3 Responses shall be limited to 10 pages. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. No classified information shall be submitted. 4.4 It is the submitter's sole responsibility for e-file receipt and readability. 5.0 Market Research AFTAC representatives may contact interested parties for the purpose of market research. 6.0 Summary THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT to identify potential prime contractors that can provide United States National Data Center Operations Support and Studies II (US NDC OSS II) services. The information provided in this announcement is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. AFTAC has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this Sources Sought should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. OMBUDSMAN - AFFARS 5352.201-9101 (JUN 2016): (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. 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 the proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. 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). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, LtCol Aaron D. Judge, 129 Andrews St, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2769, phone number (757) 764-5372, facsimile number (757) 764-4400, E-mail address: aaron.judge@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQAFICA/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested 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 (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquires shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of Clause)
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