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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 27, 2021 SAM #7148
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Invisalert/Observesmart Cloud Access

Notice Date

6/25/2021 7:39:16 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334614 — Software and Other Prerecorded Compact Disc, Tape, and Record Reproducing
 

Contracting Office

257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
 

ZIP Code

76006
 

Solicitation Number

36C25721Q0904
 

Response Due

7/1/2021 8:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

07/31/2021
 

Point of Contact

Danise Burt, Contract Specialist, Phone: 972-708-0809
 

E-Mail Address

DANISED.BURT@va.gov
(DANISED.BURT@va.gov)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 36C25720Q0829 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular. SET-ASIDE: This requirement is a 100% Total Small Business set aside. In order to be eligible for award an offeror must be small for the applicable NAICS code at the time of the quote submission and at the time of award. Only qualified offerors may submit bids. NAICS Code: 334614 and Size Standard is 1250 Introduction: The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract based on this solicitation. Information Systems (ISs) are vital to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) business processes; therefore, it is critical that services provided by VAEC Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud High and ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) operate effectively without excessive interruption. This Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) establishes comprehensive procedures to recover VAEC AWS and ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) quickly and effectively following a service disruption. VA requires a robust IS contingency planning process that includes both ISCPs and disaster recovery plans (DRPs) that are fully compliant with: Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA 2014), December 2014 OMB Circular A-130, Managing Federal Information as a Strategic Resource, July 2016 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Security Presidential Directive 51 / Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20, National Continuity Policy, May 2007 DHS, Federal Continuity Directive 1, Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements, January 2017 DHS, National Response Framework, October 2019 DHS, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), January 2020 Homeland Security Council, National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan, August 2007 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-34, Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems, November 2010 NIST SP 800-53, Revision 4, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, January 2015 NIST SP 800-84, Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities, September 2006 VA Handbook 6500.8, Information Technology Contingency Planning, April 2011 OIT Comprehensive Emergency Management Homeland Security Test, Training & Exercise Program Strategy (Draft), January 2010 Description of Services: ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) System Description This is a proximity based, patient check system that techs (rounders) use to verify the patient s location and behavior. These required safety checks are performed every 15 minutes, to ensure patient safety. This system ensures that the person doing the checks are near the patient when they performed the check, thus validating compliance. This is part of a suicide initiative. The Contractor shall be required to provide The VA Enterprise Cloud AWS GovCloud High (VAEC AWS) is a General Support System that provides a secure application and hosting environment for VA applications, content and utilities that are used to deliver content and applications to an audience made up of employees, veterans, contractors and partners across all VA medical centers and component facilities and the Federal government, veterans and the general public. Content and applications are provided by Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) and Support Offices. VAEC AWS provides the following services: Content delivery, Application Hosting and Management Services. The VAEC AWS infrastructure is hosted by AWS GovCloud, a cloud service provider. The AWS GovCloud platform is used to provide a variety of hosting environments to suit a variety of needs. AWS GovCloud can support applications categorized up to High as rated in accordance with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)199. VA applications available to the public are hosted in AWS GovCloud. A dedicated private data link (AWS Direct Connect) provides all connectivity for VA resources communicating to the environment. Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) wrap the applications within AWS GovCloud to encapsulate network access. Access from the applications to VA internal resources such as Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) and Active Directory (AD) Services are conducted over the encrypted private data link to the VA Network. VAEC AWS is located in region(s) with multiple Availability Zones designed to allow U.S. government agencies, contractors and customers to move sensitive workloads into the cloud for addressing specific regulatory and compliance requirements. AWS GovCloud does not manage logical access controls within the VAEC AWS system boundary. VAEC AWS offers the same level of security as other VA physical technology centers and supports existing VA security controls and certification requirements such as FISMA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS-70), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, FIPS 140- 2 compliant end points, and PCI DSS. Type of Contract: A Firm Fixed Price Period of Performance: TBD Place of Performance at the WTVAHCS: Primary POC for all locations will be Michael Cole, Public Affairs Officer, 432-263-7361, Ext. 7022 EVALUATIONS: Evaluation of quotes will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of Quotes. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below shall be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process. Offeror quotes shall be evaluated under FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) Comparative Evaluation. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not obligated to determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with all contractors, solicit final revised quotes, and use other techniques associated with FAR Part 15. The contracting techniques associated with FAR Part 15 are not mandatory. The Government will issue a contract to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:  Vendor is a certified small business. Vendor must be registered is SAM with applicable NAICS code by the close of solicitation. Vendor must provide current industry certification to provide call system installations. Vendor must provide past performance for similar service (CPARS) Technical Approach: The Government will evaluate how the offeror s approach meets the requirements in accordance with the solicitation and Performance Work Statement and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Price: Price will be evaluated independently of the non-price factors. QUOTE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Quotes must be received no later than Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 10:00 am CST. Email your quote to Danised.burt@va.gov. The subject line must specify 36C25720Q0829 Digital Display Submission. There will be no automated email notification of receipt of quotes. All quotes received without requested documentation will not be considered. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Delivery Schedule: 0001 LINUX UBUNTU SERVER AMAZON EC2 C5.2XLARGE UBUNTU SERVER 8CPU-16GB MEM ON DEMAND INSTANCES FOR 730 HOURS CPU: 16 MEMORY: 64 STORAGE: 600 X 12 MONTHS = 1 EA 0002 AMAZON EBS 10 GB GENERAL PURPOSE SSD (gp2) WITH 2X DAILY SNAPSHOTS PER MONTH X 12 MONTH = 1 EA 0003 RDS AWS RDS PostgresSQL-dbm5,large 15GB, MULTI-AZ CPU: 64 MEMORY: 256 STORAGE: 2000 MONTHLY X 12 = 1 EA 0004 ELASTIC CACHE REDIS (2 NODES) ELASTIC CACHE REDIS - cache.m5.large - 2CPU 6.4 GB MEM MONTHLY X 12 MONTHS = 1 EA 1.4 Scope This ISCP has been developed for VAEC AWS, a High-impact system and ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) SECURITY CATEGORIZATION-MODERATE, in accordance with FIPS 199, and designed for an instantaneous failover of VAEC AWS ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) within RTO at both the primary and alternate sites. This plan does not address replacement or purchase of new equipment, short-term disruptions and loss of data at the onsite facility or at the user-desktop levels. With respect to facilities that are supported by a parent facility s single IT Management staff and located on the same campus or within a reasonable distance from one another, the AWS Availability Zone 2 VAEC AWS and ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) ISCP may be utilized for all parent / child facility relationships. The following verifications of the relationship will be required: 1) the existence of an artifact demonstrating that the IT administration groups identified provide support across all parent / child facilities, and 2) an artifact demonstrating all administrators have logged into the facilities machines. This ISCP addresses contingency planning (CP) controls contained within the family of contingency planning controls from NIST SP 800-34, Rev 1 and NIST SP 800-53, Rev 4. The controls for NIST 800-53, Rev 4 are matched with the sections of this plan, as shown in Table 4a, providing a means of reference for documenting required elements within the control for systems with high critical exposures. System Operating Environment The VAEC AWS is a cloud-based system hosted in AWS GovCloud High. The system is segregated into Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). These are: 1 for the Core Services applications provided by VAEC AWS to the customers (host applications), 1 for hosted systems categorized as High, and 1 for hosted system categorized as Moderate or Low. These are further divided to provide segregations for various environments such as Development, Production and Security. The ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) is hosted on VAEC AWS it is comprised of a PostgresDB Database for storing system data. This Database does contain PHI and PII. The Database is managed in AWS RDS and all data is encrypted at rest. The system also uses AWS Elasticache(redis) Cache to manage data reads. AWS EC@ is used to host docket to serve the application and website to end users. AWS Lamba is used for Ad-hoc report generation. Physical Locations The VAEC AWS is in the AWS GovCloud region(s) with multiple Availability Zones. The ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) is located in the AWS GovCloud region with two Availability Zones. General Location of Users The internal VA and veterans. The ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) users are VHA clinical and administrative staff generally located at the Dallas VAMN in VISN17. Partnerships with External Organizations / Systems None. The ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) None. Special Technical Considerations Important for Recovery Purposes None. The ObservSmart Invisalert Solutions (IOSS) None. The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. (End of Clause) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. This includes options under FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which applies to this solicitation.  Evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will be accomplished by using the prices offered for the last option period to determine the price for a 6-month option period, which will be added to the base and other option years to arrive at the total price.  Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (End of Addendum) 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Right 52.203-99 Prohibition of Contracting with Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3). 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (In the FAR https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_232.html#wp1160005) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (In the FAR https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_233_240.html) 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (JAN 2008) 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 852.237-70, Contractor Responsibilities 852.273-70, Late Offers (Jan 2003) 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference: This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es). 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference: This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es). Full text can be obtained at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (MAR 2020) ALTERNATE I (MAR 2020) (a) Definition. ""Small business concern,"" as used in this clause, means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation. (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to (1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and (2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns and Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI). Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns or FPI shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to either a small business concern or FPI. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018) (a) This solicitation includes FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside and FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020). (b) Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation is subject to the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 125.6, or the limitations on subcontracting requirements in the FAR clause, as applicable. The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to Contractor's offices where the Contractor's business records, or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the Contractor's compliance with this requirement. (c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement to ensure the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. (d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting Officer to assess the Contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement. (End of Clause) 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from: Hand-Carried Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 17) NCO 17 RPO West 124 E. Hwy 67 Duncanville, Texas 75137 Mailing Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 17) NCO 17 RPO West 124 E. Hwy 67 Duncanville, Texas 75137 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of Provision) VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT 2018) (a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall (1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester; (2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number; (3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester s representative and at least one copy; (4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents; (5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served; (6) State the form of relief requested; and (7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest. (b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration. (c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of Provision) VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018) (a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov. (b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information for filing alternate protests is as follows: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management Team, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20420 Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management: Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20420 REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM (CPARS): As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all contracts that exceed $100,000 and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement VA uses an online database, the Contractor Performance System (CPARS). Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $100,000.00 is required to register. at the following web address: http://www.cpars.gov/ For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor s performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPS to the contractor s designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer. The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 (Public Law 110-417) was enacted on October 14, 2008. Section 872 of this Act required the development and maintenance of an information system that contains specific information on the integrity and performance of covered Federal agency contractors and grantees. The Federal Awardees Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) were developed to address these requirements. FAPIIS is a distinct application that is accessed through the Past Performance Information System (PPIRS) and is available to federal acquisition professionals for their use in award and responsibility determinations. FAPIIS provides users access to integrity and performance information from the FAPIIS reporting module in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), proceedings information from the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, and suspension/disbarment information from the Excluded Parties List system (EPLS). SUBMISSION OF QUOTE (FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS): The Offeror shall submit their quote on company letterhead and shall include unit price, overall total price, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, firm's DUNS# and ORCA document in SAM at www.sam.gov. Complete copy of 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, and ORCA document. The Offeror shall provide sufficient evidence that they possess adequate resources, capability, experience, responsibility and integrity to meet the technical capabilities to comply with the requirements of the resulting contract. The Offeror shall be registered in SAM.gov prior to contract award. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."" OR ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"" The offeror shall meet the limitation in subcontracting clause. The subcontract vendor must be similarly situated in the same. The offeror shall outline how they will be in agreeance/compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR §125.6. Any quotes using subcontractors or teaming partners to perform any part of the work must show the subcontractor or teaming partner to be similarly situated as the prime. A similarly situated subcontractors or teaming partners is a company who has the same size standard and NAICS code as the prime offeror/vendor. Similarly situated entity is a subcontractor that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor. This means that: For a HUBZone requirement, a subcontractor that is a qualified HUBZone small business concern; for a small business set-aside, partial set-aside, or reserve a subcontractor that is a small business concern; for a SDVO small business requirement, a subcontractor that is a self-certified SDVO SBC; for an 8(a) requirement, a subcontractor that is an 8(a) certified Program Participant; for a WOSB or EDWOSB contract, a subcontractor that has complied with the requirements of part 127. In addition to sharing the same small business program status as the prime contractor, a similarly situated entity must also be small for the NAICS code that the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will perform.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs North Dallas VA Healthcare System 4500 S Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA

Zip Code: 75216

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06043588-F 20210627/210625230120 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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