SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Notice of Intent - CRMA
- Notice Date
- 5/4/2023 9:00:49 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- ATTN: MS S84 - OCS SPRINGFIELD VA 22150-7500 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22150-7500
- Solicitation Number
- HM0476-18-F-0215_052023
- Response Due
- 5/13/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Claudia Figueroa
- E-Mail Address
-
claudia.g.figueroa@nga.mil
(claudia.g.figueroa@nga.mil)
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment (CRMA) - In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.203(a)(1).� Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency�s (NGA) Office of Contract Services (OCS) plans to award a sole source modification for a three (3)-month extension, with four 4-month Options, to Deloitte Consulting LLC, 1919 N. Lynn Street, Suite 800, Arlington, Virginia, 22209. This sole-source modification will be awarded to support the Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment (CRMA) Task Order (HM0476-18-F-0215).� Deloitte Consulting LLC is the only responsible source to provide CRMA support services within the required timeframe, without unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Agency�s mission- critical cybersecurity requirements.� This action will allow NGA/OCS the opportunity to complete the competitive award of a new contract that is currently in progress, and will ensure sufficient transition.� This extension will be effective from 18 May 2023 through 17 August 2023.� The NGA/CIO-T requires cybersecurity services to protect and defend against network cyber-attacks. Cybersecurity services must provide information assurance measures that protect and defend information and information systems (IS) by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. These measures include providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.� The current contractor, Deloitte Consulting LLC, has the operational capability in place to provide for continuous cybersecurity support services to NGA�s Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Information Technology Services Directorate (CIO-T).� CIO-T�s mission is to safeguard the NGA mission through collaborative, forward-leaning, and risk-balanced solutions, by providing cybersecurity assessment and authorization, risk management, and Blue Team/information system security automation and optimization services, to ensure trust in GEOINT services and data.� NGA has defined and implemented a Risk Management Framework (RMF) based on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards and Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), carried out by the CRMA contract.� RMF processes, tasks, and documentation provide the framework upon which NGA manages risk throughout the information system lifecycle.� Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities, performed using the RMF, are critical to provide NGA authorizing officials with accurate, sufficient, and timely information by which they can make risk-related decisions.� Blue Team assessment services are required to identify vulnerabilities and security gaps in support of A&A and other agency cybersecurity functions.� Finally, an Information System Security Automation and Optimization (ISSA&O) service provides technical solutions for meeting cybersecurity requirements and produces security architectures, designs, solutions, and configuration recommendations. Award to any other source would require a competitive acquisition and award, as well as transition and start-up time that would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling ongoing critical agency requirements.� Further, this extension will avoid a break in cybersecurity service supporting NGA�s mission-critical risk management operations that protect and defend against network cyber-attacks. �This sole source award will thereby provide continuity of cybersecurity support services under the CRMA Task Order.��� This Notice of Intent is being published in accordance with FAR 5.2, which requires the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This synopsis is a Notice of Intent to issue an award using other than full and open competition and should not be construed as a request for competitive proposals. The determination of the Government not to open the subject requirement to full and open competition was made in accordance with (IAW) 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B), ��Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements.�� A competitive follow-on was awarded on 10 April 2023 and is currently under Government Accountability Office Protest. Other parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement to the requirement no later than (NLT)�Saturday, 13 May 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Timely submitted capabilities statements shall be considered by the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government. The Government will issue a Justification and Approval (J&A) to support the need for a sole source award.� An approved J&A will be posted at the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) (http://www.SAM.gov) within 14 days after award of the modification.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/93993d19b5044e1ca1386742bf7f68c3/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Springfield, VA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06671651-F 20230506/230504230112 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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