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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 05, 2005 FBO #1195
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- Threat Systems Engineering Program (TSEP) SETA Support for the Missile Defense Agency Deputy for Systems Engineering and Integration (SE)

Notice Date

3/3/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA Deputy for Contracting (MDA/CT), 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-7100
 

ZIP Code

20301-7100
 

Solicitation Number

HQ0006-05-Q-0004
 

Response Due

3/17/2005
 

Archive Date

4/1/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking potential sources for services in support of SETA staff augmentation in the area of Threat Systems Engineering for the MDA Deputy for Systems Engineering and Integration (SE). The contractor will be required to perform tasks within the broad framework of the Statement of Objectives, while working in close coordination and cooperation with the MDA government staff and other support contractors. The scope of the work effort shall include: (1) expert scientific and engineering support to the TSEP through independent technical analyses and assessments; (2) participation in TSEP reviews, meetings, information exchanges and working groups; (3) detailed engineering and design studies of threat systems and associated countermeasures; (4) conducting Threat Risk Assessments (TRAs); (5) development and maintenance of technical databases; (6) supporting TSEP experiments and reporting results from those experiments; and, (7) interfacing and close coordination with divisions within MDA/SE, organizations internal to MDA, MDA?s Executing Agents, and the DoD Intelligence Community. MDA intends to utilize GSA ordering procedures to acquire the services described in this notice. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541710, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. This requirement is restricted to only small businesses. All small business respondents shall confirm that their size status is small according to their applicable GSA FSS schedule. Only interested small business GSA schedule holders judged best qualified to compete for the work will be sent a Request for Quotations (RFQ) package on or about 29 Mar 2005, with offers due approximately two (2) weeks later. The resultant order will consist of hybrid Firm-Fixed Price contract line item (CLIN) for labor, a Time and Materials CLIN for quick reaction special studies surge requirements and a Cost contract line item for Other Direct Costs, i.e., travel. The term of the order with options is anticipated to be four (4) years (a one-year base period with three one-year options). The draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for the MDA Threat Systems Engineering Program SETA for the Deputy for Systems Engineering and Integration under RFQ HQ0006-05-Q-0004 will be posted to the MDA Business Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board (BARBB), Notices to MDA Contractors, Basic Support Services Program (BSSP), Current Procurement Opportunities:** http://www.acq.osd.mil/mda/barbb/cssss.html** The estimated Man Year Equivalents (MYE) for this requirement is approximately 11. All positions will be off-site. Of the estimated 11 MYE, eight (8) MYE will require a TOP SECRET SCI clearance, and the remaining three (3) MYE will require a TOP SECRET clearance. Acceptable sources must hold a current GSA Schedule, and be able to provide 75% of personnel requiring TOP SECRET SCI clearances and 100% of personnel with Top Secret clearances on contract start date (approximately 30 days after award). Interested firms are invited to submit to the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than March 17, 2005, a three (3)-page Capability Statement summarizing corporate strengths in relation to the following criteria: 1) personnel qualifications and relevant experience; 2) specific, related corporate current/past DoD experience related to this requirement; and, 3) management approach in managing off-site staff, retention/replacement, authority, responsibilities, and quality control. If planning to team or subcontract, identify the firm(s), its size status and corresponding GSA schedule. Segregate this information on the Capability Statement by firm. Also, please specify by name one primary and one alternate Point of Contact within your firm, including their respective telephone numbers and email addresses. All information must be contained within the three-page capability statement limit. Responses must be provided electronically. Submit electronic submissions to Diane L. Knight c/o: mdaopps@caci.com, Diane.Knight@mda.mil, and Deldridge.Berry.ctr@mda.mil. MDA will acknowledge receipt of capability statement submissions via return e-mail. Acceptable sources must hold a GSA schedule, qualify under the applicable NAICS code, and be able to provide 100% of personnel with TOP SECRET clearance on task order start date (approximately 30 days after award). For those parties not placed on the short list for receipt of the RFQ package (in accordance with Agency procedures at http://www.acq.osd.mil/mda/barbb/downloads/execsum2.doc), please indicate in your Capability Statement whether or not you would like your firm?s name/POC to be supplied as potential sources for subcontracting opportunities to those firm selected for the short list.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA Deputy for Systems Engineering and Integration, 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20301-7100

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00762270-W 20050305/050303212524 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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