MODIFICATION
D -- Overview of IT Services for the Army Research Laboratory - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541513
— Computer Facilities Management Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-17-R-0014
- Archive Date
- 3/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jessica R. Camunez, Phone: 5756788283
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil
(jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- IT Services Contract Strategy Overview Special Notice Early Notice Special Notice to Industry (1) Action Code : SPECIAL NOTICE The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide feedback to Industry in response to the information collected at the recent Industry Day Event hosted at the Comfort Inn Capital, 4050 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705 on March 14th and 15th 2017 for the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) IT Services requirement. The Industry Day Event's objective was to generate a lively discussion among the U.S. Government and Industry with respect to how IT services can be best delivered in the next five (5) years. ARL is pursuing vendors who can provide IT services in an environment where funding will be reduced over the life of the contract. The expectation is that costs will decrease using innovative methods and technologies. As such, specific Industry feedback was requested with regards to ARL's IT Services requirement and how to group the various task areas. Based on the U.S Government's analysis of the feedback provided by Industry, separate contract requirements may ultimately result. At this time, the U.S Government has completed their analysis of the Industry Day feedback. This announcement provides interested parties advance notice to prepare responses, team with other vendors (if desired) and develop innovative solutions for the resultant ARL's IT Services contracts identified below. Note: The U.S. Government is not seeking responses or taking questions at this time. Interested parties will have an opportunity to submit questions when each contract's Pre-Solicitation Synopsis is posted in the near future. Please pay close attention to the Solicitation Numbers listed for each contract below so that the opportunity can be appropriately tracked. The Pre-Solicitation Synopses for each contract will be posted under each individual Solicitation Number. (2) Date : 12 June 2017 (3) Classification Code : D321 (4) NAICS Code: 541513 (5) NAICS Size Standard: $27,500,000.00 (6) Contracting Office Address: US Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Adelphi Contracting Division 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Overview of IT Services for the Army Research Laboratory (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-R-0014 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: N/A (10) Contact Point: Steven Herr, Acquisition Specialist, steven.c.herr2.ctr@mail.mil (11) Overview The determination of separate contracts for ARL's IT Services requirement was based on the information collected from the aforementioned Industry Day Event. Each individual contract described below will have its own set of requirements/task areas. It is expected that each task area includes Program Management and Innovation. It is also expected that each task area will meet all Army Information Assurance requirements and can be expanded to meet additional requirements as they are funded. As stated at the Industry Day Event, ARL is pursuing vendors who can provide services in an environment of declining budgets and where funding will likely be reduced over the life of the contract. The expectation is that costs will decrease using innovative methods and technologies such as social media, self- help tools and automated proactive measures that will reduce resolution times and increase customer satisfaction. Below is a brief overview of each contract, the requirements/task areas that will be included in each contract, as well as the draft acquisition strategy for each contract. Pre-Solicitation Synopses for each contract will be posted in the near future once the final acquisition strategy is approved. Note: A separate document is attached to this Special Notice to summarize ARL's former IT Services requirement when compared to their new IT Services requirement based on Industry feedback. CONTRACT 1: WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-R-0023 Description: Help Desk/End User Support (Tier 0, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3), Image Development, Patch Management, Video Teleconference Operations and Video Teleconference Engineering. Estimated Contract Type: Under $50M, IDIQ, FFP Estimated Ordering Period: Five (5) Year Ordering Period Estimated Acquisition Strategy: Total Small Business Set-Aside Estimated RFP Release: September 2017 Estimated Award: May 2018 CONTRACT 2: NETWORKING AND DATA CENTER Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-R-0024 Description: Network Administration (including classified), Critical Infrastructure Monitoring (24x7), Unix/Linux/Mac System Administration, Windows Server/San Administration, Enterprise Configuration Management, Hosting, and Open Campus Estimated Contract Type: Under $50M, IDIQ, FFP Estimated Ordering Period: Five (5) Year Ordering Period Estimated Acquisition Strategy: Total Small Business Set-Aside Estimated RFP Release: September 2017 Estimated Award: May 2018 CONTRACT 3: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-R-0025 Description: Application & Web Development and Maintenance, Platform Migration and System Consolidation Estimated Contract Type: Under $22M, CPFF Estimated PoP: Five (5) Year Estimated Acquisition Strategy: 8(a) Alaskan Native or Hawaiian Native Sole Source Note: A separate Sources Sought Synopsis will be posted for this opportunity and a capability statement package will be requested at that time. Only those interested vendors who respond to that Sources Sought Synopsis will be further considered. Estimated RFP Release: October 2017 Estimated Award: July 2018 ***THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS*** This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Army at this time, is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Interested vendors are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice or future synopses. If a solicitation is released, it will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website per the aforementioned solicitation numbers individually identified for each contract. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to each requirement. Please do not respond or send questions in response to this special notice.
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