SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Revised Notice of Intent to Extend the Period of Performance
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585
- ZIP Code
- 20585
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RP01-06SO20188R
- Response Due
- 4/17/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/17/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Security and Safety Performance Assurance (SSA) intends to extend the period of performance of contract number DE-AC01-04SO20188 with CSC Systems & Solutions LLC (CSC) on a sole source ???bridge??? basis to provide uninterrupted support while a new procurement is competed that will replace the CSC contract (a solicitation for that procurement, synopsized under solicitation number DE-RP01-06SO20218, is expected to be released in the near future). The extension will be for two (2) three-month option periods, the first performance period starting March 21, 2006 and the second to cover the period beginning June 21, 2006. This extension is being made noncompetitively based on the exclusion found at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302(1)(a), which authorizes other than full and open competition when there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements within the required time-frame. To DOE???s knowledge and belief, only CSC has the requisite number of ???Q???-cleared personnel with the highly specialized technical experience to ensure that the SSA???s requirements are met within the required delivery schedules. No other firm has the requisite knowledge, experience and capability to assume the critical, highly specialized technical support without interruption. The present contract with CSC ended on December 21, 2005; it was extended after issuance of a notice and review of submitted capability statements. Pursuant to a recommendation of the Government Accountability Office, DOE is re-issuing the notice with additional information and will consider the capabilities of interested sources, if any, in response to this revised notice. THERE ARE NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. Interested, responsible sources may submit information regarding their capability to perform this requirement, which shall be considered by the Department. Information received will be considered for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive acquisition. CSC currently provides specialized technical, analytical and administrative support services in support of: a) the development, revision, review and production of classification and control guidance; b) the development, revision, and review of policy and procedures, including supporting appraisals of the Departments classification and controls programs; c) support in the development of education coursework and the provision of training related to classification and control requirements; and d) general administrative, file room, and mail room management support involving classified materials. All support provided is required to be in accordance with DOE Order 471.1A, Identification and Protection of Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information; DOE Manual 470.4-4, Information Security; DOE Manual 475.1-1A, Identifying Classified Information; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including implementing regulations; the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, including implementing regulations; Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information, as amended, including implementing regulations; 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter XX, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration; 10 CFR Part 1017, Identification and Protection of Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information; and 10 CFR Part 1045, Nuclear Classification and Declassification. The level-of-effort for each three-month option period is expected to be 19,015 Direct Productive Labor Hours (38,030) total for the six-month performance period, and is estimated to have a total ceiling price of $ 2.6 million. It is estimated that the level-of-effort will require approximately 42 full-time equivalent personnel: Key personnel: one (1) Program Manager; one (1) Senior Technical Analyst; one (1) Senior Policy Analyst; and one (1) Senior Trainer. Non-key personnel: Policy Analysts, Technical Analysts, Administrative Assistants, Training Specialists, File Room Clerks, Document Reviewers, File Room Supervisors, Security Assistant, and Training Assistant. All personnel performing under this effort are required to possess a current DOE ???Q??? access authorization (security clearance). Personnel supporting the policy and procedures effort are required to have a high level of expertise relative to classification/declassification and unclassified controlled information policy. Technical personnel supporting the classification and controls effort are required to have specialized nuclear-related classification experience, and must be authorized Derivative Classifiers, Derivative Declassifiers or Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI) Reviewing Officials. Training personnel must meet similar qualifications as the classification and controls personnel, but must also have training experience in the classification and controls area. The Statement of Work and the Position Qualifications for the CSC contract are provided on the Department???s Industry Interactive Procurement System. The following areas of expertise will be required to respond to current and likely future work during the option time periods: ??? nuclear materials production, material control and accountability inventories/ nuclear material inventories ??? isotope separation technology/atomic vapor laser isotope separation technology ??? gaseous diffusion technology ??? gas centrifuge technology ??? proliferant enrichment technology ??? fissile material fuel processing ??? nuclear weapons design and testing ??? arms control and nonproliferation ??? radiological emergency response ??? radioactive dispersal devices ??? improvised nuclear devices ??? international programs such as the URENCO centrifuge ??? United Kingdom material transfers ??? North Korean nuclear activities ??? space nuclear reactors ??? safeguards and security ??? radioactive waste transportation ??? chemical/biological technology Experience with eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Framemaker software will also be required. Any responding party must provide a proposal demonstrating its capability, as discussed above, which must include the following, as these items are necessary to demonstrate that the responding party is capable of performing the contemplated work without interruption: (1) (a) a statement that proposed personnel are currently employed by the responding party and will be available to perform the contemplated work; or (b) a letter of commitment from personnel that the responding party intends to use to perform the contemplated work who are not currently employed by the responding party, demonstrating that they will be available to perform the contemplated work; (2) a chart or other synopsis of the educational and experience qualifications of personnel proposed for the contemplated work; (3) a chart or other synopsis demonstrating that proposed personnel currently hold a ???Q??? access authorization; (4) a copy of any teaming, subcontract, or other agreement between any parties that would be performing the contemplated work as part of a team; and (5) a certification that the responding party possesses a facility security clearance and complies with the Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) program. Responses to this synopsis must be received via the Department???s Industry Interactive Procurement System by 9:00 a.m. on April 17, 2006 to be considered. However, to be considered with respect to the exercise of the option beginning March 22, 2006, responses must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on March 13, 2006. The web address is http://e-center.doe.gov, and assistance in submitting a proposal through the system can be obtained by calling the help desk at 1-800-683-0751 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday. The information received in response may also be used for other market research purposes. Numbered Note 22 applies.
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