SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- ROSS Steady State O&M - Request for Information and Draft PWS
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Forest Service, Contracting, Owyhee Building - MS 1100, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, 83705-5354, United States
- ZIP Code
- 83705-5354
- Solicitation Number
- AG-024B-S-13-0014
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Ivory R Carr, Phone: 208-387-5659
- E-Mail Address
-
icarr@fs.fed.us
(icarr@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DRAFT: Performance Work Statement (PWS) ROSS Steady State O&M, 7/05/2013 Request for Information details as shown in the description of this notice Notice Type: Request for Information (RFI) Notice Number: AG-024B-S-13-0014 Resource Ordering and Status System Steady State Operations and Maintenance (ROSS SS O&M) This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be considered to be an obligation by the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this RFI will be accepted via US mail, fax, or email to the address listed below (Primary Point of Contact). Proposed Acquisition Type: The Government is contemplating a 100% small business set-aside order using Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 8.4 - Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures with Firm-Fixed pricing for this acquisition. Classification Code: D399 IT and Telecom - Other IT and Telecommunications NAICS Code: 541 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services / 541512 - Information management computer systems integration design services The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement not later than August 30, 2013. Solicitation/Notice Number: The Government reserves the right to change the Solicitation/Notice Number for this effort, if necessary prior to issuing the solicitation. If that occurs, the new Solicitation Number will be referenced via an amendment to this notice. 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Market Research and planning to support solicitation preparation for the Resource Ordering and Status System Steady State Operations and Maintenance (ROSS SS O&M) project. (End of provision) PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Ivory Carr, Contract Specialist US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, WO AQM Incident Support Branch 3833 S. Development Ave. MS-1100 Boise, ID 83705 Phone: 208-387-5659 Fax: 208-387-5384 icarr@fs.fed.us BACKGROUND: The US Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, located in Boise, Idaho, has a potential requirement for services for the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) Steady State Operations and Maintenance (ROSS SS O&M) project. The ROSS application supports the multi-agency National Interagency Fire Center and various dispatch centers and field office locations. Key Agencies that benefit from ROSS include: USFS, Department of Interior (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), State Forestry Agencies from all 50 States and many Municipal Agencies. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT: The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) associated with the ROSS SS O&M project is attached to this Request for Information notice. This document is provided to give a detailed overview of the requirements and scope contemplated by this project and to solicit questions and comments from prospective offerors. The list of system documentation referenced in the PWS, at 2.2 Applicable System/Program Documentation Sample, will be made available with the solicitation only and is not being distributed for comment on this RFI. Place of Performance: Virtual with Forest Service management offices in Boise, Idaho, Denver, Colorado, and other locations as determined by the Government. REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES: Interested offerors are asked to provide a brief response to this RFI of not more than ten (10) pages, excluding cover page, with the information detailed below. This request will constitute the only opportunity to comment on the planning phases of this project prior to issuance of the formal solicitation. Responses received are considered procurement sensitive information. Responses will not be returned and the Government reserves the right to use the responses to this RFI to amend the PWS and acquisition strategy for this project. 1. Company name, company mailing address, point of contact information (One person's name, telephone number and e-mail address). 2. Company's applicable socioeconomic status and available contract ordering vehicles (include contract numbers), if available. 3. Indicate if you are considering competing in the requirement as a: Prime contractor, a Subcontractor, or Either. If you are contemplating team or partnering with another company to submit an offer provide the name of that company, if known. 4. Capabilities Statement that clearly aligns the capabilities of the company to the requirements contained in the ROSS SS O&M PWS. Include a brief list of experience on similar service projects (comparable in type of services, size of program, and complexity); including client/project owner, name/title/phone number of a client point of contact, prime contractor name (if applicable), size of comparable contract, brief description, period of performance. 5. A list of labor categories with fully burdened labor rates that would be representative of the skill mix required to support the requirements contemplated in the draft PWS. 6. A list of questions or comments regarding the draft PWS. As much as possible, please refer to a section number or page number with your questions/comments. 7. Any additional information which the company deems important and relevant to this RFI.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 3833 S. Development Way, Boise, Idaho, 83706, United States
- Zip Code: 83706
- Zip Code: 83706
- Record
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