SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEMS(GCSS-ARMY)
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- National Guard Bureau, Contracting Support, ATTN: NGB-AQC, 1411 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-3231
- ZIP Code
- 22202-3231
- Solicitation Number
- W9133L-14-R-0064
- Response Due
- 5/15/2015
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Luis Aguinaga, 703-604-8674
- E-Mail Address
-
National Guard Bureau, Contracting Support
(luis.f.aguinaga-rosero.mil@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Army National Guard (ARNG) intends to procure Contractor-provided commercial services for Sustainment Information System Software Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) Support, and Global Combat Support Systems (GCSS-Army) Transformation and sustainment assistance. The contractor shall provide Software Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for the following areas that are being consumed by GCSS-Army overtime and Sustainment Information Systems that will not be consumed by GCSS-Army. Standard Army Maintenance System - Enhanced (SAMS-E) Property Book Unit Supply (PBUSE) and PBUSE AIT Unit Level Logistics Aviation(ULLS-AE) Sustainment System Mission Command (S2MC) Automated Movement Identification Solutions (AMIS) Automated Information for Movements System II (TC-AIMS II) Radio Frequency In-Transit Visibility (RF-ITV) The ARNG is in the process of fielding GCSS-Army with current milestones established by Department of the Army (DA) G-4, and Product Manager (PdM) GCSS-Army. GCSS-Army will provide inoperability, facilitate integration, and promote data sharing across the spectrums of logistics including; property book, supply, maintenance, procurement, distribution, warehouse, inventory, and tactical finance. During the extended delivery of GCSS-Army, the ARNG requires SETA assistance for current Sustainment Information Systems that are being consumed and systems that are indirectly affected by the GCSS-Army deployment. As logistics systems are modernized, the contractor will work closely with the ARNG Logistics Division ILS-S to ensure that the GCSS-Army transition is coordinated, achievable, and communicated. Additionally, assist with ARNG unique business processes be designed and mapped within the SAP Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software into GCSS-Army. This includes business process identification, blueprinting, mapping and transitioning the ARNG's unique material management, property accountability, training sets, and maintenance activities into GCSS-Army. The contractor will also support the ARNG efforts in the fielding of GCSS-Army to include providing organizational change management briefs to the units; guidance in data cleansing/alignment, DODAAC alignment, migration, and validation process; provide fielding planning management that is updated with the PdM GCSS Army's changing schedule. The contractor shall assist with the new equipment training (NET) process, the conversation process, assist during post go-live events, and assist in the establishment of sustainment training at the Installation, Logistics, and Environmental Training Center (IL&E TC) located at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. As the project progresses from development through fielding, the contractor shall be the primary support for ensuring ARNG business processes are captured in GCSS-Army. The contractor will also be instrumental in supporting the ARNG organizational change management process using progressive methods, preparing data for migration, data migration, Force Element alignment, DODAAC alignment, fielding, and training (both initial and sustainment) for GCSS-Army. The contractor shall sustain and maintain the operational assessment and continuous evaluation. The priority and primary focus of this contract is to identify and recommend effective courses of actions to ensure ARNG policies and business processes are part of the total Army solution and to transition from the current systems to GCSS-Army in a seamless manner while ensure that current Sustainment Information Systems are being maintained. All Contractor individual(s) supporting the contract must have and maintain the required security clearance level throughout the contract period of performance. Interested parties must be registered in The System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible to receive a government contract. Registration information can be obtained at the sam.gov website. This acquisition will provide competition among all Businesses utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures. The applicable North American Industry Classification Systems Code for this effort is 541490. Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Type CLINs (for Travel and ODCs) will be awarded for a one (1) Year Base and four (4) option ordering periods (years). The award date is anticipated for October 2015. The total contract maximum (for all Task Orders awarded is $19M. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Proposals will first be reviewed to determine the lowest priced offer. An evaluation to determine technical acceptability will then be conducted on that offer. If the first offer evaluated, which is the lowest price offer, is found to be technically acceptable, then an award will be made to that offeror. If that offer is not found to be technically acceptable, evaluations will then continue to the next lowest offer until one is found that is technically acceptable. All Parties interested in this action are invited to access and monitor the FEDBIZUPS site All documents related to this acquisition will be available to download at the above website on or about 30 April 2015. No paper copies of the RFP will be provided and no mailing list will be maintained because the acquisition will be posted on the above website. Any questions related to this notice and resulting solicitation must be provided in writing. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. No registration is needed for the Vendor to browse for business opportunities. To submit a response the Vendor must provide the CAGE Code and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). Your company must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to submit bids/proposals on ASFI. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed in various areas within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the US Territories. The contractor is required to maintain off-site locations The contact person for this Sources Sought is: LTC Luis Aguinaga luis.f.aguinaga-rosero.mil@mail.mil OFF: 703-604-8674
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Guard Bureau, Contracting Support ATTN: NGB-AQ, 111 SOUTH GEORGE MASON DR, BLDG 2, 4TH FLOOR Arlington VA
- Zip Code: 22204-1373
- Zip Code: 22204-1373
- Record
- SN03714229-W 20150501/150429235040-0c2a7c2308c1ffd217d21a650fa261df (fbodaily.com)
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