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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 16, 2015 FBO #5136
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R -- FAA ESC-Information Technology Support Services (ITSS)Request for Information (RFI) - Attachment

Notice Date

12/14/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-731 AC - Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
 

Solicitation Number

23175
 

Response Due

1/8/2016
 

Archive Date

1/8/2016
 

Point of Contact

Monica Price, monica.price@faa.gov, Phone: 405-954-4137
 

E-Mail Address

Click here to email Monica Price
(monica.price@faa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Federal Aviation Administration ™s (FAA) Enterprise Services Center (ESC) seeks information from private industry about providing Information Technology (IT) support services in a fee-for-service environment under a fixed price performance-based contract. The responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a screening information request or request for proposal of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to this RFI; therefore, any cost associated with voluntary responses are solely at the interested vendors expense. NAICS Code: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these requirements is 541519, Other Computer Related Services with a size standard of $25.5 Million. 1.0 BACKGROUND The FAA ™s Enterprise Services Center (ESC) is an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) designated Financial Shared Services Provider under the Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB) and Information Systems Security Line of Business (ISSLoB) programs. ESC is also a General Services Administration (GSA) accredited Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). In addition, ESC provides a full spectrum of IT services spanning application development, system hosting, disaster recovery and Help Desk. ESC operates as a fee-for-service (franchise) organization, providing services to a multitude of federal agencies. 2.0 IDENTIFIED REQUIREMENTS As a point of reference, at a high level, ESC ™s IT services presently encompass: Enterprise Architecture (EA) Quality Assurance (QA) and Functional Testing Technical Writing Project Management Database Administration System/Application Development System/Application Administration Middle Tier Administration Infrastructure Design/Support Storage Area Network (SAN) / Network Attached Storage (NAS) Administration Network Design/Support Configuration Management Legacy Mainframe Application Support Information Systems Security Vulnerability Scanning/Remediation Tracking Operational Security Support Independent Assessments 3.0 PURPOSE OF ANNOUNCEMENT ESC is contemplating transitioning from an Indefinite Delivery Requirements (ID/R) contract with labor hour tasks to an ID/R performance-based contract with fixed price tasks. The goals of this Request for Information are as follows: Determine, in a federal, fee-for-service environment, which particular IT support service areas are better suited for a performance-based contract (versus other contracting approaches); Identify if multiple vendors exist in the marketplace that have experience providing IT support services under a performance-based contract, to federal, fee-for-service organizations; Gain insights into vendor perspectives on performance-based contracting in the IT support services arena. The FAA expects this RFI to provide a better understanding of potential benefits, perceived risks, lessons learned, recommendations and best practices from the use of a performance-based contract within a fee-for-service, IT services environment. The FAA anticipates the future procurement of an IT services contract utilizing a contracting methodology best suited for the IT support services that are not inherently governmental in function nor for which mission requirements dictate the tasks be performed by federal employees. 4.0 INSTRUCTIONS Responses, submitted electronically in MS-Word or Adobe PDF format, are limited six (6) pages excluding a completed Business Declaration, using 12 point Times New Roman font (or similar) with 1 inch margins. Responses are due no later than 5:00 P.M. (CST) on January 8, 2016. All interested parties must submit their responses via email to monica.price@faa.gov. Questions must be in writing. No phone calls please. Respondents are to outline the information in the following categories/format: A. Company Overview Provide a brief description of your company, services, business size, and point(s) of contact, including name, address, phone, and e-mail address. Include a completed Business Declaration. B. Past Experience Providing IT Support Services under a Performance-based Contract Describe your company ™s past experience providing IT support services under a performance-based contract. Emphasis should be placed on federal organizations, with a broad customer base, operating in a fee-for-service environment. Based upon your experience, what considerations must be taken to ensure success when transitioning to a performance based, fixed price environment? C. Specific Service Areas Addressed by the IT Support Services Describe which areas of IT were addressed by the performance-based contract your company provided services under, to include: Name of the federal agency for which services were provided Period of Performance of the contract Contract dollar amount IT service areas addressed by the contract Please identify if your experience correlates with the list provided in paragraph 2.0. Areas or tasks relate where a contractor does not have prior experience should also be annotated as such. D. Performance-based Contracting “ Benefits Describe actual or perceived benefits (to both parties) recognized by your company while providing IT services under a performance-based contract. E. Performance-based Contracting “ Perceived Risks Describe actual or perceived risks (to either party) recognized by your company while providing IT services under a performance-based contact. F. Performance-based Contracting “ Recommendations Describe recommendations your company would have for a federal organization considering the use of a performance-based contract for IT services. Include the preferred contract structure that, based upon your proven success, is best suited for IT performance-based acquisitions. Thank you for your interest and participation in this RFI. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/23175 to view the original announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FAA/MMACTR/23175/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: Business Declaration (pdf) (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/60675)

Link: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/attachment/download/60675

 

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Record

SN03968933-W 20151216/151214234518-7e4bd271f2668695ef56361172af0e7a (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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