SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC) Application
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-16-NLAC
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2016
- Point of Contact
- Emily A. Kundel, Phone: 3097827905, Brian Ray, Phone: 3097824944
- E-Mail Address
-
emily.a.kundel.civ@mail.mil, brian.l.ray.civ@mail.mil
(emily.a.kundel.civ@mail.mil, brian.l.ray.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Title: National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC) Application Classification Code: D - Information Technology Services, including telecommunications services NAICS Code: 541519 - Other Computer Related Services. OBJECTIVE: The Army Contracting command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is issuing a sources sought notice in order to identify potential sources that have the knowledge, experience, and technical capability to provide the necessary software support to the Department of the Army (DA), Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-4 program manager in support of the National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC). This notice is solely for information purposes to identify sources that have interest and determine capability to perform the services delineated within this survey. It is not a request for proposal or an announcement of solicitation. BACKGROUND: National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC) is the Department of Defense (DoD) conventional ammunition source of authoritative data, and is a comprehensive, web-based Joint Service ammunition asset visibility and decision support tool. NLAC provides up-to-date and accurate visibility of critical ammunition materiel, DoD transportation, and document tracking. NLAC is developed in an open, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) environment using Oracle's PL/SQL Technology, JAVA, JavaScript and HTML displays. SCOPE: This sources sought describes the effort required to maintain, enhance and sustain the NLAC system and to assist in maintaining DoD cybersecurity accreditation and Authority to Operate (ATO) over an estimated five (5) year period. This work includes the associated management, end user technical support, and software engineering requirements for NLAC. Objective is for the contractor, using government furnished equipment (GFE) and government furnished information (GFI) from data interface partners, to continue to provide all NLAC technical and non-technical services that ensure DoD users have continued visibility of ammunition assets and access to ammunition and ammunition-related information decision support services, enabling them to track and manage ammunition worldwide. The NLAC system must obtain and store ammunition logistical data received from DoD logistics information systems. The data will be stored within the NLAC production environment, currently installed within the Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology Enterprise System and Services (ALTESS) data center, located at Radford, Virginia. The contractor will ensure that the NLAC application and data feeds are functional, accurate and current and within guidelines of the government requirements. The contractor shall provide software support for the NLAC application consisting of Project Management, Technical, Functional and Subject Matter Expert Support, Customer/Help Desk Support, Testing, Cyber Security, Information Assurance and Software Assurance Support, Training, Administrative/Documentation, other System Support, and Future System enhancements. In addition, the contractor shall provide technical support to conduct effective and efficient analysis of ammunition decision support tools within the NLAC application. These include, but not limited to: - implementing ammunition management functionalities required to effectively and efficiently conduct the Total Army Ammunition Authorization and Allocation Conference (TA4C) and Missile Distribution Plan (MiDP) - providing support to users, through the help desk, to interact with the NLAC system, analyze data, and extract meaningful information - implementing functionality updates to NLAC required to meet changes in DoD ammunition policy, military doctrine, or other governmental modernization efforts improving ammunition management processes. Place of performance shall take place at a location determined by the contractor. The contractor will be required to access SIPRNET on daily basis, thus the place of performance should be located near a military installation with SIPRNET access. The current contract place of performance is at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Letterkenny Army Depot). SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested firms who feel they possess the necessary knowledge and capabilities of this requirement, are invited to respond by providing the following information: 1. Business name and address; 2. Name of company representative and business title; 3. Business Size 4. Cage Code 5. A summary of your company's capability to perform the requirements listed in this request. 6. Related Information Technology Services experience Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed above. Responses should follow this format and be submitted electronically as one complete document. Please send responses via email NLT June 10, 2016; 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to emily.a.kundel.civ@mail.mil. All information collected from this sources sought shall be used for planning purposes only. Do not mistake this notice as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought notice findings. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow-up information request. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary shall be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and shall not be returned. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.
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