SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- JACOB IT Support Services
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Federal Acquisition Service, Region 8 (8Q), Denver Federal Center, Building 41, Room 145, Denver, Colorado, 80225, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- ID08160046
- Archive Date
- 7/26/2016
- Point of Contact
- Adina Torberntsson, Phone: 3032362677
- E-Mail Address
-
adina.torberntsson@gsa.gov
(adina.torberntsson@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Re: Request for Information for JACOB Requirement Introduction The General Services Administration (GSA) is considering a new requirement to support the identified software applications are continually maintained for appropriate security posture and technology upgrades, and improved to enhance the analysts’ work environment. This requirement specifically is to support the National Ground Intelligence Center ( NGIC) Joint Analysis of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Order of Battle (JACOB). JACOB is made up of several legacy applications that have been incorporated into JACOB and decommissioned (this information is provided as BACKGROUND only): OGRE, OGRE Map, and SymbolMaker. JACOB s designed to provide a mechanism for producing OB data to support DoD and Service-level planning, modeling and simulation, and current assessments. The mapping tools within JACOB provides OB analysis and visualization tool for use in creating doctrinal and tactical templates and situational overlays. SymbolMaker is an application that is both stand-alone and incorporated into the JACOB; it allows analysts to build MIL-STD 2525-compliant symbols. The C3 Networks Program supports the NGIC task for analysis of tactical and operational levels of foreign command and control systems and networks. These functions are also incorporated into JACOB and are provided as BACKGROUND information only. The C3Net application provides visualization of C3 Networks in a web environment. The NGIC System Parametric Information Relational Intelligence Tool (SPIRIT) is the core NGIC database and analytical tool supporting ground systems analysts with characteristics and performance (C&P) data of known weapon systems, medical systems, and other systems of interest. The SPIRIT application provides immediate on-line access to critical information for a varied NGIC customer set. This task order is not intended to support the SPIRIT application as a separate application, merely to ensure there is a method within JACOB to continue to house some data from the wholly separate SPIRIT application as it relates to the C3Net module within JACOB. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to gather data and current market place information from industry, including small business firms. The information obtained from this RFI will be used to assist in developing the most suitable acquisition strategy. Furthermore, interested parties will not be reimbursed for any costs related to providing information in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI are due no later than June 24 by 12:00 PM Mountain Time. The anticipated NAICs Code for this requirement is 541512 Computer System Design Services with a small business size standard of $27.5 million. This RFI is meant to achieve the following goals: 1.) To survey the market place to determine what type of firms are available to do this work. 2.) Determine how the work will be carried out 3.) To gain feedback from industry and any other relevant stakeholders on proposed methods for the analysis work A. General Description of the Services Requested Objective. The support contract shall ensure that mission software applications are maintained to enable current and future NGIC Intelligence Production and Science and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) requirements, and achieve/maintain system certification and accreditation for all JACOB. The support contract may also be used to re-platform JACOB into future architectures, such as the Cloud, at the designation of the Command. Scope. This is a operations and maintenance support contract that includes the following task areas: · Task 1 – Technical Project Management · Task 2 – Applications Operations and Maintenance · Task 3 – (Application) Requirements Management · Task 4 – Information Assurance B. Responses from Industry Responses and input from interested parties is requested. In responding to this RFI please provide the following information: 1. A two to three page (2-3) summary of your company’s services and relevant experience including NAICS code that pertains to each perspective task described above. 2. Response to the following questions limiting your total response to up to 10 pages (8.5”x11”, Times New Roman font, size 12). C. Questions for Industry 1.) What is your company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and size of your organization (ie large business, small business) using the NAICS codes that your company proposes would apply to this requirement? 2.) How many years of experience does your company have with similar projects? 3.) What are the best practices or lessons learned based on your experience that you feel are important and applicable to the solicitation. 4.) The purpose of the RFI is to elicit data and current market place information from companies including small business firms. a.) Can this work or parts of it be performed by a small business? b.) What percentage of work can be completed directly by a small business prime contractor without subcontracting? c.) If subcontracting will be required which services listed in the PWS attached to this RFI need to be subcontracted? d.) Are you a small business? If yes, what socio-economic category does your business identify as? (Hubzone, 8A, Women Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.). e.) Describe how you would address quality control in this type of contract, and how you mitigate impact to performance in the various locations? f.) Briefly describe any teaming arrangements that you may have been involved in that may be relevant to the scope of services in this RFI. How were responsibilities distributed amongst them, and how was the team held accountable? D. Response Requested Your response must be provided no later than 8:00 AM Mountain Time on July 11, 2016 Response packages should be sent by email to the following inbox: adina.torberntsson@gsa.gov
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