SOURCES SOUGHT
L -- Technical support services for US Naval Observatory correlator IT hardware and software
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- N00189 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk Philadelphia Office 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 2B Philadelphia, PA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0018916QZ161
- Response Due
- 7/12/2016
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2016
- Point of Contact
- Michael Placido 2156979654
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research) and is not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. This synopsis does not constitute a request for a proposal/quotation, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor will it reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. Any information provided by the Government at this time is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to release of a formal solicitation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources to acquire science and engineering support services for the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Software Interagency DiFX Correlator (DiFX SWC) at US Naval Observatory (USNO) Washington, DC. The services will include: support for correlator-specific request ticket issues; upgrades to correlator specific software; repairs; recovery from software and hardware failures; technical assistance with unusual modes; routine inspections; validation activities; critical updates to the USNO Correlator Project book; supplying hardware maintenance for DiFX SWC Dell computers, Lustre file system Aeon storage servers, Arista and Cisco network switches; supplying 3rd party vendor software licenses (as required by IA an IT needs); and two annual visits for inspection and upgrades. A Firm Fixed Priced contract consisting of a base year plus three option periods is anticipated. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990. Firms possessing the requisite skills, resources and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirement as a prime contractor are invited to respond to this notice via the submission of an executive summary. Submissions are not to exceed three (3) typewritten pages in no less than 12 font size. All comments/ideas will be considered, although any questions/comments/ideas will not be responded to directly. The goal of such feedback is to determine if a) a small business would be able to perform as a prime contractor, or b) any other sources other than the incumbent would be able to perform as a prime contractor. The submission should include the following information and reference N00189-16-Q-Z161: 1. Company name, address, and point of contact with corresponding phone number and e-mail address 2. DUNS number, Cage Code, business size and classification 3. Capability statement displaying the contractor ™s ability to provide the services to include past performance information. If past performance information is provided, please include only relevant past performance on the same/similar work within the last five (5) years. This relevant past performance information should identify the applicable contract number; total contract dollar amount; capacity performed (Prime or Sub); contract period of performance; description of the relevant services provided AND the relevancy of the services to the requirement; and a customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and e-mail address (up to two references). Relevant past performance is past performance of the same or similar scope and magnitude to the described requirement. Standard brochures and/or paraphrasing of this notice will not be considered sufficient to demonstrate the capabilities of an interested party. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable. The Government will use information received to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. Data submitted in response to this notice will not be returned. All submissions are required to be submitted via e-mail to michael.placido@navy.mil no later than 12:00 Noon (local time/Philadelphia, PA) on 12 July 2016.
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