SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RIK - Rome, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-RIKD-16-06
- Archive Date
- 10/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Falcone,
- E-Mail Address
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andrea.falcone@us.af.mil
(andrea.falcone@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514. DESCRIPTION AFRL/RIKD is conducting market research for a potential requirement. Please note this Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only. The information obtained from responses to this notice may be used to inform a future acquisition strategy and solicitation, should one be issued. The Government is seeking sources capable of performing specialized software research, software development, integration, deployment, familiarization, testing, installation, maintenance, and lifecycle support activities as further described in this RFI. This effort will enable research, enhancement, and maintenance of Multi-Level Access (MLA) data, information, processes, and systems. MLA solutions are a type of Cross Domain (CD) system that provides authorized users the ability to securely access data from multiple security domains from a single client device, while protecting the security domains from unauthorized access or malicious attack. During this effort the Contractor will concentrate on enhancing a current MLA solution (SecureView), researching and developing new MLA technologies, and supporting these solutions to meet current and rapidly evolving intelligence needs of the Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC). As MLA requirements continue to evolve, consistent and rapid research, development, enhancement, and sustainment of SecureView and new applications will be required. Focus areas include lifecycle functions and phases to include studies, analyses, designs, development, recommendations, enhancements, integration management, configuration management, testing and evaluation of existing and new systems transitioning into an operational environment, software/hardware installation, certification and systems/network administration and operation. The effort will result in the availability of a scalable, certified MLA system to be utilized by the AF, DoD, and IC agencies for increased security across multiple domains, accredited for operation at different classification levels within high-security environments. Anticipated deliverables include: technical engineering throughout all aspects of the system and software lifecycle; technical, programmatic and gap analysis; prototype development; system and program administration; site support; and security engineering as well as computer software, documentation, engineering and security reports, installations analysis and support, and operations, maintenance, and system administration services. The Contractor will support AF efforts to provide other organizations with required CD Command & Control Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR) information when and where needed. Representative customer organizations for cross security domain MLA solutions include Air Combat Command's 25th AF, Department of Homeland Security, US Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, existing SecureView user sites, and other DoD and IC entities. Contractor employees must be US Citizens and may need to obtain Common Access Cards (CACs). Performance will require access up to and including Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). INSTRUCTIONS All interested organizations are invited to respond. Please organize your response as follows: 1. Reply by email in a document not exceeding 10 pages. Word or PDF files, with minimal graphics, are preferred. Please include your organization's CAGE code, DUNS number, contact information, facility and safeguarding clearance levels, and accounting system status on the first page. Include a copy of your organization's DD2345. Please note that the page limit includes all information and supporting documentation except the DD2345. 2. Describe your organization's ability to meet the technical requirements described in this RFI. Please do not simply restate the technical requirements in your response. Be sure to: (a) Describe the type, quantity, experience, and qualifications of personnel/labor categories and other organizational resources that would be used to meet the technical requirements. For this RFI, assume approximately 25-40 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) would be required initially, with the potential to double over a period of 5 years. (b) Address the availability of personnel with security clearances. Approximately 50% of employees must be TS/SCI cleared and an additional 25% must be Secret/Collateral cleared. Describe the experience and knowledge of these personnel with respect to classified CD requirements, processes, and certifications supporting all phases of the system and software lifecycle. (c) Address the availability, experience, and knowledge of 5-8 FTEs to support development of an OpenXT open source project. These personnel do not require clearances. (d) Identify any technical or business areas which likely would require subcontracting or a teaming arrangement. Discuss if your organization would need to expend greater than 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel on subcontractor personnel. (e) Include a brief (i.e. no more than 1 page total) description of your organization's quality control, risk management, and safety practices as they would be applied to this effort. (f) Confirm whether your organization's business systems currently are approved for performing a cost-type contract/task order. (g) State whether your organization is foreign owned/foreign controlled and if foreign national employees would be required to perform this effort. (h) Describe how your organization could meet a fluctuating workload driven by factors such as budget variations; emergent technology interest areas; demonstration and transition opportunities; and operational feedback. 3. Identify up to four (4) previous or ongoing contracts / programs / efforts with Government, commercial, academic, or other customers performed within the last four (4) years which are relevant to the technical requirements. Include a brief description of the work, an explanation of its relevance to the technical requirements, and the performance period, value, and current customer points of contact. Of primary interest is work which supported intelligence and CD technology development, certification, deployment, and maintenance. Clearly identify and describe experience in developing solutions involving some or all of these technologies: (a) virtualization, (b) XEN hypervisors, (c) OpenXT, and (d) multi-level access. 4. Please submit your response to andrea.falcone@us.af.mil by 3 PM (ET) FRI 14 OCT 2016. It is important to note that this Request for Information is not a Request for Proposal. No solicitation is being issued at this time. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Any information provided to the Government as a result of this Request for Information is voluntary. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government's use of such information.
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