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SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) Solicitation

Notice Date: 7/19/2023 11:18:06 AM
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 541519 — Other Computer Related Services
Contracting Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE ESO WASHINGTON DC 20230 USA
ZIP Code: 20230
Solicitation Number: 67002
Response Due: 4/18/2022 7:00:00 AM
Archive Date: 12/01/2023
Point of Contact: Lauren Gueye
E-Mail Address: CATTS@doc.gov
(CATTS@doc.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Description: 7/19/2023 The award of Contract No. 1331L523D13OS0004 has been protested at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and is docketed at Case Number 1:23-cv-01112-EHM.� All parties that wish to join this protest or intervene should file their briefings with the Court as soon as possible. **************************************************************************************************************************************************** 7/19/2023 Notice of Award Awards were executed on July 6, 2023 to the Offerors listed below.� BrightPoint - 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031 Centuria - 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 420, Reston, Virginia 20191 CW-LTS - 722 E Market Street, Suite 102, #C16, Leesburg, VA 20176-4475 dotIT - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 305, Vienna, VA 22182 Enterprise Solutions and Management Corp. - 6987 Meadowforest Court, Springfield, VA 22151 Halvik - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 240, Vienna, Virginia 22182 Koniag Management Services - 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 502, Anchorage, AK 99503-5825 MetrolBR JV - 1017 Pathfinder Way, Suite 100, Rockledge, FL 32955 NOVA-Dine - 8840 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 145, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 ProGov Partners - 1952 Gallows Road, Suite 214, Vienna, VA 22182 Reston Consulting Group - 462 Herndon Parkway, Suite 203, Herndon, VA 20170 RIVA Solutions - 1676 International Dr, Suite 520, McLean, Virginia 22102 SONA Networks - 218 E Lexington Street, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21202 T and T Consulting Services - 431 Park Ave. Ste 201, Falls Church, VA 22046 VentechSNAP JV - 7512 Diplomat Drive, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-2693 **************************************************************************************************************************************************** 10/11/2022 The award of Contract No. 1331L522D13OS0004 has been protested at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and is docketed at Case Number 22-1380.� All parties that wish to join this protest or intervene should file their briefings with the Court as soon as possible. **************************************************************************************************************************************************** 10/6/2022 Notice of Award Awards were issued on September 14, 2022 to the Offerors listed below.� BrightPoint - 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031 Centuria - 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 420, Reston, Virginia 20191 CW-LTS - 722 E Market Street, Suite 102, #C16, Leesburg, VA 20176-4475 dotIT - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 305, Vienna, VA 22182 Enterprise Solutions and Management Corp. - 6987 Meadowforest Court, Springfield, VA 22151 Halvik - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 240, Vienna, Virginia 22182 Koniag Management Services - 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 502, Anchorage, AK 99503-5825 MetrolBR JV - 1017 Pathfinder Way, Suite 100, Rockledge, FL 32955 NOVA-Dine - 8840 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 145, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 ProGov Partners - 1952 Gallows Road, Suite 214, Vienna, VA 22182 Reston Consulting Group - 462 Herndon Parkway, Suite 203, Herndon, VA 20170 RIVA Solutions - 1676 International Dr, Suite 520, McLean, Virginia 22102 SONA Networks - 218 E Lexington Street, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21202 T and T Consulting Services - 431 Park Ave. Ste 201, Falls Church, VA 22046 VentechSNAP JV - 7512 Diplomat Drive, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-2693 **************************************************************************************************************************************************** 9/12/2022: In accordance with FAR 15.503(a)(2)(i)(A), this is a preaward notice of apparent successful offerors. The following offerors are the apparent successful offerors. BrightPoint - 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031 Centuria - 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 420, Reston, Virginia 20191 CW-LTS - 722 E Market Street, Suite 102, #C16, Leesburg, VA 20176-4475 dotIT - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 305, Vienna, VA 22182 Enterprise Solutions and Management Corp. - 6987 Meadowforest Court, Springfield, VA 22151 Halvik - 1600 Spring Hill Road, Suite 240, Vienna, Virginia 22182 Koniag Management Services - 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 502, Anchorage, AK 99503-5825 MetrolBR JV - 1017 Pathfinder Way, Suite 100, Rockledge, FL 32955 NOVA-Dine - 8840 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 145, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 ProGov Partners - 1952 Gallows Road, Suite 214, Vienna, VA 22182 Reston Consulting Group - 462 Herndon Parkway, Suite 203, Herndon, VA 20170 RIVA Solutions - 1676 International Dr, Suite 520, McLean, Virginia 22102 SONA Networks - 218 E Lexington Street, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21202 T and T Consulting Services - 431 Park Ave. Ste 201, Falls Church, VA 22046 VentechSNAP JV - 7512 Diplomat Drive, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-2693 The Government will not consider subsequent revisions of proposals. Please note that no response is required unless a basis exists to challenge the size status an apparently successful offeror. Additional notifications will be made after award. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 8/15/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in CATTS. We are currently still in source selection and are now estimating an award date of September 09, 2022. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 7/21/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in CATTS. We are currently still in source selection and are now estimating an award date of August 15, 2022. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 4/13/2022: Amendment 13 clarification: 1962 hours mentioned in the last update was a typo. The hours listed in Attachment 3 (1952) remain the correct hours. Senior System Administrator was not removed, but renamed to Lead System Administrator. Senior Business Analyst was combined with Business Process Analyst (senior).� ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 13 - 4/12/2022 Upon further review we have determined that the following changes and clarifications were needed. The 1,956 hours referenced in Attachment 03 is specific to Task Order 1. To remove confusion between Network Engineer (Senior) and Senior Network Engineer, the Senior Network Engineer has been renamed to Lead Network Engineer. Senior System Administrator has been removed as it was almost identical to System Administrator (senior) Attachments 02 and 03 have been updated accordingly. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 12 - 4/4/2022 We have reviewed additional feedback from Industry and determined that the following clarifications are needed. Additionally, we will be extending the due date for Phase II proposals to April 18, 2022 at 10:00 am EST. Proposals must be sent to the CATTS@doc.gov inbox only and must be received in the CATTS inbox no later than 10:00 am EST. DUNS codes have been retired, please use your new�Unique Entity ID (UID) in lieu of a DUNS code. Offerors need only sign the SF1449 from the latest amendment. 1952 hours (the FTE hours utilized in the attachment 3) is calculated using 11 federal holidays and 1 week vacation. Attachment 3 now allows vendors to provide pricing for every year even though an option period may cover multiple years. It is at the Offerors� discretion to escalate pricing across years within the option period. There is no minimum dollar value threshold for past performance references, however past performance that is closer in value to the estimated future task orders may be considered more relevant. There were conflicting answers in the Q&A about which areas in the IDIQ PWS would be evaluated (core tasks, additional tasks, etc.). The correct answer is as follows: Evaluation will be based upon the core areas.� Offerors able to address all areas beyond the core areas will be viewed more favorably. Attachment 3 has been further updated to correct errors. Attachment 2 has been updated to switch the labels for Network Engineer Journeyman and Junior as they were incorrect. The RFP has been updated as shown in the tracked changes. The Task Order 1 PWS has been updated as shown in the tracked changes. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 11 - 3/21/2022 Please see the attached updated Attachment 3. Additionally, the RFP has been updated to remove contradictory language between the RFP and the advisory notification letter. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 3/19/2022 The updated attachment 3 is still being finalized and will be posted no later than Monday 3/21/2022. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 10 - 3/15/2022 Thank you to everyone who participated in Phase I. There was a typo some of the advisory notification letters that went out. For those who were not recommended to proceed to Phase II, the due date for your intent to submit a Phase II proposal should have been April 2nd instead of May 2nd. The due date for Phase II submissions is still 4/11/2022, Amendment 10 corrects the error in Amendment 9 where the box for the due date extension was incorrectly checked. The updated Attachment 3 will be posted no later than friday 3/18/2022.� ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 9 - 3/4/2022: To enable full review of all proposals received during Phase I, notifications will be postponed up to 1 more week (no later than March 11, 2022). All subsequent due dates will be postponed for 1 week as well. The new updated schedule is as follows: Phase I advisory notifications: 03/11/2022 Phase II due date: 04/11/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date: 07/20/2022 The RFP and IDIQ PWS (Attachment 1) have been updated accordingly. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 8 - 2/24/2022: To enable full review of all proposals received during Phase I, notifications will be postponed 1 week till March 4, 2022. All subsequent due dates will be postponed for 1 week as well. The new updated schedule is as follows: Phase I advisory notifications: 03/04/2022 Phase II due date: 04/04/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date: 07/13/2022 The RFP and IDIQ PWS (Attachment 1) have been updated accordingly. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 7 - 2/17/2022:� The RFP should state the Volume V page limit is 25 pages NOT 250 pages. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 6 - 2/17/2022: Thank you for your continued input and questions. There are several items that we noticed required further clarification. The updated RFP asked for SBA approved Mentor Prot�g� Joint Venture Agreements. This should have read SBA approved Mentor Prot�g� Agreements submitted with a copy of their Joint Venture Agreements. These documents are not required for Phase I. The updated RFP clarified the Top-Secret Facilities Clearance requirements for Teaming Arrangements. Mentor Prot�g� Joint Ventures had similar requirements to the all-small Joint Ventures in that only one member of the joint venture is required to hold a Top-Secret FCL. If the work requiring the facility clearance is primary and vital to the requirements of the task order, the lead partner must hold the TS-FCL. If the work is ancillary to the principal purpose of the task order the partner to the joint venture that will perform the work must hold the TS-FCL. For Attachment 6, Tab 2, question 2 includes all types of contractor teaming arrangements other than a Joint Venture or Prime-only Offeror. In the Q&A, there is a discrepancy between the answers to questions 924 and 1724. The correct answer is that Offerors may use the same contract example to cover multiple task areas. In the Q&A, there is a discrepancy between the answers to questions 102 and 225. The correct answer is that Offerors may submit up to 3 examples per task area (including the Prime experience section). In the RFP L.7 the due date was not previously updated but should be March 28, 2022. In the RFP, it was not stated specifically that the Attachment 3 worksheet could not be altered. The Q&A did address this, but to clarify you may not add lines to Attachment 3, but you may expand cells for readability. The Q&A stated that page limits would be increased for Volume V and Volume III. The new page limit for Volume V is 25 pages and Volume III is 23 pages. Please see the updated RFP for updated page limits. The uploaded version of Attachment 7 was not working for some. Please see a new uploaded version. Updated RFP to clarify that it is the Government�s intention to award without discussions. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 5 - 2/11/2022: The Government will be extended the due dates for both Phase I and Phase II, which will subsequently extend the award date. The new schedule is as follows: Phase I due date: 02/18/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/28/2022 Phase II due date: 03/28/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date: 07/06/2022 The RFP and IDIQ PWS (Attachment 1) have been updated accordingly. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 4 - 2/10/2022: Please see updated RFP with corrected RFP Answers released date, Phase I due date, Phase I notification date, and Award date. Phase I is due February 16, 2022. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 3 - 2/10/2022: Please see the attached updated RFP with corrected Phase II due date. Phase II is due March 16, 2022. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Amendment 2 - 2/9/2022: Please see the attached Q&A and following updated documents.�Please note that responses to questions are provided for informational purposes only. Please see the solicitation and amendment(s) for terms and conditions applicable to the solicitation and resulting award. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� 1. Tracked changes RFP 2. Conformed RFP 3. Tracked changes PWS (Attachment 1) 4. Conformed Attachment 1 5. Updated Attachment 2 6. Tracked changes Task Order 1 PWS (Attachment 5) 7. Conformed Attachment 5 8. Updated Attachment 6 9. Add new Attachment 7 10. Add new Attachment 8 11. Amendment 0002 An updated Attachment 3 is still pending and will be posted shortly.� ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 2/5/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in the CATTS requirement. The Government is continuing to incorporate changes to the solicitation based on industry questions and provides the updated schedule below for offeror awareness: Q&A release date: 2/09/2022 Phase I due date: 02/16/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/23/2022 Phase II due date: 03/16/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June/July 2022 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 1/28/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in the CATTS requirement. The Government is continuing to incorporate changes to the solicitation based on industry questions and provides the updated schedule below for offeror awareness: Q&A release date: 2/04/2022 Phase I due date: 02/14/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/21/2022 Phase II due date: 03/14/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June/July 2022 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 1/21/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in the CATTS requirement. The Government is continuing to incorporate changes to the solicitation based on industry questions and provides the updated schedule below for offeror awareness: Q&A release date: 1/28/2022 Phase I due date: 02/07/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/14/2022 Phase II due date: 03/7/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June 2022 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** 1/14/2022: Thank you for your continued interest in the CATTS requirement. The Government is continuing to incorporate changes to the solicitation based on industry questions and provides the updated schedule below for offeror awareness: Q&A release date: 1/21/2022 Phase I due date: 02/01/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/07/2022 Phase II due date: 02/28/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June 2022 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Thank you for your continued interest in the CATTS requirement. The Government is continuing to incorporate changes to the solicitation based on industry questions and provides the updated schedule below for offeror awareness: Q&A release date: 1/14/2021 Phase I due date: 01/31/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 02/07/2022 Phase II due date: 02/28/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June 2022 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** UPDATE 12.23.21 In consideration of the upcoming holidays the revised CATTS schedule is as follows: Q&A release date: 1/07/2021 Phase I due date: 01/17/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 01/24/2022 Phase II due date: 02/21/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date remains June 2022 Thank you. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** UPDATE 12.22.21 Thank you for your continued patience. We are still working through answers to the questions received, as well as necessary updates to the solicitation. As such, finalized questions and answers will not be posted until 12/29/2021. All dates on the schedule will be pushed one week accordingly. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** UPDATE 12.14.21 Amendment 0001 Thank you for your continued interest in our requirement. Due to the delay in releasing the Q&A the schedule has been updated as follows: Q&A release date: 12/22/2021 Phase I due date: 01/07/2022 10:00 AM EST Phase I advisory notifications: 01/14/2022 Phase II due date: 02/14/2022 10:00 AM EST Anticipated award date is now June 2022 Thank you! **************************************************************************************************************************************************** UPDATE 12.9.21 Thank you for everyone�s continued patience while we work through all the questions that we received. Due to the volume of questions, it is taking us longer than anticipated to answer them all and make the appropriate changes to the solicitation. We anticipate being finished with the answers and solicitation updates no later than December 15. We will be sure to update the schedule accordingly and will provide a revised schedule soon. Thank you. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... UPDATE 12.1.21 Thank you to everyone who submitted questions during the CATTS Q&A period. �We are excited about the level of interest and the amount of questions submitted. �As a significant number of questions were submitted we will need additional time to ensure we provide adequate responses. �As responses will not be posted today, the schedule, to include Phase 1 due dates, will be updated to reflect the additional time needed for the Q&A period. We anticipate having answers posted by December 8, 2021. This will push all solicitation due dates 1 week, i.e. Phase 1 due date will now be December 15, 2021. A revised schedule will be posted shortly as well. Thank you for your continued interest and patience through this process. **************************************************************************************************************************************************** **Update: All attachments have been uploaded.**� �This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in�subpart� 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. ��(ii)�This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). Submit written proposals on RFP number 1331L521R13OS0006. ��(iii)�The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07 (SEPT 2021). ��(iv)�This solicitation is being issued as a total small-business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 541519. The small business standard is $25M. ��(v)�Please see the attached price schedule (Attachment 03) for the required labor category and pricing structure for the overall IDIQ as well as the CLIN structure for Task Order 1. ��(vi)�Description of requirements is as follows: �� See the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 01 for the overall IDIQ requirements and Attachment 05 for the task order specific requirements. ��(vii)�The work performed by the contractor under this PWS will be performed at Department of Commerce locations and at agreed-upon contractor locations. The location will be defined within the individual customer Task Orders. Task Order 1 place of performance/delivery is Washington, DC. Delivery will be FOB destination unless otherwise specified. ��(viii)�The provision at�52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Please see attached RFP for details. ��(ix) Evaluation will be best value/Trade-off as detailed in the attached RFP section M. ��(x)�Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at�52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. ��(xi)�The clause at�52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see attached RFP for details. ��(xii)�The clause at�52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see attached RFP for details. ��(xiii)�Additional provisions, clauses, terms, and conditions are included in the attached RFP. ��(xiv)�Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does NOT apply. ��(xv)�Proposals are due no later than January 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST. All proposals must be submitted to CATTS@doc.gov. ��(xvi)�Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Lauren Gueye�and Courtney Palmer at CATTS@doc.gov. If you are having difficulties with the CATTS@doc.gov email, please contact Lauren Gueye at LGueye@doc.gov.
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