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D -- AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION SERVICES SOL ILSS0003 DUE 070700 POC Rosa L. Shannon, 334-416-6264 WEB: ILSS QUALIFICATION PACKAGE CRITERIA, www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, rosa.shannon@gunter.af.mil. The Headquarters Standard Systems Group (SSG) of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is conducting a qualification review to determine highly competitive sources capable of providing software development services in support of Increment II of the Integrated Logistics System Supply (ILS-S) Program. This Request for Information pre-solicitation notice is in accordance with FAR 15.202, Advisory Multi-Step Process. Background Information: The ILS-S Program Office (HQ SSG/ILS) intends to select a component application developer. This is NOT a Request For Proposal (RFP), Invitation For Bid (IFB), or an announcement of a solicitation. The ILS-S Program will modernize AF-wide retail supply management, replacing the 30-year old legacy Standard Base Supply System (SBSS). The modernized system must seamlessly integrate with other logistics systems, providing total asset visibility, facilitating regionalization, and enabling the war fighter to control, order, receive, and exploit materiel in a cheaper and more efficient manner. When fully implemented, ILS-S will be operational at over 100 main Air Force and NATO operating locations, and more than 200 satellite locations world-wide. The modernized system will operate on the Global Combat Support System -- Air Force (GCSS-AF) Integration Framework, which utilizes a "component-based" architecture. A component application development contract will be awarded using full and open procedures at a future date. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The overall ILS-S acquisition strategy consists of two overlapping increments. Increment I is a technical refresh of the existing SBSS. Increment II includes both business area integration activities, and the component development effort. SSG Software Factory is accomplishing the SBSS technical refresh, while GCSS-AF business area integration will be performed by the existing contractor, Lockheed Martin Owego, NY. Key activities for Increment I are to web-enable the legacy system and move to an open systems environment. The task for Increment II is to develop a componentized retail supply system, and field these components on the GCSS-AF Integration Framework. The component development contract will have a term of up to ten years, including the potential for sustainment. Work scope consists of the development and sustainment of application components necessary to replace the SBSS. It also allows for the probability of developing and sustaining common functionality components for the other retail supply systems (AFEMS, IPMS, CAS-B, DO35K). The Government plans to issue an ID/IQ contract award. Specific activities will be task order driven. Contract award is planned for December 2000. Pricing will be negotiated in accordance with FAR Part 15. The SIC code for this effort is 7373. This effort will employ an evolutionary "spiral" development methodology to define, develop, integrate and field ILS-S components. This approach allows the Government maximum flexibility in identifying and prioritizing component functionality, while enabling the developer to incorporate on-going "lessons learned". Most importantly, an incremental approach allows the user to receive fielded versions of the system much sooner when compared to traditional "big bang" development. Preparation Instructions for Qualification Packages: Goals of the ILS-S acquisition strategy is to reduce proposal preparation costs for industry (early in the process) by identifying only those sources deemed "Highly Competitive", and reduce Government resources required to evaluate a large number of offerors. Therefore, this solicitation process will be conducted in two phases. In Phase One, the Government intends to review the past performance, qualifications, and capabilities of interested sources in order to identify "Highly Competitive" teams. The source's experience as a subcontractor can be considered as meeting qualification criteria but should clearly show "clarity of responsibility" for the work performed as the subcontractor. Phase One will allow interested sources an opportunity to more accurately assess their chances for selection as the component developer. Phase Two is the solicitation. Phase One consists of two elements: Element One: The Air Force is seeking teams with significant experience relevant to an effort of this scope, complexity, and size. Therefore, interested teams must submit a qualification package of no more than 10 pages clearly describing the team 's experience and qualifications to develop, field, and sustain the ILS-S. Qualification package criteria may be found on the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) @ herbb.hanscom.af.mil. The file name is "ILSS Qualification Package Criteria". All status and future solicitation information and any updates and changes will also be announced on HERBB. We encourage all sources to register and check the HERBB Page often for additional information. Documents describing ILS-S capabilities and evaluation qualification criteria will be published on the web in the very near future. Element Two: A bibliography furnishing recent past performance information and Client Points of Contact (POC) that must relate to the team experience described in the qualification package. Work must be ongoing or have been completed during the past three calendar years. A maximum of 10 contracts may be submitted, one page per contract. This past performance information shall include: Contract number(s); Contract name; Total Contract value; If Subcontract, value of the subcontract; Performance period; Contract summary of work performed; Principal customer points of contact with phone number; FAX number, E-mail address, and mailing address (If Subcontract, provide POC for the Prime contract) This past performance information will be used to verify the experience and level of customer satisfaction on the contracts cited in support of the qualification areas. Contractor format is acceptable. Also, please include up to a 2-page summary of each team member's corporate history. Documents must be provided in 12 pitch font, single spaced format, MSOffice 2000 compatible. Submit one hard copy (and one electronic copy via e-mail) of the qualifications packages and past performance information to Ms. Rosa Shannon, HQ SSG/PKT-4, 200 East Moore Drive, Bldg 888, Room 2028, Maxwell-Gunter Annex, AL 36114-3000. E-mail: rosa.shannon@gunter.af.mil. These documents are due by 7 July 2000. The transmittal letter will not be counted against the total response page count. The Government will conduct a qualification review based on the responses. Respondents must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, woman-owned, and whether they are foreign or domestically owned and controlled. To facilitate responses, a second Industry Day has been organized to occur on 29 June 2000. Topics for discussion will be ILS-S Acquisition Strategy, GCSS-AF Integrator roles and responsibilities, and this pre-solicitation notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential sources. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Manager or Contracting Officer, but to communicate offeror concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems previously brought to the attention of the Program Manager and/or the Contracting Officer which could not be satisfactorily resolved, or issues that require contractor confidentiality. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Mr. Melvin W. Carr, HQ SSG/PK, (334) 416-5323. See Note 26. Posted 06/16/00 (A-SN465788). (0168)

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