Estimated Release: 08/12
Solicitation #: W911W412R0003
Estimated Value: $5 Billion
Update 04.25.12: The contracting office stated yesterday that the RFP will now be released sometime in August.
The purpose of this acquisition is for INSCOM to provide more responsive acquisition of services for current and future Army Intelligence, Security, and CYBER requirements and related support services. These services will supply resources that support a breadth and depth of various missions to include but not limited to: intelligence analysis, electronic systems, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems, security systems, Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) systems, prototype intelligence hardware/software suites, and facilities that are developed, deployed, maintained and repaired at the highest state of readiness consistent with Army directives and standards.
GI Support Services SYNOPSIS
Program Name: Global Intelligence (GI) Support Services
History: The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) is a Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) to Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), G-2, and conducts dominant intelligence, security, and information operations for military commanders and national decision-makers. Charged with providing the warfighter the actionable intelligence needed to understand the battlefield and to focus and leverage combat power, INSCOM collects and maintains intelligence information in all intelligence disciplines. INSCOM also conducts a wide range of services, including but not limited to analysis, imagery exploitation, and science and technology intelligence production. INSCOM and its Mission Partners have major responsibilities in various areas: to include, but not limited to counterintelligence and force protection, electronic warfare, information warfare, information operations, and support to force modernization and training.
Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, VA, INSCOM is a global command with ten Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) and responsible for coordinating Army-wide use of intelligence assets. The command synchronizes the intelligence operations of all INSCOM elements to ensure multi-discipline intelligence support to theater/component warfighters, the Intelligence Community (IC), and other national agencies, which have established a mission partnership with INSCOM. In addition to INSCOM's 10 MSCs, the command exercises management control over a variety of smaller units with more than 11,000 personnel dispersed over 180 locations worldwide.
Solicitation Number: W911W4-12-R-0003
Agency: US Army
Office: US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
Estimated Value: $5B (Deltek Estimate)
Description: The purpose of this acquisition is for INSCOM to provide more responsive acquisition of services for current and future Army Intelligence, Security, and CYBER requirements and related support services. These services will supply resources that support a breadth and depth of various missions to include but not limited to: intelligence analysis, electronic systems, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems, security systems, Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) systems, prototype intelligence hardware/software suites, and facilities that are developed, deployed, maintained and repaired at the highest state of readiness consistent with Army directives and standards.
These services are to be performed at the Headquarters location on Fort Belvoir and other supported sites worldwide. This Draft PWS defines overall functional requirements, performance levels and timeframes, and performance standards to provide acceptable service levels which the Contractor's performance shall be measured. Exact locations of contract support, the required intelligence disciplines, and specific requirements will be identified in individual Task Orders.
Contract Type and Other Characteristics: The Government anticipates award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will permit the placement of task orders of any contract type. The Government may issue variety of orders to include both fixed price and cost reimbursable, preferred being fixed price. Where the specific requirements may be subject to changes during the period of task order performance, task orders may be issued on a cost-type basis, with or without an appropriate incentive fee, or on a time and materials basis.
The government anticipates award of multiple IDIQ contracts with a five (5) year ordering period. Task orders may have up to one (1) year base period and may have up to four (4) option periods (no option period will exceed one (1) year in duration), however, the period of performance will not extend beyond 364 days after the last ordering day of the IDIQ contract to include option to extend services.
Contract performance is anticipated to include support of INSCOM operations worldwide. Individual task orders will specify places of performance.
Goals and Objectives: The concept of this solicitation (as stated in the Draft RFP) is that all offerors will be required to demonstrate the capability to successfully perform the entire PWS. The Government contemplates a target award of 15 contracts, which includes target award of seven (7) contracts to Small Business concerns and eight (8) large business concerns. All task orders estimated to be valued at or less than $10 million will be competed as a small business set-aside. For task orders estimated above $10 million, the Contracting Officer will determine whether the requirement is competed across the entire pool or as small business set-aside on case by case basis depending on complexity, location, size, scope, etc.
Areas of Technology: This acquisition establishes and defines the requirements for a comprehensive intelligence services support program. This contract will support complex, classified, compartmented, and/or unique ground-based and airborne reconnaissance and electronic intelligence collection and production systems. The PWS also establishes a comprehensive and integrated approach to providing support to the intelligence mission that evolves from multiple current disparate IC support services contracts. A single acquisition will lead to multiple contracts that will provide for the competitive placement of task orders to meet current and future Army Intelligence, Security, and CYBER requirements. The support services under this contract include the following areas:
(1) Intelligence, Security and CYBER Operations – including Mission Support for Facilities Management, Logistics, and Foundry Training;
(2) Train and Sustain – including Program Management, Strategic Planning, and Administrative Support services; and
(3) Intelligence Systems —including Engineering Services and System Support. This IDIQ contract will support all INSCOM units/sites and Army requirements for intelligence services worldwide.
For more detailed information on these support service areas, see Sections 5.1 – 5.3 of the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Structure of the RFP: It is anticipated this will be a page-limited proposal in 6 volumes: Executive Summary; Management; Technical; Past Performance; Socio-Economic (Organization and Small Business Participation); Cost/Price. The Technical Volume will consist of an overall approach to the requirements stated in the PWS as well as a brief (10 pg.) response to each of the three representative Task Orders.
The latest information (January 2012) indicates the RFP will be released in the March/April timeframe.
Proposal Preparation Challenges: It is to be expected that Teaming Agreements or subcontracting arrangements will be paramount to assure that all required work on a Task Order can be fulfilled by an individual offeror.
This will also be critical in fulfilling the Socio-economic requirements of Volume Five: Any offeror receiving a contract shall agree in the contract that small business (SB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), HUBZone small business (HUBZone SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance.
Resources of OCI can be beneficial:
Based on the Draft RFP, this will not be an easy proposal to develop. A competitive and compliant Global Intelligence (GI) proposal will require forward and detailed planning.
OCI has the expertise and resources of professional proposal consultants to assist you with:
1. Capture Planning
2. A Black Hat Review
3. Teaming Strategies
4. Competitive Analysis
5. Proposal Management
6. Proposal Writing
7. Pricing Analysis
8. Proposal Production
9. Red Team Review
10. Whole Proposal Team