DAF Geospatial Support and Services (GSS) 2.0   16

NOTE: DUE TO A SYSTEM ERROR IN PIEE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PORTAL TO READ FA800323R1003. The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Installation Contracting Center (AFICC) at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, is announcing release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) FA8003-23-R-0003. This solicitation will serve to acquire DAF Geospatial Support and Services (GSS) supporting all DAF geospatial service requirements. The purpose of this requirement is to facilitate consistent, aligned, and unified geospatial support services for improved shared situational awareness and decision making across the various echelons of military hierarchy including individual unit level (e.g., squadron), installation level, and management headquarters level and employment of Agile Development and/or Agile program management tools, techniques, and processes. Support may include technical assistance at Headquarters Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOM), Centers, Field Operating Agencies, Numbered Air Forces (NAFs), Main Operating Bases (MOBs) and reach-back support to forward deployed military personnel at Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) as well as a surge capability to quickly respond to wartime, contingencies and manmade or natural disasters. The nature of this work will, at times, demand the contractor be capable of quick response deadlines. Each individual requirement is to specifically address tasks, project scheduling, and other related performance criteria as necessary. Research data-points attempted to align with these specific geospatial centered needs in the form of twelve core tasks which included:Task 1: DAF Geospatial Agency Program Management and/or Geospatial Program Office Operations Support (FFP)Task 2: Requirements Elicitation (Collection, Development, Analysis, and Synthesis) (FFP)Task 3: Geospatial Strategic Support (FFP)Task 4: Communications, Education, and Training Support (FFP)Task 5: Geospatial Data (FFP, T and M, FFP LOE)Task 6: Geospatial Analysis and Data Presentation Support (FFP)Task 7: Geospatial IT System Support and Management (FFP)Task 8: System Assessment and Authorization (FFP)Task 9: IT Portfolio Management Activities (FFP)Task 10: Application Development, Modernization, and Sustainment (FFP, T and M, FFP LOE)Task 11: Helpdesk Services and Customer Support Services (FFP)Task 12: Surge/Contingency Support (FFP, T and M, FFP LOE)The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this solicitation is 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services. The business size standard in dollars is $19.0M.One source selection will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with selected procedures from FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. This acquisition will utilize the Tradeoff Source Selection Process IAW FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process and FAR 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS), to make an integrated assessment for a subjective tradeoff award decision to award approximately ten (10) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) basic contracts for the GSS 2.0 program. Subjective tradeoff will be accomplished based upon Performance and Price. Award will be made to approximately five (5) small businesses and approximately five (5) large businesses. One (1) initial task order (TO) is intended to be awarded as a part of this solicitation. The TO will act as a guaranteed minimum of $3,000 will be awarded concurrently with the IDIQ contracts, which will provide for the attendance of the GSS 2.0 Kick-off Meeting, Quality Control Plan (QCP), and IDIQ Program Management Support. The contract will have a single five-year ordering period and up to six-months extension in accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.217-8. Approximately five (5) IDIQ basic contracts will be set-aside 100% for small business concerns/firms. To be considered a small business Offeror, the firm must be eligible IAW size standard of NAICS 541370 as of the date the Request for Proposal (RFP) closes. The size standard of each small business offeror will be validated prior to award, to confirm award is made only to responsible small business firms. TOs valued at less than $2.6M will be set-aside for the small business basic IDIQ contract awardees. FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside is applicable to this solicitation.All potential offerors should carefully review the instructions in the Addendum to 52.212-1 as well as the evaluation criteria described in the Addendum to 52.212-2 of the Solicitation. AFICC will award contracts in accordance with the evaluation procedures established in the Final RFP. All responsible business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency.For specific questions, please contact the AFICC 771 ESS/EGB Contracting Officer, Frank Batz, at frank.batz@us.af.mil, or Contract Specialists Dominic Gentile (dominic.gentile@us.af.mil) and SSgt Travis Leffert (travis.leffert@us.af.mil). Amendment 0004 incorporates updates to Attachment 3 - Cross Reference Matrix. All changes have been made in red.