Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS) Software and Support Services

ID: 70RDAD23R00000015 • Type: Solicitation

Description

Posted: Sept. 12, 2023, 3:21 p.m. EDT

Amendment 0002

The purpose of this amendment is to attach revised RFP with minor track changes.

Amendment 0001

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:
1) Provide the Government's responses to questions received,
2) Extend the response due date to Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 10AM EST; and
3) Provide revised RFP based on questions received.
No other changes are made at this time.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), is soliciting for a Single-Award Indefinite-delivery Indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) Department-wide contract for Personnel and Emergency Notification System (PENS) Emergency Communication Software and Support Services Brand Name or Equal to Blackberry AtHoc.

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Background
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), is soliciting for a Single-Award Indefinite-delivery Indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) Department-wide contract for Personnel and Emergency Notification System (PENS) Emergency Communication Software and Support Services Brand Name or Equal to Blackberry AtHoc. The contract is issued by the DHS Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) to establish a Single-Award Indefinite-delivery Indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) Department-wide contract for a Personnel and Emergency Notification System (PENS) Software and Services Brand Name or Equal to Blackberry AtHoc.

Work Details
The contract includes the scope of services, such as the products and services that can be ordered under this IDIQ Contract, including Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS) Software and Support Services. The order types specified in each individual Delivery/Task Order placed against this IDIQ Contract include Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Labor Hour (LH), and Time and Materials (T&M) type orders, or any combination thereof. The estimated value of orders to be placed against this IDIQ Contract is $148,000,000.00 over the course of seven (7) years. The contract also outlines the obligations, referenced clauses/provisions, and procedures for placing orders under this IDIQ Contract.

Period of Performance
The IDIQ contract will be performed over the course of seven (7) years.

Overview

Agency

DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) [DHS]

Response Deadline

Sept. 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. EDT (original: Aug. 23, 2023, 10:00 a.m. EDT) Past Due

Posted

Aug. 3, 2023, 12:37 p.m. EDT (updated: Sept. 12, 2023, 3:21 p.m. EDT)

Set Aside

Small Business (SBA)

NAICS

541519 - Other Computer Related Services

PSC

DA10 - IT And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software As A Service

Place of Performance

Springfield, VA 22150 United States

Source

SAM

Current SBA Size Standard

$34 Million

Pricing

Likely Fixed Price

Est. Level of Competition

Average

Vehicle Type

Indefinite Delivery Contract

Signs of Shaping

63% of obligations for similar contracts within the DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer were awarded full & open.

On 8/3/23 DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued Solicitation 70RDAD23R00000015 for Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS) Software and Support Services due 9/13/23. The opportunity was issued with a Small Business (SBA) set aside with NAICS 541519 (SBA Size Standard $34 Million) and PSC DA10.

Primary Contact

Name

Jessica A. Phillips Profile

jessica.phillips@hq.dhs.gov

Phone

None

Secondary Contact

Name

Tanya M. Hill Profile

tanya.hill@hq.dhs.gov

Phone

None

Question & Answer

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy

HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF > OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS > DEPT OPS ACQ DIV

FPDS Organization Code

7001-DOAD00

Source Organization Code

100170415

Last Updated

Dec. 31, 2023

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