The 160th Theater Signal Brigade, Administration, Information Technology Engineering and Logistical Support (AITEL) for Southwest Asia and Central Asia   5

Cross references: Old solicitation number W91RUS24R0001 was cancelled. W91RUS24R0002 was replaced by W91RUS24R0014. W91RUS24R0014 was cancelled. New solicitation number will be W91RUS24R0020.

Program title: The 160th Theater Signal Brigade, Administration, Information Technology Engineering and Logistical Support (AITEL) for Southwest Asia and Central Asia.

This is a pre-solicitation notice to Industry in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 5.203.

The Government has an ongoing need for the full range of staff support services to include, administrative support, operations support, information systems engineering support, and logistics support for the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), 160th Theater Signal Brigade, and its subordinate commands, 25th and 54th Strategic Signal Battalions. The contractor shall provide all management, personnel, administration, deliverables, reporting, housing, leased vehicles, travel, training, and equipment required to perform the Brigade and Battalion staff support services. Primary places of performance are Kuwait and Qatar, with the possibility of expansion into other locations within Southwest Asia or Central Asia.

The solicitation will be unrestricted (full and open) and utilize the competitive procedures described in FAR Part 15.

The resultant contract will be an incrementally funded, non-commercial, cost reimbursable, single C type contract awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and presents the best value to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the evaluation factors of Mission Support, Past Performance, and Cost. Award will be made without discussions.

The anticipated period of performance (PoP) shall not exceed 66 months as follows:

Phase-in Period: Dates Specified in the RFP (2-months)

Base Period Dates Specified in the RFP (10-months)

Option Period One (52.217-9): Dates Specified in the RFP (12 months)

Option Period Two (52.217-9): Dates Specified in the RFP (12 months)

Option Period Three (52.217-9): Dates Specified in the RFP (12 months)

Option Period Four (52.217-9): Dates Specified in the RFP (12 months)

Option to Extend Services (52.217-8): TBD when/if utilized (NTE 6-months)

The Government intends to award a performance-based Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract utilizing Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee and (CPFF) and Cost performance elements. The anticipated CLIN structure is as follows:

Direct Labor

Foreign Area Living Allowances

DBA Insurance

Overtime Rates

Materials

Non-Materials

Housing

Leased Vehicles

Training, Travel & Per Diem

Service Contract Reporting

Contract Reporting-Other

The current services are performed under contract W91RUS-17-C-0044, which expires on 30 August 2024.

The AITEL solicitation will be released in approximately 15 days. Industry will have at least 30 days to develop a proposal. The solicitation will be processed through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)/ solicitation module. In the meantime, individual inquiries will not be answered.

The points of contact for this solicitation are the Contracting Specialist, Angela Taylor, and the Contracting Officer (KO), Brooke Henderson.