RFI

Summary: Request for Information Information Technology Solution Integrated Services (ITSIS) THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THIS RFI WILL BE USED BY NSF TO FACILITATE DECISION MAKING AND WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…” NSF is conducting market research to identify qualified, experienced, and interested sources to support the Division of Information Services (DIS) with NSF’s Information Technology Solution Integrated Services (ITSIS). The acquisition strategy for this procurement has not been determined at this time. ITSIS is considered a high-value, mission critical acquisition. The results of this RFI will be used as one of the determining factors in deciding on the acquisition strategy. The NSF encourages all qualified businesses (large and small), including joint ventures, to respond to this RFI. Additionally, small businesses in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns) are encouraged to respond to help make a final small business set-aside determination, if any. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541511- Custom Computer Programming Services, which has a size standard of $30 million. Interested and qualified vendors should submit a response to this Request for Information. Please follow the instructions and include all content requirements below: a) Instructions: 1. Responses should be concise and compliant with the content requirements 2. Responses must not exceed 7 pages (Group 1 only) or 9 pages (Group 1 & 2) including a cover page with corporate information, 1 page for the table of contents, 3 pages demonstrating your capability, 1 page for contract staffing maturity, contract transition management, and recommendations on contract type and pricing methodology, 1 pages identifying items that would prevent you from responding to this potential RFQ/RFP, and 1 page for applicable and relevant references organizational experience, etc. 3. Responses should be provided in 12-point font 4. Generic sales brochures, videos, and other marketing information materials are not solicited and will not be reviewed 5. Do not submit cost or price information with the response 6. A viable interested party shall demonstrate the company’s capability to successfully perform the NSF’s requirements 7. A viable interested party shall provide relevant, applicable references, including references performed under a joint venture, of previous work or solution implementations that relate to the NSF’s requirements b) Content: 1. Corporate Information: i. Company name and address ii. Name of company representative, business title and email iii. Small business socioeconomic status under NAICS 541511 iv. DUNS Number v. Applicable contract vehicles your company has (e.g., Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts) available for use by NSF vi. Identify interest in Group 1, Group 2, or both (refer to SOW). 2. Organizational Experience (within the past 3 years): i. Provide a summary of your company’s relevant experience in providing services of these types to an organization of similar size and complexity of the NSF ITSIS requirement as defined in the attachment. This requirement is expected to be worth approximately $50 million annually. ii. Provide a summary of your company’s experience in supporting legacy/core agency system iii. Description shall include the period of performance, number of years, awarded dollar value, total obligated dollar amount, contract type, the role of your company on that contract (e.g., prime or sub), and scope of the previous effort 3. Contract Staffing Maturity: Provide a summary of your company’s ability to hire and retain qualified staff, assemble high quality staff to fill urgent/emerging requirements, and provide staff with all the necessary support and oversight. 4. Contract Transition Management: Provide a description of your corporate experience transitioning contracts from incumbent support contractors including lessons learned, if any. 5. Recommendations on Contract Type and Pricing Methodology: Based on the tasks included in the attachment, provide a recommendation on contract type (e.g., Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (BPA, IDIQ), Requirements Contract, Task Order) and pricing structure (e.g., Firm-Fixed Price, hybrid, order dependent) and the rationale for those recommendations. If your firm has the potential capability to perform these contract services, please respond to this RFI with your submission by 10/26/2021. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. Any questions related to the preparation of a response to this RFI shall be submitted in writing to the point of contact listed below. NSF may contact respondents to this RFI for additional information or one-on-one due diligence sessions as the NSF continues to explore the implementation of DLT in support of its mission. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Request for Information by 10/26/2021 at 11:00AM EST. All responses under this Request for Information must be emailed to Katrina Barry, kbarry@nsf.gov . If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Katrina Barry, kbarry@nsf.gov.

Vehicle: IT 70

RFP release date: 10/5/2021

Proposal due date: 10/26/2021

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