ARMY:ACC-ORL MAC IDIQ (SBA) - National Cyber Range Complex Event Planning, Operations and Support (NCRC EPOS)

The intent of this announcement is to provide the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the National Cyber Range Complex (NCRC) Event Planning Operations Support (EPOS) requirement, Solicitation Number W900KK-20-R-0020.  All solicitation documents associated with this procurement have been posted to this announcement except those considered Export Controlled / Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

To obtain the additional documents, as well as the documents listed in the Government Furnished Information (GFI) List, all Offerors shall complete a NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement posted to this announcement.  All initials and signatures on the NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement must be hand-written: typed entries will be considered non-compliant and the document will not be processed.

Offerors shall submit the completed NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement to the Points of Contract identified in this announcement with the solicitation number in the subject line. The email shall also include a copy of the Offeror’s current DD Form 2345 that has been approved by the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Program (DLA JCP).

The Government intends to distribute GFI electronically via DoD SAFE to the Data Custodian named in Block 3a on the Offeror’s current DD Form 2345 that has been approved by (DLA JCP). The GFI will be delivered to the e-mail address listed in Block 3d on the DD Form 2345.

The Offeror’s Data Custodian may appoint one person as an Alternate Data Custodian. Only the Requesting U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Contractor Authorized Technical Point of Contact (POC), or Alternate Requesting U.S. DoD Contractor Authorized POC named on the NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement may be appointed as an Alternate Data Custodian.

A written notice of the appointment shall be provided by the Data Custodian via e-mail when the request for GFI is submitted with the NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement and DD Form 2345 attached. When an Alternate Data Custodian is identified by name an e-mail address and telephone number must be provided. The GFI will only be distributed to the designated alternate.

The Government will only disseminate GFI to the Offeror. The Offeror is the prime contractor that intends to sign the Standard Form 33 in Block 17 and submit its proposal to the Government.  The Offeror shall be responsible for managing the GFI in accordance with the NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement.

The Offeror may obtain Government approval to release the GFI to subcontractors. To obtain approval, the Offeror must submit a copy of the subcontractors current DD Form 2345 that has been approved by DLA JCP. A request for approval to release GFI to subcontractors shall be submitted at the same time the Offeror submits their own NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement and DD Form 2345. The e-mail request to release GFI must include a complete list of subcontractors at all levels/tiers.

The Offeror must flow down a copy of their approved NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement to each subcontractor that will receive GFI when distributing documents referenced in the agreement. Subcontractors at all levels shall comply with the terms and conditions in the NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement. The Offeror’s Data

Custodian/Alternate Data Custodian shall be responsible for distributing GFI and a copy of the approved NCRC EPOS Distribution Agreement to subcontractors.

This solicitation W900KK-20-R-0011 describes several Key Dates as follows:

Solicitation Release Date: 21 February 2020

Requests for Technical Data Deadline: 25 February 2020

Solicitation Questions Submission Date: 2 March 2020, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Pre-Proposal Conference Date: 6 March 2020

Proposal Amendment 13 March 2020

Proposal Submittal Date: 6 April 2020, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Contract Award Date: 17 December 2020

Post Award Conference: 19 January 2021

Please take note the planned Pre-Proposal Conference schedule documented in the attached solicitation as noted above is hereby revised and will be incorporated into Solicitation W900KK-20-R-0011 as an amendment.  The Pre-Proposal Conference is now tentatively scheduled for 16 March – 17 March: information concerning the conference will be provided in an update to this announcement.