Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Update (February 20, 2020) Question: Would the DARPA Contracts Management Office please consider adding an additional IT Services related SIN (132-51-Information Technology Professional Services) unde... Update (February 20, 2020) Question: Would the DARPA Contracts Management Office please consider adding an additional IT Services related SIN (132-51-Information Technology Professional Services) under the DARPA ITD acquisition strategy? Answer: Yes, 132-51 is the appropriate SIN under legacy Schedule 70 permitted if any Quoters have not yet completed the modification to transition to MAS as outlined in Question 1 of the previously posted Q&A. ------------------------------------------ Update 2 (February 13, 2020) Please note that the remaining milestones of the Estimated Acquisition Timeline are updated as follows: Final RFP Posted – Late February to Early March 2020 Phase I Proposals Due – Early April 2020 Phase I Advisory Notification Letters Sent – Mid April 2020 Phase II Proposals Due – Late May 2020 Award – September 2020 ------------------------------------------ Update (February 13, 2020) Industry Day Questions & Answers (Q&A) and revised Attachment 1A (pdf and tracked changes version for reference) now attached. Please note the Government acknowledges it has received additional questions that are being considered as it develops the final Request for Quote (RFQ). If a Quoter still has the question(s) after receipt of the final RFQ, it may re-submit the question(s) through the process outlined in the RFQ. Please also note the previously below "Update" dated January 27, 2020, has been removed. The updated acquisition strategy detailed in the Q&A does not require a synopsis. Additionally, the facility clearance clarification was determined to be incorrect. The correct response is included in the attached Q&A. ------------------------------------------ Update (February 4, 2020) Industry Day Presentation Slides now attached. Questions & Answers forthcoming. ------------------------------------------ Update (January 31, 2020) DRAFT Key Personnel and Help Desk Qualifications now attached. ------------------------------------------ Update (January 30, 2020) DRAFT Request for Proposal Sections L & M (including Evaluation Criteria) and Attachment 1A - Additional Requirements (including Organizational Conflict of Interest restrictions) now attached. Documents subject to change prior to final RFP posting. -------------------------------------------- Update (January 15, 2020): INDUSTRY DAY INFORMATION DARPA ITD will host an Industry Day for potential offerors on Monday, February 3, 2020, at 10:00 AM ET in Arlington, VA. Please see additional information and register by Friday, January 24, 2020, at the following location: https://cvent.me/9aZzK7. There is a maximum of three representatives per company permitted to attend this event. Attached is a draft PWS for review prior to the Industry Day. Further draft solicitation documents may be posted here as they become available. Questions regarding the Industry Day, PWS, and requirement shall ONLY be submitted to HR001120R0005@darpa.mil. No phone calls or one-on-one meeting requests will be accepted. Depending on the nature of the question, they may be answered here, at the Industry Day, after the Industry Day, or not at all. An opportunity to submit questions will also be available at the Industry Day. --------------------------------- After review of Sources Sought Notice "DARPASSN_09182019" responses, the Government intends to procure the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Technology Directorate (ITD) Multi-Network Support Services as a FAR Part 15 small business set-aside competition using a phased evaluation. All pertinent information will be posted on Beta.SAM. Estimated Acquisition Timeline: Draft RFP Posted – Mid January 2020 Industry Day Held at DARPA – Late January 2020 Final RFP Posted – Mid February 2020 Phase 1 Proposals Due – Mid March 2020 Phase 1 Advisory Down Select Letters Sent – Late March 2020 Phase 2 Proposals Due – May 2020 Award – September 2020 The above acquisition strategy is for informational purposes only and subject to change. Questions regarding this requirement shall ONLY be submitted to HR001120R0005@darpa.mil. No phone calls or one-on-one meeting requests will be accepted.