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The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can become the Prime software sustainment provider for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) Legacy &... The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can become the Prime software sustainment provider for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) Legacy & Enduring Identity Access Management (IdAM) capability to meet the requirements identified below. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. The document(s) below contain a description of the IDAM attributes the Government is seeking and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company’s capability. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.) Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the PCO. The Government is only seeking white paper type synopses pertaining to the purpose/description area and information in Part I at this time. After receipt of white paper responses from interested parties, the Government will provide information pertaining to more specific requirements. Interested parties will then be requested to provide additional information based on the specific requirements identified by the Government. As prescribed in 15.209(c), insert the following provision: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES (OCT 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of market research. (End of provision) PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can become the Prime software sustainment provider for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) Legacy & Enduring Identity Access Management (IdAM) capability. The AF DCGS IdAM capability is powered by the Identification, Authentication, and Authorization Services (IAAS) product suite. The IAAS is comprised of Perl, Oracle's Waveset and Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE), and Open Single Sign-On (OpenSSO). The IAAS provides AF DCGS with a tiered architecture of identification, authentication, and authorization services that support controlled user access at the differing AF DCGS security levels (permissions) for sites, segments, and systems. IAAS provides account management and identity management services for all AF DCGS sites, segments, and components. IAAS also provides the foundation support for AF DCGS Public Key Infrastructure/Enablement (PKI/E) infrastructure and initial implementation. Finally, IAAS serves as the foundation service for both supporting and implementing an enterprise wide Single-Sign-On capability. This market research shows sellers within the market who can provide prime software sustainment and services for the IdAM follow-on contract. Supporting Information: The Government does not own any of the COTS SW source code, technical data rights, or intellectual property (IP) of the constituent IAAS software components which have Restricted data Rights. The Government has Limited data Rights to IAAS and does not own the IP or glueware that supports the integration and functionality of IAAS. The AF DCGS maintains third party licenses required to support the IDAM program. List of technical and software expertise required (3 years minimum). List of Known Dependencies Support and Service Provide general engineering and other technical information as requested Maintain the capability to support external test activities Provide training to sites Provide enterprise services sustainment/maintenance support System Support Provide investigation, analysis, evaluation, testing, and solutions for problems identified by the field and sustainment personnel Provide solutions to problems resulting from DRs, design deficiencies, failures, and malfunction of the software Evaluate and analyze data relating to field operations Develop system improvement requirements Develop materials and participate in Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) Provide general engineering and other technical information as requested Support IDAM, ADSM, and enterprise services installations and appropriate integration testing at all AF DCGS sites and existing contractor facilities as required by the Government Maintain the capability to support external test activities On-Site Support Provide investigation, analysis, evaluation, testing, and solutions for problems identified by the field and sustainment personnel Provide solutions to problems resulting from DRs, design deficiencies, quality assurance deficiencies, failures, and malfunction of the SW Provide on a consistent basis, solutions that can be merged and fielded with no additional rework Evaluate and analyze data relating to field operations Provide on an as needed basis, interim solutions to identified deficiencies/failures/malfunctions as directed Troubleshoot system instabilities Provide site support for IDAM, and services developers and OEMs as needed List of Technical Expertise A+ Technician A+ Continuing Education (CE) Cyber Awareness Challenge Certified Authorization Professional Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco Certified Network Professional Annual Removable Media Training Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Information Systems Auditor Certified Authorization Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional- Information Systems Security Architect Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional- Information Systems Security Engineer Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional- Information Systems Security Management Professional Foreign Disclosure Professional Certification GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator GIAC Information Security Fundamentals GIAC Security Essentials Certification GIAC Security Leadership Certification Associate of (ISC)2 Linux+ MCITP: 2008 Enterprise & Server Administrator MCITP: 2008 Server Administrator MCITP: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician Network+ Network+ Continuing Education (CE) Oracle Certified Associate, MySQL 5 Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator Oracle Certified Expert, MySQL 5.1 Cluster Database Administrator Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Network Administrator Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Solaris 10 Security Administrator Oracle Certified Professional MySQL 5 Database Administrator Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 10 System Administrator Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Master Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional Oracle Database 10g Managing Oracle on Linux Certified Expert Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Master Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g Security Certified Implementation Specialist Oracle Linux 6 Certified Implementation Specialist Oracle Linux Administrator Certified Associate Oracle Linux Certified Implementation Specialist Oracle 10G DBA Security Certified Network Architect Security Certified Network Professional Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 11 Operating System Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System Security+ Security+ Continuing Education (CE) Systems Security Certified Practitioner List of Software Expertise Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) Oracle Waveset Apache Tomcat Apache HTTP Server Apache ActiveMQ Message Queue MySQL Community Server Perl Java SE Development Kit Oracle OpenSSO Ruby Java SE Development Kit OpenSSL Jenkins Artifactory Vagrant VirtualBox VMWare Fusion Pro VMWare ESXI Packer Chef Chef Development Kit Docker CentOS Ubuntu Solaris 10 Redmine List of Services to be supplied Sustainment Engineering Services AF DCGS enterprise single sign on engineering support Contract Document Requirements List Foundation Data Update (FDU) development and delivery Fly-Away support DSIL Support IDAM maintainer training Enterprise Service support Program management and administrative support Contractor Capability Survey Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners: Company/Institute Name: Address: Point of Contact: CAGE Code: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Web Page URL: Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 334511 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No) System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Description of Sustainment Life Cycle The legacy & enduring IDAM system is in the Operations & Support (O&S) phase of its life cycle. Sustainment of the system will be the sole responsibility of the Prime sustainment support and services provider. General Capability Questions: Briefly describe the capabilities of your facility and nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Describe your company's experience on previous projects similar in complexity to the requirements described herein. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). Describe your company’s experience with IDAM enterprise systems that provides for access and authentication to a Classified Weapons System. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing, and storing classified material and data. Maintenance Questions: Describe your capabilities and experience sustaining existing IDAM enterprise systems that provides for access and authentication to a Classified Weapons System. Demonstrate your ability and experience in the sustainment of the same or similar IDAM system by providing the following information on the same or similar items. a) Contract Number b) Procuring Agency c) Contract Value d) Services Provided Engineering Services Questions Demonstrate your ability and experience for the same or similar services and IDAM enterprise systems, which you are currently providing in the commercial and/or military environment by providing the following information on the same or similar items: Contract Number Procuring Agency Contract Value Services Provided Describe your capabilities and experience in any required test, evaluation, and maintenance processes/procedures regarding the same or similar IDAM enterprise systems/items/tasks mentioned herein. Describe your process for providing sustaining engineering support to in-service IDAM enterprise systems that provides for access and authentication to a Classified Weapons System in their operational environments. Responses to the Capability Survey Part I and white papers must be received no later than Noon (9 January 2023). Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not to exceed 10 MB per email. Multiple emails are acceptable. Responses must be sent via email to the following: PCO: Jessica Pope jessica.pope@us.af.mil and PM: Ellis Atkins ellis.atkins.ctr@us.af.mil and Engineer: Justin Benton justin.benton.1.ctr@us.af.mil Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to the PCO