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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1.0 General Information Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Title: Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E) Security Cooperati... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1.0 General Information Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Title: Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E) Security Cooperation for DoD Sources Sought Post Date: 02/21/2019 Sources Sought Response Date: 03/08/2019 NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Product Service Code: R499, Support-Professional: Other 2.0 Background The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)) and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) are co-sponsoring this solicitation. The Government intends to issue a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract regarding this requirement. 3.0 Introduction The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, contained sweeping reforms to the Department of Defense's security cooperation (SC) authorities. These reforms were enacted as chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (hereafter, "Chapter 16"). This Sources Sought Notice seeks information in support Chapter 16 reforms, including but not limited to the following Sections of the FY17 NDAA: a) Section 332: authorizes the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to carry out a program to provide institutional capacity building to provide institutional, ministerial-level advice, and other training to personnel of the ministry or regional organization to which assigned in support of stabilization or post-conflict activities and; assist such ministry or regional organization in building core institutional capacity, competencies, and capabilities to manage defense-related processes. b) Section 333: authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct or support a program to provide training and equipment to the national security forces of one or more foreign countries for the purpose of building the capacity of such forces to conduct one or more of the following: • Counterterrorism operations. • Counter-weapons of mass destruction operations. • Counter-illicit drug trafficking operations. • Counter-transnational organized crime operations. • Maritime and border security operations. • Military intelligence operations. • Operations or activities that contribute to an international coalition operation that is determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest of the United States. Section 333 requires that each 333 program include elements that promote respect for the law of armed conflict, human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, civilian control of the military, and institutional capacity building components. c) Section 382: assigns responsibilities to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) for execution and administration of all security cooperation programs and activities involving the provision of defense articles, military training, and other defense related services by grant, loan, cash sale, or lease. d) Section 383: requires that the Secretary of Defense maintain a program of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) in support of DoD security cooperation programs and activities. The elements of this program include the following: • Initial assessments of partner capability requirements, potential programmatic risks, baseline information, and indicators of efficacy for purposes of planning, monitoring, and evaluation of security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense. • Monitoring of implementation of such programs and activities in order to measure progress in execution and, to the extent possible, achievement of desired outcomes. • Evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of such programs and activities in achieving desired outcomes. • Identification of lessons learned in carrying out such programs and activities, and development of recommendations for improving future security cooperation programs and activities within DoD. e) Section 384: requires that the Secretary of Defense carry out a program to be known as the ‘Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program' to oversee the development and management of a professional workforce supporting security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense. The purpose of the Program is to improve the quality and professionalism of the security cooperation workforce in order to ensure that the workforce: Security Cooperation is, as defined by DoD Directive 5132.03, all DoD interactions with foreign defense establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, develop allied and partner nation military and security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to allied and partner nations. This also includes DoD-administered security assistance programs. 4.0 Sources Sought To facilitate market research, the Government is looking to identify qualified sources under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Responses are requested from "all" sources including Other than Small Businesses. Small Businesses, 8(a) small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses and Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses are encouraged to respond. This Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall NOT be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the concern's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation MAY be published in Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The Government will NOT accept requests for meetings or briefings. No phone solicitations or email with regards to the status of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Information and materials submitted in response to this notice WILL NOT be returned. As a result of this notice, the Government MAY issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government will arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice, nor the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process, nor in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation. 5.0 Program Details The Washington Headquarters Services / Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) is issuing this notice to obtain information to assist the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Defense Security Cooperation Agency in providing support for a comprehensive set of security cooperation capabilities. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify a pool of qualified offerors to provide the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") with services to support implementation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Reforms to Security Cooperation programs and activities. The following service requirement critical task areas describe the broad range of functions and tasks in support of this effort: 6.0 Service Requirement Critical Task Areas/Elements All submissions *must include verifiable* information about a firm's ability to comply with the security requirements for this effort: 1) Security Clearance. Contractor and subcontractor personnel may be required to have at a minimum an active Secret clearance up to an active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility when the proposal is submitted and throughout contract performance. There may be requirements that do not require a clearance for contractor personnel. In addition, the prime contractor must have at a minimum a Secret facility clearance up to a TS facility clearance at the time of proposal submission and throughout contract performance. Some task orders may require a TS facility clearance. Vendors that possess either a Secret or TS facility clearance are encouraged to respond to this notice. 2) Task Areas. Capability statements should address the Task Areas and Key Capabilities identified below and for each provide information to demonstrate how the offeror's experience and recent past performance (last 3 years) is relevant to the technical areas listed, including the dollar value, period of performance, size and scope of the offeror's prior contracts. Offeror's can address one, all, or a combination of the task areas identified below. Please identify which specific task areas are addressed in the capability statement. ? Providing program management of security cooperation programs and activities. ? Designing and implementing a variety of short- and long-term evaluations of security cooperation programs and activities. • Supporting initial assessments of partner capability requirements, potential programmatic risks, baseline information, and indicators of efficacy for purposes of planning, monitoring, and evaluation of security cooperation programs and activities. ? Supporting performance monitoring of security cooperation programs and activities, including establishment of monitoring methods, development of metrics, and data collection and analysis. ? Developing and providing training on security cooperation topics, including assessment, monitoring, and evaluation and defense institution building. Developing a variety of role-appropriate toolkits and supporting learning materials to facilitate training objectives. • Providing short-term and/or long-term, embedded subject matter experts to support Geographic Combatant Commands and other DoD organizations and components to support planning, execution, and AM&E of security cooperation programs and activities. ? Planning, designing, and implementing institutional capacity building and defense institution building programs and activities in partner nations. ? Providing general technical assistance including consultation/advisory services. ? Supplying support staff augmentation to organizations with security cooperation responsibilities as necessary, including multiple year assignments, to implement various functions within the security cooperation enterprise. Place of Performance: The majority of the work associated with this effort is anticipated to be performed on-site at Government furnished facilities. 7.0 Capability Statements Offerors must demonstrate their ability to comply with the requirements in this Sources Sought in order to be considered capable of satisfying the Government's requirement. Security Capability information must be displayed on page 1 of the response. All interested offerors having the experience, skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are requested to provide capability statements not to exceed 5 pages in "Times New Roman" 12-pitch font on 8.5 x 11 paper that include the following information: 1) Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address. 2) CAGE Code and DUNS Number. 3) Business size status (business size/socio-economic category must be submitted to be used). 4) Offeror acknowledgement and capability to provide personnel that will need to successfully pass a National Agency Check. 5) Identify contracts your company has been awarded under NAICS: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. 6) Recommended/suggested NAICS codes for this effort. 7) Recommended/suggested contract type. 8) Number of contracts currently held with the Government to include any Federal Supply Schedules listed under GSA Advantage. 9) Documentation that addresses each of the nine (9) Service Requirement Critical Tasks/Elements detailed above. 10) A description of Corporate Experience & Past Performance Information for similar contracts and/or projects accomplished within the last 3 years. The description must include where, when, and for whom each similar contract and/or project was performed and a brief description of each contract and/or project, including the size, scope, dollar value, and period of performance. This information must demonstrate how the offeror's recent Corporate Experience and Past Performance (last 3 years) is relevant to the CMO Data Requirement. 8.0 Submission Instructions The response to this notice is limited to five (5) single sided pages including all attachments, charts, etc. (single spaced, 12 point font minimum excluding charts and graphics) and should also include current business size status, and any applicable Federal Supply Schedule(s). This indication should be clearly marked on the first page of the response, as well as the eligible business concern's name, point of contact, address, and cage code. All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to James Canady III, Contracting Officer, at james.a.canady22.civ@mail.mil and Janique Hudson, Small Business Specialist, janique.a.hudson.civ@mail.mil. The subject of the email must be titled "Sources Sought: Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E) Security Cooperation for DoD." Facsimile responses will not be accepted. To facilitate a timely and comprehensive review of all submitted responses, offerors must respond using the format requested in this Notice. Any deviation from this format may lead to the rejection of the response. 9.0 Common Cut-off Time/Date Responses to the information above are due no later than 4:30PM on Friday, March 8, 2019. Responses received after this date and time may not be considered. ATTACHMENT 1 CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY INFORMATION 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 business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 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) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Yes/No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country ownership). List of any applicable Federal Supply Schedules and expiration dates: