Inactive
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:6913G623Q300023
1.0 Background The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is conducting market research to identify small bus...
1.0 Background The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is conducting market research to identify small business concerns for FAA flight service as described in section 2.0 below. This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. 2.0 Description The Volpe Center is looking to contractor support to FAA Flight Service in the following areas: This work supports development of a plan for the Strategy Decision for Future of Flight Service Program (FFSP) Seg 2 Alaska Automation Capability (AAC) Program. The strategic plan needs to provide alternatives for approaches that reduce cost and risk to the FAA. Volpe is looking for contractor support that can provide a capability and has substantial experience in developing a framework that allows large complex programs to develop an investment and solution development strategy. The work needs to also aid the current Program when converting from concept into an implementable innovation while continuously reducing financial and programmatic risks. This work will also require developing risk-adjusted cost and schedule models for FFSP Seg 2 AAC based on software size estimates for Strategy Decision and Final Investment Decision to allow for a high-confidence estimate. Due to current budget climate accurate risk adjusted cost and high accuracy schedule estimates are critical for success of the program. This work includes performing a risk reduction analysis to create what-if scenarios tailored to establishing a bridge contract for automation platform in Alaska. This work requires proven capability to assess the cyber-security, automation, and other development and implementation risks for the automation platform. This work includes developing and maintain Flight Service Directorate integrated program schedule. This work includes developing a portal to track program schedules and plans. The portal will need to be loaded with activities and durations of a typical acquisition program based on their past experience. This portal shall be able to create customizable dashboard that provides the management all the information in a centralized location. The portal will need to be quickly implemented as to not adversely impact FFSP availability and schedule. 3.0 Submission Instructions Interested small business concerns must submit a written Statement of Capabilities of sufficient detail demonstrating their experience and have the ability to provide the required services as it relates to relevant past performance (previous or current experience for the past five (5) years). It is required that vendors have previous experience working with Flight Service directorate (AJR-B) (three to five years). In addition, there will be one key personnel assigned to lead this effort will do most of the work. The role of key personnel must have 5-10 years of experience working in the FAA AMS environment in a lead role. Capability information shall include: Contract number; Customer (Government agency, private industry); Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) name, telephone and fax numbers; contract value and type of contract; period of performance; and description of product/services. Information provided shall be detailed and shall show technical capabilities, knowledge, and expertise so the Government can assess the ability to provide the described services in each of the above stated work areas. All the information sought should be conveyed in no more than five (5) pages. Page size is set at 8 X 11 and text should be no smaller than 11 point. Each response must reference the Sources Sought title. Interested small businesses shall indicate their socio-economic small business size status (Total Small Business, 8(a) business development, historically underutilized business zone, service disabled veteran owned, small disadvantaged, or woman-owned) in the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. As a result of recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19, small business concerns must ensure that their status certifications are up to date. Interested parties must respond to this announcement in writing by March 6, 2023 at 4:00 pm Eastern Time. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responses must be submitted via e-mail to Andrew Josephs at Andrew.Josephs@dot.gov. Electronic attachments to the e-mail should be submitted in Microsoft Office 2007 (or later) productivity application formats, or any format that can be imported by Microsoft Office. 4.0 Information Availability THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is for information and planning purposes only, and is a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and possible issuance of a Request for Proposal. The notice does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotations, and proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of response to this Sources Sought notice. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Submissions must be disclosable to the public or the submitter should provide a summary statement that can be disclosed to the public with fuller supporting information that is clearly marked as restricted. The Government will use customary means to safeguard proprietary information, but only when such information is (1) clearly marked as proprietary; (2) is, in fact, information that could not have been obtained from another party or source; and (3) is otherwise deserving of such treatment under standards and processes described in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Executive Order 12600. For information about the Volpe Center refer to the Volpe Center website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov.
