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Request for Information Space Management Support System (SMSS) IT Support Services This action is intended to be competed under the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology Next Generation multiple ... Request for Information Space Management Support System (SMSS) IT Support Services This action is intended to be competed under the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology Next Generation multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract using fair opportunity procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505. This request for information (RFI) is issued solely to determine the availability of verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) that are capable of providing the services identified in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 with a size standard of $27.5 million. A company that is not a VIP registered and verified SDVOSB or VOSB (http://www.va.gov/OSDBU/index.asp) should not respond to this notice. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached draft PWS and must include the following: Provide a summary of your technical capability to meet the PWS requirements. The intent and ability to meet the set aside requirement in accordance with VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total SDVOSB and 13 CFR §125.6, which states the contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs as defined by VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION). Your response shall include information as to available personnel and financial resources; full names of proposed team members and the PWS requirements planned to be subcontracted to them, which must include the prime planned percentage or the names of the potential team members that may be used to fulfill the set aside requirement. Has the draft PWS provided sufficient detail to describe the technical requirements that encompass the sustainment support services for SMSS? ____Yes______No (if no, answer question d) If No, please provide your technical and functional comments/recommendations on elements of the draft PWS that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost effective effort. Provide a rough order of magnitude for the SMSS sustainment support requirements described in the draft PWS. Responses are due via e-mail to Lana Farber, Contract Specialist, at lana.farber@va.gov no later than February 5,2019 by 4:00 PM EST.