REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

For

Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)

Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications-Network (PEO C3N)

Project Manager Interoperability, Integration and Services (PM I2S)

20 December 2024

This notice serves as market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

INTRODUCTION

The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Grounds (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications-Network (PEO C3N), Project Manager Interoperability, Integration and Services (PM I2S) is issuing a sources sought notice as a means of conducting Market Research to identify interested parties with the capabilities and resources to support the requirement for program management, asset management, logistics, information  security, systems engineering and network support. This will include analysis, operations and software engineering from concept to delivery to customers in a total system environment.

Based on the responses to this RFI/Market Research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.

**Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. **

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Place of Performance is primarily at a Government facility located at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland (MD) and Fort Belvoir, Virginia (VA). In addition, the Contractor shall provide a significant number of services at multiple sites within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) throughout the TO’s period of performance at the locations identified below and other locations directed by the Government.

CONUS Locations include: National Training Center, CA, White Sands Missile Range, NM, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, Ft. Sill, OK, Ft. Hood, TX, San Antonio, TX, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Belvoir, VA, Ft. Campbell, KY, Ft. Knox, KY, San Diego, CA, Ft. Stewart, GA, Ft. Gordon, GA, Ft. Carson, CO, Ft. Bragg, NC, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Ft. Riley, KS, Ft. Drum, NY, Ft. Polk, LA, Ft. Bliss, TX,  Redstone Arsenal, AL, Ft. Meade, MD, Ft. Benning, GA, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and the Pentagon, Washington D.C..

OCONUS Locations include: Schofield Barracks, HI, Ft. Shafter, HI, Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, AK, Ft. Wainwright, AK, Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Germany, Republic of South Korea (RoK), Italy, Taiwan, Kuwait, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Belgium, Canada, Poland, Turkey, American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, United Kingdom and any Contingency Operations.

DISCLAIMER

THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ARE ISSUED.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

PM I2S has the mission to provide the products and services that serve as critical enablers for the Army’s tactical communications and data network. Presently PM I2S consists of four (4) Functional Divisions and six (6) Product Offices. PM I2S supports military commanders and forces for an array of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Tactical Network Infrastructure capabilities including network encryption, network management, security management, and component upgrades of hardware and software. This effort incorporates Systems E