Modification to a Previous Presolicitation Notice – IT Infrastructure Operations Services and Support

Notice Type: Modification to a Previous Presolicitation Notice

Posted Date: 08-DEC-11

Office Address: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Chief Management Officer; Procurement Department, Suite 1090; 1200 K Street, N.W. Washington DC 20005-4026

Subject: IT Infrastructure Operations Services and Support

Classification Code: D - Information technology services, including telecommunications services

Solicitation Number: PBGC01-RP-12-0004

Contact: Roland Thomas, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-326-4160 x3700, Fax 202-326-4162, Email [email protected] - Norman Cofer, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-326-4160 x3324, Fax 202-326-4160, Email [email protected]

Setaside: N/AN/A

Place of Performance (address): Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation1200 K Street, NW Washington DC, DC

Place of Performance (zipcode): 20005

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Chief Management Officer

Procurement Department, Suite 1090

Amendment: The word "Infrastructure" in the Title section of this synopsis was spelled incorrectly. As a clarification, the complete title for this procurement is as follows: IT Infrastructure Operations Services and Support The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a United States government corporation and agency of the United States, was created under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to administer the federal pension insurance program and enforce compliance with the provisions of Title IV. The PBGC, Office of Information Technology, has a requirement for IT infrastructure operation support services. The tasks to be performed under this full and open requirement include but are not limited to providing engineering, operation and maintenance support for the PBGC IT infrastructure systems and services including continuous improvement, product and service lifecycle management, upgrade efforts for security requirements and other tasks that will be listed in the forthcoming solicitation. The NAICS code is 541519 with a small business standard size of $25 million. The anticipated IDIQ contract will have a base period of performance of twelve (12) months and four (4) option periods consisting of twelve (12) months each. In order to be eligible for award, all responsible sources must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Contractors may register online at the website, www.ccr.gov. The solicitation and any amendments will be available through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. PBGC anticipates issuing the solicitation on or about March 29, 2012 and making an award on or about September 20, 2012. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO website for the most up-to-date information concerning this forthcoming solicitation. When an offeror's teaming arrangement is proposed, such offerors shall submit adequate documentation to substantiate that a bona fide arrangement exists between the team partners. This documentation shall fully disclose the company's relationships along with any other evidence supporting the existence of the offeror's teaming arrangements.

Paper copies of the solicitation and any amendments will not be distributed. Upon issuance of the solicitation, there will be an identified question and answer period. Further inquiries regarding this solicitation must be sent to Roland Thomas, Contracting Officer at [email protected], and to Norman Cofer, Senior Contract Specialist at [email protected].

An estimated timeline of events is as follows:

Release of draft RFP 1/6/2012Industry Day Conference1/17/2012 (PBGC Offices,1200 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) Comments/Feedback from Industry Day and the draft RFP due to PBGC 1/20/2012

Services that PBGC intends to procure are as follows:

Service Areas Network Infrastructure Operations ** Audio/Video Conferencing Services ** Network Operations ** Wireless Communications ** VoIP Data Center Operations ** Storage Management ** Database Administration ** Server Management ** Hosting Services ** Facility Management ** Web Hosting End-User Support Services ** Service Desk ** Messaging & Collaboration ** Voice Service Support ** Mobility ** Asset Management ** Procurement ≪ Integrated Desktop Management IT Security ** Planning ** Operations ** Monitoring Disaster Recovery & Continuity ** Backup & Recovery ** IT Disaster Recovery ** COOP Infrastructure Systems Engineering (Development, Modernization & Enhancement) ** Requirements Analysis and Development ** System Design and Engineering ** Hardware, Software, Equipment Procurement ** Systems Integration ** System Testing ** Operational Cutover Process & Program Management ** PMI ** ITIL ** ISO

Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/PBGC/CMO/PD/PBGC01-RP-12-0004/listing.html