SAF/AAIE Software Development Services (SDS)   2

The Contractor shall perform a variety of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tasks in support of a portfolio of products developed by SAF/AAIE in support of the HAF. SAF/AAIE is committed to the use of repeatable and predictable software development processes and, as such, the Contractor shall work within teams and processes that work under Agile methodologies, organizational standard processes, and industry best practices. Tasks to be performed under these processes include Business Modeling and Analysis, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Requirements Elicitation and Analysis, Software Design and Implementation, Software Process Improvement, Test and Quality Assurance, and Configuration and Change Management. In addition, the Contractor shall be required to understand Agile development methodologies, and DoD and Air Force Standards to be able to properly perform the following tasks:

Manage configuration of software items

Model business processes

Develop business cases

Establish project baselines and priorities

Estimate project cost, duration, and levels of effort, including work breakdown structures and project schedules

Work with the Government to establish customer software and IT requirements

Manage scope of requirements

Collaborate and communicate requirements in an Agile development environment

Develop use cases and other requirements documents

Create and execute test plans

Manage risks to include identifying, analyzing, tracking, and mitigating risks

The Contractor shall provide technical services in object-oriented (OO) and database-backed web application software development using iterative SDLC to include Agile software development methodologies. The Contractor shall provide technical services in SharePoint Online application development using Microsoft Office 365 infrastructure, including tools such as Power Platform and other SharePoint-adjacent technologies. The Contractor shall provide personnel with the expertise to support SAF/AAIE software engineering services for the Headquarters Air Force in the following roles and tasks. The Government is still in the early acquisition planning stage and all activities at this time are considered market intelligence. This is a Request for Information (RFI) and is NOT a request for proposals and the information received will be utilized for acquisition planning purposes. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred with response to this announcement and information submitted in response to this RFI will not be returned.

REQUESTED INFORMATION

1. Can your company perform this requirement for Software Development Services as the Prime, a Subcontractor, or a Joint Business Venture (Teaming Arrangement)?
   
2. Does your company have recent and relevant Past Performance Information (PPI) to confirm your experience as a Prime, a Subcontractor, or Joint Business Venture performing the required services?
   
3. What is the size of your company (to include socio-economic status), given the designated NAICS?
   
4. Does your company anticipate any Subcontracting opportunities in the performance of this requirement?
   
5. What Federal Government contract vehicle are you currently on (GWAC, IDIQ, etc. What are advantages/disadvantages of each, if any?
   
6. Do you have experience with application lifecycle management (ALM) using Microsoft SharePoint, Power Platform, Dataverse, and related technologies?
   
7. How do you ensure developer and programmer deliverables meet quality assurance standards and industry best practices?
   
8. What quality management processes do you follow to ensure consistency of quality and meeting deadlines?
   
9. Does your company support telework and remote work arrangements? How does your company ensure successful work completion and communications?

Incumbent Contract: FA7014-20-F-0046

Incumbent Contractor: USMax Corporation

Submissions in response to this RFI

1. Responses submitted by e-mail to hannah.dent.1@us.af.mil no later than 4:00 PM Eastern, Friday, 14 June 2024. Late submissions will not be considered. Phone calls will not be accepted.

2. Files may not exceed 5 MB and must be submitted in Adobe PDF format.

3. If the response includes proprietary information, mark the information in accordance with regulatory guidance.

4. Please do not include company brochures or other marketing information.