Army Modern Software Development Multiple Award IDIQ: Proposal Support
We offer comprehensive proposal support for the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground’s (ACC-APG) $10 billion Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Modern Software for Defense (MSD), designed to procure software enablement efforts for the United States Army and its operating agencies. Our services help large and small businesses navigate the complexities of the MSD IDIQ contract, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals.
Contract Overview
ACC-APG is developing a vehicle to procure software enablement efforts in support of Army systems. The IDIQ aligns to and supports the three DoD modern software strategy core goals and objectives:
“Software enablement effort” is defined as: development of a custom software solution; configuration, customization, integration, or modification of a software solution; software as a service enablement; or software security and hosting modernization. The IDIQ will support ongoing software enablement efforts including:
Task orders (TOs) will include cost plus fixed fee (CPFF), cost reimbursement (CR), labor hour (LH) / time and materials (T&M), and firm-fixed price (FFP).
The initial IDIQ awards will go to the highest technically rated Offerors. The next highest technically rated Offerors will be eligible for on-ramping during the first year of the contract. Future on-ramping may allow new Offerors to participate.
The Government will establish a Qualified Subcontractor Pool (QSP) of small businesses at the start of the first TO and will continuously add subcontractors throughout the ordering period. MA IDIQ contractors must first consider QSP firms before non-QSP concerns when proposing subcontractors at the TO level. MA IDIQ contractors may sponsor companies for inclusion in the QSP. Teaming arrangements must be non-exclusive. QSP vendors will be eligible for on-ramping to the IDIQ contract.
Contract Details
- Agency: Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)
- Status: Pre-RFP
- Solicitation Dates:
- RFI: May 2024
- Draft RFPs: August 16, 2024, October 11, 2024
- DC3oE Unplugged (with MSD RFP update): November 7, 2024
- Final RFP: Estimated December 2024
- Period of Performance: 5-year base period plus one 5-year option period (total 10 years)
- Award Date: Estimated March 2025
- Validity: All proposals must be valid for 5 years beyond award so offeror(s) in the “awardable but not selected” pool can be on-ramped without further proposal evaluation.
- Competition Type: Unrestricted/full and open; 20% of awards reserved for small business
- NAICS: 541512, $34M size standard (other applicable NAICS codes may be selected at the order level for work within the scope of the PWS)
- Subcontracting Goals: Mandatory Qualified Subcontractor Pool of small businesses
- Number of Awards: Multiple (~20)
- Contract Value: $10B
- Proposal Due Date: TBD; estimated 30 day turn
Functional Areas
The MSD contract will provide the Army with software solutions that comply with the guidelines established in Army Directive AD 2024-02 for Enabling Modern Software Development and Acquisition Practices. The directive highlights the importance for software contracts and programs to use modern principles including employing agile methods, software metrics, modernized testing, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and future modern software practices as they develop. The Performance Work Statement areas include:
- Agile
- Software Metrics
- Testing
- DevSecOps and CI/CD
- Human Centered Design
- Data Centricity
- Digital Engineering
- Software Enablement
- Custom Software Development
- Adapting a Software Solution
- Software Security
- Modernization and Automation of Software Hosting and Operations
Proposal Requirements
Submitting a successful proposal for the MSD IDIQ requires meticulous attention to detail and thorough preparation. The proposal requirements include:
- Phase One:
- Volume I: General
- Element 1: Cover Letter
- Element 2: Property Management Plan
- Volume II: Factor 1 Technical Corporate Experience
- Volume I: General
- Phase Two:
- Volume III Factor 2 Technical Scenario Pivot Challenge
- Offerors will submit a 7-minute video response to the technical scenario, providing an approach and plan
- Videos must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of 3 of 8 focus areas (Army secure development practices; DevSecOps software development practices which includes agile software development; modular open system development; API first development practices; data centricity development practices; human centered design development practices; integration of AI into workflows; and use of digital engineering and model based system engineering practices to develop software)
- Offerors will receive approximately 3 business days’ notice of their scheduled Challenge session. On the assigned date they will have 2 hours from receipt of the scenario to submission.
- Volume III Factor 2 Technical Scenario Pivot Challenge
- Phase Three:
- Volume IV Factor 3 Small Business Participation
- OTSB offerors will also submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
- Volume V Factor 4 Price
- Volume VI Factor 5 Ultimate Technical Challenge
- Volume IV Factor 3 Small Business Participation
- Volume II: Factor 2 Technical Corporate Experience
- Volume III: Factor 3 Small Business Participation
- Volume IV: Factor 4 Cost/Price
- Phase Three:
- Volume V: Factor 5 Technical Challenge
- Volume VI: Factor 6 Oral Presentations
- Offerors will have 2 calendar weeks to receive the technical challenge and deploy the technical solution (web application).
- Changes in the draft are unclear regarding whether a separate Oral Presentation is still required.
- Volume VII Factor 6 Management Approach
- Element 1: Modern Software Management Approach
- Element 2: Software Team Staffing Approach
Evaluation Criteria
This is a best value evaluation, determined by the Highest Technically Rated Offerors (HTRO) with a fair and reasonable price. The Government will review the proposals to determine the HTRO based on the non-price factors of Technical Corporate Experience, Technical Scenario Pivot Challenge, Small Business Participation, the Ultimate Technical Challenge, and Management Approach. Factor 5 - The Ultimate Technical Challenge Factor is more important than Factors 3 – Small Business Participation, 4 - Price and 6 – Management Approach. Factor 3 - Small Business Participation Factor and Factor 6 – Management Approach are rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis.
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