Network Cyber and Cloud Support (NCCS) Services

***************************UPDATE**************************** December 23, 2023 The government has posted the final Pre-Solicitation slides and the Q&As from the NOSC NCCS Pre-Solicitation Conference held on Monday December 18, 2023. Please see the attachments in the Attachments/Links section of this posting below. ***************************UPDATE**************************** December 11, 2023 This is an UPDATE to the Network Cyber and Cloud Support Services (NCCS) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters (HQ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC). Dear Industry Partners, We appreciate your continued interest and patience as we continue to plan and strategize for the upcoming DHS HQ OCIO NOSC NCCS requirement. The DHS Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) invite you to participate in the DHS NOSC/NCCS Pre-Solicitation conference to be held virtually via Microsoft TEAMS on Monday, December 18, 2023, from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST. The purpose of the pre-solicitation conference is to provide an overview of the requirements, acquisition strategy, evaluation criteria, notional timeline to solicit feedback from industry, and to provide industry the opportunity to better understand the government’s needs. All interested parties shall register at the link below in the Attachments/Links section of this notice not later than (NLT) Friday, December 15, 2023, by 12:00 p.m. EST . The Microsoft TEAMs link to join the pre-solicitation conference will be sent via email to all registrants by COB Friday, December 15, 2023. Please direct all questions to the DHS OPO Industry Liaison via email at [email protected] . ****************************UPDATE****************************** December 1, 2023 Dear Industry Partners, We know that a lot of you are interested in when the pre-solicitation conference will be held. DHS is in the process of finalizing the details for the conference. We anticipate releasing the date and time of the conference o/a December 7, 2023. Please monitor SAM.gov for further updates. ****************************UPDATE****************************** September 19, 2023 Dear Industry Partners, This is a courtesy update concerning the Network Cyber and Cloud Support Services (NCCS) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters (HQ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC). A copy of the latest DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this notice for review and comments by interested parties. The Government appreciates all comments received to date and is now seeking any additional comments on the SOW including questions concerning any unclear or ambiguous requirements, as well as overall feedback on the draft SOW. Please provide your responses no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, to the DHS Headquarters Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) Industry Liaison via email to [email protected]. For planning purposes, DHS anticipates the following key high-level notional milestones for this procurement. Event : Date : 1. Identification of Acquisition Strategy October 2023 2. Release Draft Solicitation Mid October 2023 3. Industry Day (Virtual) Late October 2023 4. Award Mid to Late January 2024 Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for further updates concerning the NCCS requirement in October 2023. Thank you for your continued interest in supporting the Department’s programs. ****************************UPDATE****************************** July 6, 2023 DHS OPO is anticipating posting a DRAFT RFP for the Network Cyber and Cloud Support (NCCS) Services requirement late July. This timeframe is tentative. Please continue to watch for updates on Sam.gov. ****************************UPDATE****************************** May 16, 2023 NOSC Vendor One on One Meeting Schedule The Network Operations Security Center(s) One-on-One meeting schedule is now available. Meetings will be held in 30-minute increments and are available on a first come first served basis. The following are the available dates and times: Wednesday, May 17th 9 AM – 12 Noon 1 PM – 3 PM Thursday, May 18th 9 AM – 12 Noon 1 PM – 3 PM Friday, May 19th 9 AM – 12 Noon Please contact the Industry Liaison at [email protected] with your requested date and time and the names, position, and email address of attendees. A meeting request form has been attached to this announcement. A Teams meeting invite will be provided. We will try to accommodate all requests, however, please provide an alternative time in the event your first choice is not available. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 30, 2023 The NCCS Draft SOO was posted earlier today to this announcement. Please provide all questions by Friday April 14, 2023 no later than (NLT) 12:00pm ET to [email protected] mailbox. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 30, 2023 Please see the attached following documents from the March 22, 2023 Industry Day: 1. Industry Day Slides 2. Attendees List 3. Draft SOO 4. Responses to Q&As NOTE: Information on scheduling one-on-ones will be made available at a later date. Please watch for updates on Sam.gov. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 20, 2023 The NCCS Industry Day/Pre-Proposal Conference start time has been changed from Wednesday March 22, 2023 at 10:00 am ET to Wednesday March 22, 2023 at 11:15 am -12:30 pm ET. The link to join the conference will be sent to the registrants no later than Tuesday March 21, 2023. Registration is now closed. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 13, 2023 The NCCS Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Wednesday March 22, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ET. A link to join the conference will be sent to the registrants no later than Monday March 20, 2023. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 6, 2023 Pre-Proposal Conference: The Government will hold a virtual Pre-Proposal Conference on Wednesday March 22, 2023 at a time to be determined ( TBD ). If you are interested in participating, please fill out the attached registration form with your company's point of contact information (e.g., company name, company size, attendee, attendee title, phone number and email address) for those individuals you would like to register for participation and send to the OPO Industry Liaison mailbox at [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. ET Friday March 17, 2023 . Only those individuals identified/registered by your company will be allowed to participate. ****************************UPDATE****************************** March 1, 2023 The DHS Network Cyber And Cloud Support (NCCS) services virtual pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday March 22, 2023. More information will be provided at a later date. ****************************UPDATE****************************** January 19, 2023 The program office has completed their review of the RFI responses received and are working on finalizing the requirements documentation. At this time, we do not have a timeline for the solicitation release, however, we are looking at conducting a pre-proposal conference in late February on a date to be determined. Thank you for your interest in supporting DHS requirements. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY This is an RFI for Network Cyber and Cloud Support Services (NCCS) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters (HQ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC). This RFI is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes. This RFI shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of the responses received to this RFI. Please see the attached RFI for more information.