Missile Defense Agency (MDA) MDA22DARFI01 Technical, Engineering, Advisory, & Management Support (TEAMS) – Next Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Guiding Principles Request for Information April 20, 2022 The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback, suggestions, and other recommendations from industry regarding the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles currently utilized in all TEAMS-Next solicitations and contracts. All interested businesses should respond. With our third iteration of Consolidated Support contracts for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), it was determined that comprehensive OCI guidance for TEAMS-Next was necessary to ensure the Agency obtains objective and unbiased support from its Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) providers. To meet this need, MDA developed the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles, (Attachment 1) which emphasize MDA's preference for OCI-free support; provides guiding principles and potential conflicting areas (from scope perspective) to assist industry in partnering strategies and proposal development. It’s been over 2 years since the first TEAMS-Next Request for Proposal (RFP) was released to industry. MDA is interested in obtaining feedback from industry on the OCI Guiding Principles implementation and application. Specifically, we need to understand what, if any, impact to competition might have been caused by the MDA OCI guidance. The information gathered by this RFI will be compiled, analyzed, and potentially used in updating the MDA OCI guidance. Company deemed proprietary information should be highlighted for possible redaction/anonymization in the review results. (See paragraph on proprietary information for further guidance.) Please answer the following questions: MDA TEAMS Next Proposal Questions 1. Has your business been a prime, teaming partner, or subcontractor on any proposal submitted to MDA for a TEAMS-Next award? Select all that apply a. Prime b. Teaming Partner, including JV c. Subcontractor 2. Was the proposal successful? If yes, in which capacity where you awarded? Select all that apply a. Prime b. Teaming Partner, including JV c. Subcontractor 3. Was the proposal unsuccessful? If yes, in which capacity where you unsuccessful? Select all that apply a. Prime b. Teaming Partner, including JV c. Subcontractor MDA TEAMS Next OCI Guiding Principles 4. Did the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles influence your decision-making process to pursue a TEAMS-Next contract? a. If so, please describe how. 5. Was the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles helpful in making a business decision to seek a TEAMS-Next contract? a. If so, how was it helpful? b. If not, what would you change? 6. Did the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles influence your decision not to pursue a TEAMS-Next contract? a. If so, how? 7. Has the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles influenced your decision to pursue other non-TEAMS MDA work? a. If so, how did it influence you? b. What alternatives were explored/implemented? 8. Would you change the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles? a. If so, what would you change? Why? 9. Is there any part of the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles that you believe is not in agreement with the FAR or DFARS? (Please be specific) 10. Is there any part of the TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles that you believe exceeds or is more restrictive than, the FAR or DFARS OCI requirements? (Please be specific) 11. Is there any other information that you would like to provide regarding MDA’s implementation and administration of OCI’s that is not covered by the above questions? If you would like to discuss your responses to these questions, please provide: Company Name: ___________________________ Company POC: ___________________________ POC email Address: ___________________________ POC Phone Number: ___________________________ Responses submitted for this RFI should be sent via email to
[email protected]. Contractor format is acceptable. Proprietary information is not sought by MDA. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response. Respondents are responsible for adequately marking proprietary material in their response. There is no page limit for this RFI; however, material submitted should be targeted towards the requirements of this acquisition. Marketing materials and brochures are not requested and provide little value to this effort. The Government may use third party, non-Government support personnel as subject matter experts in the review of responses received, including the review of any marked or unmarked proprietary information provided. Appropriate non-disclosure agreements will be executed between the third party, non-Government support personnel and the Government. A submission of a response to this notice constitutes the Respondent's acknowledgment and agreement that the information provided in the response, including any marked or unmarked proprietary or source selection information, may be disclosed to these third party, non-Government support personnel. Contracting Office Address: Building 5222 Martin Road Attn:VBIII Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-0001 Primary Point of Contact: Mr. Michael O’Neill MDA Competition Advocate
[email protected] Attachment 1 – MDA TEAMS-Next OCI Guiding Principles