SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- GPS III RFP Release
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
- ZIP Code
- 90245-4659
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-F04701-03-R-0029
- Response Due
- 10/17/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Maj Jorge Bennett, Contracting Officer, Phone (310) 363-6371, - Lt Victor Deal, Contract Manager, Phone (310) 363-6364,
- E-Mail Address
-
jorge.bennett@losangeles.af.mil, victor.deal@losangeles.af.mil
- Description
- HQ Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) intends to competitively award up to two Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contracts, approximately $25M each. A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been released on 17 Sept 03 with a thirty day response time. Additional information, including the RFP, is available on the GPS III Bidders Library. The Bidders Library is available at https://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpsiii/, or through the Los Angles Air Force Base home page at http://www.losangeles.af.mil. Offerors that respond to this solicitation are expected to be fully capable of performing in anticipated follow-on development and production efforts. The Government expects that interested sources, either alone or with appropriate teaming partners, will meet the following minimum criteria: (1) Have demonstrated experience in the design, development, integration, manufacture and test of complex military satellite and ground control systems (2) Have previous experience with military command and control operations and operational concept development (3) Have demonstrated GPS performance modeling and simulation tools of sufficient fidelity to support design trades and system and segment level requirements development. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: This effort will require access to and processing of classified information up to and including TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) and SAP/SAR (Special Access Program/Special Access Requirements) security requirements. This acquisition involves data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. A foreign disclosure review of the technical data has been accomplished and GPS III technical data are subject to export controls. Therefore, only contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) shall be provided copies of the RFP or other data subject to foreign disclosure restrictions. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan 40917-3084 (1-888-352-9333) or http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp for further information on the certification process. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your request for the RFP. PROGRAMMATICS: An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential offerors. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman will communicate certain offeror issues, disagreements, and recommendations on this acquisition into the proper channels. The Ombudsman's role is not to diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer but to advocate an offeror's concern on a non-attribution basis. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern when requested by the offeror. The Ombudsman will not participate in the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process for this acquisition. The Ombudsman is Dr. David Ganger, Phone Number (310) 363-0588. DECLARATION: This publication is for information only and does not signify any government sponsorship of contractor charges against any government contract for attendance or proposal efforts, or a government promise to pay for any information received in response to this announcement. See Numbered Notes: 26. Small Business Ref: 97
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor'as facility.
- Record
- SN00438174-W 20030921/030919213208 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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