SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 11/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, ASC/PKEIS2275 D Street, Bldg. 16, Room 128Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA8604-09-Q-7452
- Response Due
- 11/28/2008
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kelly Ashworth, 937-656-7451<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Air Force intends to award a sole source contract to AAICorporation. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine if there are any businesses available who are capable of performing the effort described herein. The AFRL Center for Rapid Product Development at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is seeking sources to provide: A 3-crew station tactical UAS ground control element capable of supporting multi-UAS operations in austere, hostile deployed environments. All UAS control and data processing equipment must be housed within a self-contained tactical shelter (S-280) with all power conditioning/distribution, data transfer, environmental control, and secure information technology systems fully certified to current standards for Army tactical command & control systems. The fully integrated multi-UAS command & control element must rely on existing crew training & logistics infrastructure currently supporting Shadow and Sky Warrior UAV systems and demonstrate ground transport via single 5-ton FMTV. Complete system must be available for program integration and deployment by 19 Dec 08. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This is in support of market research being conducted by ASC to identify capable potential sources. Contractors responding to this shall submit the following information to: Kelly Ashworth, email Kelly.Ashworth@wpafb.af.mil. Response Date: 28 Nov 2008 3:00 p.m. EST by email (above) Kelly AshworthKelly.Ashworth@wpafb.af.milASC/PKEIS2275 D Street Bldg. 16 Rm. 128Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433Com: (937)656-7451 DSN:986-7451 Required Submittal: Contractors must submit, by the due date listed above, the following: 1.Company Information to include:a.Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbersb.Identification as a large U.S. business, small U.S. business, or a foreign business.2.A summary of your related capabilities information based upon the Contractor Experience required below. It should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the stated requirements. Limit responses to a total page limit of 10 pages. Each page shall be formatted for 8 x 11 paper. Pages shall be single-spaced and one-sided. The font shall be Times New Roman and no smaller than 10pt with at least a one-inch margin. Covers, tab dividers, title pages, glossaries, and table of contents are not required. Please submit your responses electronically in a Microsoft Word compatible file.3.Address your approach to initial staffing, including examples of resumes of key personnel to perform the task. Example resumes do not count toward the page limit.4.Provide no more than five contract history matrices for any contract relevant to this effort. (Include information ONLY for work within the last three years) For all current or past contracts deemed relevant, provide the following administrative reference information. (There is no page limit for this requirement.)a.Company/Division Nameb.Program Titlec.Contracting Agencyd.Contract Numbere.(e) A brief description of the contract effort, indicating whether it was development and/or productionf.Type of Contractg.Period of Performanceh.Original Contract $ Value and Current Contract & Valuei.Original Completion Data and Current Completion Datej.Name, address and telephone number of Government Program Director/Manager, Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).5.Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Provide your approach to OCI avoidance, non-disclosure of information and protecting intellectual property and business interests of prime contractors and small businesses. An OCI mitigation plan should be included. This plan does not count towards the page limit.6.Any other information you think we need to evaluate your capabilities. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided. Contractor Experience:AFRLs need for the self contained 3-crew station One System compliant multi-UAV tactical ground control station is immediate and system must demonstrate full interoperability & supportability with existing theater tactical infrastructure & logistics. No transition period is available to build a standalone support infrastructure and acceptable system must rely on training & spares already in theater for US military tactical ground control elements. Address briefly how you/your team will perform this work. Please address in the order listed below: a.Demonstrated capability to provide self-contained tactical shelter housing all data processing, power conditioning/distribution, environmental control and classified data transport/storage/display equipment required to support minimum of 3 user definable crew stations. b.Demonstrated environmental and security certification for extended operation in austere hostile environment. c.Demonstrated reliance on logistics and crew training currently fielded for Army tactical UAS. d.Demonstrated interoperability with Shadow & Sky Warrior UAS. e.Demonstrated ability to provide required equipment by 19 Dec 08. f.Demonstrated the ability to provide qualified personnel with Secret clearances with investigations dated within 5 years. The Government reserves the right to contact additional customers to obtain information that will be used to evaluate the offerors experience. Contract Details: This acquisition will be open to all type businesses, meeting the Contractor Experience criteria, using commercial buying procedures. Commercial items and non-developmental items are procured under FAR Part 12 procedures. Firm Fixed Price type pricing arrangement will be utilized. NAICS Code is 336413. Size standard is 1,000. We will utilize the Best Value technique of Price Performance Trade-Off (PPT) to make a Best Value Award decision. CCR Registration: http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspxIf you are a business interested in doing business with the U.S. Federal Government, you must be registered in CCR. It is advisable to begin registration now. Deployable Multi-UAV Tactical Ground Control Station For more information on "Sources Sought", please refer to: https://pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5917
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