SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Scientific Management Advice for Research and Technology (SMART) - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RVKV - Kirtland AFB, 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 87117, United States
- ZIP Code
- 87117
- Solicitation Number
- FA9453-14-R-0368
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie Archuleta, Phone: (505) 846-0048
- E-Mail Address
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Stephanie.Archuleta@us.af.mil
(Stephanie.Archuleta@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought in PDF format THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). This notice is not a commitment, implied or otherwise by the Government, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The Government will use information received in response to this notice as market research and used for planning purposes only. Any costs incurred as a result of this announcement shall be borne by the responder and will not be charged to the Government for reimbursement. Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government reserves the right to reject with impunity in whole or in part any input received as a result of this announcement. The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) and Directed Energy Directorate (AFRL/RD) are seeking small business sources capable of providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to support research and development for the advancement of space and directed energy technologies primarily at Kirtland AFB, NM. The effort will include professional research and development engineering and management services necessary to ensure AFRL/RV and AFRL/RD can continue to develop state-of-the-art technologies to advance high performance operational systems with sustained operational reliability to meet the warfighter's requirements. Specifically, the AFRL directorates require strategic research and development planning support in the fields of space and directed energy to ensure they develop proper technologies. Both Directorates require professional support for organizational policy development and decision-making and management services for research and development activities in space and directed energy. These services may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, studies, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training, and technical services in the fields of space and directed energy. [NOTE: "Space" includes, but is not limited to, the following: Defensive Space Control; Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Space Communications, Positioning, Navigation and Timing; and Space Situational Awareness.] The scope of this work shall encompass professional services related to military space and directed energy research for: strategic and technology planning for, business, leadership and organizational development for, and integration of, space, directed energy and missile defense technology developments with Air Force Major Command needs; cooperative requirements and technology planning with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) space technology development centers; and technical analysis and management support of joint technology development programs with the Missile Defense Agency, High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office and the Operationally Responsive Space Office. The effort will encompass the planning, coordination, analysis, and evaluation of the development and/or production of systems/subsystems/technologies to meet cost, schedule and performance criteria as well as the ability to plan, analyze and evaluate research and development, engineering and technical efforts used to define total weapon system/subsystem/technology space and directed energy requirements. In addition, the services of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the fields of space and directed energy may be required on a full time, part time, or temporary basis to review the status of ongoing programs, provide recommendations for redirection of existing or establishment of new programs and develop and/or deliver information (in the form of briefings, papers, participation in meetings, etc.) to higher level AF, DOD and other organizations. This effort will not include any physical laboratory research, testing, development, or production of any hardware or software systems/subsystems/technologies. SMEs must be highly qualified with experience involving space and/or directed energy activities as well as having a thorough understanding of the AF and AFRL Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process (based on experience and/or education) and have high professional standing within the space and directed energy community of interest. To meet the needs of the AFRL/RV, potential contractors shall possess a thorough understanding of the challenges facing space technologies in the areas of: Defensive Space Control; Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Space Communications, Positioning, Navigation and Timing; and Space Situational Awareness. Furthermore, potential contractors will need a thorough understanding of directed energy technologies such as high-powered electromagnetics; laser systems, directed energy and electro-optics for space superiority; and directed energy weapons modeling and simulation to meet the needs of the warfighter. A major component of this requirement is the advising/guidance of future technical strategic portfolio planning and organizational and business development, to include future technology development/investments involving space and/or directed energy technologies. In order to meet the needs of both directorates, potential contractors will be required to have experience in Air Force or AFRL planning processes (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution (PPBE)). This advisory and assistance services effort requires the following demonstrated expertise involving space and directed energy technologies: • Providing technical analysis reports, strategic planning documents, technical consultation, systems engineering analyses, and senior financial advice on space and directed energy technology investment strategies; • Analyses to identify potential space and directed energy business development and organizational development opportunities and methods for pursuing these opportunities; • Interfacing directly with the various Major Commands', System Program Offices', academia's or commercial industry's plans and programs offices and leadership to provide strategic consultation on future space or directed energy systems taking into account projected science and technology advances; and • Conducting studies to evaluate the payoff of emerging, developing, and current technologies for application to advanced space and directed energy systems. If a subsequent acquisition or a related effort should result, a 3-year Indefinite-Delivery Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task order is anticipated. This effort is estimated at ~ 33 man-years annually. The Government expects that contractors will have access to or will generate data that is unclassified and/or classified with limited distribution and/or subject to U.S. Export Control laws reference DFARS Clause 252.225-7048, "Export-Controlled Items." This requires certification with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) located at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx. Additionally, an organizational conflict of interest clause will be incorporated within any resultant contract, reference AFFARS Clause 5352.209-9000, "Organizational Conflict of Interest" (OCT 2010), to include Alternates I, II, III, IV, & VI, and AFFARS Clause 5352.209-9001, "Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest" (OCT 2010). Security Requirements for the effort would be up to Top Secret/SCI. This Sources Sought Notice is intended ONLY to invite small business concerns to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC). Respondents MUST qualify as a small business under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, size standard not to exceed $14,000,000.00. Small Businesses responding to this announcement shall indicate their DUNS number and small business type, i.e., 8(a), hub-zone certified, service disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business, etc. FOREIGN OWNED FIRMS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AT ANY LEVEL AND/OR TIER INVOLVING THIS NOTICE OR ANY POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITION THAT MAY RESULT. The SOC shall contain pertinent and specific information addressing areas 1 - 6 below: 1. Demonstrated Expertise - corporate experience that has provided technical knowledge for the full range of ongoing and future military Space Vehicles and Directed Energy technologies outlined in this announcement. For any work and/or experience represented as similar to the effort described above, the SOC must include the contract number, and name, address, and telephone number of the contracting officer. If work was accomplished as part of a team, clearly identify corporate role, as well as roles of associate, prime, or subcontractors; 2. Demonstrated Expertise - corporate experience having provided strategic research and developmental planning support, such as with Air Force and/or the AFRL Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process, including organizational development and program management support, for the types of military programs outlined in this announcement. For any work and/or experience represented as similar to the effort described above, the SOC must include the contract number, and name, address and telephone number of the contracting officer. If work was accomplished as part of a team, clearly identify corporate role, as well as roles of associate, prime or subcontractors. If relying on experience not specific to the Air Force and or the Air Force Research Laboratory, clearly and factually describe the process you will use to familiarize/educate your personnel to work such tasks as the AF/AFRL PPBE within 12 calendar days of contract award; 3. Clearly demonstrate the ability as the prime to complete at least 50 percent of the effort outlined in this announcement and clearly demonstrate which efforts will not be supported by the prime and how those efforts will be supported. NOTE: While teaming arrangements and/or extensive subcontracting are expected - but not required - for this requirement, the prime must participate in a technical capacity and may not be strictly administrative; 4. Demonstrate the techniques to be used to mitigate the Organizational Conflict of Interest that will be part of this effort; 5. Resumes demonstrating the experience of personnel relevant to the space and directed energy requirements outlined in this sources sought. If the resumes are for individuals not currently employed by the company, a letter of intent or process for hiring the individual shall be presented; and 6. Demonstrate the ability to obtain, within 30 days of contract award, the personnel necessary to support the full range of work outlined in this announcement, as well as the process to obtain Top Secret / SCI level clearances. NOTE: Should there be a subsequent acquisition only an offeror capable of getting access to a facility cleared to the Top Secret level and who has sufficient Top Secret cleared and qualified personnel will receive an award. The SOC Package is due to the address below no later than Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 12:00PM Mountain Time at: Air Force Research Laboratory/RVKVS Attn: Stephanie Archuleta 3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 The SOC Package shall include two (2) hardcopies and one (1) CD-R substantiating each qualification described in 1 - 6 above. The electronic copy shall be in unsecured, character-recognized PDF format. The SOC shall not exceed nine (9) pages and shall be single-spaced, one-sided, 12-point font, Times New Roman, excluding resumes. Resumes shall not exceed two (2) pages per person and shall be single-spaced, one-sided, 12-point font, Times New Roman. Resumes are not included in the nine (9) -page SOC limit. Submitted information shall be unclassified. Proprietary information shall be marked as such on a page-by-page basis. The Government shall handle written responses or dialog with respondents clearly indicated as competition-sensitive or proprietary appropriately. The Government will not accept any responses received after the specified date and time. The Government will consider respondents not capable and will reject any responses that do not address all of the above requirements. Potential offerors must clearly demonstrate acceptable corporate experience and/or personnel experience in all areas described above, or must outline credible plans for the subcontracting of areas in which in-house experience is limited or nonexistent. Refer contracting questions and concerns to: Primary: Stephanie Archuleta, phone (505) 846-0048 or email AFRL.RVKVS.FBOCENTER@us.af.mil Alternate: Teofilo "Chuck" Bautista email AFRL.RVKVS.FBOCENTER@us.af.mil Refer technical questions and concerns to: Primary: Sue Atwood, phone (505) 846-6062 email AFRL.RVKVS.FBOCENTER@us.af.mil Alternate: Bob Ayres, email AFRL.RVKVS.FBOCENTER@us.af.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 87117, United States
- Zip Code: 87117
- Zip Code: 87117
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