SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) Support to Joint Improvised-Threat Agency (JIDA) “Attack the Network” Initiatives
- Notice Date
- 10/5/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG - Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-16-R-ATNI
- Archive Date
- 11/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Shawn P. Haubner, Phone: 5082336167
- E-Mail Address
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shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil
(shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SYNOPSIS This is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201e. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Government will NOT pay for information and materials received in response to this RFI and is no way obligated by the information received. This notice is for market research purposes only to obtain information regarding (1) the availability and capability of all qualified performer sources, (2) including small businesses; HUB Zone small businesses; service-disabled small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; small disadvantaged businesses; and universities and educational institutions, (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for the proposed acquisition. The applicable NAICS Code is 541712 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method for the rapid execution of Joint Improvised Threat Agency-Initiatives. BACKGROUND Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Battle Management Directorate, Force Protection Division, Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Section and Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground- Natick Contracting Division supports the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) (formerly JIEDDO) in their mission to counter improvised threats with tactical responsiveness and anticipatory acquisition in support of Combatant Commanders' efforts to prepare for, and react to, battlefield surprise in support of counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, and other related mission areas including Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED). JIDA develops and delivers capabilities within three to 24 months. JIDA currently has three primary Lines of Operations (LOOs): Attack the Network, Defeat the Device, and Train the Force. The Attack the Network line of operation enables offensive operations against complex networks of financiers, improvised explosive device makers, trainers and their supporting infrastructure by providing intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance, information operations, counter-bomber targeting, biometrics and weapons technical intelligence capabilities. Historically, the C-IED Section has been assigned execution authority over the following technology areas in support of the Attack the Network LOO: • Small Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) Synthetic Aperture Radars • Small SWaP Multi and Hyper Spectral Near Visible Infrared (VISNIR), Short Wave Infrared (SWIR), and Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) sensors • Integration of sensors on small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Future initiatives expected in this area also include electromagnetic signal interception and biometrics. The JIDA requirements process timeline which approves initiatives is normally 30 days. The acquisition community is then directed to obligate the funds and begin executing a solution within 60 days. Most often, the final solution to an initiative is required in less than 12 months. In some situations, a suitable technology or group of technologies is already in development through existing Department of Defense contracts. In these scenarios, the acquisition community is able to rapidly obligate and execute JIDA initiatives without additional programmatic risk to their schedules. However, in other situations an existing contract vehicle with appropriate scope does not exist, which introduces an unacceptable level of risk to initiative schedules. OBJECTIVES The objective of this RFI is to gather information that will assist in the determination of a suitable acquisition solution for a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) to begin initiative execution within the JIDA driven 60 day requirement where an appropriate contracting alternative does not already exist. Equally important is the need to ensure rapid delivery of effective initiative solutions. The QRC must also be affordable; thereby ensuring the initiative funding is applied to the technical solutions to the greatest extent possible. Initiatives can include feasibility studies; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) activities; prototyping, Commercial-Off the Shelf (COTS) procurement, modification of COTS technology, integration, and operational assessment. Initiative areas in the Attack the Network LOO are expected to include: • monitoring wide areas for threat activity from small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • detecting subterranean voids in a non-permissive environment • stand-off detection of HME, IED production, IEDs, and related human activities • detecting and tracking targets of interest in varied environments including urban, mountainous, and dense foliage • improvements to and miniaturization of existing capabilities • development and integration of a suite of sensors on small UAVs to exploit all of the observables associated with IEDs Respondents are invited to provide materials related to their capabilities to fulfill ANY OR ALL of the inquiries listed above. Respondents should provide responses whether their level of interest and current capability is to fulfill the entire scope of the effort, or a limited aspect of the effort, such as teaming as a subcontractor with another firm. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All written responses must be received by November 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM EST. Submissions should: (1) use Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); (2) be sent to Shawn Haubner at shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil (3) be minimum 11 font on 8.5" X 11" paper; (4) be complete, sufficiently detailed, and organized in a manner that tracks to the information requested in this RFI; (5) include a single organization point of contact with name, title, address, telephone, fax numbers, and e-mail address(es); and (6) not exceed 15 single sided pages in total (not including cover page and cover letter). Material that is advertisement only in nature is not desired. The Government will retain comments and information received in response to this RFI. Proprietary information should be identified as Company Proprietary and will be protected if appropriately marked. Do not use Government Security classification markings. Responses should include patent rights and/or licensure information for any data, product or technology that may be used to accomplish a proposed solution. Please indicate preference as to whether or not any future development rights would be shared with the Government if a partnership were to develop. Questions regarding this RFI should be submitted to Shawn Haubner at shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil no later than 24 hours prior to the end date. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response hereto. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. This notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or to award a contract. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation which may be published in the future. POINT OF CONTACT Mr. Shawn Haubner Contract Specialist Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground-Natick Contracting Division, 100 Medway Rd, Milford, MA 01757 shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil
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