SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Notice of Contracting Action for Mission Threat Analysis (MTA) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 17 – 19
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336414
— Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Space and Missile Systems Center-SMC/PKL, 1050 E. Stewart Avenue, Peterson AFB,, Colorado, 80914-2902, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80914-2902
- Solicitation Number
- FA8810-15-C-0001
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly S. McGough, Phone: 7195562919, Richard, Phone: 7195562909
- E-Mail Address
-
kimberly.mcgough@peterson.af.mil, richard.williams.8@us.af.mil
(kimberly.mcgough@peterson.af.mil, richard.williams.8@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement is a Notice of Contracting Action (NOCA) by the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (RS), Contracting Office (PKL), 1050 East Stewart Ave, Building 2025, Peterson AFB, CO 80914. This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government to further evaluate capability briefs, release a competitive solicitation, or award a contract. The United States Air Force (USAF) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (NGES) for MTA for Fiscal Years (FYs) 17 - 19 for the evaluation of all missile events processed by current and future SMC Remote Sensing (RS) mission systems, and the determination of how the events are disseminated across the missile warning communication paths. Additionally, the effort includes resolving issues with the operational and interim Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)/Defense Support Program (DSP) missile warning mission processing algorithms and databases, and working within established processes and working groups to evaluate changes to the operational mission processing algorithms, Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs) and databases. The prospective source for this acquisition is: Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (NGES) POC: Sarah Ang 1111 West Third Street Azusa, CA 91702 This notice of intent is for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals. Parties interested in potential subcontracting opportunities, including small and small disadvantaged businesses, need to identify their interest and technical capability to the prospective source identified above. The Government has been contracting with NGES for the MTA services described since the initial FA8801-15-C-0001 contract award of FY 15 on a sole source basis because of data rights. Any persons or companies interested in this notice are to respond to the requirement(s) and submit their capabilities to the Government points of contact listed herein. The capabilities statement should address why the company believes that the prior sole source justification is no longer valid. The current contract period of performance for the MTA portion of contract FA8810-15-C-0001 ends 30 September 2016. The Fiscal Year (FY) 17 - 19 added work is required to provide continuity of service through completion by NGES of MTA support. The current Government projection for completion of MTA is 30 Sep 19. This will be a sole source action, and the RFP will be issued no earlier than fifteen (15) days after publication of this NOCA solely to the prospective source identified above. The statutory authority for this action will be contracting by Other than Full and Open Competition, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, " Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Background DSP employs a constellation of infrared technology satellites and has been operational since 1971. The original spacecraft production contract, F04701-67-C-0035, was competitively awarded to TRW, who was acquired by Northrop Grumman in December 2002. The original sensor production contract, F04701-67-C-0034, a result of the same competition, was awarded to Aerojet Electronic Systems Division (AESD) who was also acquired by Northrop Grumman in October 2001. In 1996, two contracts were awarded for post-production support. One contract was awarded to the spacecraft contractor, TRW (now Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS)) and the other to the sensor contractor, Aerojet (now Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (NGES)). These contracts supported operations and maintenance of the satellite systems, including launch, software and hardware maintenance until the last DSP satellite, DSP-23, was launched. The follow-on DSP On-orbit Support and Sustainment Contract (DOSSC) was required to maintain constellation health in the post launch era of DSP. Since the award of the original 1967 DSP production contracts, all DSP production, sensor, engineering services, orbital support, and post-production contracts have been awarded to a predecessor division of either NGAS or NGES on a sole source basis. The Defense Support Program (DSP) Sustainment Contract (DSC) is the follow-on effort to the DOSSC which ended 31 Mar 15. DSC, as awarded, continued all ongoing DOSSC sustainment activities through prime contractor Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (NGES) with the exception of one scope area: MTA. MTA was only included in DSC for FY15-16. MTA is the process of analyzing overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) data, comparing it to existing data catalogs of known infrared signatures, and updating the data catalog with additional data on known signatures, or inputs on new or unknown signatures. These updated data catalogs are incorporated into the OPIR ground systems and assist in the OPIR missile warning and technical intelligence mission areas. Current contractual coverage for MTA is through DSC Option Year 1, which ends 30 Sept 2016. MTA support requires access to Northrop Grumman proprietary data, information, algorithms, and software, for which the Government does not have Government Purpose rights. The propriety information includes, but is not limited to: SBIRS payload clutter suppression processor software, focal plane balance and calibration software, real time wideband imager software, detection algorithms, image co-registration software, decompression software, detect and track software, false alarm mitigation software, and jitter compensation software. Scope of Added MTA Work The support to be acquired under this effort includes MTA for FYs 17-19. Support includes missile event analysis, missile event report troubleshooting, identify/evaluate/recommend changes for MTA, threat profile development/evaluation/integration, having access to SBIRS/DSP mission data, manage contract team, develop software tools, support at two Government sites, prototyping of data processing enhancements, and maintaining experienced contractor workforce. (1) Missile event analysis - extract missile event data for every missile event, identify the best possible data from the sensors, play the extracted data through an analysis and debugging version of the operational mission processing algorithms and then compare the "best possible" performance to the actual real-time results, results from related operational systems and interim SBIRS systems, and truth data for that event from the Intelligence Community (IC). Results to be disseminated approximately every week following Missile events. (2) Missile event report troubleshooting - when operational messages or interim Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) systems output differ from IC truth data, perform initial root cause assessment to determine whether the difference arises from an inherent limitation, specific characteristics of the viewing sensor(s), issues with on-board algorithms, issues with ground-based mission processing algorithms, issues with the threat profile database, or discrepant aspects of the IC data. Provide an initial outbrief at the weekly meetings from the aforementioned above, within two (2) weeks of the Missile event. (3) Identify, evaluate and recommend changes to on-board processing algorithms, ground mission processing algorithms, and/or threat profile databases to improve message quality for high interest end users. Coordinate with appropriate IC collaborators, DSP, SBIRS, MTA Program Office specialists, Operational specialists and USSTRATCOM-led evaluation boards. (4) Threat profile development, evaluation, and integration; create threat profiles in support of USSTRATCOM objectives through the use of detailed event raw data extractions, characterization, correction for atmospheric attenuation and other effects, manipulation of raw data, and extrapolation of source characteristics and signatures. Identify key events and parameters required by mission processing algorithms and create appropriate database update files. When threat profiles are made available from external sources, identify key events and parameters required by mission processing algorithms and create appropriate database update files. Perform regression testing for potential database updates by playback of available event and scenario data to ensure mission processing software has optimal performance by use of the new threat profile. Present regression test analysis with fully coordinated community support to USSTRATCOM-led change process. (5) Contractor facility supporting on-orbit operations must have current access to SBIRS/DSP mission data, and be Defense Security Service (DSS) certified, and be capable of processing classified information as required by the DSP and SBIRS constellation. (6) Program support includes management of contractor team and contract business operations segment to track financial issues and deliverables. (7) Capability to develop software tools as well as provide and maintain data archive. (8) Support at two Government sites: Mission Control Station (MCS) in Aurora, CO, and MCS Backup (MCSB) in Colorado Springs, CO. (9) Rapid prototyping of data processing enhancements that maximize the utility of constellation data and mission processor initiatives. (10) Knowledgeable, capable, and experienced individuals with the proper security clearances (up to and including TS/SCI) who can provide real time assistance/guidance to Government satellite operators at the Mission Control Station and any backup site supporting operations. This notice expires 15 days after publication. Submit all inquiries to this notice by 4:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time on 25 Jul 16 to the Contracting Officer, Ms Kimberly McGough at k imberly.mcgough@us.af.mil. U.S. Postal Service addressed to: SMC/PKL, 1050 East Stewart Ave, Building 2025, Peterson AFB, CO 80914. The Government will not pay any cost associated with the submittal of information solicited herein. All communications that contain proprietary information should be marked as such. Written responses only will be accepted.
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- Address: Colorado, California, Continental U.S. (CONUS), locations, United States
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