MODIFICATION
A -- SS/RFI for US Army Kwajalein Atoll, Test/Mission and C4IM Contract Support - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 10/22/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W9113M) - (SPS), 5300 Martin Rd, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-0000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-0000
- Solicitation Number
- W9113M15R0007
- Point of Contact
- Sharon K. Harris (Kay), Phone: 256-955-5907, Nathan D. Martin, Phone: 256-955-5906
- E-Mail Address
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sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil, nathan.d.martin18.civ@mail.mil
(sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil, nathan.d.martin18.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft RETS Incentive Clause Draft RETS Labor Categories Draft GFE List Draft DD 1423s This notice provides a seventh amendment to the November 4, 2015 (also amended 1/8/16, 3/2/16, 6/14/16, 8/25/16, 9/1/16 and 10/11/16) combined Request for Information/sources Sought Special Notice. The purpose of this amendment is to provide all interested parties with additional information about the Government's anticipated Reagan Test Site (RTS) Engineering and Technical Services (RETS) requireement. Draft documents provided in this release are: DRAFT DD Form 1423s, DRAFT list of Government Furnished Equipment (DGFE) dated 14 Oct 2016, DRAFT RETS labor categories dated 21 Oct 2016 (update), and DRAFT Incentive Fee Clause language. The identified draft documents are released in response to questions and comments from interested parties. Questions not addressed by this release will be addressed in future releases. The Government anticipates DRAFT DD Form 1423 samples will soon be available for release. The Government anticipates tentative dates for Industry days at RTS Operations Center-Huntsville (ROC-H) and Reagan Test Site Kwajalein during the second quarter of FY 2017. Additional details to be released. There will be some limitations to the number of attendees on Kwajalein due to logistic constraints. This information is being provided for planning purposes only. SUBMITTAL OF QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 7 ARE REQUESTED VIA ELECTRONIC EMAIL ONLY TO S. KAY HARRIS, SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST, CCAM-CAA-B, ACC-RSA, sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CST ON NOVEMBER 4, 2016. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AS DEFINED IN FAR 15.201(E). THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES - IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE FUTURE. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED. AN RFP IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF AMD 07 NOTICE This notice provides a sixth amendment to the November 4, 2015 (also amended 1/8/16, 3/2/16, 6/14/16, 8/25/16 and 9/1/16) combined Request for Information/Sources Sought Special Notice. The purpose of this amendment is to provide all interested parties with additional information about the Government's anticipated Reagan Test Site (RTS) Engineering and Technical Services (RETS) requirement. Draft documents provided in this release are: revised DRAFT Performance Work Statement (DPWS), dated September 30, 2016, and DRAFT Performance Requirement Summary (DPRS). Released DPWS is substantially revised from the prior draft to better identify tasks as either Standard Technical Services (STS) or Test Mission Services (TMS) and Instrumentation Modifications and to further clarify the requirement. DPWS and DPRS are released in response to questions and comments from interested parties. Questions not addressed by this release will be addressed in future releases. The Government anticipates a timeframe of early 2nd quarter, FY 2017, for release of draft Request for Proposal (DRFP). This information is being provided for planning purposes only. SUBMITTAL OF QUESTIONS OR DOCUMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 06 ARE REQUESTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY TO KAY HARRIS, SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST, CCAM-CAAA-B, ACC-RSA, sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CDT ON OCTOBER 25, 2016. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AS DEFINED IN FAR 15.201(e). THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES -- IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE FUTURE. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED. AN RFP IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF AMD 06 NOTICE This notice provides a fifth amendment to the November 4, 2015 (also amended 1/8/16, 3/2/16, 6/14/16 and 8/25/16) combined Request for Information/Sources Sought Special Notice. The purpose of this amendment is to obtain comments on the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Reagan Test Site (RTS) Engineering and Technical Services (RETS), dated August 29, 2016; and on the draft RETS labor categories. Additional information and draft documents will be released as they become available. This information is being provided for planning purposes only. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 5 ARE REQUIRED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY TO KAY HARRIS, SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST, CCAM-CAA-B, ACC-RSA, sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CST ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2016. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AS DEFINED IN FAR 15.201(e). THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES - IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE FUTURE. The GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED. AN RFP IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF AMD 05 NOTICE This notice provides a fourth amendment to the November 4, 2015 (also amended 1/8/16, 3/2/16 and 6/14/16) combined Request for Information/Sources Sought Special Notice. The purpose of this amendment is to provide all interested parties information on period of performance and contract type. A four year base period and three two year option periods is anticipated. A full and open competition for a C-type contract, with cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE), cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) and cost-reimbursable-no-fee (CR) CLINs, is anticipated. RTS Engineering and Technical Services (RETS) has two overarching components: Test Mission Services (TMS) and Standard Technical Services (STS). TMS consists of test mission preparation and operations. STS consists of RTS instrumentation maintenance and improvement and modernization. The anticipated CLIN structure is: CLIN Effort Contract Type X001 TMS Labor CPFF X002 TMS Materials, ODCs, Travel CR X003 STS Labor CPIF X004 STS Materials, ODCs, Travel CR 0005 Phase-In TBD X006 Phase-Out TBD X007 Deliverable CAP CR 0008 CDRLs NSP 0009 Manpower Reporting NSP It is anticipated that the CPIF effort will be comprised of technical performance (50%) and cost efficiency incentives (50%). Cost overruns and underruns will result in adjustments to earned fees in accordance with FAR 52.216-10. A cost share ratio for above target costs (overrun) is 50/50% and for below target costs (underrun) is 60/40%. Technical performance parameters that are anticipated to be incentivized are: availability of RTS Sensors (radar, telemetry, optical instrumentation and flight safety systems); reliability of RTS Network; and Calibration of RTS instrumentation and systems. This information is being provided for planning purposes only. SUBMITTAL OF QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 4 ARE REQUESTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY TO KAY HARRIS, SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST, CCAM-CAA-B, ACC-RSA, Sharon.k.harris22.civ@mail.mil NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CST ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2016. END OF NOTICE his notice provides a third amendment to the November 4, 2015 (also amended 1/8/16 and 3/2/16) combined Requestion for Informaiton/Sources Sought Special Notice. The purpose of this amendment is to provide all interested parties a timeframe of 1st Quarter, FY 2017 for the anticipated release of the Draft RFP (DRFP). This information is being provided for planning purposes only. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF NOTICE This notice provides a second amendment to the November 4, 2015 combined Request for Information / Sources Sought Special Notice entitled SS/RFI for US Army Kwajalein Atoll, Test/Mission and C4IMContract Support. The purpose of this amendment is to obtain comments on both the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the anticipated Small Business Participation Goals for this effort. This RFI amendment provides a Draft PWS for review/comment (missing are listings for GFP/Facilities/Housing). Please review the Draft PWS attachment and provide input into unclear or ambiguous statements; incomplete efforts, etc. Shown below are the anticipated Small Business Participation (SBP) Goals. These SBP Goals do not reflect that the Army has decided that a full-and-open competition is being pursued, but rather is for industry input required in developing acquisition strategy. Review and provide comments, including justification, as to the feasibility of the minimum SBP Goals shown below: Small Business Participation (SBP) Evaluation Factor The solicitation will include an SBP Evaluation Factor. Goals are expressed as a percentage of Total Contract Amount. The minimum Small Business Participation Plan Goals are: Small Business (SB) 25% Small Disadvantaged Business 5% Woman-Owned SB 5% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB 3% Veteran-Owned SB 3% Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1% SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THIS AMENDMENT 02 NOTICE IS REQUESTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY TO KIM GILLIES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, CCAM-CAA-B, ACC-RSA, KIM.L.GILLIES.CIV@MAIL.MIL, NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CST ON March 11, 2015. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AS DEFINED IN FAR 15.201(e). THE PURPOSED OF THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES --IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE FUTURE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED IN SUPPORT OF MARKET RESEARCH, TO GATHER INFORMATION, AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED. AN RFP IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THIS MARKET RESEARCH AND RFI IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF AMENDMENT 02 NOTICE This notice provides an amendment to the November 4, 2015 combined Reque st for Information / Sources Sought Special Notice entitled SS/RFI for US Army Kwajalein Atoll, Test/Mission and C4IM Contract Support. The purpose of this amendment is to update market research for this effort. Responses to the previous request for information / sources sought notice has established the existence of large business capabilities; therefore, this notice places specific emphasis on small business capabilities. As such, the RFI / SS sources sought special notice is amended as follows: For purposes of market research, the Government is seeking to understand the capability and capacity of SMALL BUSINESS firms interested in performance of requirements specified in Section C (CONTRACT SUPPORT SERVICES) General Scope of the November 4, 2015 combined RFI/SS. As a small business, and if the Government were to set this acquisition aside for small business, you would be required to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting and 13 CFR 125.6 (known as the 50% rule). Rules on affiliation and joint ventures are at FAR 19.101, 13 CFR 121.103, 13 CFR 124.513 and 13 CFR125.6. Under the 50% rule where the preponderance of support is for services, at least 50% of the cost of contractor performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the small business prime. The prime contractor must meet this requirement (1) individually, or (2) together withother small business members of a formal joint venture, or (3) together with a small number of small business subcontractors forming an informal joint venture. Team members in such formal and informal joint ventures are exempt from affiliation rules under the conditions set forth in 13 CFR 121.103(h). There is no limit to the number of other team subcontractors or size status of subcontractors. If you believe your firm possesses the (1) technical capability, (2) financial, facility, equipment and personnel resources/capacity, and (3) relevant experience/past performance to perform the type of work specified in Section C (CONTRACT SUPPORT SERVICES) General Scope of the November 4, 2015 combined RFI/SS in a teamed capacity (together withother small business members of a formal joint venture, or together with a small number of small business subcontractors forming an informal joint venture, please submit the following information. If your anticipated participation will be that of a joint-venture, you must identify each joint venture participant. If participation will be that of a newly formed joint venture (formal or informal), provide the information required by items 3 through 9 for each participant in the joint venture. 1. Company name and mailing address. 2. Proposed role in this anticipated acquisition. 3. Point of contact (name, telephone number, and e-mail address). 4. Socio-economic status under the above stated NAICS with a size standard of 1,000 employees (e.g., other than small business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service disabled-veteran owned small business and historically underutilized business zone small business (HUBZone). Your feedback should include status today and projected status at the anticipated time of proposal submission (3-4th QTR FY16). 5. Current number of employees. 6. Average annual revenue for the past 3 calendar years. 7. Identify the percentage of work that you, as a PRIME CONTRACTOR, are capable of performing in each major performance requirement of the above referenced RETS General Scope of Work for which you are submitting capabilities. 8. Identify any real or potential organizational conflicts of interest that your firm may have regarding your status as a prime contractor, subcontractor at any tier, or consultant on any system or program managed by USASMDC/ARSTRAT or other associated air, space, and missile defense organizations. Address each system and/or program separately and provide your planned approach for mitigating any conflicts. If no real or potential conflicts exist, so state. 9. As a small business or joint venture of small businesses under the above NAICS, discuss how your firm will meet the requirements that at least 50% of the cost of contractor performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the small business prime contractor. The companies who responded to the Nov RFI/SS only need to respond to the information requested above in this amendment. Any company responding to this amendment who did not respond to the Nov RFI/SS must provide the information requested below in the Nov RFI/SS, in addition to the information requested above in this amendment. Any company responding with a planned teaming arrangement must provide documentation (signed letter, memorandum etc.) showing each teammates planned commitment to the partnership, JV, or major subcontract (e.g. large business subcontracting to a small business). NOTE: THIS NOTICE IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED TO INDICATE ANY INTENT ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO SET ASIDE, IN PART OR IN WHOLE, THIS ACQUISITION FOR SMALL BUSINESS. Additional Information: The following additional information is provided to permit insight into requirements that will be included in this acquisition. This information is preliminary and further information /details will be provided in the published RFP. 1. The contractor will be required to perform temporary duty (TDY) non-local travel, as required in the performance of work. The TDY destinations may include both CONUS and OCONUS locations. 2. Certain contractor personnel must possess TOP SECRET/Sensitive CompartmentedInformation (SCI) CLEARANCE and/or be eligible for immediate adjudication by the cognizant security authority upon award of the contract. These personnel will be identified in the Performance Work Statement published with the RFP. The contractor shall have or be able to obtain a Top Secret Facility Clearance and shall possess Safeguarding Capabilities. Some task orders issued under this contract may require access to, and clearance for, Special Access Programs (SAPs) up to and including the TOP SECRET/SCI level. Some task orders will require access to Sensitive CompartmentedInformation (SCI). The contractor shall perform in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD5220.22M) and ensure that all classified material is handled in accordance with the latest appropriate security classification specifications. Foreign participation will not be allowed at the prime or subcontract level. 3. Performance of this anticipated effort will be subject to Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) provisions (see FAR Subpart 9.5). New respondents are limited to 15 pages or less, excluding coversheets and/or table of contents. Those respondents who have already responded to the Nov RFI/SS are limited to 5 pages or less for the additional information from this amendment, excluding teaming arrangement letters, memos, etc. All responses must be received by 4:30 p.m. central standard time, 22 January 2016. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail in PDF format to: Kim L. Gillies, Contracting Officer kim.l.gillies.civ@mail.mil Phone: 256 955-5875 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY AS DEFINED IN FAR 15.201(e). THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES - IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE FUTURE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED IN SUPPORT OF MARKET RESEARCH, TO GATHER INFORMATION, AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES. A. STATEMENT OF NEED As further described below, the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) is interested in Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) contract support services in support of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS), to include (but not limited to) the operation and maintenance (O&M) of sensors and systems, mission data collection, support to customers for missile and system testing, and space surveillance and object identification for the Warfighter. Additionally, contract support services are required to support activities at a control center in Huntsville, AL, known as the RTS Operations Center-Huntsville (ROC-H). B. BACKGROUND RTS The RTS is an approved DoD Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) that supports approved Department of Defense Military Service, Joint Forces, and commercial tests. As a MRTFB, RTS services primarily focus on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts. RTS is a tenant organization on the U.S. Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA), which is managed by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM). The U.S. Army leases 11 islands within Kwajalein Atoll from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) under a Military Use and Operating Rights Agreement (MUORA); the MUORA is part of the Compact of Free Association between the US and the RMI. RTS equipment, instrumentation and facilities are located on 8 of these 11 leased islands. Kwajalein Island and Roi Namur Island require 24 hour, 7 days a week contractor support of RTS mission operations. During test operations the RTSoperational area expands to encompass an area witha radius of 500 nautical miles of both KwajaleinIsland and Wake Island. Mission operations include radar, optics, telemetry, command and control, launch ordnance, calibration, voice and data communications, data collection/distribution, data reduction, and information services including intercontinental communications. Note that many of these capabilities are one of a kind in boththeir function and employment, and include both O&M and Improvement and Modernization (I&M). RTSconducts mission operations in a split base configuration with data collection sensors and the secondary operations control center (KMCC - Kwajalein Mission Control Center) on the Kwajalein Atoll and the main operations control center at ROC-H. Location/Demographics Kwajalein Atoll is approximately 2,100 nautical miles west-southwest of Hawaii; it is a crescent loop of coral islands enclosing the world's largest lagoon (1,100 square miles). The atoll is 75 miles from Kwajalein Island (on the south reef) to Ebadon Island (northwest corner) and 15 miles west/east (at the widest point). Kwajalein Island is home to approximately 1,500 people and its population is a mix of DoD active duty (AD) personnel, Department of Army civilian (DAC) employees, and DoD contractor personnel and their family members. Roi-Namur Island is 50 miles north of Kwajalein Island and is home to approximately100 unaccompanied DoD contractor personnel. Meck Island is 20 miles north of Kwajalein Island, has no permanent residents, and is used primarily during missions as a launch site. Ebeye Island is 5 miles north of Kwajalein Island and is home to approximately 15,000 local nationals. Wake Island, which is approximately 700 miles north of Kwajalein Atoll, is utilized by RTS test customers and is supported during test activities on a campaign basis. Travel RTSis a remote location with limited travel options. Currently, only the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command and United Airlines service Kwajalein Atoll (both options require travel through Hawaii). The minimum travel time from the Continental United States (CONUS) is two days. Of note, the remote location increases the transportation costs and lengthens supply chain operations. Corrosive Environment Kwajalein Atoll is one of the most highly corrosive environments in the world. The salt content of the ocean and salt spray causes most metals (including stainless steel) to begin to oxidize within a matter of weeks. This environment results in a significant cost consideration as equipment refreshment rate and maintenance costs are substantial. Host Nation Infrastructure The RMI is a developing nation. The neighboring islands do not have adequate infrastructure to support the population currently residing on Kwajalein Island. Local and third country nationals reside on Ebeye Island and must transit through Kwajalein Island to reach the international flights operated by United Airlines. This island has a struggling infrastructure due to the dense population (.125 square miles or 80 acres in size; 5th most densely populated island in the world). Due to the limited infrastructure, USAG-KA houses and/or hosts all AD, DAC, and DoD contractor personnel, as well as selected local national personnel. C. CONTRACT SUPPORT SERVICES; MILESTONES General Scope As further described below, anticipated higher level performance work statement (PWS) objectives for the resulting RFP include: 1) contractor management and administration support services; 2) supply services support; 3) mission support services; 4) instrumentation O&M support services ; 5) instrumentation modifications support services; 6) mission command, control, communications, computers, and information management (C4IM) contract services support; and 7) support functions. Note that it is anticipated that a majority of contractor performance will be at the Secret level with a small percentage of contractor effort at the Top Secret work (the RFP will detail these requirements). • Contractor management and administrative support services.  Implement a contractor organizational structure to exercise administrative, executive, managerial, and supervisory direction over contractor personnel to ensure the effective and efficient accomplishment of the requirements.  Provide the optimum number of qualified personnel at the right time, with the right equipment and material, to perform requirements correctly the first time.  Establish an efficient and effective contractor human resources management system to ensure that knowledgeable, qualified, and trained personnel with the expertise and skills necessary to provide support services are recruited and retained.  Implement a comprehensive, effective, and proactive quality control program.  Establish an inspection system applicable to all requirements.  Establish and operate comprehensive, effective, and efficient industrial safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and community safety programs in support of RTS operations.  Establish and maintain an effective, efficient, reliable, and timely financial management system to control the accountability, budgeting, expenditure, and reporting of fiscal resources allocated to the contract (note that this system must be capable of collecting, allocating, reporting and billing costs associated with RTS Program/Mission operations).  Operate an effective, efficient, reliable, and timely property control activity via a Government approved system.  Establish and maintain an effective and efficient Configuration Management/ Configuration Control (CM/CC) Program to ensure all hardware and software are properly identified and documented and that proper change control procedures are in place and followed. For the RTS, provide CM/CC consisting of configuration identification, change control and status accounting, configuration audits, configuration control, and data management. • Supply services support. Maintain an RTS supply system ensuring adequate supplies are on hand to support RTS instrumentation O&M and modifications in support of RTS and its customers. • Mission support services.  Assist in development and performance of program test planning, mission documentation, and special studies as required to ensure that all customer requirements are identified and satisfied through comprehensive support plans documented per the Range Commander's Council's Universal Documentation System (UDS).  Provide timely, innovative, cost-effective program and mission support concepts that meet all documented technical requirements, which are performed in support of the RTS organization located in Huntsville, AL.  Provide mission cost estimate input in terms of work-hours, material costs and other direct costs, and report actual mission costs in the same terms.  Assist in mission test planning, documentation development and support to integrated product teams to ensure that all customer requirements are satisfied through a comprehensive mission testing process.  Provide timely, innovative and cost-effective mission test planning concepts that meet all documented technical requirements.  Operate RTS instrumentation required to support missions and collect the required data per the mission test plans and support documentation.  Prepare and transmit data to RTS command centers, data centers, and/or customers.  Perform "Quick Look" analysis, as well provide "Quick Look" reports/presentations as requested; prepare mission assessment reports and after action reviews. • Instrumentation O&M support services.  Ensure that all RTS instrumentation/systems provide the capability to meet customer requirements.  Operate all required RTS range instrumentation/systems/sensors according to test and non-test (i.e., space operations, and other RTS range customer operations as authorized by the Government) mission plans and schedules and collect the required data for each mission (exception will be that the contractor will not man the flight safety officer (FSO) and range safety officer (RSO) range safety console positions during mission support activities as these will be manned by Government personnel).  Perform all necessary actions to maintain RTS instrumentation/systems hardware, software, ancillary equipment and facilities on-site or in CONUSsuch that they meet published capabilities (published capabilities will be provided with the RFP), to include maintaining instrumentation/systems published accuracy and performance as well as maintaining availability, reliability, supportability, and ease of use. The contractor shall conduct any necessary testing to collect the appropriate data and present this data (as required) to prove that the maintenance requirements have been met. • Instrumentation modifications support services. Provide modifications to RTS instrumentation/systems. (Note that such is usually accomplished two ways: 1) planned (anticipated) "minor" modifications that are funded each fiscal year through the normal budgeting process; and 2) "major" modifications that are either not necessarily planned (unanticipated) or planned subject to availability of funding; for major modifications the yearly budget will be increased for these special projects. Modifications may be done to support the test range customer or to improve accuracy, efficiency, reliability, availability, maintainability, ease of operation and/or reduce costs). • Mission C4IM contractor services support.  Provide for data, voice, timing, frequency management, spectrum analysis and control circuits for conducting the test programs undertaken at RTS.  Maintain an information technology upgrade and performance improvement program for RTS Information Management Systems (IMS) to include designing, developing, re-engineering, and integrating state-of-the-art sustaining base and automated information systems environment to support RTS missions and functions. Note that these C4IMsystems must be compliant with the latest DoD and/or Army cyber and/or security accreditation requirements.  Support functions.  Provide engineering support to RTS for special studies, special projects/task.  Provide personnel, materials and equipment necessary to perform launch ordnance operations.  Support ground safety operations for local missile launches including launches from the Kwajalein Atoll, Wake Island and other temporary launch facilities.  Provide specialized facility maintenance (air conditioning/electrical/machine shop mission critical work/antenna maintenance) for the facilities which enclose range instrumentation/systems as identified in the RFP.  Provide and track the status of RTS technical facilities projects for inclusion into the US Army Kwajalein garrison annual work plan (AWP) process (note that the effort will focus on range facilities/critical facility systems maintenance/repairs to support the success of mission objectives by range instrumentation/system assets).  Calibrate and repair test measurement and diagnostic equipment (TMDE) consisting of electronic measurement equipment, avionics, communication, temperature and pressure gauges, physical measurement tools, and other general purpose precision equipment.  Support to other Government agencies and contractors, to include providing technical expertise and maintenance services and assistance to others.  Support radio frequency (RF) safety with respect to RTS emitters on Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Meck Island, and elsewhere as required.  Support RTSenvironmental services operations with respect to RTS missions on Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Meck Island and elsewhere as required. Contactor Support Services As noted above, the RTS MRTFB services primarily consist of RDT&E efforts. Therefore, related contractor support services include on-site and off-site engineering, technical support services, and acquisition of materials and equipment required to operate, maintain, analyze, and modify the RTS instrumentation and related support systems. RTS instrumentation includes highly sophisticated one-of-a-kind radar systems designed for collection of precise metric, imaging, and signature data; additional radar metric and impact location assets; telemetry tracking and data acquisition systems; and optics capabilities for highly accurate metrics, spectral characteristics, documentary video and photography, and scoring data. Additional contractor support services include (but are not limited to) the following activities: • O&M and modification of communications systems that provide secure and non-secure data, voice, timing, and control circuits for conducting test programs and space surveillance missions with data collection sensors at RTS and ROC-H, as well as routine administrative communication needs (note that this includes above baseline C4IM, which includes information assurance [IA] of these systems and networks); • Electro-magnetic frequency control, surveillance, and analysis; • Timing reference, synchronization, and control; • Ordnance receipt, inventory, handling, and storage; • Communications Security (COMSEC) equipment receipt, inventory, and control; • Calibration, repair, and maintenance of TMDE; • Mission planning and preparation to include evaluation of mission requirements, development of mission support plans and operational planning documents, preparation of operations schedules, and the adaptation of procedures as required to successfully support user requirements; • Design, implementation, testing, and documentation of hardware and software modifications to the instrumentation and technical support systems in order to maintain the sophisticated capability required by the complex RDT&E missions supported by RTS; • Operations, maintenance, and engineering services in support of RTS: and • Assistance in coordinating with USAG-KA for support to RTS O&M and I&M. Milestones The anticipated contract award date will support a 90 day transition period (beginning on/about December 1, 2017) with full performance beginning March 1, 2018. D. INFORMATION SOUGHT Please provide information as requested below in an Abode pdf white paper format via an electronic email attachment. The electronic email submittalshall not exceed 15 one-sided 8.5"x11" pages with a text font of Arial, font size 12. (COVER PAGE AND INDEX WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PAGE COUNT). The submitted information shall not contain classified or proprietary information and shall be clearly marked "NO CLASSIFIED/PROPRIETARY INFORMATION." 1. Please identify your company, business size, and core competencies; please also include the full company name and relevant point of contact(s) (to include name, position, telephone number, and email address). The anticipated NAICSCode is 541712, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. 2. Please state whether your company regularly engages in the business of providing contractor support services in support of the functions described above. Briefly discuss the related contract support services your company is currently performing or has performed within the last five years from the date of this notice. Please also provide no more than three examples of recent and relevant contract experience to the U.S. Government that relates to required contractor services describe above (please include contract type, period of performance, performance location, scope of work synopsis, contract awarded dollar value, and contract award obligated amount); 3. Please address your company's capabilities to manage split RTS Range operations (i.e., instrumentation/sensor outside CONUS [OCONUS] with mission planning and mission operations control in CONUS to include overall contract and program management from CONUS. The term "overall contract program management" is meant to include the company's senior corporate management that make the overall decisions for the contracted effort (i.e., contractor equivalent to the Governmental Program Manager/RTS Director). Note that it is the Government's intent to provide approximately 100 offices within the ROC-H to the contactor. 4. Please describe what RTS functions and/or personnel your company recommends being located on Kwajalein (or other Republic of the Marshall Islands controlled by the USG) and those to be located in CONUS (whether to the ROC-H or elsewhere) and why. 5. RTS is now a tenant on the newly established IMCOM USAG-KA garrison. From your company's perspective, please discuss what areas or concern exist or may exist under this new arrangement that could impact RTS operations or contactor support of those operations, as well as your company recommendations to address such. 6. The Government is contemplating a C type contract with a hybrid CLIN structure consisting of both fixed price and cost reimbursable components. Please discuss what contract type arrangement (for example, incentive fee, award fee, fixed price, firm-fixed-price, etc., if any) your company recommends to ensure successful performance of critical contract functions. 7. Please discuss what contract fee incentive(s) arrangement(s) (if any) your company recommends to ensure successful performance of critical contract functions. 8. The Government is contemplating a 5-10 year contract period of performance with a base period and options. The approximate annual contract value is ~$50M. Please provide any recommendations/concerns with this term length and/or structure. 9. Please discuss what risks (if any) your company sees to successful contract execution and your company recommendations to mitigate those risks. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION SOUGHT IS REQUESTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY TO KIM GILLIES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, CCAM-CAA-B, ACC-RSA, KIM.L.GILLIES.CIV@MAIL.MIL, NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM CST ON DECEMBER 02, 2015. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSE. AN RFP IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THIS MARKET RESEARCH AND RFI IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ACQUISITION STRATEGIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. END OF NOTICE
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