United States Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 50CONS (T-66), 66 Falcon Parkway, Ste 49, Schriever AFB, CO, 80912-6649

L -- SPACE WARFARE CENTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SOL FA2550-99-R-0012 DUE 040599 POC Robert Wind, Contracting Officer, Phone (719)567-3811, Fax (719)567-3809, Email robert.wind@schriever.af.mil -- Alicia Vetter, Contract Specialist, Phone (719) 567-3820, Fax (719) 567-3809, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=FA2550-99-R-0 012&LocID=887. E-MAIL: Robert Wind, robert.wind@schriever.af.mil. Sources Sought Synopsis: Small Business interests shall note the FAR Part 19, Standard Industrial Codes (SIC) and Size Standards for the requirement identified in this announcement. The anticipated SIC Code is 8711, size standard is $20M. The Contractor shall provide non-personal systems engineering and operations support expertise to the Space Warfare Center (SWC), Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AFTENCAP) programs, other space application efforts and other AF, DoD and Government agencies. This support is required for all phases of system planning, concept exploration, requirements analysis, analysis of alternatives, system engineering, risk reduction, concept of operation development, training, software development, verification, validation, software maintenance, advance concept development, systems effectiveness engineering and logistics, design, test and demonstration, configuration control and O&M of fielded demonstration equipment, contingency support, transition of successful demonstration equipment to mainstream acquisition and information operations. The effort will be directed towards, but not be limited to, supporting development and evaluation of prototype systems to determine potential operational and military utility; improving the efficiency of rapid collection management and system tasking in support of military operations; increasing the frequency, realism and scope of exercises and training with National and other space systems capabilities; including modeling and simulation, procurement and development of hardware and software for assessing the military utility of space systems in support to military operations with emphasis on AeroSpace operations; education and training activities including advance classroom instruction on space employment in military operations, and wargames; space tactics and doctrine development; supporting efforts to influence the tactical utility of future Space and National Systems (NS) assets; providing detailed support for Real World contingencies, exercises and demonstrations of Space and NS capabilities at all levels of command. The contractor shall provide support to the SWC information systems to ensure SWC information operations are appropriately managed, controlled, secured and maintained. Information operations will be directed towards, but not limited to, risk management engineering and analysis of information systems architectures to include vulnerability to information warfare and associated corrective actions; establishment of a configuration control and security accreditation office to support present and future Automated Information Systems and communications systems under SWC control; system administration of current networks; web master software support and communications center operations. The contractor shall provide support to the 17th Test Squadron in testing and evaluation of space forces. The support is required for all phases of Tactics and Concept testing and Force Development Evaluations to include, but not limited to, operational analysis; readiness and supportability; software evaluation; human factors and questionnaire development, test and evaluation training, test tool development and maintenance, documentation, test resource estimation and test approach development to support test development, test execution, test analysis and test reporting. The contractor shall provide support to the SWC, Schriever AFB, CO and the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC), Air Intelligence Agency (AIA) at Kelly AFB, TX to assist in planning and execution in areas common to the SWC and AFIWC. The contractor_s services will complement existing Government military and civilian workforce and existing contracts. The contractor shall be prepared to provide services at all SWC operating locations worldwide. The contractor shall provide overall system, functional, task and organizational integration of all Task Orders (TO) issued by the Contracting Officer, in addition to supporting integration with new and existing efforts issued by other Government agencies and contract vehicles. This acquisition will be a web based acquisition, further information will be posted at http://www.schriever.af.mil/swc. This web site will stand up by 15 April 1999. The Request for Proposal and associated documents will be posted at the Government_s Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov. The draft RFP is expected to be posted no later than 15 July 1999. A Technical / Bidders Library will be established at the Aerospace Corporation, 1150 Academy Park Loop, Suite 227, Colorado Springs, CO. The library will stand up by 1 April 1999. A list of documents contained in the SWC SEOS Technical / Bidders Library will be maintained and can be accessed at http://www.schriever.af.mil/swc. The SWC SEOS Technical / Bidders library is working to provide library documentation whenever possible in either CD ROM form or allow access for copying. It is not expected that CD ROMs will be available until 30 April. Further details will be made available concerning theSEOS library at the above website as they become available. Visits to the SWC Technical / Bidders Library are to be scheduled by request only and will be restricted to three visitors per firm per visit due to space limitations. Only those firms that are on the SEOS approved Bidders list will be allowed access. All Visitor Clearances should be faxed to the Visitor Control fax at (719) 573-2497. Visit requests should specify "Attn: SEOS Source Selection". Contact Celia Milligan, (719) 573-2440, email: celia.milligan@aero.org. to schedule visit times. Alternate contact for scheduling visits: Doug Urbaniak, (719) 573-2440, email: douglas.j.urbaniak@aero.org. Library directions, content, and rules will be posted on the web site. Until such time the web site stands up, a fact sheet is available from either the Contracting Officer or the Government Program Manager. All contractors, both large and small, should submit letters of interest to the contracting officer to be placed on the bidder_s list. Contractors must be on the bidder's list to gain access to the bidder_s library. The Government is undecided whether this procurement should be set aside for small business. This decision is made more complicated by the new Small Business Administration (SBA) rules on affiliation, teaming, and limitations of subcontracting. Briefly, in pursuing a set-aside contract, small businesses may now team together (and even affiliate) and be eligible for award of a set-aside contract. Prior to the rule change, a contracting officer could set aside a procurement when there was an expectation of two or more competitive offers from small business prime contractors who would perform at least 50% of the services in house. The new rules allow a set-aside, when there is an expectation of two or more competitive offers from small business teams (small business prime contractor with small and large business subcontractors), when at least 50% of the services will be performed by the collective efforts of all small business members of the team. (Reference FAR 52.219-14, Service Contracts). Special notice to small business: Any small business firms intending to propose using the new affiliation and teaming rules issued by the SBA are invited to give a capability presentation to the Government (limited to 30 minutes). Starting 5 April 1999 you are invited to contact the contracting officer or contract specialist to schedule a capabilities presentation. The capabilities presentations will be scheduled for 21 April 1999. After the capability briefs the Government will finalize the acquisition strategy with regards to small business set-aside or full and open competition. The presentation should focus on the following issues that affect the decision of whether to set aside the procurement: 1. The contractor team must demonstrate the breadth and depth of technical and management expertise to successfully execute their integration role. The contractor will be tasked with providing system, functional, task and organizational integration and planning of all SWC efforts, to include contracted services, new and existing efforts executed by other Government agencies and SWC world-wide operations. a. The contractor must show a preliminary decomposition of SWC requirements into logical groups, which is consistent with management approach and possible teaming agreements. For critical requirements or groupings the contractor must show proposed team members required to successfully satisfy Government objectives. For this presentation the Government objectives can be found in current Operations and Support and System Engineering, Development and Integration Statement of Works, Statement of Objectives and Technical Proposal Requests. b. The contractor must address key resources to include people, processes, capital funds, tools and facilities critical to the integration approach. The contractor must identify key positions in terms of experience, expertise and availability to execute management approach, affiliate relationships and teaming. 2. Contractor must demonstrate the capability to quickly ramp-up qualified and trained personnel at the onset of the contract. 3. Contractor must demonstrate the capability to administer and manage a contract expected as a minimum to be $25-45M per year. a. The contractor must demonstrate the financial capability for a competitive bid and proposal. 4. As a small business, the contractor must demonstrate an organizational structure and approach that provides for the small business having 50% of the work per FAR Clause. If the small business team(s) propose to be an affiliation or joint venture, the contractor must demonstrate a proposed contract management structure that allows for a single organization accountable for total performance responsibility. 5. The contractor must demonstrate relevant past performance as either a prime or team member and state the dollar magnitude of the contract and their specific effort. The point of contact for contracting issues is the Contracting Officer, Mr. Bob Wind, 719-567-3811, email: robert.wind@schriever.af.mil. The point of contact for technical and management issues is the Government Program Manager, Major Bob Boulware, 719-567-9572, email: Posted 04/01/99 (D-SN315534). (0091)

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