R -- SPACE WARFARE CENTER OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Notice Date

October 16, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 50 CONTRACTING SQUADRON, 300 O'MALLEY AVE., SUITE 49, Schriever AFB, CO, 80912-3049

ZIP Code

80912-3049

Solicitation Number

SWC001

Response Due

October 16, 2000

Point of Contact

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

E-Mail Address

Robert Wind (robert.wind@schriever.af.mil)

Description

Sources Sought Synopsis: The Space Warfare Center (SWC) Operations & Support (O&S) Contract follow-on acquisition will be set-aside for small business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541710. The central theme of this long-term acquisition approach is for an integrated contract under a single prime contractor who can provide the best value to the Government in procuring the entire breadth of services and products the SWC requires for successful mission execution. The O&S management approach provides flexibility for contractors to execute the program efficiently while still providing the government clear visibility into cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk. The O&S contractor will also have input into the tasks and deliveries contractually required but still remain responsible and accountable for meeting contractual milestones. Data the contractors normally generate in executing the program is used for government schedule tracking, with little augmentation necessary. The SWC will maintain a systems engineering insight process over the entire program life cycle to include requirements analysis, test and evaluation, configuration management, human factors, system security, safety, logistics, reliability and maintainability, open systems concepts and mitigation of health hazards and environmental impacts. To maximize benefit and minimize cost, the Government reserves the right to utilize other contract vehicles for task execution when determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The contractor will be required to provide expertise in spacecraft and missile systems for non-personal operations support, integration, systems engineering, modeling, simulation, analysis, and other space application efforts for the Space Warfare Center (SWC), Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) and other Special Access Required (SAR) programs, as well as other DoD and Government agencies. This support is required for all efforts to include, but not be limited to, system planning, concept exploration, requirement analysis, analysis of alternatives, system engineering, risk reduction, concept of operations (CONOPS) development, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TT&P) development, space and missile related education and training, software development, verification and validation, software maintenance, advanced concept development, systems effectiveness, logistics, design, test and demonstrations, configuration control and O&M of fielded demonstration equipment, contingency support, transition of successful demonstration equipment to mainstream acquisition and information and security operations. Additionally, efforts will be directed towards, but not be limited to, supporting 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, techniques, and doctrine development; supporting efforts to influence the tactical utility of future Space and National Systems (NS) assets; and providing detailed support for Real World contingencies, exercises and demonstrations of Space and NS capabilities at all levels of command. The contractor will be required to provide support to the SWC information systems division 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 will be required to provide support to the 17th Test Squadron in the planning and execution of 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 will be required to provide services at other SWC operating locations worldwide. In addition to the SWC at Schriever AFB, CO, the contractor shall provide support to the Adversary Threat Division at Nellis AFB, NV, the Aerospace Command & Control Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Center (AC2ISRC) Detachment at Langley AFB, VA, and to HQ Air Force in Washington D.C. to assist in planning and execution of these efforts. The contractor's services will complement existing Government military and civilian workforce and existing contracts as well. 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 of new and existing efforts issued by other Government agencies and contract vehicles. The SWC O&S management philosophy is predicated on a government/contractor team functioning under a single, unified integrated product and process management approach. The management process will integrate all activities using a multifunctional team to simultaneously optimize SWC products and processes to meet performance and cost objectives. This process will provide for a multidisciplinary approach to system, functional, task and organizational integration of SWC technical and business efforts. This approach will address requirements, planning, resource, allocation, execution, risk management, and program tracking throughout a project's lifecycle. The O&S contract will make optimal use of cost-effective commonality among tasks, share government assets, and take advantage of the existing Government and mission infrastructure. The output of this integrated approach includes a full spectrum of products directly supporting combat operations through application and exploitation of space. The O&S task management structure is a single task lead (Quality Assurance Evaluators or Contracting Officer Technical Representatives), reporting through a streamlined reporting chain with responsibility, authority, and accountability necessary for contract execution. The levels of Air Force management required to execute the contract include only the government task leaders, Government Program Manager, SWC Directorate Chiefs, and the 50th CONS Contracting Officer. Task leaders manage day-to-day activities of O&S tasks. Task leaders have the authority to make decisions concerning their areas of responsibility unless prescribed by law or regulation. The contract will require the contractor to address any perceived contract changes resulting from task leads guidance to the contracting officer before implementation. The Government Program Manager oversees the overall execution of the contract and serves as acquisition advisor to the task leaders and Directorate Chiefs. The Directorate Chiefs are charged with overall management responsibilities for tasks within their directorates. The Contracting Officer retains sole authority to change the contract. This acquisition will be a web based acquisition, and further information will be posted at http://www.schriever.af.mil/swc. This web site should stand up around 30 November 2000. The Request for Proposal and associated documents will be posted at the Government's Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov. The major milestone schedule for this acquisition is as follows: Release Draft RFP to Industry 30 Nov 00 Convene Industry Day 08 Dec 00 (tentative)* Release Final RFP 15 Mar 01 Conduct Site Visit & Preproposal Conference 29 Mar 01 Receive Proposals 15 May 01 Award Contract 25 Jul 01 Phase-In 01 Aug 01 Contract Start 01 Oct 01 *Date, time, and location to be finalized in future EPS announcement A list of documents contained in the SWC Technical / Bidders' Library will be established prior to release of the draft RFP and can be accessed at http://www.schriever.af.mil/swc. The SWC O&S Technical / Bidders library is working to provide library documentation whenever possible in CD ROM format. Further details will be made available concerning the O&S library at the above web-site as they become available. The SBA_s _exclusion from affiliation rules_ applies. This means that a joint venture or teaming arrangement may submit an offer without regard to affiliation as long as each firm that is affiliated is small under the size standard for the SIC Code of the acquisition and the procurement exceeds $10M if employee based. The point of contact for contracting issues is the Contracting Officer, Mr. Robert Wind, (719) 567-3811, email: robert.wind(@schriever.af.mil. The point of contact for technical and management issues is the Government Program Manager, Lt Col David Hincy, (719) 567-6225, email: david.hincy@swc.schriever.af.mil.

Web Link

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Record

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