18 -- EXTENSION OF MEDIUM LAUNCH VEHICLE (MLV) III CONTRACT

Notice Date

April 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, SMC -- Space & Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 2420, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659

ZIP Code

90245-4659

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-41

Response Due

May 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Catheryn Quinn, Contracting Officer, Phone (310) 363-5558, Email catheryn.quinn@losangeles.af.mil -- Sarah Handy, Contract Negotiator, Phone (310) 363-5627, Email sarah.handy@losangeles.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Catheryn Quinn (catheryn.quinn@losangeles.af.mil)

Description

The Delta II Systems Program Office (SPO) intends to acquire launch services and storage for the Delta II launch vehicle in support of the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) constellation. A Firm-Fixed-Price/Cost-Plus-Award-Fee type contract is anticipated with a period of performance for five to ten years. The SPO is currently planning to release a Request for Proposal in August 2001. The incumbent contractor for Delta II is the McDonnell Douglas Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA. They are the original designers, manufacturers, and integrators and launch operation managers of the Delta II launch vehicle. The Boeing Company has continuously launched the Delta II for over 12 years. Boeing has the Total System Performance Responsibility (TSPR) requirement for the entire Air Force Delta II program. This contract action effects only a portion of that work. The contract extension is anticipated to change the Period of Performance (POP) for the existing contract. There are no anticipated changes to be made to the production paragraphs, however, some minor changes will be made to the Launch Operations portion and Storage. The contractor must be able to meet the Total System Performance Responsibility (TSPR) requirement. The contractor must provide a clean facility to store all Air Force Delta II launch vehicles until their arrival at the launch site. The contractor must demonstrate the ability to maintain the vehicles in a launch ready configuration as documented in the US Air Force Delta II Storage Plan. The contractor must meet a 40 day call up for launch-on-call schedule. They must also be able to meet the Air Force launch schedule as determined by the Current Launch Schedule Review Board (CLSRB). The contractor shall perform all necessary tasks and services to properly store Delta II launch vehicles procured under this contract. These activities shall include, but not be limited to: (a) inspection and monitoring of stored launch vehicles, (b) acquisition of storage facilities and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) necessary to preserve the Government Delta II launch vehicles in storage, and, (c) related activities to bring stored launch vehicles up to a mission ready status upon launch call-up. The contractor shall perform all necessary prelaunch and countdown activities to launch the vehicle. The contractor shall conduct operations in accordance with the technical operating manuals approved procedures. The contractor shall immediately notify the Space Launch Squadron (SLS) of any failure or anomaly that occurs during launch processing. The contractor shall provide a skills and certification training program to provide its employees with the necessary certifiable skills to perform all launch operations. The contractor shall receive, assemble, and test all vehicle flight elements for delivery to storage or to the launch pad. The contractor shall erect the vehicle when notified by Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) to perform all pretest preparations, subsystem and systems functional tests. The contractor shall support tracking and monitoring of the Delta II as required by range safety regulations and the Interface Control Document (ICD). The contractor shall provide technical support to the launch day anomaly team chaired by the government. The contractor shall provide a "quick look" of all information within two hours of mission completion. The contractor shall perform organizational maintenance (remove and replace) and supply support of the launch vehicle, the maintenance manuals/procedures, the System Specification, and the Integrated Master Plan (IMP). The contractor shall perform maintenance and supply support of all ground systems not maintained by a separate government contractor. If interested, contractors can submit their Statement of Capabilities (SOCs) for consideration. The SOCs must be submitted by 29 May 2001. The Government will not reimburse contractors for SOCs or proposals.

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Record

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