Hypersonic, Conventional Air-Launched, Strike Weapon
Added: Jun 29, 2017 6:17 pm
The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Armament Directorate, is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statements from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small business that are capable of accomplishing systems integration of all the elements of a hypersonic, conventional air-launched, strike weapon from existing fighter/bomber aircraft and all respective operations/mission planning and sustainment efforts to include operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness. Qualified vendors must be skilled in design, qualification, component/subsystem testing of the critical elements of the hypersonic missile in representative operational conditions. Qualified vendors must be capable in the following fields: hypersonic aerodynamics, aero-thermal protection systems, solid rocket motors, warhead/missile integration, advanced hypersonic guidance, navigation, and control, and aircraft integration. This new weapon system must be designed and analyzed for rapid development and fielding.All interested vendors shall submit a response demonstrating their capability to provide hypersonic missiles to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. Proposals are not being requested or accepted at this time. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Proposal) exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business, or any particular small business program. The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 336414, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1250 persons. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (e.g., SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. No set-aside decision has been made. Note that a key factor in determining an acquisition to be a Small Business Set Aside is that small business prime contractors must perform at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR Clause 52.219-14.CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: All interested vendors shall submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement.Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: lanie.bolin@us.af.mil. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that includes the Solicitation Number. If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Any project/requirement developed from the sources sought responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in FedBizOpps.gov separately. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought.Respondents are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract with the Government may be used to administratively process submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractor's proprietary information. These administrative support contractor employees have signed nondisclosure agreements to protect proprietary information. Any vendor requiring a company-to-company nondisclosure agreement should contact the PCO prior to submitting a capability statement.RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. (CST) ON 14 JULY 2017. All questions concerning this requirement need to be submitted in writing to the PCO, Lanie C. Bolin, at lanie.bolin@us.af.mil.
FA8682-18-R-0003 Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Eglin Air Force Base
6/29/17, 6:17 PM Hypersonic, Conventional Air-Launched, Strike Weapon
Added: Jul 21, 2017 5:38 pm
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)/EBJK, 205 West D Avenue, Bldg 350, Eglin AFB, FL 32542.DescriptionNotice of Contract Action (NOCA) - The Long Range Systems Division (AFLCMC/EBJ) intends to solicit proposals from limited sources and award contracts for the development and integration of an air-launched hypersonic conventional strike weapon (HCSW) with both fighter and bomber aircraft platforms. Integration will include mission planning operations and support. The HCSW will provide a prompt (Hypersonic/Hypervelocity), precision strike capability against high-value, time-critical fixed and relocatable surface targets in a single or multi-theater challenged (A2/AD) environment. It will utilize Global Position System (GPS)/Inertial Guidance System (INS) for navigation and terminal guidance with a Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) warhead. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in the 1st quarter of FY18. The contract will include all necessary effort through Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD).This effort will be awarded using other than full and open competition to the successful offeror under the authority of 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, among the limited sources. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missile Systems are the only firms that appear to possess the necessary capability within the Air Force's time frame without causing an unacceptable delay in meeting the needs of the warfighter.The small business size standard associated with NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) exception for Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts) is 1,250 employees. The Government intends to solicit proposals from the limited sources identified above and award one contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). Follow-on contracts within the scope of the class Justification and Approval (J&A) may be awarded to the successful offeror. This NOCA neither constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does it restrict the Government to any specific acquisition approach. This NOCA is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment to a contract by the Government.An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman but rather to the Contracting point of contact identified above. The Ombudsman is Ms. Jill Willingham-Allen, AFLCMC/AQP. She may be contacted at 312-785-5472.Responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the required supplies/services within fifteen (15) business days of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses for this effort shall be submitted to Ms. Lanie C. Bolin, Contracting Officer, phone (850) 883-3060, e-mail: lanie.bolin@us.af.mil.Contracting Office Address: 205 West D Avenue, Bldg 350Eglin AFB, Florida 32542 United States Primary Point of Contact: Lanie C. Bolinlanie.bolin@us.af.milPhone: 850-883-3060
FA8682-18-R-0003 Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Eglin Air Force Base
7/21/17, 5:38 PM