Sources Sought.pdf

Sources Sought/Request for Information Title: AN/APG-81 Radar Operational Flight Program (OFP) and the AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) OFP.

Posted: Responses Due: Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 12:00pm EST

This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Proposals (RFP), a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or an indication that the Government will contract for any of the items and/or services contained in this notice. In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, the Government will not pay for any information/items submitted in response to the RFI. No determination as to the viability of this potential requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort.

A. BACKGROUND

-The purpose of this effort is to provide support to the 402nd Software Engineering Group (SWEG) at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia for organic sustainment for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) AN/APG-81 Radar Operational Flight Program (OFP) and establish Initial Organic Capability (IOC) for AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) OFP. This includes providing IT services, data access, and engineering support.

B. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

-Provide systems software engineering services in support of the Government’s efforts to modify, expand, or sustain AN/APG-81 Radar/ AN/AAQ- 37 DAS products and services, as directed by the Government, in order to meet evolving mission requirements. These services include changes to software and supporting hardware that are intended to increase the capability of the systems to accomplish the overall mission.

-Maintain a joint effort with the Government to collaborate on investigation, analysis, evaluation, testing, and resolution for problems identified to meet the mission requirements of the F-35 JSF AN/APG-81 OFP and AN/AAQ-37 DAS OFP efforts.

-Furnish infrastructure (personnel, facilities, and material) to allow the Government to participate in investigation, analysis, evaluation, developing, assembling, testing, delivering, installing, testing, and sustaining the F-35 JSF AN/APG-81 OFP and AN/AAQ-37 DAS OFP efforts.

-Provide sufficient manpower to assist the Government to investigate, develop, integrate, test, resolve and deliver software changes to address up to 24 Radar Deficiency Reports (DRs), 17 DAS (DRs) and the necessary project management staffing for these the F-35 JSF AN/APG-81 OFP and AN/AAQ-37 DAS OFP efforts.

System (DAS) OFP.

Posted: Responses Due: Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 12:00pm EST

-Provide IT services in support of the Government’s efforts to establish and maintain a point-to-point connection between the Government CENTAR network and the Contractor’s development network, Information System (IS)-343.

-Support efforts between the Government and the Contractor’s authorizing agency, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), to establish a point-to-point connection between CENTAR and IS-343. The Contractor shall provide all artifacts and other support/information required to establish the connection to include but not limited to the IS- 343 Body of Evidence.

-Once the network connection has been established, the Contractor shall provide on-going follow-on services to maintain the connection between CENTAR and IS-343. The Contractor shall provide support to maintain network availability of IS-343 to the Government and resolve any availability issues as they occur. The Contractor shall support all Contractor Communication Security (COMSEC) requirements to maintain network availability of the connection. The Contractor shall provide on-going cybersecurity support to maintain authorization of the connection to include but not limited to recurring deliveries of any cyber security artifacts necessary to maintain the authorization of the connection.

System (DAS) OFP.

Posted: Responses Due: Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 12:00pm EST

Section 1: Company Profile (please limit this section to a single page)

1. Please describe your company’s general experience engineering and supporting DoD-approved IT subsystems.

2. Please describe your company’s general experience does your company have in sustaining software?

3. Please describe your company’s general experience with generating source code and technical data.

4. Describe similar services offered to the Government or to commercial customers within the past three years.

5. What current access does your company have to government-shared databases?

6. What is your business size and type (i.e. small, woman-owned, veteran-owned, etc.)

assuming NAICS Code 541330.

Section 2: Capability (please limit this section to no more than two pages)

7. What experience does your company have integrating data sets into an existing system?

8. What experience does your company have in sustaining software?

9. What experience does your company have with generating source code and technical data.

10. What experience does your company have with Cybersecurity updates, patching, bug fixes, and deficiency reporting, investigating, and resolution?

11. What experience does your company have in support in the design, fabrication, sustainment, and troubleshooting of test stations for AN/APG-81 Radar and AN/AAQ-37 DAS?

12. The teams will need to have the appropriate backgrounds to enter Air Force bases; and Special Program Access.

Section 3: Proposed Approach (please limit this section to a single page)

13. Would you recommend a different NAICS Code than 541330?

14. In your company’s opinion, which “contract type” is applicable to this solution?

15. Please provide a simple outline and schedule for this effort.

System (DAS) OFP.

Posted: Responses Due: Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 12:00pm EST

16. If subcontracting is a part of the solution, what percentage will be subcontracted?

Section 4: Additional Comments/Information (please limit this section to a single page)

17. Please provide any comments/questions regarding this effort.