COBRA DANE Sources Sought Announcement.pdf

COBRA DANE SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE TO ISSUE A

SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. NEITHER

UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE

CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. NO CONTRACT WILL

BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

I. Synopsis:

The Department of the Air Force (DAF), United States Space Force (USSF), Combat Forces

Command (CFC), Mission Delta 4 (MD4), 4th Sustainment Squadron (4 STS) Peterson SFB, CO is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of performing the follow-on contract to the COBRA DANE (CD) Radar Operations, Maintenance and Sustainment (OM&S)

Services Contract, which will include additional scope as detailed in the ‘Scope of Work’ section. The current COBRA DANE Contract period of performance ends on 31 March 2027.

The follow-on contract is planned to be a single award sole source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) contract similar in scope to the current contract with a period of performance up to 5 years. The AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE is a ground-based, computer-driven L-band

Traveling Wave Tube-fired phased-array radar located at Eareckson Air Station (EAS) on

Shemya, AK. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government.

The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This announcement is open to all sources, regardless of size. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 –

Engineering Services.

II. Scope of Work:

This contract will provide non-personal services to manage, operate, maintain and sustain the

COBRA DANE radar system at optimum performance levels identified in an approved COBRA

DANE System Requirements Document (SRD), 24 hours/day, 365 days/year, in support of multiple national radar missions including Missile Defense and Space Domain Awareness. The contractor will provide operations and support of site equipment and facilities in accordance with the referenced Performance Work Statements (PWSs) to meet AN/FPS-108 sensor function on a continuous basis. Further, the Contractor shall continue to operate and maintain the system in the event of a national emergency, to include declared or undeclared state of war. The Contractor will be the primary system integrator, and will also provide depot spares management, logistic support and Depot Maintenance Support Activity (DMSA).

OVERARCHING SCOPE

The Contract Overarching Scope provides scope for on-site operations of the COBRA DANE

AN/FPS-108 radar and associated systems to satisfy contract requirements. Individual Task

Orders (TOs) or Delivery Orders (DOs) will identify the specific tasks. This contract provides scope for on-equipment Organizational Level (O-Level) maintenance; off-equipment evaluation and troubleshooting maintenance services at the appropriate levels; operations support services;

travel services for personnel traveling for temporary additional duty (TAD) or temporary duty

(TDY); transportation for personnel and packaging, handling, shipping and transportation

(PHS&T) for moving equipment and supplies; coordination with and information to the EAS

Base Operations Support (BOS) contractor; Depot Level (D-Level) maintenance; maintenance support for Unprogrammed Depot Maintenance; management of all aspects of the contract;

quality control activities, ensuring the performance of products, subcontractors and vendors;

entering into Associate Contractor Agreements (ACAs); integrated systems engineering and sustaining engineering support; integrated product support; cybersecurity support; acquire, format, assemble, reproduce, package, ship, manage, provide and store all required deliverable data as specified in the contract and/or TO/DO requirements document(s) as applicable; execute data repository services; training services, devices, accessories, aids, equipment and parts used to facilitate instruction through which personnel will learn to operate and maintain the COBRA

DANE AN/FPS-108 radar and associated systems; Systems Integration Lab services; obtain and/or validate engineering data on the performance of hardware, software and firmware changes; procure spares, warranties and licenses for hardware, software and firmware, communications networks and infrastructure associated with hardware and software modifications; equipment replacement and repair; demilitarization and disposal; plan, organize, direct, coordinate, execute, control, approve, document and report on all assigned actions to execute projects the Government establishes by issuing TOs/Dos; and transition phase-in and phase-out.

All contractor requirements are contained in Task Orders (TOs) or Delivery Orders (DOs).

Cross-order requirements, such as program management, system engineering, cost reporting, etc.

are contained in the DEPOT AND SUSTAINMENT Task Order described below.

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) Task Order

Primary Requirement: The contractor shall operate the COBRA DANE system twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week (24/7). The contractor shall staff the Operations Center on a continuous 24/7 basis to ensure all operational requirements are satisfied. The contractor shall have at least two Operations Center qualified personnel at the radar site at all times. The contractor shall report performance of the COBRA DANE AN/FPS-108 radar and associated systems in the System Performance Report.

As part of the O&M Task Order, the contractor shall also perform Operational System

Performance Analysis and Reporting; Provide Media Management (magnetic, optical, flash, etc.); Provide Support to Government Test Activities and Inspections; Perform O-Level

Maintenance; Collect and Report Maintenance Data; Perform Maintenance Management;

Perform System Administration; Perform Supply Services; Perform Electronics System

Maintenance; Perform Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Maintenance;

Perform Operations Support; Perform Outside Agency Support (briefings, tours and escort support); Perform Security Services; Perform Environmental Services; and Perform Facilities

Support.

DEPOT AND SUSTAINMENT (D&S) Task Order

The D&S Task Order defines the performance-based requirements for depot level (D-level) maintenance and sustainment of the COBRA DANE AN/FPS-108 radar and associated systems and the integration requirements of all tasks across the various Task Orders (TO)/Delivery

Orders (DO) of the Contract. The contractor shall sustain the contract-covered systems to meet the performance standards for the COBRA DANE AN/FPS-108 radar and associated systems and the COBRA DANE System Integration Laboratory (SIL).

As part of the D&S Task Order, the contractor shall also: Manage and Execute Depot Level

Maintenance; Conduct Site Visits; Perform Integrated Program Management; Perform Systems

Engineering; Provide Sustaining Engineering; Provide Supply Support; Provide PHS&T;

Conduct Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Requirements; Perform

Configuration Management; Provide Cybersecurity Management; Provide Risk Management

Framework (RMF) Security Authorization Package Support; Provide Data Access and Technical

Data; Provide Computer Resources Life Cycle Management; Support Equipment Replacement and Repair; and provide Disposal services.

ADDITIONAL PROJECT DELIVERY ORDERS OR TASK ORDERS: These may be awarded throughout the anticipated contract period of performance.

• The Government anticipates a DO for Software Maintenance/Updates every one or two years. The contractor shall provide Software Maintenance/Updates to the COBRA DANE

Radar to maintain the requirements of the COBRA DANE SRD.

• The Government plans a transition-in period of 90 days and will be included as a separate task order. The contractor shall provide a 90-day Transition-In plan and execute their

Transition-In plan upon Government approval. This TO will be ordered first.

• The Government plans a transition-out period of 90 days and will be included as a separate task order. The contractor shall provide a 90-day Transition-out plan and execute their Transition-Out plan upon Government approval. This TO will be ordered in the last period of the contract.

The Government anticipates additional Project DOs to include potential hardware redesign or remanufacture related to extending component end of life and other sustainment issues.

III. Information Sought:

Within the limitations specified by this Sources Sought, qualified prime contractors are requested to provide the following information to meet the Sources Sought objectives: (1) Identify the company as an interested party and (2) enable Government assessment of the company’s capabilities and experience to support the subject effort.

Business concern(s) who believe they have the requisite capabilities to perform as a prime contractor for this effort are requested to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) including the following information:

- Company Name, Mailing Address/website, location of facilities, CAGE Code, North

America Industry Classification System (NAICS) number(s), business size and any eligibility under the US Government Socio-economic programs and preference and Point of Contact to include telephone number(s) and e-mail address.

- Specify if responding concern is a U.S. or foreign owned firm.

- Capabilities and experience to support this effort. At a minimum, the response should include relevant experience in Ground Based Radar (especially Phased-Array), high-powered traveling wave tube technology, operations and maintenance (O&M) tasks, depot-level (D-

Level) sustainment support, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages

(DMSMS) management, manning for remote locations, and modification services, including system engineering and expertise in COBRA DANE’s missions.

Please include an explanation of:

- Experience-specific work previously performed or being performed that is relevant to this effort.

- Processing/handling/storage of SECRET and Formerly Restricted Data (FRD).

Reference material is available upon request to include the current COBRA DANE System

Requirements Document (SRD) and Performance Work Statement (PWS).

IV. Response Information:

Submit your responses via email in a PDF (must be searchable format) or a MS Office 2024 compatible electronic format to Capt. Monica King, Contracting Officer, Ms. Faith Macklen, Contract Specialist, and Lt. Col. Jacobsen, Program Manager, email addresses:

monica.king.6@spaceforce.mil, faith.macklen@spaceforce.mil and jared.jacobsen.2@spaceforce.mil, 1050 E. Stewart Ave, Bldg 2025, Peterson SFB, CO 80914.

PDF/MS Office electronic responses shall be no more than ten (10) pages (cover letter not included), 12-point Times New Roman font (no smaller than 10 point when embedded within graphics). NOTE: Electronic responses that exceed 10 Megabytes (MB) shall be submitted on

CD-ROM or DVD to the hardcopy mailing address listed above. Multiple electronic submissions to avoid the 10 MB size limitation will not be allowed.

As stated, this Sources Sought Announcement is open to all large business, small business, small-disadvantaged business, 8(a) small business, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business.

mailto:monica.king.6@spaceforce.mil mailto:faith.macklen@spaceforce.mil mailto:jared.jacobsen.2@spaceforce.mil

Interested contractors desiring to do business with the DAF shall be registered in the

Government System For Award Management (SAM) system.

Any response submitted by respondents to this sources sought constitutes consent for their submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and

Development Center (FFRDC) employees, SE&I and A&AS contractor employees supporting 4

STS, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to

FFRDC, SE&I and A&AS contractor employees supporting 4 STS, in a cover letter accompanying your capabilities package.

The information received will be handled as competition sensitive and will assist in formulating an acquisition strategy decision. Responses are due no later than 24 Apr 2026, 5:00 pm

Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Responses received after this date and time will not be reviewed.

Address all questions to the Contracting Officer and

Contract Specialist:

Capt Monica King, Contracting Officer

E-mail: monica.king.6@spaceforce.mil

Phone: 719-556-6268

Ms. Faith Macklen, Contract Specalist

E-mail: faith.macklen@spaceforce.mil mailto:monica.king.6@spaceforce.mil mailto:faith.macklen@spaceforce.mil