FA251720R0007 Synopsis_published 6 Oct 2020.pdf
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This document contains a synopsis and sources sought notice for a Space Fence S-Band Radar Operations and Facility Maintenance requirement. The Space Force 21st Contracting Squadron intends to issue a solicitation for non-personal services to manage, operate, maintain, and provide logistical and general support services for the Space Fence S-Band system at sites in Huntsville, Alabama and Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, with potential relocation of the operations center to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida and addition of another sensor site. Services include system operation and maintenance, exercises and testing support, logistics, communications, environmental compliance, facilities management, safety, security, and knowledge management. The follow-on contract is anticipated as a hybrid of firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and individual job order contract line items, with a phase-in period beginning in October 2021, base period of five months, and five one-year options. The NAICS code is 517919 with a $35 million size standard and full and open competition is planned. The formal solicitation is expected to be issued in November 2020.
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In accordance with FAR 5.203, the Government hereby publicizes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action for the Space Fence S-Band Radar Operations and Maintenance solicitation, with performance at two Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) in support of Space Domain Awareness. The Space Operations Center (SOC) is in Huntsville, Alabama, co-located with Redstone Arsenal and the second site, Sensor Site 1, is on Kwajalein Atoll, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and co-located with the United States Army Garrison, Kwajalein (USAG-KA).
There is the potential of a relocation of the SOC to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and the potential for an additional sensor site, location to be determined during the span of this contract.
USSF 21st Contracting Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base intends to solicit competitive proposals to provide non-personal services to manage, operate, maintain, and provide logistical and general support services for the Space Fence S-Band system. In addition to providing system operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements, contracted services include participating in exercises and testing, mission systems maintenance management, logistics management, communications management, environmental compliance, civil engineering, occupational health, security, and knowledge operations requirements. The Contractor shall perform organizational level maintenance on system upgrades and modifications once they are accepted by the Government. The Contractor shall support, as required, the new site stand up and site relocation activities.
Current contract support, provided through the US Air Force Materiel Command’s Electronic Systems Center Interim Contract, ends 25 December 2021. The contemplated contract type for this contract is a hybrid contract made up of Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, and Individual Job Order Contract Line Item Numbers. The contemplated period of performance is a two-month phase-in period, a base period of five (5) months, plus five (5) one-year options, with phase-in beginning on or around 26 October 2021, and a contract start date of 26 December 2021.
This solicitation will be conducted using full-and-open competition procedures and is open to all offerors. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 517919 (All Other Telecommunications) with a $35M small-business size-standard.
The formal Space Fence S-Band O&M solicitation and any amendments thereto, will be distributed through the beta.SAM website under Solicitation Number, "FA2517-20-R-0007.” The Government intends to issue the formal Space Fence solicitation on or about November 2020.
Current Points of Contact: Kim Limón, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 556-5689, Email:
kim.limon@spaceforce.mil; or Diana Cramer, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 556-8775, Email:
diana.cramer.1@spaceforce.mil.
The intent of this Notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal. This notice is not a formal solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice, nor otherwise pay for information which is submitted as a result of this notice.
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