SSPARS Announcement_05July2024.pdf

Notification_SSPARS FY 2026 Reacquisition, Level 1 O&M

PRE-PROPOSAL

SOLID-STATE PHASED ARRAY RADAR SYSTEM (SSPARS)

FISCAL YEAR 2026 REACQUISITION

LEVEL 1 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

NOTIFICATION

Post-Industry Site Visit @ Clear Space Force Station, AK (11-2 June 2024)

This announcement provides follow-on information resulting from the vendor site visit at Clear Space Force Station, AK on June 11-12, 2024, and in preparation for the upcoming publication of the formal Request for Proposal (RFP).

Vendor Future Events Scheduling. A vendor desiring to attend one or both of the below future events, must email the Government’s Points of Contact listed in this announcement NLT July 15, 2024. The Government will finalize the schedule for both events and confirm with the respective vendor their scheduled date and time NLT close of business, July 16, 2024.

The Government will prioritize the scheduling of interested vendors for the two events using ‘Attachment 5 – Summary Events Attendee List’ first. Those vendors who attended the industry site visit at Clear Space Force Station, AK in June 2024 will have first priority slotting. Second priority slotting will go to vendors who attended the Government’s industry day event in February 2024. Complementing the priority slotting rationale, the Government will use the date-time stamp receipt of the vendor’s email expressing its desire to attend one or both of the upcoming events.

Last priority slotting will go to other vendors who express an interest to attend, and their slotting will be prioritized based solely on the Government’s date-time stamp receipt of its email.

July 25-26, 2024: The Government will host two (2) days for interested offerors to view the SSPARS’ Classified Publications on July 25-26, 2024. Combined across the 2-Day event there are seven (7) 90-minute slots available. Only one slot will be made available to each interested vendor.

A vendor may have up to three (3) of its security clearance verified personnel review the classified documents. Personnel viewing the classified documents must provide:

1. Current security clearance verification

2. A completed SF-312 Form – Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement

These documents must be provided to the Government’s Points of Contact listed in this announcement no later than July 22, 2024. During the 90-minute review of classified documents, all means of technology, to include a non-smart watch shall remain outside of the secure area.

Notes may not be scribed.

July 30, 2024: The Government will host individual one-on-one vendor and Government meetings on July 30, 2024. Individual meetings will be held for 45 minutes with each interested vendor. There are seven (7) 45-minute time slots available. These meetings will provide a forum for vendors to provide feedback on the DRAFT RFP and ask additional questions as desired. All questions received which are not proprietary will be summarized, answered, and then published via SAM.gov for public view.

The location for both of the above July 2024 events will be held at the following location:

Peterson Space Force Base Space Acquisition and Integration Office 135 Dover Street, Bldg. 350 Peterson SFB, CO 80914-1117

NOTE: Vendors must specify in its email notification which of the above events it wishes to participate in. Vendors may choose both events. Vendors must clearly communicate its desire in its notification. The Government will not entertain requested dates or time slots for either of the events. Vendors will be slotted from beginning to end based on the Government’s priority rationale outlined above. Vendors must include both of the Government’s Points of Contact in its email.

There will not be any future opportunity to schedule additional reviews of the SSPARS’ classified documents nor additional one-on-one meetings with the Government.

Government Points of Contact:

• Steven Dyer, Contracting Officer: steven.dyer.5@spaceforce.mil

• Kenneth Friesz, Program Manager: kenneth.friesz@spaceforce.mil

OVERVIEW

The Solid-State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) program is comprised of six Geographically-Separated Units (GSU) in the Northern Hemisphere. There are four Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) sites at the following locations: 6th Space Warning Squadron (SWS) at Cape Cod Space Force Station (SFS), MA; 7 SWS at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), CA;

12 SWS at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, and 13 SWS/213 SWS at Clear SFS, AK. While radar operations are performed by military members assigned to the four GSUs, the contractor performs a radar operator/intelligence support mission at Beale AFB, CA and Cheyenne Mountain SFS, CO.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Fylingdales, United Kingdom (UK) provides Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) support to the UEWR maintained by the United Kingdom contractor. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) was added at Clear SFS, AK and is part of the SSPARS Program. It is a Solid State Phased Array S-Band, 2-faced radar, which is remotely operated at Beale AFB, CA and Cheyenne Mountain SFS, CO. A contractor performs operations and maintenance (O&M) of installation and site requirements in support of these missions. Combined, these sites provide missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance capabilities in support of the Space Delta 4 missions.

GENERAL CONTRACT SCOPE

The SSPARS task order to be awarded will provide 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week (24/7) non-personal support services for all GSUs across the following broad missions and service areas:

• sensor operations support, sensor maintenance

• mission computer maintenance mailto:steven.dyer.5@spaceforce.mil mailto:kenneth.friesz@spaceforce.mil

• technical assistance

• exercise and testing support

• training support

• military satellite communications

• communications-electronics and network support

• supply and fuels

• environmental, occupational health, medical, and public health

• civil engineering

• vehicle and traffic management

• services (dining facility and morale/welfare activities)

• industrial, physical, and operational security

• information management

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Q&A, Post CSFS Site Visit

2. Attachment 2 – CSFS Mission Brief

3. Attachment 3 – SF 312 – Classified Information NDA

4. Attachment 4 – Schedule: Classified Documents Review and One-on-One Meeting

5. Attachment 5 – Summary Events Attendee List