Fighter_PreSolicitation_Notice.docx

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IAW FAR 5.204: This is a pre-solicitation notice only. This notice replaces all previous notices for solicitation: FA4890-16-R-0007. Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management Integration Center (ACC AMIC) anticipates issuing the final RFP on/or about 23 May 2016 with a closing date on/or about 28 Jun 2016. This will be a competitive acquisition set-aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The Government intends to make one award from the solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611512 with a small business size standard of $27.5M.

Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any proposal costs.

This is a follow-on effort to procure commercial services for F-15E, F-16 and F-22A Contract Aircrew Training (CAT), Courseware Development (CWD) and Continuation Services (known as the Fighter contract) for HQ ACC A3 and A8, 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, 366th FW Mountain Home AFB, 20th FW Shaw AFB, 1st FW Langley AFB, 57th Wing Nellis AFB, and 388th FW Hill AFB. Additional sites supporting F-22A and F-35 training could be added to this contract at a later date as Force structure requires. Specific tasks for this contract are divided into three categories: 1) CAT, 2) CWD and, 3) General Tasks. The 388th FW at Hill AFB will be on contract for the base year only. Hill AFB is in the process of converting over to the F-35. Until all the F-16 active duty pilots are phased out, Hill AFB must remain on contract to continue the training mission.

Performance consists of a two month Phase-In Period, one Base Period, and four one-year Option Periods. The Government anticipates making award on/or about 1 Dec 2016. Actual contract performance is scheduled to begin 1 Feb 2017.

The Government will use the Internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging any information concerning this requirement. The draft solicitation and attachments are posted with this announcement. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the Internet for the release of the Final Solicitation and closing date. It is also the offeror’s responsibility to carefully review all documents posted with the final RFP for any updates or changes since the release of the draft documents. A pre-proposal conference is planned to be held at Seymour Johnson AFB – the date is TBD. Offerors desiring to attend the conference will be required to pre-register. Registration information shall include the company name, phone number, name of each individual attending to include, social security number and security clearance level. This information is for security purposes and access to the base/facilities. Please limit number of attendees to no more than (3) three individuals per company. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov under NAICS code 611512. Interested parties are cautioned to ensure the information listed in SAM is current and correct.

Interested parties are to submit all correspondence pertaining to this requirement in writing to the POCs listed below. Hard copies of documents posted on FBO will not be made available. The Government will provide an email confirmation of receipt of information. If you have difficulty in emailing your response and/or an email confirmation of receipt is not received in a timely manner, you are encouraged to contact the POCs below.

Helen Vaughn (757) 225-6035, helen.vaughn@us.af.mil Susan Dunnigan (757) 225-6037, susan.dunnigan@us.af.mil

Notice to Offerors:

1. The Government is requesting Industry comments at this time on the draft documents posted with this notice. The Government further requests Industry’s comments pertaining to the Training Management/Learning Management System (TMS/LMS) as outlined in the PWS.

2. Foreign Contractors: This contract requires a “Top Secret” clearance. Federal legislation restricts the dissemination of critical technologies, classified and unclassified, to foreign interests. Access to information above the “Secret” level by a foreign owned/controlled company requires a National Interest Determination (NID)—this also applies to any foreign owned proposed subcontractor. The NID is an agency level risk analysis, determination, and acceptance used to justify the need for a “Special Security Agreement”. A user agency must justify and request a company be cleared under a “Special Security Agreement” to isolate any potential for Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). The justification must address and explain how the FOCI contractor’s product or service is crucial, or is the sole available source to the Air Force. NIDs have to be forwarded to SAF/AAZ for review and endorsement, then to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security (OSD-USD/I) for final approval.