Attachment_2_-_Market_Research_Questionnaire.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS AIR COMBAT COMMAND

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION CENTER

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS VA

Agile Combat Power

27 January 2016

FROM: ACC AMIC/PKCB

SUBJECT: Market Research Questionnaire FA4890-16-R-0009, HIGH FEQUENCY

GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (HFGCS) PUERTO RICO STATION (PRS)

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF POTENTIAL CONTRACT: Provide operations and maintenance support to the Puerto Rico Station in support of the Air Force HFGCS mission.

Provide qualified management and supervisory personnel at the Air Force PRS facilities, qualified organizational maintenance personnel at the PRS and a level of support for these personnel that allow them to effectively and efficiently accomplish the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Support shall include the operations and maintenance of all System Capable of Planned Expansion (SCOPE) Command equipment, associated communications systems, ancillary equipment, and antennas in accordance with (IAW) applicable Air Force Technical Orders (AFTOs) and commercial manuals. The contractor shall provide all facility maintenance and management, supply support, as well as a Quality Control Program, and Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Program.

2. OBJECTIVE OF MARKET RESEARCH: This market research is conducted to assist in determining acquisition strategy for the subject procurement. Specifically, feedback is sought from industry in regards to practices for obtaining the required services, as well as the capability of industry in providing the required services within our military environment. Additionally, the government requests industry input as to potential efficiencies. Contract type, practices, potential set-aside strategy as authorized by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19 and performance-based specifications are being considered in development of the solicitation. Your input will greatly assist in this development. A draft PWS has been posted with this questionnaire to www.fbo.gov, and you are invited to review this document and provide feedback on the document itself, as well as to the below questions.

3. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY: Please review the associated draft PWS posted to this site and the following questions, and provide any input you would like considered as we formulate the acquisition. For the Contracting Officer to set aside any acquisition over $150,000 for small business, there must be a reasonable expectation that two or more offerors can satisfactorily perform contract requirements and that award will be made at a fair market price. Total set-asides cannot be made unless such a reasonable expectation exists.

The Government believes that it is mutually beneficial to determine the capability of offerors eligible for set-asides early in the procurement process in order to preclude the need for a modification of the acquisition strategy later. The Government is not requesting technical/management proposals, only capability information that will be used as market research to develop the acquisition strategy and solicitation.

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Questions from prospective offerors and the subsequent answers will be posted throughout the presolicitation phase of the procurement. We expect to make further postings of draft documents (including a draft solicitation) in the coming months, in anticipation of issuing a final solicitation within the next year. Your continued input is welcome throughout this process. Please provide a brief capability response to each of the following and limit your entire response not to exceed fifteen (15) pages

4. GENERAL

a. Please include the following information about your organization in your response:

i. Name of Organization

ii. DUNS Number

iii. CAGE Code

iv. Address

v. Telephone Number

vi. Facsimile Number

vii. Point(s) of Contact and E-Mail Addresses

viii. Size of Business: Small or Large IAW NAICS 811213

ix. Status of Business: Small Business Administration (SBA) 8 (a) Business

Development Program Concern, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Concern, Small Disadvantaged Business Concern, Veteran- Owned Small Business Concern, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern and/or Women-Owned Small Business Concern

b. The anticipated NAICS code for this procurement is 811213, Communication Equipment

Repair and Maintenance, with a corresponding small business size standard of $11.0M.

Provide any input regarding your capability to accomplish the work as a prime contractor, or any other information relative to setting aside the procurement for small business participation only. Please provide input as to whether the NAICS code accurately reflects the requirement described in the PWS.

c. Are O&M support services similar to our requirement typically performed utilizing standard regulations/standards? Do other contracts include any industry-specific training, certification, or inspection requirements that are in conflict with the referenced Air Force standards? Please note any major differences in the government’s requirement and similar requirements found in the marketplace.

d. We anticipate the significant portion of the requirement will be on a fixed-price basis. A portion of the contract covering the effort for travel, equipment purchases, and other expenses is to be procured on a cost-reimbursable basis. Please provide any comments you may have regarding the estimated workload as shown in the draft PWS. Identify any limitations to the fixed-pricing of this effort.

e. Submit evidence that your company has the requisite accounting, purchasing, property, insurance, and funds management capabilities to support this effort. Please include an explanation of your ability to provide sound management and physical security of government assets. Also include a discussion of the methods your company utilizes to ensure fiscal control, your inventory tracking procedures, and the purchasing capability within your company necessary to ensure continuous support of the program.

5. COMPANY CAPABILITIES

a. What is your past experience with operations? Identify any contracts with contract number and the awarding agency that you have previously worked on that are similar in scope to the contract? Submit evidence of experience and ability to provide similar support to sustain mission systems, the operations and maintenance (O&M) of equipment, and design/development of systems for contracts containing geographically dispersed sites. Please include brief information on your company’s managerial, technical, and financial resources to be able to meet the program requirements as detailed in the draft PWS.

b. Have you supported similar contract operations at OCONUS locations? If so, please provide a list of locations supported.

c. Have you accomplished a contract transition at OCONUS locations? Please include a brief summary of actions taken to transition contract oversight with particular emphasis on OCONUS transition actions.

d. Do you plan to subcontract any of the work?

e. This requirement will include support for workload for an OCONUS location as described in above paragraph 1. In order to provide support within the Contract, multiple personnel at each site are required to complete a NACI investigation. Does your company have the capability to acquire personnel, in sufficient numbers and labor categories, with appropriate clearances who can perform support? Please provide information on any obstacles you anticipate in acquiring and retaining a trained, qualified and certified workforce.

f. Does your company have the capability to acquire personnel who are able to read, write and speak English and Spanish proficiently to perform assigned duties? Are acquired personnel able to read and comprehend Technical Orders, commercial manuals, and other directives written in English?

g. Can your company acquire personnel with certifications and licenses, where appropriate to perform the work requirements in a high-quality manner?

h. Does your company have the ability to provide the resources necessary to ensure a successful phase-in, ramp-up, or transition?

i. Does your company have experience negotiating with labor unions and working with a unionized workforce under the terms of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)?

6. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

a. What changes, if any, do you suggest we make to the draft PWS to allow for a more performance-based requirement? Please identify any portions of the draft PWS that, as written, are too restrictive or prohibit the flexibility to perform according to your established practices.

b. Do the referenced mandatory Air Force instructions and other publications conflict with established practices? Provide any comments you may have as to standard practices for procuring similar services in the marketplace.

c. Identify any components of the PWS that conflict with the quality assurance provisions that are part of your normal, established practices. What would you consider to be key critical performance measurements and minimum standards to be met?

d. Are there industry standards, instructions or procedures that would meet AF needs or replace Government directives that are listed in the draft PWS?

e. What industry standards exist for performance metrics for this type of effort?

7. This information will only be used for market research purposes and will not be used for proposal evaluation later. Information will be used solely to formulate acquisition strategy and for the development of the solicitation. Feedback is welcome at any time, although we request responses to the above information to email address to john.bonadfede@us.af.mil and aaron.ashley.1@us.af.mil no later than 4:30 p.m. EST on 22 February 2015.

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