FA8684-20-S-C001 Call 0002.pdf

RSO Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Call 0002

1.0 Introduction

The Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) seeks to leverage technology advances to further its mission to reduce Air Force sustainment and operational cost and/or improve mission readiness.

The RSO seeks to work with companies who can deliver innovative sustainment and operational advances to Air Force end users.

This announcement is for a Technology Focus Area (TFA)/Area of Interest (AoI) under the RSO Commercial Solutions Opening FA8684-20-S-C001. Interested parties are highly encouraged to visit the Government Point of Entry (www.beta.sam.gov) or the RSO website (www.AFRSO.com) to review the RSO CSO special posting in its entirety to obtain more information on the process for submission and evaluation of the CSO solution white papers and proposals.

This Call seeks to solicit innovative solutions that meet the objectives detailed in Section 2.0.

The term innovative is defined as any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of proposal submission; or any new application of an existing technology, process or method as of the proposal date.

The RSO is not obligated to extend a request for proposal or make an award as a result of this Call; all awards are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations. This Call is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any costs incurred by the Offeror associated with developing a White Paper. Prior to commencement of any activities associated with performance under this Call, the Government will issue a written directive or contractual document signed by the Contracting Officer with appropriate consideration established. The RSO reserves the right to modify the requirements of this Call.

The authority to issue this Two-Step, Closed Call is derived from ALCMC/RSO Commercial Solutions Opening, FA8684-20-S-C001, dated 17-Jul-2020. The CSO authority is Section 879 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017, Public Law 114-328, and Class Deviation 2018-O0016.

Federal Agency: Air Force Program Office: AFLCMC/RO “Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO)” Call Title: Reverse Engineering Technology Innovation

NAICS: 541330

Call Type: Two-Step, Closed Call Call Number: FA8684-20-S-C001, Call 0002 Call Release Date: January 4, 2021 White Papers Due: January 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET http://www.beta.sam.gov/ http://www.afrso.com/

2.0 Technology Focus Area/Area of Interest: Agile Manufacturing/Reverse Engineering Technology

As defined in the RSO CSO, the agile manufacturing TFA is described as: The RSO is working to identify, develop, transition, and scale AM technology for the advancement of the Sustainment enterprise. This will leverage mature, new, and emerging AM technology to reduce operation and sustainment costs and improve readiness.

This call is intended to solicit innovative solutions that address the AoI objectives listed below.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate a cutting edge automated 3-D scanning system capable of quickly and accurately scanning complex Additive Manufacturing candidate parts to produce 3-D models. The solution should address any anticipated hardware and software tools necessary to scan parts with complex geometry, various surface color and reflectivity, and provide a means to address part geometry that cannot typically be scanned; e.g. blind holes and internal/hidden geometry.

• The resulting solution should allow trained USAF users to create accurate 3-D models capable of being easily utilized, manipulated and/or modified for additive manufacturing purposes utilizing common commercially available CAD software. This innovative system should aim to provide a cost effective means for USAF users to generate 3-D model data.

• The innovative solution sought will be able to process scan data quickly and efficiently and require minimal human interaction during the scanning, modeling and data processing. The proposed solution should address its ability to fully operate and be able to be updated while not connected to an internet source. Additionally, it should be sized to accept, manipulate and process parts of at least 500mm in diameter, height of 1000mm and weight of at least 50 kilograms.

• Demonstrate a plan to transition and utilize the automated 3-D scanning system at various innovation centers across the Air Force and provide training to users at each location.

• Develop an online training course and written training manual to be utilized during virtual and/or in person training sessions.

• Team with the Air Force to provide live and/or virtual presentations of the innovative technology and its related data.

3.0 Call Timeline and General Information

Milestone Due Date Two-Step, Closed Call Published 04-JAN-2021 White Papers Due (Step-One) 25-JAN-2021 Request for Proposal (RFP) Issued or Non-Select Letter Issued 04-FEB-2021 Proposals Due (Step-Two) 05-MAR-2021 Target Selection Date/Contract Award 31-MAR-2021

*The RSO reserves the right to alter or change any of the due dates listed above.

Two-Step, Closed Call Published: RSO publishes a Two-Step, Closed Call.

White Papers Due (Step-One): White Papers addressing the Area of Interest (AoI) defined in Section 2.0 are due no later than 25-JAN-2021 at 5:00 PM ET. All White Papers submitted must adhere to instructions listed in Section 4.0 and Section 5.0 of this Call.

Request for Proposal (RFP) Issued: Offerors who submitted White Papers by the required due date and who have been favorably evaluated will be issued a Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP will detail the requirements (e.g. required content and evaluation criteria) that prospective companies should tailor their proposal towards.

Proposals Due (Step-Two): Offerors who have received fa RFP from the RSO are required to submit their proposals by the stated due date. More details and requirements that companies shall adhere to will be contained in the RFP.

Contract Award: The Government anticipates making one award, but reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Contracts for all, some, or none of the solicited effort. Details as to the negotiation and award process will be contained in the RFP.

4.0 White Paper Format Instructions

White Papers should be created using 8.5 x 11 inch portrait format pages with single spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font with 1” margins. White Papers shall not exceed the 5 pages, not including the cover page. The cover page shall be limited to and shall include the following:

Contractor Name, CAGE Code, and date.

All text, including text in tables and charts, must adhere to all font sizes and line spacing requirements listed herein. Pages submitted in excess of these limits will not be read or considered in the Government’s evaluation of the White Paper.

5.0 White Paper Contents

White Papers shall be valid for 180 days. All White Papers should include the following content:

• The White Paper shall address how the Offeror plans to provide an innovative approach to meet the objectives listed in Section 2.0.

• The White Paper shall address each of the listed objectives and should provide a brief description of how the Offeror will address the objectives.

• The White Paper shall include a rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) price for a proposal.

Inclusion of the ROM does not imply or guarantee an RFP will be issued to the Offeror.

• The contents will be evaluated against the factors listed in Section 6.0. Offerors should strive to make clear connections between the proposed technical content and the evaluation factors.

6.0 White Paper Evaluation

The White Paper shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factors listed in the CSO.

The factors are as follows:

• Technical o The soundness and technical merit of the proposed solution to adequately address the AoI objectives in Section 2.0; and o The demonstrated feasibility of the proposed solution to address the AoI is mid-maturity. Mid-maturity is defined as a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 5 or greater and a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of at least 5 or greater. The Government is the final decision authority as to a technology’s stated TRL and MRL.

TRL assessment of at least five (5) or higher as detailed at:

https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/703694.pdf .

MRL assessment of at least five (5) or higher as detailed at:

www.dodmrl.com

• Importance to Agency Programs/Commercial Innovation: The degree to which the proposed concept provides an innovative, unique and/or previously under-utilized capability for government application.

• Availability of Funds: Any award shall be subject to the availability of funds.

• Price: Price shall be considered to the extent appropriate, but at a minimum to determine the price is fair and reasonable. For the purposes of the White Paper, the ROM shall be used to inform the availability of funds.

White Papers will be evaluated on the basis of the merit of the proposed concept in addressing the AoI and not against other White Papers submitted in response to the AoI.

7.0 White Paper Submission Instructions

The White Paper shall be delivered electronically by the deadline of 25-JAN-2021 at 5:00 PM ET to the contracting specialist at logan.olsen@us.af.mil. Offeror’s may request the use of the DoD SAFE website to deliver the White Paper by notifying the contracting specialist no later than 24 hours before the deadline for White Paper submissions. If such a request is made the contracting specialist will provide a link for electronic delivery via DoD SAFE.

LATE WHITE PAPER SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The RSO will not be responsible for any White Papers that are late due to issues with either Offeror or Air Force email systems or the DoD SAFE. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the Air Force receives the email with all attachment(s) at the designated email address or the DoD SAFE website (if requested) by the specific due date and time.

A confirmation email will be provided by the contracting specialist promptly upon receipt;

therefore Offeror’s are urged to submit as early as practicable in order to receive confirmation of timely submission.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/703694.pdf http://www.dodmrl.com/ mailto:logan.olsen@us.af.mil

NOTE: Only one White Paper submission per entity is accepted for this Call (FA8684-20-S- C001 Call 0002). An entity is identified by its Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, IAW FAR 2.01.

8.0 Projected Acquisition Particulars

As previously stated, the submission of a White Paper does not imply or guarantee that an Offeror will receive an RFP after the White Paper is evaluated. The information contained in this section is provided to allow Offerors the opportunity to make an informed business decision in determining whether to respond to this call. The Government reserves the right to change, add, remove, or modify this information in the RFP.

• The resulting contract is intended to be a FAR Part 12 Firm Fixed Price effort, however, the RSO reserves the right to also pursue an Other Transaction agreement.

• The expected period of performance for the awarded contract is 12 months after award.

• Use of Non-Government Advisors: Offerors are advised that technical and cost/price data submitted to the Government in response to this Call may be released to non-Government advisors for white paper review and analysis. All non-Government advisors have signed appropriate non-disclosure statements.

• Government Furnished Property or Information may be available if determined by the RSO to be required. Specific details will be set forth in the RFP, if required.

• The RSO anticipates the delivery of a cutting edge automated 3-D scanning system capable of quickly and accurately scanning complex Additive Manufacturing candidate parts to produce 3-D models.

9.0 Contact Information

The Point of Contact for this effort is the Contracting Specialist, Mr. Logan Olsen, or the Contracting Officer, Ms. Valerie Inman. The Offeror shall not contact any other Government personnel or offices regarding this Call.

Position: Name: Email:

Contracting Officer: Ms. Valerie Inman valerie.inman@us.af.mil

Contracting Specialist Mr. Logan Olsen logan.olsen.@us.af.mil mailto:valerie.inman@us.af.mil mailto:logan.olsen.@us.af.mil