Sources Sought Synopsis DASR 12-5-24.pdf

MARKET RESEARCH

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (SSS)

for Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) Sustainment

05 December 2024

The Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Electronic Systems Directorate, Aerospace Management Systems Division, Air Traffic Systems Branch (AFLCMC/HBA) is seeking information in support of market research for DASR Sustainment.

AFLCMC/HBA intends to modify the existing Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by extending the end of the ordering period by five (5) years from 28 September 2025 to 28 September 2030 followed by two (2) years of delivery ending 28 September 2032. The original award was a single award ID/IQ contract to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), The Raytheon Company. The Air Force requires continued support to ensure the necessary data, capabilities, expertise, and experience to provide sustainment and support to all 157 fielded DASR (also known as the ASR-11) systems, 142 CONUS and 15 OCONUS.

This SSS seeks industry feedback to identify viable sources that can provide comprehensive contractor support in providing global sustainment and technology refurbishment for the DASR Program. These services include but are not limited to: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Support, DMSMS Resolution Implementation, System Enhancements or Modifications, Spares and Material Replenishment, Technical Support Services (TSS), and Program Management (e.g., Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, CM/DM, Safety, etc.). Of paramount importance, the Government needs to sustain an Operational Availability (Ao) of 99.4% of all 157 DASR system installations world-wide.

Background: The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) System is a terminal radar system that provides primary surveillance coverage, secondary surveillance coverage, and calibrated weather precipitation intensity reports for presentation on air traffic controller displays. The DASR system was jointly procured by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on two (2) production contracts that yielded 157 DASR systems. The DASR system is aging, and sustainment is necessary to ensure that the system meets its operational requirements. The place of performance shall be at the contractor facility and DASR sites. The Raytheon Company is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and owns the Intellectual Property (IP). After Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation merged into RTX in 2020, RTX became the owner of this IP. The Government has limited rights for technical data and restricted software rights. Any source that will possess OEM IP licenses may identify their interest and respond to this SSS, if not, please respond with an explanation to how you will sustain these sites without IP rights.

Period of Performance: The Government intends to modify the existing ID/IQ contract by extending the end of the ordering period by five (5) years from 28 September 2025 to 28 September 2030 followed by two (2) years of delivery ending 28 September 2032.

Instructions for Submittal: The Government requests unclassified responses to this SSS be delivered via email no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 15 January 2025. Interested parties must submit a capabilities package, including cover letter, that is concise, yet clearly demonstrates ability to meet the stated support requirements with adequate staffing of qualified personnel. The capabilities package shall clearly present evidence that the interested party is fully capable of providing the required services and supplies and as such may contain any information that the interested party believes is relevant. The capabilities package is to be presented in accordance with the major sections outlined in the Capabilities Package Requirements section below. Briefly describe how you would staff and support DASR while meeting the requirements outlined in the Capabilities Package Requirements below.

This SSS is open to all business types, including small business participation. Please state if your company is a small business, small, disadvantaged business, section 8(a) small business, woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business or historically underutilized business zone small business under this NAICS code and size standard.

The following offeror information must be provided:

1. Company Name

2. CAGE code and DUNS number

3. Address

4. Telephone Number

5. Fax Number

6. Email Address

7. Point of Contact for further clarification or questions

8. Company Size relative to NAICS code 334511

Based on the NAICS code 334511 and a size standard of 1,350 employees, please identify all of the following that are applicable: HubZone small business, 8(a) participation, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business.

The company name should appear clearly on every page of your submittal and proprietary information must also be clearly marked. Responses to this SSS including title pages shall not exceed 15 single-spaced pages, 12-point Times New Roman font typed with at least 1” margins.

Each page of your package shall be printable on 8 ½” x 11” paper. Cover, tab dividers, title pages, glossaries, and table of contents are not required.

1. The Government requests responses and any supplemental information are to be delivered via email addressed to Ms. Janice E. Sullivan, Contracting Officer, email janice.sullivan@us.af.mil and Ms. Julie McAlarney, Contract Specialist, email julie.mcalarney@us.af.mil. Please note, emails containing file types such as: .zip, .xls, .doc, or macro-enabled extensions may not be delivered to the intended recipients. As such, submissions may also be received through DoD SAFE ((https://safe.apps.mil/)). If you require a request from DoD SAFE, please make your request to Ms. Sullivan a week in advance. If further information/clarification is needed, please contact Ms. Janice Sullivan, Contracting Officer, via janice.sullivan@us.af.mil.

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2. An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, DAFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The AFLCMC Ombudsman can be contacted at the following telephone number: (937) 255-5512 or email: paul.tinker@us.af.mil.

Disclaimer and Notice: This is an SSS only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that the Government will take procurement action in this matter. This is NOT a request for proposals, applications, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This request for capability information shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. Further, the Government will NOT be responsible to reimburse any submitters of information for any cost incurred in furnishing this information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Any information submitted by respondents to this SSS is strictly voluntary. This SSS does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this SSS.

If a contract is awarded, the Contractor will support the whole of the fielded DASR systems in accordance with the attached draft Capabilities Package Requirements subject to change in the final release of the impending solicitation.

Any response submitted by respondents to this synopsis constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center employees, and Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees supporting the Air Traffic Systems Branch (AFLCMC/HBA), unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of the submission to Federally Funded Research and Development Contractor employees and Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees supporting AFLCMC/HBA, in a cover letter accompanying its capabilities package.

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APPENDIX A:

CAPABILITIES PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS

DASR/(DASR) Overview

1. The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar is a terminal air traffic control radar system. The

DASR system detects aircraft position and weather conditions in the vicinity of civilian and military airfields and is a key component of the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA nomenclature for DASR is the ASR-11, and the DoD nomenclature for DASR is AN/GPN-

30. The DASR provides digital data to digital automation systems for presentation on air traffic controller displays. The DASR consists of a primary surveillance radar and a secondary surveillance radar, as well as an antenna tower; an electronic equipment shelter/building with heating, ventilation and air conditioning; a power distribution system;

an uninterruptible power supply; a back-up emergency engine/generator set; fire detection;

security; and data communications equipment to connect the radar to the local radar approach control center.

2. The system is capable of providing primary surveillance coverage within 60 nautical miles of the radar, secondary surveillance coverage within 120 nautical miles of the radar, and calibrated weather precipitation intensity reports. The information is processed internally using a proprietary format and then combined using a proprietary algorithm. This information is transmitted to DoD/FAA automation systems for presentation on air traffic controller displays.

3. The contractor solution shall support all 157 systems both CONUS and OCONUS to sustain an Ao of 99.4% of all system installations world-wide

Support Requirements The purpose of this effort is to provide sustainment support necessary for continued operation and deployment of the DASR. The contractor shall accomplish the following:

1. Support the resolution of Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages

(DMSMS) and parts obsolescence issues. Support will include the following tasks in coordination with the FAA depot team:

a. Identification and forecasting of potential DMSMS or obsolescence issues

b. Parts list monitoring and screening

c. Assessment of DMSMS impacts

d. Analysis of possible DMSMS resolutions, e.g., identifying new sources or material solutions such as design changes

e. Implementation of DMSMS resolutions, e.g., qualification of new items (parts, assemblies and LRUs) and qualifying new manufacturing sources or suppliers

f. Provide Life-of-Type (LoT) buys for components affected by DMSMS issues

2. Support system modifications, performance improvements and optimization efforts, including design changes (of hardware, software, and firmware) to address performance issues, interface changes, new mission requirements, maintaining product baseline commonality among different configurations, and other changes as required.

3. Support the testing of the Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) and Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) software builds, including preparation of test procedures, analysis of test data and resolution of software discrepancies or anomalies.

4. Support technology refresh initiatives, including the identification of technology refresh candidates, technology insertion options, and incorporation of these technologies into the product baseline.

5. Manufacture, procure, and test spares or assemblies.

6. Repair unserviceable assemblies and components.

7. Support the resolution of Investigation Report (IRs), Trouble Reports (TRs), Trouble Failure

Reports (TFRs) and Discrepancy Reports (DRs).

8. Support resolution of site specific or other DASR performance issues, e.g., mitigation of wind-turbine or wind farm interference.

9. Support cybersecurity initiatives, including analysis and implementation of security controls and enhancements.

10. Provide updates to engineering drawings, technical manuals, provisioning data and training documentation, as required.

11. Provide telephonic and on-site technical support, including emergency or on-call support.

12. Support failure analysis and identify causes of equipment failure. Help identify causes of cost growth and strategies for managing cost growth. Identify changes to system design that could reduce costs.

13. Support Interoperability and Test Working Group (ITWG) meetings and FAA DASR Second Level Engineering and DASR Depot Quarterly TIMs and PMRs.

14. Support technical interchanges and other meetings as requested.

15. Support the FAA, DASR Second Level Engineering Group (AJW-147) in maintaining the

PSR and MSSR Software Product Support Library (PSL).

Relevant Experience

Based on this scope of work, the following should be addressed as part of your response to this

SSS:

1. Please provide up to three (3) examples showing experience producing, assembling, installing, and enhancing similar radar systems including contract number, indication of whether your firm acted as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number, and a brief description of how the contract relates to the sustainment services described herein.

2. Please provide up to three (3) examples showing experience performing sustainment and modernization of similar radar systems including contract number, indication of whether your firm acted as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number, and a brief description of how the contract relates to the sustainment services described herein.

3. Please provide up to three (3) examples demonstrating experience providing logistics support of an DASR or of a similar radar system, including spares and repair management, software and hardware integration, failure reporting and analysis, obsolescence forecasting, engineering and technical support services, DMSMS support, technical manuals, and training. Be sure to include contract number, indication of whether your firm acted as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number, and a brief description of how the contract relates to the sustainment services described herein.

4. Describe any industry certifications that your company presently holds, including Industry Standard Organization (ISO) 9001:2008 or 9001:2015, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®, or any other.

5. Confirm possession of or ability to obtain the IP data necessary to provide the DASR Sustainment support identified above, e.g., proof of IP license from the OEM. If not in possession of or not obtaining IP rights, explain how sustainment support requirements will be met without IP.