Solicitation for Planning Purposes Instructions.pdf

Solicitation for Planning Purposes: Boulder Ground Innovation Facility (BFIG) Operations Support Services (BOSS)

Solicitation for Planning Purposes

This is a DRAFT solicitation for planning purposes issued for the purpose of developing a viable BOSS solicitation that will best communicate the Government’s requirements to industry through exchange of information.

The Government is requesting that interested respondents review the draft solicitation documents and provide comments and questions for the Government to clarify.

Responses to this draft solicitation are voluntary. All feedback should be emailed to Capt Phillip Nguyen at phillip.nguyen.2@spaceforce.mil and Lt Kang at amy.kang.2@spaceforce.mil.

Do not submit questions before 20 Februray 2025. The intent is for interested parties to attend Industry Day first before submitting questions. Attending Industry Day is highly encouraged but not mandatory. Responses must be received no later than 24 February 2025, 1700 Mountain Time.

The Government team will provide responses on SAM.gov to all questions and comments received in a timely manner based on the volume of comments and questions.

White Paper

The Government is also requesting that interested parties submit a White Paper. The Government highly encourages white paper submissions NLT 14 February 2025, 0800 Mountain Time. Please see the attached White Paper instructions attachment for further guidance.

Disclaimers:

The documents attached to this draft solicitation are drafts and therefore are subject to change.

This draft solicitation is for planning purposes only and does NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued.

The Government will not reimburse or pay for information submitted in response to this draft solicitation. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct costs or charges will arise because of the submission of information in response to this draft solicitation.

Proprietary information shall NOT be submitted in response to this draft solicitation, nor will the Government be liable for or su er any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information.

No award will be made as a result of this draft solicitation.

This draft solicitation is for informational purposes only to promote exchanges of information with industry.

The Government will not pay for any information and/or materials received in response to this draft solicitation and is not obligated by the information received.

Proprietary information if any, should be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. In order to review the response, PROPRIETARY information may be given to Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), System Engineering and Integration (SE&I), Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), and/or Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contractors working for the Government. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

SSC has entered into contracts with Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) and/or Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I), and/or Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) sta working for the Government. These could include but are not limited to: The Aerospace Corporation (FFRDC), LMI (SETA), Booz Allen Hamilton (SE&I), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (SETA), Stellar Solutions (SETA), and Tecolote Research (SETA). These companies support the Government by performing technical reviews, systems engineering and integration analyses, cost estimation, and other advisory services. Participants are hereby notified that all responses will be provided to SSC support contractors for services to SSC. If participants disagree to the release of its RFI response to any of the aforementioned firms, the participants must clearly state this restriction in the cover letter accompanying the RFI response.

Participants are advised that the USSF will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred related to this Draft Solicitation for Planning Purposes. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any attendee for travel expenses or marketing e orts. All costs associated with participating in this Draft Solicitation for Planning Purposes will be solely at the participant’s expense.