ASTRO VID Presentation.pptx

Advanced Space Technology Research & Optimization

(ASTRO)

Virtual Industry Day 28 July 2021 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. PA #: AFRL-2021-2387

THIS VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

This information may or may not translate into an actual procurement in the future. None of the information in this presentation shall supersede any information contained in the final RFP if issued. The formal RFP (including amendments), when issued, is the only solicitation document that should be relied upon in determining the Government's requirements

DISCLAIMER

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Rules of Engagement Points of Contact AMOS Site Overview ASTRO General Information Background ASTRO Site Locations Task Order 0001 Task Order 0002 Task Order 0003 Questions ASTRO Acquisition Overview Current Acquisition Strategy Draft RFP Evaluation Factors Key Personnel/Requirements CPAF structure Basic Mission Task – TO 0003 Questions/Discussion

AGENDA

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Discussions:

Unclassified Informational purposes only No Government commitments, obligations, or reimbursements

Questions and Answers:

Everyone on mute Submit questions via Q&A button or raise hand to be called upon As many as we can during allotted times Posted to SAM.gov

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the sole official point of contact for this acquisition. Any questions, concerns, requests for clarification must be addressed in writing to the CO with a carbon copy (cc) to the Contract Negotiator and PM. All communications must be vetted through Contracting Officer.

Contracting Officer: Kimerie Smith, AFRL/RDK

(505) 853-7466; kimerie.smith@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Leandra Lee-Bass, AFRL/RDK

(505) 846-0995; leandra.lee-bass.1@us.af.mil Program Manager: Maj Devin Leong, AFRL/RDS

(808) 891-7761; devin.leong@us.af.mil

POINTS OF CONTACT

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Executive Summary Air Force Maui Optical & Supercomputing Site (AMOS) optical mission performs world-class Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Research and Development (R&D) and has demonstrated breakthroughs in:

Ground-based satellite imagery – day and night Multi-phenomenology characterization Autonomous discovery and follow-up on deep space objects AMOS R&D continues to shape operational capabilities as breakthroughs are transitioned locally and nationally through our Stakeholders Operations drives research, and research improves operations

AMOS SITE OVERVIEW

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Site Overview: Location on Maui DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Site Overview: Summit Operations

1.6m Telescope GEODSS Telescopes 1.2m Telescope

3.6m AEOS Telescope

Link to Kihei Facilities

Raven Telescopes

NASA Dome & VE Platform

AEOS 3.6m Telescope

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MSSS 1.6m Telescope

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MSSS 1.2m Telescope

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ISS (ZARYA) 15 June 2020 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Small Aperture Raven Telescopes

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Primarily onsite at AMOS, Maui Island, Hawaii Maui Space Surveillance Complex (MSSC), Summit of Haleakala Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS) Mirror Coating Facility (MCF) Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) Butler Building Remote Maui Experiment (RME), Kihei Offices, Kihei

ASTRO Site Locations

Program Name Advanced Space Technology Research & Optimization (ASTRO) Program Summary Type of Research & Development (R&D) Effort: Operations & Sustainment of R&D site/equipment Research Site: Air Force Maui Optical & Supercomputing Site (AMOS) AFRL Directorate: Directed Energy Directorate – Space Electro-Optics (AFRL/RDS) Application: Military Program Objective Provide continued experimental mission equipment operations, maintenance, and support for special projects to AMOS

ASTRO GENERAL INFORMATION

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AFRL Space Electro-Optics Division, Directed Energy Directorate (AFRL/RDS) Electro-optics and directed energy technologies Air Force Maui Optical & Supercomputing (AMOS) site World class Space Domain Awareness (SDA) research & development (R&D) Mission to operate, maintain, develop, improve, innovate, replace, and enhance AMOS capabilities to better meet mission execution requirements Mission execution includes operations, maintenance, research and experiment support, modernization and optimization efforts, program management, and systems engineering Background DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Program Management/Business Management Financial Establish and maintain financial management and reporting system to monitor cost and schedule Schedule Minimum level 3 work breakdown structure Coordinated and de-conflicted at the project level Staffing Resource loaded and constrained integrated master schedule Security IAW DD Form 254 Top Secret SCI facility clearance Top Secret SCI safeguarding capability Safety

ASTRO Basic Statement of Work DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Systems Engineering Appropriately tailored systems engineering Engineering and trade studies Concept development Analysis of alternatives Preliminary design of hardware and software Emerging operations and maintenance requirements Special projects Design solutions consistent with enterprise electro-optical systems Systems engineering management plan Configuration management Lifecycle management

ASTRO Basic Statement of Work DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Scope Operating the experimental equipment, including but not limited to:

Electro-optics Lasers Adaptive optics Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) test setups Data processing, analysis, dissemination, and archival Operations conducted at Maui Space Surveillance Complex (MSSC) or remote locations Objectives Support data collection, development, and demonstration of ground-based optical Space Domain Awareness (SDA) technologies Meet customer requirements and other commitments to operational customers Task Order 0001: Operations DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Operations Activities Telescope operations Remote operations Data processing Data analysis Data dissemination Communication operations Reporting Scheduling Mission planning Laser safety FAA/Laser Clearing House de-confliction Task Order 0001: Operations DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Scope Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, system administration, and upgrades of experimental mission equipment hardware and software, including but not limited to:

Telescope systems Sensors Dome systems Information technology (IT) systems Command and control (C2) equipment and software Manage and control tools, logistics/safety programs Develop, maintain, and administer R&D networks and maintain accreditation Conduct special studies as required to innovate options to improve/maintain technical performance Objectives Ensure operational availability of AMOS systems Develop and implement innovative ways to maintain AMOS systems

Task Order 0002: Maintenance DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Maintenance Activities Maintain all experimental equipment Establish and maintain maintenance plan and O&M instructions Maintain inventory of equipment and parts Robust configuration management, to include drawings, documentation, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) Complete maintenance, system administration, and repair tasks within prescribed timelines Identify and implement innovations Ensure optical quality of optical elements, including all aspects of link budget Characterize and document sensors Manage and control tools, logistics/safety programs Track reliability and availability of systems Utilize the Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) for maintenance management Maintain accurate digital twin Task Order 0002: Maintenance DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Scope Conduct special studies and projects, including but not limited to:

Large aperture atmospheric compensation Acquiring and tracking satellites 24/7 at any orbital altitude Optical imaging of satellites Characterization of non-resolved space objects Data processing, analysis, dissemination, and archival Design, develop, build, integrate, and document hardware and software solutions Test and evaluate proposed solutions in relevant or operational environment Objectives Modernize existing legacy SDA capabilities Enable AMOS to remain a world leader in optical resolved and non-resolved imaging of space objects Implement innovations for effective long-term operations, maintenance, and sustainment Task Order 0003: Special Projects DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Special Project Activities Project planning and initiation Systems engineering Experiment design and execution FAA/Laser Clearing House de-confliction Telescope system modernization Technical and management work plans Test planning Sensor development and integration Ancillary system development Engineering studies Technical reports Software requirements specifications Conceptual design drawings

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Questions?

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Full and Open Competition FAR 6.1 Contract Type:

Single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) 5 year ordering period; 7 year period of performance Hybrid of types at CLIN level:

Cost (no fee) Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Estimated Contract Award: Q2 2022 Deliverables:

Final Report: Upon completion of Task Order performance Hardware: Task Order Specific Software: Task Order Specific Other Data Deliverables: IAW CDRLs specified on Task Order

ASTRO CURRENT ACQUISITION STRATEGY

Export Control: Contactor will be required to generate or access export-controlled items Foreign Participation: None at the prime contractor level Base Support: Yes Bulk of the work will be performed on-site Office and laboratory space, mechanical and electrical shop facilities, and R&D equipment will be provided by the Government Base Computer/Network Access: Yes Government Furnished Property (GFP): None anticipated Contractor Acquired Property (CAP): As proposed by Offeror Current Acquisition Strategy DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) for Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization (ASTRO): https://sam.gov/opp/1ca6f5ed8c6247e4afa8b8b08e998e24/view Responses due by 06 August 2021, 5:00 PM (MDT) The DRAFT RFP is the time for industry to provide recommendations/rationale No proprietary information Responses will not be judged or evaluated No estimated date of final RFP release Areas of interest for feedback:

Documents or attachments required from Government to submit a complete proposal DRAFT contract type and CLIN construct Sections L & M: Evaluation criteria, supporting documentation, and page limitations Proposed response time: 45 days for proposal submissions

ASTRO DRAFT RFP

Draft Technical Subfactor 1: Modernization and Integration (TO 0003) The Offerer shall provide:

optical, mechanical, electronic, and safety plans to execute the experiment and basic assumptions a projected schedule for integration, alignment, testing, and operations document assumptions, identify technical, cost and schedule risks with mitigation plans, and identify opportunities to provide additional data to mission partners

Example Experiment: Integrate and test a mission partner Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) transceiver system to provide ranging to a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite Place LEO satellites into transceiver field of view (FoV) and mission partner computers will store all mission data Targets will consist of multiple approved objects with multiple passes available every night

Basic Assumptions:

LADAR transceiver is a standalone unit that will not be part of the telescope tracking loop Transceiver will consist of a one-micron, class 4 laser and visible camera Experiment may be executed using any AMOS site capabilities without negatively impacting any other site capabilities

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Draft Technical Subfactor 2 – Operations (TO 0001) The Offerer shall provide:

the technical solution, to include the appropriate data products to characterize anomalous behavior to the scenario described below an operations plan and problem solving approach document assumptions

Experiment: AFRL requests assistance in resolving anomalous conditions on their LEO CubeSat (6u-3u). They are experiencing intermittent communication with the satellite and believe it is in a low power state

Basic Assumptions:

Potential uncertainty in the Two Line Element (TLE)s/state vectors Multiple daytime, terminator, and full dark passes are available Experiment may be executed using any AMOS site capabilities without negatively impacting any other site capabilities

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Draft Technical Subfactor 3 – Recruitment/Retention (Basic SOW) Provide information on their Management approach to meet or exceed the criteria in Section M Section 2.3.3. A detailed description, with supporting rationale of Workforce recruitment Plan and Workforce retention Plan

Draft Technical Subfactor 4 – Small Business (SB) Participation (Basic SOW) Requires submittal of Subcontracting Plan

Draft Technical Subfactor 5 – Past Performance (Basic SOW) Offeror shall provide Present and Past Performance Information for itself, any joint venture member, or critical subcontractor (perform more than 30 percent of the overall effort) in accordance with the “FACTS Sheet”

Acquisition Strategy

Key Personnel Requirements

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Incentivize excellent performance in meeting day-to-day requirements while accomplishing the longer-term objectives as set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW)

Award fee plan will include specific criteria and procedures used to assess the contractor's performance and to determine the amount of award fee earned that may be awarded

Award Fee Pool Allocation will be based on an even distribution of the overall contract value.

Base Fee: 3% Award Fee: Not to exceed 10% Cost Plus Award Fee Weighting Criteria:

Award Fee Scores:

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Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN)

PHASE-IN: TBD- COST PLUS FIXED FEE

LABOR: COST PLUS AWARD FEE

Ceiling will be divided to R&D, O&M, and Procurement CLINS by Government IAW anticipated funding For Task Order 0003 only, CLINs will also be established by project & funding type

OTHER DIRECT COSTS: COST

Baselined by Government Ceiling will be divided to R&D, O&M, and Procurement CLINS by Government IAW anticipated funding Non-fee bearing Includes:

May not applicable for Task Order 0003

DATA AND REPORTS: NOT SEPERATELY PRICED (NSP)

SOFTWARE & HARDWARE DELIVERABLE(S): NSP

PHASE-OUT: COST PLUS FIXED FEE

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Pre-award Request a complete stand-alone Basis of Estimate (BOE) be provided for a single system modernization & upgrade task scenario (representative of an average system modernization and upgrade) described in RFP Scenario BOE = one unit of B-MST BOE will be incorporated into the final contract (Section J) B-MST will be multiplied by 70 units to calculate/support Task Order ceiling and CLIN 0001 value No performance will be obligated towards this CLIN 0001 (place holder only) This total modernization CLIN 0001 value will be evaluated as part of the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) during the source selection

Basic Mission Support Tasker (Task Order 0003)

Execution New mods and VE will be added via Mission Support Task Details (MSTD) modifications CO will provide KTR with mini-SOW, incentives, and deliverables pertaining to new modernization & upgrade project CO will issue request for KTR to complete MSTD documenting supporting cost details. If cost vary from B-MST explanation must provided.

Each MSTD will be assigned a unique ID number and CLIN (or multiple CLINs based on types of funding) Final MSTD will be incorporated into Section J as an attachment and supporting CLINS will be established Ceiling (cost and fee) will be realigned from CLIN 0001 to newly established project CLIN

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