FINAL SS MEMO Towers Shelters Install.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER

NUCLEAR C3 INTEGRATION DIRECTORATE

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE MA

FROM: AFNWC/PZH

17 Grenier Street, Bld 1102

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731

NOTICE DATE: 08 December 2022

NOTICE TYPE: Sources Sought

CONTRACTING OFFICE: Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC)/PZH

ZIP CODE: 01731

POINTS OF CONTACT:

Brittany Desilets; 781-225-5362, brittany.desilets@us.af.mil

INSTALLATION OF MILSATCOM ANTENNA SUPPORT TOWER (AST) AND HIGH

ALTITUDE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PULSE (HEMP) SHIELDED ENCLOSURE (HSE)

SHELTER

1. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), located at Hanscom AFB, MA is contemplating award of a contract to install at CONUS locations five (5) Antenna

Support Towers (AST) and two (2) High Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Shielded

Enclosures (HSE) shelter in accordance with (IAW) the government provided line drawings. The AST and HSE provide the infrastructure and platform to support the

Family of Beyond Line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) equipment and antennas. This system provides Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) protection to its internal satellite communication equipment in the event of a high-altitude nuclear explosion and provide critical communications within the military and other government agencies. The

Government is seeking Statements of Capabilities (SOCs) in the form of white paper

(5page limit) to ascertain a contractor's capability to meet our installation schedule. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) and line drawings are available to US Contractors only upon request to the POC above.

2. The Contractor shall provide all qualified labor and supervision, tools, materials

(including manuals and schematics), parts, equipment and transportation necessary to mailto:brittany.desilets@us.af.mil provide technical and engineering support services for the ASTs and HSEs installation.

This support also includes:

- Providing all personnel, materials, travel and subsistence, and test equipment necessary to perform tasks related to installation of five (5) ASTs and (2) HSEs.

- Installing all AST and HSE equipment and components at CONUS locations.

- Performing System Operational checkout procedures IAW applicable checklists and give familiarization training with all tower and shelter components and operation.

3. A draft Statement of Work (SOW), line drawings, and quality inspection checklist are available upon request. To receive the documents, the contractor must submit the attached "Non-Disclosure Agreement" and “Document Registration and Disclaimer

Form” signed. Contractors must include the below information, at a minimum, as part of their SOC submission.

Evidence and assurance of the ability to do the following:

- Install five (5) fully functioning ASTs at a CONUS location(s) within one (1) year

IAW the government provided SOW and line drawings on an approved government-built foundations; deviations not accepted.

- Install two (2) fully functioning HSE shelters at a CONUS location(s) within one (1) year IAW the government provided SOW and line drawings on an approved government-built foundations; deviations not accepted.

*Please note, all AST and HSE shelter installation SHALL be performed IAW the government SOW and line drawings without any deviation or substitution. Any deviation from the line drawings is not authorized and will render the approved design unacceptable that will require re-test and certification. The installation dates are not determined at this time.

**Your SOC will provide details of how the Offeror has installed like products in the past, can adhere to the requirements for this effort, and provide familiarization training on the operation of all tower and shelter components as required by the government.

4. AFNWC requires interested parties have a thorough knowledge and background in development and support of the HEMP hardened products. Knowledge must include past or present performance of in support of nuclear hardened equipment and components, and past experience providing support for MILSATCOM systems. Contractor must be able to provide immediate technical expertise without the need for major research and development (R&D).

5. Interested contractors must request available documents as describe above within 7 days and submit an unclassified SOC within 15 days of this announcement demonstrating proven program development and management; and the ability to install, and test five (5) each ASTs and two (2) HSE shelters.

6. The SOC shall not exceed 5 one-sided pages in length. Response must be submitted by email in electronic form in MS Word 98 or higher, or PDF format. All responses must conform to 8.5 by 11inch page with font no smaller than 12point. Contractor must provide company address, Commercial and General Entity (CAGE) code, Data Universal

Numbering System (DUNS) Number, references and business size/economic group, points of contract with name(s), telephone number(s), and email address(s).

7. This sources sought is for informational and planning purposes only; it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), a Request for Proposal (RFP), an Invitation for

Bid (IFB), or any other commitment by AFNWC to contract for items within this request for information. Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication and is subject to revision. This announcement is not binding on the

Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237130, Power and Communication Line & Related Structures Construction. The

Government will not recognize any cost associated with the submission of a SOC.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether there is a sufficient number of interested and capable business sources. Submit all responses to the Contracting Officer, Attn: Brittany Desilets, e-mail to:

brittany.desilets@us.af.mil

BRITTANY DESILETS, NH03, USAF

Contracting Officer

AFNWC/PZH

2 Attachments:

1. Use and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

2. Document Registration and Disclaimer Form mailto:brittany.desilets@us.af.mil