ITWAA-SEI RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT

18 August 2021

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS ONLY. THERE IS NO

SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE SPACE FORCE TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR

ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR

ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

I. Synopsis:

The Department of the Space Force, Space Systems Command, Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division is conducting research to identify contractors with ideas on how to provide Systems Engineering and Integration expertise for end-to-end systems analysis, assessment, engineering and integration activities at the enterprise level. The contractors will need to have expertise across the entirety of the ITW/AA enterprise. All information contained in this Request for Information is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Space Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of an acquisition/procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Request for Information, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This synopsis is open to all qualified prime contractors, regardless of size. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is: 541330. If a potential offeror believes a different NAICS code is more applicable to this effort than the one noted here, an alternate NAICS and justification for its use should be noted in their response.

II. Scope of Work:

The contractor will be providing SE&I expertise across ITW/AA related to interface verification, system deployment, operations and sustainment. The contractor supports Chief Scientist actions and tasks supporting Global Threat Characterization and Assessment (GTCA). Additionally, the contractor will interface with key ITW/AA stakeholders from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) and United States Space Force (USSF), as well as stakeholders for Nuclear Command and Control (NC3), Space System Command (SSC) Air Warning (also known as Aerospace Control), Sensor Information sources, Data processing nodes (i.e. Operations centers), and Forward / End Users that network or interface to the ITW/AA network. They will also need to ensure the ITW/AA operational requirements receive the necessary level of ITW/AA change control management related to interface analyses, integration issues, and collaboration with key stakeholders for continued mission data integrity and accuracy. Finally, acts as the liaison for interfacing mission systems and the focal point for facilitating standardized review, assessment, coordination, control, planning, and baseline management of interface requirements.

Offeror’s who are interested in this effort must demonstrate their expertise with the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) within their response and fully answer the questions below in section III and IV. In the offerors’ response, offeror’s need to add section V(2) to verify their company’s information. Responses received after 3 September, 2021 1000 MST will not be considered to be included in the market research.

III. Information Sought:

Within the 5 pages specified by this Request for Information, qualified potential contractors are requested to provide the following information to meet the Request for Information objectives.

1. The Government requests industry feedback from potential contractors’ ability to understand the SE&I requirement. Responses should:

a. Specify whether respondents have the background and expertise to be able to provide subject matter experts on ITW/AA systems.

b. Describe the processes and implementations that will be used in order to provide the deliverables in a timely manner.

2. Provide examples of prior accomplishments within the ITW/AA community providing subject matter expertise to a program.

3. Describe small business participation opportunities, if any.

IV. Questions:

In addition to the information requested above in response to this Request for Information, the Government is seeking responses to the questions below:

1. What government provided equipment would be needed (if any) in order to perform the tasks? To include office spaces.

2. Do the SME’s have the ability to easily access a DOD facility?

3. Does the contractor have an existing contract vehicle to fulfill the requirement? If so, please identify. If not, what contract type would the contractor recommend given the type of work being performed?

4. Identify the different Mission Areas performed by Ground Based Radars and OPIR systems.

5. What type of messages does most of the Ground based Radar send to the correlation centers in response to a missile detection?

6. Describe how an SCF and AF form 1067 are used.

7. What do the following acronyms stand for: -PARCS, UEWR, N2C2, OPIR, SBIRS

8. How does PARCS, UEWR, N2C2, OPIR and SBIRS play into the ITW/AA program?

V. Response Information:

Submit your responses via email in a PDF or an MS Office compatible electronic format with “SE&I RFI” in the subject line to Keri Sampson, Contracting Officer (keri.sampson@us.af.mil) with a courtesy copy to Caitlin Hale, Contracting Specialist (caitlin.hale@spaceforce.mil).

Response information shall contain only ONE electronic file, no larger than 7 megabytes (MB) in size that contains the following:

1) Cover letter

2) Company name, mailing address/website, location of facilities, CAGE Code, NAICS number(s), business size and any eligibility under the U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference, and point of contact to include telephone number(s) and email address. Specify if responding concern is a U.S. or foreign-owned firm.

2) Responses to the Request for Information in Section III (no more than 5 pages, 11 point Times New Roman font (no smaller than 10 point when embedded within graphics).

3) Responses to questions in Section IV (no more than 15 pages, 11 point Times New Roman font (no smaller than 10 point when embedded within graphics).

Multiple electronic submissions to avoid the 7 MB size limitation will not be allowed.

Any response submitted by contractors to this Request for Information constitutes consent for their submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) employees and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) contractor employees supporting SCC/ECQ, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to FFRDC contractor employees and A&AS contractor employees supporting AFLCMC/HBQR, in a cover letter accompanying your Request for Information Response Package.

Address all contracting and acquisition strategy questions to Keri Sampson, Contracting Officer (keri.sampson@us.af.mil) with a courtesy copy to Caitlin Hale, Contracting Specialist (caitlin.hale@spaceforce.mil).

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