NOCA - C2AD_05Apr2012.pdf

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION (NOCA)

This announcement constitutes notice to all potential offerors that the C2ISR Directorate

Operational Command and Control Division, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB

(ESC/HS), on behalf of the Command and Control Air Operations Suite (C2AOS) and Command and Control Information Services (C2IS) Programs, intends to release a Request for Proposal

(RFP), FA8707-12-R-0008, for the anticipated Command and Control Applications and

Information Services Development (C2AD) multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite

Quantity (ID/IQ) contract and two subsequent delivery orders: Request Information Services for

Command and Control (RISC2) and Air Tasking Order Management System (ATOMS), on or about 20 April 2012. The RFP will be published on FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov ).

The C2AD ID/IQ contract will support the development of command and control (C2) applications and information services for air, space, and cyberspace domains. The C2AD ID/IQ contract is intended to service a number of C2 programs in addressing needs across the full software lifecycle, from concept development through fielding and sustainment. The capability packages (CPs) to be procured under this contract will provide the functionality to replace and extend the legacy Theater Battle Management Core Systems-Force Level (TBMCS-FL). The

C2AD ID/IQ contract will have a five (5) year basic ordering period, with performance up to 12 months beyond the end of the ordering period.

Currently in TBMCS-FL there is no capability for managing requests. RISC2 will correct this issue and enable better request tracking, auditing, and handling. The RISC2 delivery order will be established to develop a software capability that will allow operators to obtain any information submitted in various request types. This capability will act as a central hub for requests. Additionally, RISC2 will be required to manage and process Air Operations

Community of Interest (AO COI) based requests.

The ATOMS delivery order will be established to provide air mission planning and replanning capabilities, with the ability to publish this planning information as an Air Tasking Order (ATO).

One of the primary goals of ATOMS is to replace and modernize the existing planning/replanning capabilities of the Master Air Attack Planning Toolkit (MAAPTK) and

TBMCS-FL. Within TBMCS-FL, these capabilities are implemented primarily within two applications, Theatre Air Planner (TAP) and Execution Management Replanner (EMR).

To compete to become a member of the C2AD Pool, an offeror must, at a minimum, submit a proposal for the RISC2 delivery order. Although offerors are encouraged to submit a proposal for ATOMS, that proposal is optional and will not be the basis for the C2AD or RISC2 awards.

The Government intends to award up to 12 contracts for the C2AD ID/IQ contract, of which two

(2) are contemplated to be reserved for small businesses. The Government reserves the right to award more, less, or no contracts at all, depending upon the quality of the proposal(s) submitted and the availability of funds. Each awardee will receive a delivery order for a Post Award

Conference. The delivery order for the Post Award Conference will satisfy the minimum order requirement for C2AD. A contractor that is awarded an ID/IQ contract is not guaranteed any delivery order beyond the initial one for the Post Award Conference.

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Offerors will be given 45 days to respond to the RFP. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be accepted.

An offeror with a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI), at either the prime or subcontractor level, must submit an OCI Mitigation Plan with its proposal. The Contracting

Officer will review the plan in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5 and ESC’s OCI Policy to determine if a significant OCI exists and whether sufficient safeguards are in place to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate the OCI. Failure to submit such a plan when a potential OCI exists may render the offeror ineligible for award. Similarly, failure to adequately mitigate a potential OCI may also render an offeror ineligible for award. Under some circumstances, an OCI Mitigation

Plan may be insufficient to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate an OCI; therefore, submission of an

OCI Mitigation Plan does not guarantee an offeror will be successful in adequately mitigating an

OCI.

Additionally, as of the date of this NOCA, in order to identify and evaluate OCI as early in the acquisition process as possible, the Contracting Officer will accept early submission of OCI

Mitigation Plans. The Government will review these early submissions as soon as possible, but the Government may be unable to respond to all offerors’ plans in advance of the date set for submission of final proposal revisions. Early submissions may be made on 8.5 x 11 inch pages, 12 point font or larger (in .doc or .pdf format) to the Contracting Officer at the email address below. The Government will not pay for OCI Mitigation Plans provided in response to this

NOCA.

This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal, it does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach, and it should not be construed as a commitment by the

Government. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor will it reimburse the offeror for costs, if any, associated with this NOCA. Address all questions to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Richard Hartford, Richard.Hartford@hanscom.af.mil, 781.225.9473, Contract Specialist, Ms. Crystal Ornelas, Crystal.Ornelas@hanscom.af.mil, 781.225.9250, or Contract Specialist, Ms. Tawana Jackson, Tawana.Jackson@hanscom.af.mil, 781.225.9011.

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