RFI_ATLAS.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

704th Test Group/746th Test Squadron

ADVANCED TEST AND LOGISTICS ASSISTANCE SERVICES (ATLAS)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM portal at https://sam.gov/content/home.

1.0 AGENCY NEED

746th Test Squadron (TS) is seeking potential sources interested in providing personnel (able to obtain a secret security clearance), equipment, tools, materials, supervision, logistics, training, technical support, and other items and services necessary to conduct, manage and maintain the ATLAS Indefinite Quantity Contract. A draft Performance Work Statement is provided with this notice as an attachment. Please refer to this draft Performance Work Statement for a description.

2.0 RESPONSES

2.1 Your company must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to https://www.sam.gov. Responses are due no later than 12 May 2023, 13:00 CST. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages for Section 2 and submitted via e-mail only to tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

2.1.1 Information and Instructions:

Respondents must include the following information within their statement of capability packages. Capability packages may have single- or double-spaced text but shall not exceed 10 single sided pages in length.

a. Company Information

· Company Name

· Address

· Point of Contact (Email and Phone Number)

· Federal CAGE Code

· Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)

· Business size (per NAICS)

· Web Page – URL

2.1.2 Provide a statement of capabilities demonstrating skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to conduct, manage and maintain EW Test Support and the associated equipment outlined in the PWS. Please limit your relevant experience to the past five years to include a description of work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported and individual points of contact (Contracting Office or Program Manager). Identify key personnel.

2.1.3 Business type (large business, small business, small, disadvantaged business, 8(a)- certified small, disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance or other proposed NAICS code. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. A small business concern for the purposes of this procurement is defined as a business, including its affiliates, averaging no more than 16.5 million dollars in annual receipts. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for 3 or more complete fiscal years means the annual average gross revenue of the concern taken for the last 3 fiscal years. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for less than 3 complete fiscal years means its total receipts for the period it has been in business, divided by the number of weeks including fractions of a week that it has been in business, and multiplied by 52. Respondees are cautioned, however, that this is a general description only. Additional standards and conditions apply. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The FAR is available at https://www.acquisition.gov.

2.1.4 Section 2 shall contain the following:

a. A Statement of Capabilities demonstrating the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the work specified in this RFI. Please limit your relevant experience to the past five years to include a description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported individual point of contract (Contracting Officer/Purchasing Agent or Program Manager). Include the Contract Number(s) or Customer/Company Name.

b. Documentation regarding experiences and qualifications.

c. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for cost.

d. Describe your company’s experience in this market.

e. What is the minimum and maximum dollar value for a project which your firm would routinely consider submitting for a proposal?

f. What information, not provided, does your company need to carry out the work discussed? What assumptions would have to be made to bid on this effort?

g. How much time would the relocation and assembly effort require?

3.0 INDUSTRY QUESTIONS

Contracting Officers may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

4.0 QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 6 May 2026 @ 1300 CST hours will be answered.

5.0 SUMMARY

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources interested in providing personnel (able to obtain a secret security clearance), equipment, tools, materials, supervision, logistics, training, technical support, and other items and services necessary to conduct, manage and maintain EW Test Support and the associated equipment. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.