RFI - FA489016C0011.pdf
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) from the ACC Acquisition Management & Integration Center (AMIC) regarding a planned 15-month sole source bridge contract to The Rockhill Group Inc. for JTAC Air and Ground Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Training Support Services. The bridge contract will run from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, consisting of a 6-month base period and three 3-month options, with an anticipated award date of March 31, 2025. Responses are due by December 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET.
The services involve supporting MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft training, providing realistic exercises including Opposing Forces, Friendly Forces, and Joint Terminal Attack Controller support at multiple locations (Holloman AFB, NM; Creech AFB, NV/Nellis AFB, NV; March ARB, CA; and Hancock Field ANGB, NY). The current contract was awarded in 2015 as a commercial, firm-fixed-price, 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 611512. The bridge contract is necessary due to protests delaying the follow-on contract (FA489023R0065), which is expected to begin performance between August 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026. The RFI seeks industry input on three specific questions regarding the appropriateness of the bridge contract approach, potential benefits of a shorter-term contract, and the viability of competition for a 15-month performance period.
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NOTICE OF INTENT – Bridge Action For: Contract FA4890-16-C-0011, JTAC Air and Ground Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Training Support Services.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. ACC Acquisition Management & Integration Center (AMIC) intends to award a fifteen-month, sole source bridge contract action to The Rockhill Group Inc., 1 Rockhill Dr Molino, FL 32577, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 – 10 USC 3204(a)(1), Only One Responsible Source - No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Places of performance are Holloman AFB, NM; Creech AFB, NV/Nellis AFB, NV; March ARB, CA; and Hancock Field ANGB, NY. The period of performance for the bridge action will be 1 April 2025 – 30 June 2026 and is inclusive of a six-month base period and three three-month option periods. Anticipated date of award for the bridge action is 31 March 2025. Interested parties are requested to submit their responses to this RFI and/or capability package NLT 16 December 2024, 12:00 pm eastern time to the POCs listed at the end of this notice. The Government will provide an email confirmation of response. Offerors are advised that foreign participation is not permitted.
The current contract was solicited on 26 November 2015 as a commercial, Firm Fixed Priced, 100% set aside for Small Business (SB) and awarded to The Rockhill Group, Inc. under the PSC code of U009 (Education/Training) and NAICS code 611512 (Flight Training). Current contract support includes, but is not limited to, the following: to furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and all other items and services required to support MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) with Air and Ground Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) training Support. The contractor will provide realistic training exercises for the warfighter to include Opposing Forces (OPFOR), Friendly Forces (BLUFOR) and Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) support. In addition, this PWS provides for Air and Ground Testing support.
Additional work, to include continuation training, mission qualification training additional weapon systems and places of performance may be added in the future.
The follow-on contract was solicited under FA489023R0065. After the notice of award was distributed to all offerors who had submitted a proposal in response to the solicitation, a protest was received delaying the start of the follow-on contract. Due to multiple rounds of protests causing the follow-on from beginning performance, a bridge contract is required to continue receiving these highly specialized services until the follow-on contract can begin performance.
Anticipated date of award for the bridge action is 31 March 2025 since the current end of performance of the current contract (FA4890-16-C-0011) is 31 March 2025. The current contract is already under a bridge contract.
This RFI meets the requirement to post IAW DFARS 206.302-1. When issuing a bridge under FAR 6.302-1 authority, the Government is required to post a sources sought or RFI to substantiate their reasoning for using said authority.
Accordingly, the Government is requesting from industry to respond to the following three items:
1) Does industry believe that a bridge contract is the correct course of action when a contract is awarded, and a protest is received causing a delay in the performance of the follow-on contract? If no, please explain.
2) Does industry believe that soliciting and awarding a contract for between four to six months for performance of described services above give any benefit to the Government? If so, does that benefit outweigh the costs of conducting a new source selection?
3) Does industry believe that a new source selection for fifteen months of performance would result in a competitive environment? If yes, please provide your capability package.
The follow-on acquisition is estimated to be begin performance sometime between 1 August 2025 – 1 January 2026. All required postings will be accomplished via SAM.gov.
POINTS OF CONTACT:
Captain Brett Hagen, brett.hagen.1@us.af.mil
Anita Rochford, anita.rochford.2@us.af.mil mailto:brett.hagen.1@us.af.mil mailto:anita.rochford.2@us.af.mil
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