RFI-Narwhal Red.docx

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL-Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514.

DESCRIPTION

AFRL/RIKD is conducting market research for a potential requirement. Please note this Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only. The information obtained from responses to this notice may be used to form a future acquisition strategy and solicitation, should one be issued. The general scope for this potential effort is to develop, improve, and advance radio frequency (RF) spectral characterization and automated machine-to-machine signal processing capabilities for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) tactical and strategic warfighting forces. Please refer to the Special Notice, Attachment No. 2, Draft Statement of Work (SOW), for additional information. To fulfill this requirement, Contractor employees will need to obtain Common Access Cards (CACs), perform on Government facilities in the United States and other locations, and access up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). It is anticipated that only United States (US) citizens may perform under this effort.

The Government is considering establishing one or more contracts / task orders / other transactions with an overall performance period of 5-7 years. Anticipated contract type is Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). Anticipated funding types are Research Development Test & Evaluation, Procurement, and Operations & Maintenance. Please note that the contract type and duration are subject to change as the acquisition strategy is developed.

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS

AFRL/RIKD is seeking capability statements from all interested parties.

1. Section 1- Company Information: Provide responses to the following business information by completing the table below and including a copy of your organization’s DD2345.

Please note: Potential offerors must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award of this potential requirement. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Information Service at 1-877-352-2255 or on the web at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.

Company Name and Address

Company CAGE Code and DUNS

POC (Name, Email, Phone)

Facility Clearance Level

Safeguarding Clearance Level

Suggested 6-digit NAICS code for this type of work*

* refer to: https://www.census.gov/naics/?58967?yearbck=2017

2. Section 2- Ability to Perform: Describe your organization’s ability to meet the technical requirements described in the Draft SOW. Please do not simply restate the technical requirements in your response. More specifically, capability statements should include the following information:

(a) Describe the type, quantity, experience, and qualifications of personnel/labor categories and other organizational resources that would be used to meet the technical requirements. To scope the magnitude of effort, for your capability statement assume approximately 30-40 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). In addition to labor, requirements will include travel, materials, and other direct costs (ODCs). Work may need to be performed simultaneously at several Government locations.

(b) Address the availability of personnel with security clearances, to include TS/SCI. It is anticipated that approximately 50% of personnel will need to be TS/SCI cleared and available at time of award, with at least 80% of the remainder Secret/Collateral cleared. It is anticipated that all personnel must be US citizens. Describe the experience and knowledge of these personnel with respect to classified CD requirements, processes, and certifications supporting all phases of the system and software lifecycle.

(c) Identify any areas which likely would require subcontracting or a teaming arrangement.

(d) If applicable, address how your organization would meet the requirement of FAR 52.219-14 “Limitations on Subcontracting”, whereby at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the prime Contractor. Please also account for the potential revision to the Limitations on Subcontracting rule as described in FAR Case 2016-011.

(e) Include a brief (i.e. no more than but approximately 1 page total) description of your organization’s quality control, risk management, and safety practices as they would be applied to this effort.

(f) Confirm that your organization’s business systems currently are approved for performing a cost-type contract/task order.

(g) Describe how your organization could meet a fluctuating workload driven by factors such as budget variations; emergent technology interest areas; diverse customer base; demonstration and transition opportunities; and operational feedback. For illustration, workload demands may require the Contractor to provide 10 or more additional, cleared, qualified full-time equivalents (FTEs) for 30–120-day periods to address emergent problems.

3. Section 3- Performance/Experience: Provide a list of up to four (4) customers for similar work performed within the past four (4) years by providing the following:

Customer Name and Address

Customer POC (Name, Email, Phone)

Contract Number

Contract Value (including all options)

Contract Title/Short Description

Contract Period of Performance (start and end dates, including all options)

NAICS Code

Relevant work performed:

How the work is relevant to the Government’s requirement:

All Responses shall be submitted via email to jacquelyn.cavano@us.af.mil and shelley.dormio@us.af.mil by 12PM (EST) THUR 18 Sep 2025

It is important to note that this Request for Information is not a Request for Proposal. No solicitation is being issued at this time. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Any information provided to the Government as a result of this Request for Information is voluntary. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government’s use of such information.

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