SBS0024_SBS0025_VGN_sources_sought_20190904_(FINAL).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO) is seeking sources for Viasat Global Network (VGN) Ku-band Spread Spectrum Services.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DISA/DITCO/PL8221

2300 East Drive, Building 3600 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of both large and small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide or resale the required services.

AFSPC CSCO is seeking information for potential sources for airborne satellite communications services, specifically the VGN capabilities specified below.

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY

THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A

RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY

FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY

INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: This Sources Sought seeks sources for two different, distinct eventual contracts, both for VGN service.

Contract 1 (New contract tracking number SBS0024):

Requiring Activity: Naval Senior Leadership Communication Aircraft (NSLC-A) Contract Number: HC101315C0004 (Tracking Number SBS0006) Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Incumbent and their size: Viasat (Large Business) Method of previous acquisition: Sole Source Period of Performance: March 10, 2015 – March 9, 2020 Place of Performance: Global (services for aircraft)

Brief description of current program/effort: VGN Service: 3 Global Plus SIMOPs (plus 2 Optional Global Plus SIMOPs) with data forwarding. SIMOPs support dedicated data rates of 2 megabits per second (Mbps) for forward link (FL) and 512 kilobits per second (kbps) for return link (RL).

Anticipated start date of follow-on contract: March 10, 2020

Contract 2 (New contract tracking number SBS0025):

Requiring Activity: 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG) Contract Number: Not Applicable. New Contract; Services previously provided as a minor portion of a separate, aggregated contract awarded by an Air Force contracting office.

Place of Performance: Global (services for aircraft) Anticipated start date of new contract: November 7, 2019

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

The government requires multiple contracts utilizing VGN Ku-band service subscriptions, referred to as simultaneous operations (SIMOPs). SIMOPs include space segment, terrestrial segment, and customer service support for global operations. Only one terminal will operate on a single SIMOP at any time. The required quantity of SIMOPs may be less than the number of terminals. Aircraft data traffic may reside on private terrestrial networks that are exclusive to the government. A multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) connection may be required for Ku-band Spread Spectrum (KuSS) data forwarding from the KuSS service hub terminal or network operations center to Government points of presence (PoP) during the life of the anticipated contract(s).

1. Ku-Band SIMOPs on VGN: The Government will normally have more terminals to access than SIMOPs. Only one terminal will operate per SIMOP at a time, therefore, no more terminals than the number of SIMOPs purchased will be in operation at any time during the entire period of performance. The government may request SIMOPs at four service levels. The service levels for VGN are Basic, Plus, Premium, and Enhanced Premium. Basic service level has data rates of up to 1 Mbps for the FL and 512 kbps for the RL. Plus service level has data rates of up to 2 Mbps for the FL and 512Kbps for the RL. Premium service level has data rates of up to 4 Mbps for the FL and 1Mbps for the RL. Enhanced Premium service level has data rates of up to 10 Mbps for the FL and 1 Mbps for the RL.

a) For Contract 1 (SBS0024):

i. Anticipated service level: five Basic level subscriptions of VGN with options to increase all five to Plus and Premium level

ii. Anticipated period of performance: 12-month base period plus four 12-month options

b) For Contract 2 (SBS0025):

i. Anticipated service level: two Plus level subscriptions of VGN with options to add eight additional Basic level subscriptions for a total of 10

ii. Anticipated period of performance: 12-month base period plus four 12-month options

2. Terrestrial Backhaul (Optional for Government requirements): For the government generated internet traffic, MPLS connections may be required to be provided to establish dedicated terrestrial connectivity from the satellite service provider’s gateway to the Government-specified PoP. The contractor shall also dedicate a MPLS router for all government traffic.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Not Applicable.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 517410, with the corresponding size standard of $35.0M.

To assist DISA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement(s) that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.

Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Type of Small Business;

4) CAGE Code;

5) Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE III, SETI, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT, VETS, STARS II, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) (including applicable SIN(s)), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses via email NLT September 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM Central Time (CT) to ashley.t.hubert.civ@mail.mil and jennifer.m.jones265.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials.

All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

All government and contractor personal reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC

423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.