Sources Sought RFI 586 FLTS Telemetry Equipment.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/CAPABILITIES REQUEST

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Request for Information/Capabilities Request (RFI) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify (1) potential sources and, (2) if this effort can be set aside for Small Businesses. While this RFI is for planning purposes only, responses may be used to justify any near-future competitive or noncompetitive acquisition.

This RFI is to notify companies that the U. S. Air Force is seeking sources to purchase and install two (2) Telemetry Data Processing Systems that is capable of relaying a minimum of four (4) 40Mbps data streams used to process and display critical test mission telemetry data. The contractor must be capable of furnishing all required labor, material, facilities and equipment to manufacture, ship, install, test/inspect and train personnel on the new systems.

The purpose of this RFI is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various business concerns that might be interested to compete. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in responses from both large and small businesses to include: 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized and posted on the https://sam.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor that site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar systems offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past five years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

DESCRIPTION: The 704th Test Group is seeking potential sources interested in providing all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, materials and training to install two (2) Telemetry Data Processing Systems that are able to process a minimum of four (4) 40Mbps data streams used to process and display critical test mission telemetry data. A draft Statement of Work is provided with this notice as an attachment. Please refer to this draft Statement of Work for a description of the System.

OBJECTIVE:

It is anticipated that the contract will be a Firm Fixed Price contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 517410 – Satellite Telecommunications, with a size standard of $35M.

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

a. Company Information:

- Company name

- Address

- Point of Contact with email address and telephone number

- Federal Cage Code

- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and business size pursuant to NAICS

- Web page URL

- Status as U.S. or Foreign-Owned Entity (if foreign, provide country of ownership)

Your company must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). To register, go to https://www.sam.gov.

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

c. Interest in this requirement as a Prime or Subcontractor.

d. Documentation regarding experiences and qualifications to procure, install and train on telemetry data systems.

e. Information regarding product availability and product lead time.

f. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for unit cost, and schedule of significant events.

g. Are there specific requirements in the provided documentation that would currently preclude your company from being a viable source for this requirement?

h. Are any components of the system manufactured outside of the Unites States? If so, provide country and applicable trade agreement authority.

i. Describe your company’s experience with delivering, installing and testing telemetry systems and data processing capabilities.

j. With regard to the specific system(s) your company would provide,

1) What software components are needed (e.g. JAVA, VM’s, Servers, .Net, SQL, etc.)

2) How does the auditing work? Is it natively support by the Operating System or 3rd party applications?

3) How does processing work? Is it able to provide Letters of Volatility?

4) Do you know if any of your current users have approved Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process?

5) Are hardening guides available?

6) What type of user accounts will be required, e.g. licenses?

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

l. What information, not provided, does your company expect to need in order to deliver, install, test and train the identified telemetry data processing systems? What assumptions would have to be made in order to bid on this effort?

m. Commerciality Questions:

1.) Are there established catalogs or market prices for this item?

2.) If you offer this item to both U.S. Government and commercial customers, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?

3.) Are your manufacturing processes offered to both U.S. Government and commercial customers under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

4.) Will your company accept the terms and conditions identified in FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items? <https://www.acquisition.gov>.

n. Other: Please note: Emails containing large amounts of data (over 4 MB), or file types such as: .zip, .xlsx, .docs, or other macro-enabled extensions, may not be delivered to the intended recipients.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Capability package responses are due by 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, 3 December 2021. Responses shall be sent via email to Mr. Charles King, charles.king.42@us.af.mil. Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice.

Paper copies of this announcement will not be provided. Any information received will be used solely for the purpose of market research.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY: This RFI should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This IS NOT a Request for Proposal or an Invitation for Bid and no contract will be awarded from this RFI notice. This notice DOES NOT constitute a procurement commitment by the U.S. Air Force, implied or otherwise. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will be used solely for the purpose of market research. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All Government and contractor personnel reviewing RFI responses are required to protect sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC 423.

Official information regarding this acquisition will be provided by the Contracting Officer. Any information received from other sources should not be relied upon. Any information received from industry in response to this RFI will NOT be available to the public. Questions on this notice shall only be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist. Contact Mr. Charles King at charles.king.42@us.af.mil