SZQN Support Contract PWS Break Up RFI.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Subject: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract

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 request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees 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.

1.0 Description

Space Systems Command (SSC), in support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) Program Office, is seeking information on industry best practices for contract management modernization, as we look to transform from a single engineering sustainment model of a contract, to (a) model(s) best suited for tailored focus areas, such as operations, maintenance, and support; integration (e.g., Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS)); and software-centric development, maintenance, and mission assurance.

2.0 Background

The NCMC-ITW/AA system provides timely, unambiguous, continuous warning and attack assessment of air, missile, and space threats to North America and geographical theaters. This system integrates and correlates missile launch and surveillance information from certified sources to assesses the nature of an enemy launch or attack, and issues warnings to the US National Command Authority, Canadian National Leadership, National Military Command Center (NMCC) and Combatant Commanders (C2). NCMC-ITW/AA and Legacy Space C2 systems provide NORAD/NORTHCOM, USSTRATCOM, and US Space Force command structures with the information management, decision aids, and connectivity required to monitor, assess, plan, and execute assigned strategic, space, and missile defense missions.

The Combatant Commanders’ Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) is a unique, integrated, C2 “system of systems,” providing data communication between external sensors and end users. CCIC2S Enterprise systems receive and correlate data from terrestrial and space-based sensors to provide ITW/AA authorities with accurate, timely, unambiguous and continuous warning and attack assessment of air, missile, and space threats. Processed reports are sent to the consolidated NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center (N2C2), where they are integrated into air, land, and space displays for the on-duty command director who determines whether North America is, or is not, under strategic attack. The primary NCMC-ITW/AA Correlation Center at CMSFS, CO and Alternate Missile Warning Center (AMWC) at Offutt AFB, NE provide primary and contingency operations for the Missile Warning mission. Threat assessment reports are provided to the NMCC, Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC), as well as numerous situational awareness (SA) and forward user (FU) sites.

Legacy Space C2 consists of systems and applications that maintain the space-related accuracy requirements to perform Space Situational Awareness (SSA) processing and analysis. The mission of Legacy Space C2 is to provide centralized C2, Earth Satellite Vehicle (ESV) surveillance, Space Object Identification (SOI), SSA, and operations support for the space mission in support of the Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) and all Combatant Commands (COCOMs). Using situational information obtained from various sources within and outside the Department of Defense (DoD), the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSpOC) provides both general direction and specific tailored tasking to its assigned space forces. In turn, these assigned forces provide surveillance data on Resident Space Objects (RSO) and any related mission status to the CSpOC. The CSpOC uses this data to generate effects and other information related to the C2 of space-related assets. (Note: CSpOC was formerly known as the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC). JSpOC transitioned to the CSpOC on July 18, 2018. Some of the NISSC II covered systems baseline and reference documentation has not yet been updated to reflect organizational restructures and nomenclature changes.)

3.0 Requested Information

The Government is seeking to identify vendors who have experience with any or all of the contract management concepts listed above. The Government is also interested in receiving information on industry best practices for contract modernization; specifically what forms and models could best support a redesign of the attached performance work statement (PWS) into tailored, disaggregated contracts, while maximizing efficiencies for mission and program management performance.

3.1 Objective 1: Provide model ideas on how to successfully disaggregate the PWS Based on historical and current experiences, suggest ideas on how industry would approach a multiple contract scenario that enables the System Program Office (SPO) to fully execute the support contract requirements while maximizing contract management efficiencies.

3.2 Objective 2: Provide examples of areas where industry has successfully used the recommended models Provide real-world examples demonstrating successful implementation of recommended approaches.

4.0 Responses

4.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper.

4.2 White papers are due no later than 25 September 2023, 1400 MST.

4.3 Responses shall be limited to 10 pages for Section 2 (below), and submitted via e-mail, to Capt Jexenia Bennett at jexenia.bennett.1@spaceforce.mil and Lt Col Jessica Morgan at jessica.morgan.15@spaceforce.mil.

4.4 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.

4.5 Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

4.5.1 Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated points of contact.

4.5.2 Recommended contracting strategy and models.

4.5.3 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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. “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 generally defined as a business, including its affiliates, averaging no more than $35 million dollars in annual receipts. 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/browse/index/far.

4.5.4 The facility security clearance of the Respondee.

4.5.5 The number of pages in Section 1 of the white paper shall not be included in the ten (10)-page limitation; i.e., the ten (10)-page limitation applies only to Section 2 of the white paper.

4.6 Section 2 of the white paper shall answer the issues addressed in Section 3 of this RFI and shall be limited to ten (10) pages.

5.0 Industry Discussions

SSC/SZQN/Z representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential Respondees. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, namely those associated with development and certification risks.

6.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to Capt Jexenia Bennett at jexenia.bennett.1@spaceforce.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting writeen answers in response to this RFI; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. There will be two question periods for this RFI. Any initial quesitons should be sumbitted by 8 September 2023, 1400 MST. The Government will then post written responses to questions. Any follow-up questions must be submitted by 15 September 2023, 1400 MST. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 15 September 2023, 1400 MST, will be answered.

7.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY, to obtain information on industry best practices for contract management modernization. The scope of this effort is intended to focus on the Performance Work Statement (PWS) included with this RFI. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. The Government 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.

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