T-REX3 Pre-Solicitation and Industry Day Notice.pdf

INITIAL PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Targeted Requirement EXecution (T-REX) Multiple Award Contract(s) (MAC) 3 Follow-On

21 January 2025

Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to inform industry of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)’s intent to issue a Solicitation for the follow-on acquisition to the T-REX Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) MAC.

Additionally, this notice provides information regarding the upcoming Industry Day and key areas of the current acquisition strategy in order to gain Industry feedback. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation and proposals are not being requested at this time.

Background: There are currently three T-REX IDIQ Prime Contracts that were originally awarded in October 2020 (H92401-21-D0001-D0003). These contracts currently expire in October 2025.

The purpose for this multiple award vehicle is to acquire Systems Integrators/Coordinators to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Command, Control, Communication, and Computers (C4) related equipment solutions and related incidental services to the Government in four main categories; (1) System Integration, (2) Hardware and Modifications, (3) Specialized Communication Solutions and Networks, and (4) Signal Processing Capabilities. The scope predominantly consists of supplying brand name equipment in the four main categories previously identified, however there remains a need for continuous increased capability and new technology insertions.

As with the previous competitions, there are some unique aspects to this effort regarding Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) exclusions, the reserve of up to one prime contract award to a Small Business, and a Class Brand Name Justification for the equipment that is not currently planned to be solicited and awarded under these contracts on an “or equal” basis.

A draft RFP outlining in detail all of these requirements, as well as, additional draft RFP attachments will be provided at a later date (currently planned for 24 January 2025 pending completion of all required reviews).

Additional Key Acquisition Strategy Points:

Contract Type: This follow-on effort will be another Multiple Award IDIQ, Full and Open Competition with up to 1 prime contract award reserved for the most highly rated small business Offeror received under this solicitation. We estimate a minimum of three and a maximum of six prime awards. Various cost type arrangements will be allowable at the delivery/task order (DO/TO) level (FFP, CPFF, CR, possibly more), however the vast majority will be awarded on a FFP basis.

Primary NAICS: NAICS code 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, Size Standard, 550 employees. (*NOTE* the NAICS code of 339999 pertains to the prime offeror. The offeror will then be able to determine their subcontractors and the NAICS code for the work that the subcontractors/suppliers will be performing).

Ceiling Value / Contract Period: The Current T-REX MAC contain five one-year ordering periods and a ceiling value of $941M. It is anticipated this follow-on T-REX MAC 3 will include seven one-year ordering periods and a Maximum ceiling value in the $2B range.

Facility and Personnel Clearances: The offeror must have and provide proof of a Top Secret Facility Clearance and Authorized Secret Safeguarding as accredited by the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) at the time of proposal submission. Prime Contractor team (Prime or Subcontractors) key management personnel supporting this contract will be cleared at the SECRET level at the start of the contract.

The Prime Contractor Program Manager supporting this contract will be cleared at the TOP SECRET level at the start of the contract.

NOTE: The clearance requirements are still being validated.

DO/TO Level Competitions: All Prime Contractors will be required to propose on every DO/TO RFP (estimated 75-90 annually) unless waived by the Contracting Officer. While the Government seeks to acquire more products within the TREX scope on an “or equal” vice current primarily brand name basis, the best strategy to achieve this is still being determined and we welcome Industry’s feedback in this area. Additionally, the current goal of the Government is to increase the use of the trade-off vs. lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) process for DO/TO competitions when determined to provide a better value (i.e. when seeking current brand name replacements), it is anticipated that the vast majority of awards will be made on an LPTA basis (plan for 90%) given the nature of the requirements.

Industry Day:

Main Session: An Industry Day is currently scheduled to take place virtually on 4 February 2025 at 1030 local Tampa, FL time and is anticipated to be kicked off with a welcome from PEO-TIS leadership. A short briefing from the Acquisition Team will be presented, with a Q&A session will follow. To request an invitation for the virtual industry day, please email the Contracting Officer, Mr. Eric Carlin, at eric.carlin@socom.mil

Individual Sessions: Additionally, those Industry partners interested in proposing on this effort and desiring to provide value added feedback on the draft requirements and/or key strategy points will be able to schedule a one-on-one session with SOCOM representatives. These sessions are currently planned to be scheduled beginning 1:00 p.m. local Tampa, FL time on 4 February 2025 and, if required, continue into 5 February 2025. Like the main session, it is anticipated these sessions will be conducted virtually.

However, for those Industry partners that desire an in-person meeting, they will be conducted at our SOFWERX facility, located at 1925 E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 102, Tampa, FL 33605.

The intent of the one-on-one sessions is to afford Industry an opportunity to ask specific, approach-dependent questions about the draft RFP for the T-REX follow-on contract.

The Government WILL NOT accept Marketing Briefs during the One-on-One Sessions.

In order to ensure that both the Government and Industry derive as much possible value from these sessions within the available scheduled timeframe, priority for these sessions will be given to those interested companies that have the ability to be a prime offeror for this effort and any subcontractors or teaming partners they choose to invite. The Government encourages those subcontractors or teaming partners to attend with the prime offeror.

To register for a One-on-One session, a single representative for the prime offeror must send a request NLT 30 January 2025, 1200 hrs local Tampa, FL time to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Eric Carlin, at eric.carlin@socom.mil with the following information:

1. Prime Offeror Company Name / CAGE Code

2. Team Member Company Names / CAGE Codes

3. Names of participants attending the session. In-person space is limited so no more than 4 participants may attend the session.

4. When requesting a one-on-one session, please state the desired preference for virtual or in-person and the team will do its best to accommodate.

An email registration/response is sufficient for Industry partners interested in attending ONLY the Virtual Industry Day Main Session.

Each prime/team is only allowed to register for one individual session. Attendance at the scheduled One-on-Ones and any discussions/release of information is strictly voluntary.

The Government will not pay for any information provided or costs associated with travel for this session.

NLT 31 January 2025, 1200 hrs local Tampa, FL time, provide a list of questions for your One-on-One session using the Q&A Template provided with the draft RFP (anticipated to be posted NLT 24 January 2025) to the Contracting Officer. This list of questions will be used by the Government to prepare for the One-on-One sessions.

Offerors will not be limited to this list during the One-on-One sessions but the Government may not be able to answer questions that do not appear on the list during the One-on-One sessions. Answers to those questions will be provided directly to the offeror.