Threat Systems Engineering RFI - Sources Sought.pdf

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

MDA22DERFI01

Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Directorate of Engineering

Threat Systems Engineering – Threat Products (TSE-TP)

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Approved for Public Release 22-MDA-11040 (12/Jan/ 2022).

1. Disclaimer:

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Number MDA22DERFI01 is issued for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid, or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the

Government to form a binding contract. Information submitted will be considered as an exchange of information and may be used as part of future RFP(s). No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this contemplated effort. The Government will not pay for the information solicited herein nor for any costs accumulated while responding to this

RFI. This includes, but is not limited to, costs associated with attending any Industry Day activities, or for any other costs incurred by a participant who elects to provide information in response to this RFI.

The MDA reserves the right to request follow-up information from RFI respondents, as needed to clarify the information submitted. Information received from follow-up questions and presentations are considered part of the overall market research activity per FAR Part 15.201.

Based on the level of interest and capability of industry to perform in these areas, the

Government reserves the right to develop an acquisition strategy to pursue a solicitation as a single or multiple competitive procurement(s). All acquisition approaches are under consideration for Threat Systems Engineering– Threat Products.

The information provided may be used in developing an acquisition strategy, a statement of work (SOW), statement of objectives (SOO), or performance work statement (PWS). Some information resulting from this RFI may eventually be included in one or more RFPs, which will be released to industry. Any subsequent actions resulting from this RFI may be synopsized at a future date. If synopsized, information detailing the specific requirements of this procurement will be included. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for

Award Management (SAM) website at https://SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential respondents to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. MDA prefers capability statements that do not include proprietary information.

However, if submitting, any proprietary information, it is the contractors responsibility to identify Restrictive or Proprietary Data and correctly mark any submissions.

2. Overview:

The Missile Defense Agency Threat Systems Engineering seeks information and potential sources interested and capable of delivering cost-effective digital representations of adversary missile systems and missile-related observables across all Missile Defense Systems (MDS) https://sam.gov./

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Programs in support of MDS requirements, development, and assessment activities.

Innovative approaches, processes, and tools that expedite the development, integration, and production of threat specifications, threat models, characterization, scenario, and trajectory data are of interest to the MDA. The Government anticipates that all responses will be

UNCLASSIFIED.

3. Background:

The MDA is responsible for developing and fielding an integrated, layered MDS to protect the

U.S. and its allies from a missile attack. The MDS is a layered approach includes sensors, kinetic energy systems, directed energy systems, battle management, and command control elements that will engage threat missiles of all ranges and throughout battlespace. MDA efforts are focused on making the MDS more robust against the spectrum of adversary systems, which continue to evolve, proliferate, and demonstrate increasingly complex capabilities.

4. Other Information:

Contractors will be expected to provide a brief Executive Summary that documents their Core

Competencies, Technical Capabilities over the last 4 years, name of managed programs, project management to include risk management, and efficient business operations processes and practices. Additionally, a brief summary of application of effective system and program security measures and personnel, Business Management Operations, and facilities that demonstrate the capability of performing highly technical efforts to include but not limited to requirements listed below.

5. Descriptions of Requirements:

Development and delivery of Threat Systems Engineering products must take place to meet specific program milestones in support of MDS requirements, development, and assessment activities to include System Requirement Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, and Critical

Design Reviews. Please provide the required capability statements listed below in the form of a white paper that clearly answer the following questions as it relates to Threat Systems

Engineering – Threat Products (TSE-TP):

1) How has your company met an aggressive schedule and how did it respond to rapid changes?

2) How has your company developed common, consistent, and credible high fidelity missile threat products?

3) How has your company tailored the fidelity and formats of missile threat products to meet customer needs?

4) How has your company verified and validated threat products with the Intelligence

Community?

5) Has your company developed any innovative approaches, processes, and tools that expedite the development, integration, analysis, and production of threat products?

All new technologies proposed should include an assessment of their current

Technology Readiness Level (TRL).

6) What is your company’s approach, and what are your technical capabilities, to

22-MDA-11040 (12/Jan/ 2022) 3 develop Threat Missile Models and Data as it relates in the following areas:

a) Computer Aided Design (CAD)

b) Kinematic/Trajectory (e.g., Single Missile High Resolution (SMHR), 58 column)

c) Radar Cross Section (RCS) (e.g., Augmented Point Scattering Model (APSM), N-

Point, Xpatch)

d) Infrared (IR) Hardbody (e.g., Optical Signatures Code (OSC), OPTIcal Signature

In-line Generator (OPTISIG))

e) IR Plume (Spectral and Banded)

f) Debris

g) Associated Objects

7) What is your company’s approach, and what are your technical capabilities to develop a Parametric Threat Space (PTS) for the MDA Missile Defense System

(MDS)?

8) What is your company’s approach, and what are your technical capabilities to develop High Fidelity Scenarios and Data to include:

a) Reference Scenarios

b) Raid Scenarios

c) Monte Carlo Variations for Trajectories

d) Monte Carlo Variations for RCS Signatures

e) Monte Carlo Variations for IR Signatures

f) Monte Carlo Variations for Debris

9) What is your company’s approach, and what are your technical capabilities to develop and maintain the MDA Adversary Data Package (ADP)?

10) What is your company’s approach, and what are your capabilities to respond to Quick

Reaction Tasking to include Requests for Analysis (RFAs) and Special Studies?

b. Business Management Operations, Facilities and Personnel:

1) What are the company’s certifications, qualifications, personnel resources, and facilities that demonstrate the ability/capacity to perform the technical capabilities in

Section 5.a.?

a) Program Management

b) Configuration Management

c) Data Management

d) Systems Engineering

e) Risk Management

2) What is the company’s approach to realize efficient Business Operations? Include

22-MDA-11040 (12/Jan/ 2022) 4 any relevant certifications, qualifications, personnel resources, or systems.

3) What are the company’s Information Systems/Program Security certifications, qualifications, personnel resources and facilities?

a) Small Businesses must have capacity and shall perform at least 50% of the work.

Small Businesses that submit a white paper must clearly explain their capability statements and how they would ensure 50% of performance.

b) Do you have a Facility Security Officer (FSO)? If so, provide contact information.

c) Is your company foreign owned, either directly or indirectly? If so, what is the country of origin and is the company fully or partially owned?

d) Do you have foreign national employees? If so, what is/are the country/countries of origin?

e) Has your company had experience with developing and implementing an

Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan?

f) Does your company have experience with Program Protection Planning?

g) Is your company currently able to transmit Controlled Unclassified Information

(CUI) in accordance with U.S. Government data encryption requirements?

h) Does your company have a DD 254 - Contract Security Classification

Specifications? If so, to what level?

i) What procedures does your company use to enforce DD 254 compliance with subcontractors?

j) Does your company have in house security and cybersecurity or is it subcontracted by a third party?

k) Does your company have the ability to operate and maintain a secure shared data collection site (manpower, estimate labor hours, contract deliverables, etc.)

between contractor and Government? If so, what systems are used?

l) Does your company have an accredited Sensitive Compartmented Information

Facility (SCIF) and Letter? If yes, who is the accreditation authority?

m) Does your company have experience with Special Access Programs (SAP)?

4) What are the company’s facility computing capabilities and resources for processing, storing, and transmitting classified data and information?

a) Does your company have access to classified networks (e.g., Secure Internet

Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), MDA Classified Network (CNet), Joint

Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS))? If so, which networks?

b) Can your company send and receive classified packages via Federal Express

(FedEx)?

c) Does your company have a High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster or access to one?

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It is the contractor’s responsibility to clearly define in their submission to the Government what is considered Restrictive or Proprietary Data: Any proprietary information MUST be marked. Submission should be portioned marked accordingly (such on a page-by-page basis) at the paragraph level.

6. ROM/Cost Estimate Requirements:

White Papers must include a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost estimate for White

Papers (not included in page count) for any proposed technology development and if known, a final unit acquisition cost. If the contractor does not have enough details of MDA integration requirements, operations environment, or development requirements to provide a ROM estimate, which may be particularly true of Non-Traditional or Commercial Industry partners, please provide a ROM cost with assumptions clearly identified.

Furnish Tables 1 and 2: These are to be completed along with the projected ROM development schedule. Additional information, such as breakout by task, is acceptable but not required.

TABLE 1: White paper cost element summary including each period of performance.

Base

Period

Option Period

Option Period

Totals

Total Direct Labor (TDL)

Total Direct Materials Costs

(TDM)

Total Other Direct Costs

(TODC):

Total Indirect Costs (TODC)

Fee or Profit

TOTAL ESTIMATED PRICE

TABLE 2: Subcontract/inter-organizational transfers & consultants price summary.

SUBCONTRACTOR

NAME

SUBCONTRACT

TASKS

ESTIMATED

PRICE

TOTALS

Please Note: The MDA does not pay fee on subcontractor fee. The MDA/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 respondent’s expense.

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7. White Paper Format:

Interested sources that possess the technical capability, expertise, and resources to fulfill the requirements stated herein are invited to provide answers to the programmatic and technical questions that apply to their areas of interest. Interested sources shall submit their response for this RFI, to the MDA Contracting Officer, Regina Neal, and Technical POC, Ronald Soule and via email to TSE-TP@mda.mil by February 14, 2022.

Capability statements listed in the White Paper responses shall include a 1-2 page Executive

Summary, previous scenarios, examples of past projects, and list of deliverables that demonstrate experience and success in each of the interest areas. If a particular area/sub-area falls outside of previous experience, it should be acknowledged and include a description of how it would be approached. All responses are limited to no more than (20) twenty single sided, 8.5 inch X 11 inch pages using Times New Roman 12 pt. font, with 1 inch margins on top, bottom and sides (11 inch X 14 inch or 11 inch X 17 inch foldouts shall be counted as two pages). The

Executive Summary is included in the twenty page count limitation and the ROM estimates are not included in page count.

Responsible small businesses responding to this RFI are expected to demonstrate ability to comply with the FAR Clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting by describing the portions of work (requirements) that the prime small business intends to perform, as well as, portions subcontractors or teaming partners (if applicable) will perform. Responses must include business size and business socio-economic category of all subcontractors or teaming partners identified to perform work associated with North America Industry Classification System

(NAICS) Code 541715 applicable to the requirements of this acquisition. If responses include teaming arrangements (teammate/subcontractor), the prime small business responding to this RFI must include their past experience in managing subcontractors on similar requirements, and include subcontractor or teaming partners’ past experience applicable to the requirements specified in this RFI. The small business prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the work.

Respondents to this RFI must be U.S. firms/businesses and not foreign owned, controlled, or influenced. The cover page (not included in the page count) for a respondent’s submission shall contain:

a. Administrative Information:

1.) RFI Title

2.) Company Name

3.) Mailing Address and Website

4.) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

5.) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number

6.) Business size (small or large)

7.) A list of all NAICS codes as identified in the System for Award Management

(SAM) associated Business size and eligibility under U.S. Government socio-economic programs and preference (i.e., type of business -large, small, small mailto:TSE-TP@mda.mil

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8.) Location of facility(s)

b. Person(s) Responding to RFI

1.) Name

2.) Title

3.) Company Responsibility/Position

4.) Telephone Number/Fax Number

5.) Email Address

Marking: Industry is encouraged to respond with the submission of information that is not constrained by proprietary data rights. If proprietary data is included in a responder’s submission; then the respondent is responsible for ensuring its submission contains appropriate and adequate markings of said proprietary data. Submissions:

a. The Government expects responses to be UNCLASSIFIED.

c. Responses shall be submitted in electronic format to the Contracting Officer, Regina

Neal, and Technical POC, Ronald Soule at TSE-TP@mda.mil

d. Interested sources may only provide one (1) submission per CAGE code. Multiple capabilities may be submitted within one (1) submission. All capabilities must be provided within the confines of the page limits provided in Section 7 above. If your company has different business sectors, which hold different CAGE codes, each sector can submit a capability package. In addition, each CAGE code must provide separate facility clearance documentation. If teaming, use the Prime Contractor's

CAGE code in the response.

Submission Questions:

Questions concerning this RFI will ONLY be accepted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Regina Neal, at TSE-TP@mda.mil. Email correspondence should include in the subject line

“RFI Threat Systems Engineering – Threat Products (TSE-TP)”. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly, and responses to this

RFI will not be returned. An electronic acknowledgement of the vendor’s RFI response will be provided. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within five working days, please notify the acquisition POCs listed in this RFI to ensure successful delivery. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after January 21, 2022 will be answered.

Additional Notes:

NAICS Code: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life

Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Size standard for the NAICS code

541715 is 1,250 employees.

Place of Contract Performance: Potential places of performance include, but are not limited to the geographic locations of the National Capital Region (NCR)/Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, Huntsville, Alabama, Dahlgren, Virginia, Colorado Springs, Colorado, or other CONUS locations.

MDA Support Contractors:

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The Government intends to use third party, non-Government (i.e. contractor, Federally

Funded Research, and Development Center personnel) support personnel as subject matter experts in the review of responses received, including the review of any marked or unmarked proprietary information provided. MDA utilizes subject matter experts at federally funded research laboratories and other support contractors to meet our mission objectives. The Agency maintains non-disclosure agreements on file with these organizations/companies to allow them access to proprietary data for the purpose of evaluations and recommendations. OCI/PCI clauses are within each of these contracts.

Submission of a response to this RFI constitutes the participant's acknowledgement and agreement that the information provided in the response, including any marked or unmarked proprietary or source selection information, may be disclosed to these non-

Government support personnel

References:

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (Code of Federal Regulations Title 22

Chapter 1, Subchapter M). See U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade

Controls website at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (Code of Federal Regulations Title 15, Chapter

VII, Subchapter C). See U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security website at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/export-administration-regulations-ear