TIGS SoS Souces Sought_Final.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

P3I-25-0003

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES, AND

SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, INVITATION

FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTES OR AN INDICATION THAT THE

GOVERNMENT WILL CONTRACT FOR THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COST

ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMISSIONS OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED TO

THE INTERESTED PARTIES FOR RESPONSE.

AGENCY: Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO

IEW&S)

CONTRACTING OFFICE: Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal, Building 5303; Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5090; USA

PRIMARY POC: Ernest Snyder, Contracting Officer, (256) 842-7736, ernest.l.snyder2.civ@army.mil

NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications

DESCRIPTION: This is a Sources Sought Notice for PEO IEW&S to gain capability information from industry to inform market research for the Tactical Integrated Ground Suite (TIGS) System of Systems (SoS) program. TIGS SoS is a U.S. Army satellite communications system composed of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) computers and communications equipment, trailers, antennas, power generators and custom software solutions. Specific functional capabilities and core competencies of interest to the Government include design and prototyping, production, pre-planned product improvements (P3I), testing, and integrated product support (IPS) for surveillance, reconnaissance, and/or command and control (C2) capabilities using terrestrial and/or space systems.

This Sources Sought Notice is to inform the Government’s acquisition and contract strategy for a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MAIDIQ) contract.

The Government is currently anticipating a 10-year contract ordering period with the potential to on and off-ramp industry partners throughout the life of the contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to allow industry the opportunity to submit capability documents and provide capability demonstrations and for the Government to identify qualified sources to perform a specific requirement with proven capabilities based on the core competencies listed above.

REQUESTED INFORMATION: The Government is requesting white papers, capability briefs, and/or capability demonstrations addressing the capabilities and core competencies listed above. Respondents should detail your ability to perform on a potential TIGS SoS MAIDIQ contract. This potential MAIDIQ contract may have a broad scope of work, so focus white papers, capability briefs, and/or capability demonstrations on where you expect to perform the strongest.

The Government reserves the right to contact those companies that provide a response for further information if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice. The information obtained from this notice will be utilized for market research purposes only.

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE: All interested parties should submit capability white papers, capability briefs, and/or capability demonstration requests via email to the following:

Send UNCLASSIFIED NIPRNET responses and requests to ernest.l.snyder2.civ@army.mil and ivan.a.mella.civ@army.mil.

Send CLASSIFIED responses and requests up to TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION to ernest.l.snyder.civ@army.ic.gov and michael.j.knapp.civ@army.ic.gov.

Companies should include the following information in their responses and/or demonstration requests:

Company Name Company Cage Code (If Applicable) Company UEI (Unique Entity ID) Company POC Name Company POC JWICS Email Address (plus up to three additional JWICS addresses) Company UNCLASSIFIED Phone Number and UNCLASSIFIED e-mail address for Primary POC and an Alternate POC Identify if your company is a non-traditional defense contractor, nonprofit research institution, small business, traditional defense contractor and/or other ***NOTE: If ‘other’, provide type of business. ***

Do you have a facility that meets the Physical and Technical Security Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (ICS-705-1) AND Standards for Accreditation and Reciprocal Use of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (ICS-705-2)?

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be accepted beginning on the date of release on sam.gov and will close 1600 Central Standard Time (CST), 31 July 2025.

If a capability brief was previously provided under Notice ID: P3I-25-0002 posted to sam.gov or during TIGS SoS Production/P3I Industry Day, then a duplicate submission is not required. You may, however, submit additional supporting material, white papers, and/or demonstrations as part of this notice.

Responses to this notice are not intended to be a proposal nor bid. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition or contract approach. It is to survey industry regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed capabilities and experience in relation to the areas specified above.

The Government may utilize System Engineering and Technical Assistance Contractors (SETAC) and Federally Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDC) to provide subject matter expertise during review of the responses. All Contractors have an appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with the Government.