AFOTEC Operational Test & Evaluation Services (OTES)

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date to 9 July 2010, 11:00am MDT.  The reason for this extension is due to AFOTEC's mailroom operations close at 12:00pm daily.

The purpose of this amendment is to post an addendum to the Final RFP Questions and Responses and to post Amendment 0001 to the RFP.

Offeror should note that Amendment 0001 does NOT extend the response date and time.

The purpose of this amendment is to post the Final RFP Questions and Responses.  An amendment will not be issued for any clarifications identified in the attachment.

In addition, comment and/or questions will no longer be accepted for the remainder of the solicitation period. 

Responses to the RFP are due NLT 4:00p.m. MDT, 7 July 2010.  Official proposal to the final RFP will not be accepted via email.  Hard and electronic copies of all volumes will be required to be received by the Contracting Office at the address provided in Block 7 on the RFP by the closing date and time in order to be considered for award.

The purpose of this amendment is to post the Final RFP. In addition, the following applicable documents are being posted with the RFP.

AFOTECMAN 99-101, this document replaces the AFOTEC OT&E Guide, 6th Edition.
Defense Acquisition Guidebook, dated 5-5-10. This replaces the earlier version.
AFOTEC Forms 1-6 as identified in the Performance Plan
SAF/AQC Memo, dated 3 Nov 09, subject: OCI

Comments and/or questions will be accepted for one week from today. Any comments/questions are due NLT 4:00p.m. MDT, 9 June 2010. Comments and/or questions must be gathered and submitted via a SINGLE email, preferably in Microsoft Word documents attached to e-mail. Questions received via phone and facsimile will not be acknowledged or answered.

Responses to the RFP are due NLT 4:00p.m. MDT, 7 July 2010. Official proposals to the final RFP will not be accepted via email. Hard and electronic copies of all volumes will be required to be received by the Contracting Office at the address provided in the final RFP by the closing date and time specified in order to be considered for award.

The purpose of this amendment is to post an amendment to the Draft RFP Question and Responses.

The purpose of the amendmend is to post the Draft RFP Questions and Responses.

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION (NOCA) - The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Operational Test & Evaluation Services (OTES) on or about 1 June 2010 with written proposals due on 15 July 2010. This is a 100% small business set-aside for only those small businesses designated as "small" under the NAICS 541712. The government anticipates to negotiate and award multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts as a result from this solicitation. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor an Invitation for Bids (IFB), nor does it restrict the government in any way to an ultimate acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose.

Detailed information on this acquisition was previously posted at www.fedbizopps.gov as solicitation FA7046-10-R-0001 and FA7046-09-R-0003. Potential Offerors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. This office will not issue hard copies of the solicitation, attachments, or technical documents. Award will be made on a best-value basis; price and other factors are being considered.

Foreign participation is not allowed due to security access restrictions.

Potential offerors must have current security clearances at the classification level as specified in the DD Form 254 and must show the ability to provide security levels up to Special Access Program (SAP).

Due to the potential for decreased task order competition after award, cross-teaming is prohibited. The intent of this prohibition is to create pure, distinct, separable teams that remain as such during the life of this contract.

All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contract Registration, that lack of registration in the CCR database with a CAGE code BY 15 July 2010 will make an offeror ineligible for award. Also, the contractor must have the NAICS code listed in this solicitation on their CCR Registration.

Comments and/or questions will be accepted one week after the final RFP is released. Comments and/or questions must be written and will be accepted via e-mail. Official proposals to the final RFP will not be accepted via email. Hard and electronic copies of all volumes will be required to be received by the Contracting Office at the address provided in the final RFP by the closing date and time specified in order to be considered for award.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date.

All comments and/or questions regarding the DRAFT RFP must NOW be submitted and received by 4:00 p.m. MST on 3 March 2010. Comments and/or questions must be gathered and submitted via a SINGLE email, preferably in Microsoft Word documents attached to e-mail. Questions received via phone and facsimile will not be acknowledged or answered.

The purpose of this amendment is to post all the applicable documents.

The purpose of this amendment is to post the DRAFT Request For Proposal (RFP).

All comments and/or questions regarding the DRAFT RFP must be submitted and received by 4:00 p.m. MST on 26 February 2010. Comments and/or questions must be gathered and submitted via a SINGLE email, preferably in Microsoft Word documents attached to e-mail. Questions received via phone and facsimile will not be acknowledged or answered.

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) is planning to solicit offers for Operational Test and Evaluation Services (OTES). The OTES acquisition is a follow-on effort to the Engineering and Technical Services (ETS) contract. This acquisition is for AFOTEC's centrally-managed advisory and assistance services for operational test and evaluation (OT&E) to include a broad range of engineering, technical, and analytical test services in support of OT&E. These activities include test capability and infrastructure investment requirements, shortfalls, and solutions; test event design; test planning, execution, and reporting; post test data analysis; digital test tool development and associated tool training; and integrated test functions for Air Force and Multiservice air, space, and cyberspace acquisition programs. This effort does not include information technology (IT), Security, or administrative types of services.

The Government intends to negotiate and award multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts using a combination of Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract line items. This requirement will be solicited utilizing a 100% total small business set-aside. The solicitation and resulting contract(s) will be for one base year and four additional one-year option periods. Estimated performance start date is 1 August 2010. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 541712.

Potential Offerors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. This office will not issue hard-copy solicitations. Award will be made on a best-value basis; price and other factors are being considered.

A Request for Information was posted on 17 June 2009 and can be found at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/DRU/AFOTECRMC/FA7046-09-R-0003/listing.html. An industry day occurred on 25 June 2009 at Headquarters AFOTEC, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Details concerning the industry day can be found at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/DRU/AFOTECRMC/FA7046-09-R-XXXX/listing.html.

This specific post is to release a draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The government will post additional draft documents to this website as they become available. Interested parties are encouraged to check this website frequently for updates. All comments and/or questions regarding the draft PWS must be submitted and received by 4:00 p.m. MST on 21 December 2009. Comments and/or questions must be submitted via email, preferably in Microsoft Word documents attached to e-mail. Questions received via phone and facsimile will not be acknowledged.

The anticipated release date for the final RFP is January 2010. The RFP will close approximately 30 days after issuance. The closing date and time will be specified on the cover page of the RFP document. Again, interested parties are encouraged to check this website frequently for updates. Comments and/or questions will not be accepted once the final RFP is released. Official responses/proposals to the final RFP will not be accepted via email. Hard and electronic copies of all volumes will be required to be received by the Contracting Office at the address provided in the final RFP by the closing date and time specified in order to be considered for award.