Arctics II
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA5215ARCTICSII
- Agency
-
Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Eielson AFB, Alaska, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force's Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is seeking a contractor to provide integrated range operations and maintenance for the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) in Alaska. Specifically, the 354th Range Squadron requires support for joint air and ground combat training, including management of military training areas, electronic warfare sites, and combat training ranges. The contract will support critical training activities like RED FLAG-Alaska, involving Live, Virtual, and Constructive operations and comprehensive monitoring of air-to-air, air-to-ground, and ground-to-air training scenarios. Contractors must be capable of obtaining SECRET and TOP SECRET security clearances and demonstrate expertise in range operations, electronic warfare, and joint military training environments. The Sources Sought notice requires responses by December 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM HST, with submissions limited to seven pages detailing the company's capabilities to perform the described services.
The anticipated contract is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee arrangement with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, with an initial projected award date of December 15, 2026, and contract start in January 2027. The contract will be categorized under NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) with a $47.0M size standard. The work will be conducted across two primary locations: JPARC South at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and JPARC North at Eielson Air Force Base. Contractors will need to provide subject matter experts in various military operational domains, including Navy/Marine Corps operations, Joint Fires, Special Operations Forces, and Lessons Learned analysis. The government is specifically seeking industry feedback on the draft Performance Work Statement's clarity, potential cost considerations, and contractors' ability to respond within a 30-day solicitation period.
Notice text
Instructions for submitting for the Sources Sought can be found on the attached document, Sources Sought -- ARCTICS II.
Below is a description of the services for this effort; further information can be found in the attached DRAFT ARCTICS II PWS.
Description:
The 354th Range Squadron (RANS) has a requirement for integrated range operations and maintenance in support of joint air and ground combat training and testing for the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Headquarters (HQ) Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) at the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex (JPARC). The JPARC consists of all air, land, and sea training capacity and assets in Alaska. JPARC is composed of military land ranges, maritime training areas, and airspace that provide critical training and testing environment to the Department of Defense (DoD) Service units based in Alaska. PACAF's primary mission is to provide ready air and space power to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis, and in war. The JPARC is the predominant PACAF Area of Responsibility (AOR) training venue supporting mission requirements. It can provide highly realistic training for service, joint, and coalition combat aircrews, aviation ground crews, surface maneuver units, and command staff. RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) is a primary USAF combat training exercise and a Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) accredited and certified event that is executed within the JPARC. The JPARC consists of Military Operations Areas (MOAs), Military Training Routes (MTRs), Restricted Airspaces, combat training ranges with both live and inert weapons impact areas, electronic warfare (EW) sites, and all facilities, structures, shelters, systems, and equipment necessary to support live combat training operations. “JPARC South” refers to facilities at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson (JBER) and Special Use Airspace (SUA), in accordance with (IAW) 14 CFR Part 73, used/controlled primarily by the 3rd Wing (WG). “JPARC North” refers to all facilities, ranges, and SUA at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), as well as other facilities, ranges, and SUA not included in JPARC South. Capabilities include providing realistic adversary Electronic Orders of Battle (EOB), Electronic Attack (EA) training, integrated Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) operations, and real-time air-to-air, air-to-ground, ground-to-air monitoring and playback for user feedback and performance self-evaluation.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DRAFT ARCTICS II PWS_10-08-2024.docx | DOCX document | |
| Sources Sought -- ARCTICS II.docx | DOCX document |
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