Draft Solicitation Announcement

Added: Apr 25, 2011 3:51 pm Modified: Jun 15, 2011 4:41 pmTrack Changes The Request for Proposal (RFP) release date is anticipated to be on or about 26 July 2011. The solicitation will be available on the http://fedbizopps.gov/ website for download. The RFP will be released by the AGC Contracting Office, Alexandria, VA.

Added: Apr 25, 2011 3:51 pm The US Army Corps of Engineers - Army Geospatial Center (AGC) has a requirement for Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) II services, as required, in support of the AGC mission. AGC coordinates, integrates, and synchronizes geospatial information requirements and standards across the Army, as well as develops and fields geospatial enterprise-enabled systems and capabilities to the Army and DoD. The anticipated North American Industry Classification Systems Codes (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512. The business size standard is $25.0M. Your response should identify your business size (large or small) in relation to this NAICS code. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be unclassified.

The Government intends to issue a single contract using full and open competitive procedures to satisfy the requirements listed below. The resulting contract will contain a base period of one (1) year and four (4), one (1) year options. The maximum value of the Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) contract is $200M over the life of the contract. A minimum order of $50,000 will be guaranteed for the contract. Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and/or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders will be issued under this contract. Task Orders will include limited production and fielding of specified items for critical requirements and field support for CONUS and OCONUS as well as support in a war zone.

Interested contractors must have the capabilities and execute the following: (1) Systems Engineering, Software Development and processes; (2) integration, execution and transition of C4ISR concepts, processes and architectures; (3) establish Army/Joint Information Systems Architectures and Geospatial Enterprise Architecture (GEA) using strategic and tactical communications for multiple services; (4) sustain and maintain, Enterprise Service facilities including those used for Geospatial integration and prototyping; (5) develop, integrate and operate various ISR payload types (including, but not limited to, EO/IR, HIS, LIDAR, RADAR, SIGINT, communications, etc...) into various requirements; (6) Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs) and Quick Reaction Capabilities (QRC) relevant to GES and C4ISR requirements; (7) provide operational support of C4ISR in developing technologies related to Intelligence Exploitation Tools, Full Motion Video (FMV), Dissemination and technologies for cataloging and archiving procedures.(8) develop and integrate various Identity Resolution technologies, techniques and procedures; (9) develop technologies, TTPs and CONOPS related to Stability Operations;(10) acquire, fuse, and disseminate geospatial information and other sources (i.e., GEOINT, CI/HUMINT, MASINT IMINT, Human Cultural, etc...) at various echelons, from handheld devices to and through National sources; (11) perform what if scenarios with data models, information, applications, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and Concept of Operations (CONOPS); (12) integrate and support of other DoD laboratory capabilities for C4ISR applications and; (13) future research requirements and transitioning technology from research to system (i.e., to Programs of Record and COCOMS) and to operations.

The request for Proposal (RFP) release date is anticipated to be on or about 20 June 2011. The solicitation will be available on the http:/fedbizopps.gov/ web site for download. The RFP will be released by the AGC CONTRACTING OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, VA.

Point of contact for this requirement is Tamara Molder, tamara.molder@usace.army.mil. No technical questions will be considered prior to release of the RFP solicitation.