Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) Alternate Source

The purpose of this posting is to update the DRAFT RFP documents released to date.  The Government intends to post the official RFP on FBO on, or about, 17 April 2012. 

Any questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Capt Dennis Chan at dennis.chan@hanscom.af.mil, Christopher Linskey at christopher.linskey@hanscom.af.mil, or the Procuring Contracting Officer at timothy.frank@hanscom.af.mil.

Any questions on how to obtain For Official use Only or Classified drafts of documents, please contact Mr. Christofer Palasinski at christofer.palasinski@hanscom.af.mil.

This posting updates Attachment 13, Cost Formats.

This update includes an RFI which provides the necessary dates and information for Industry Day 2.  A new Section L is included in this update as well.  As a reminded an updated GTRD is available and ready for pickup per the instructions on the previously posted document "GTRD and Other Documents Requiring Special Handling".

The FAB-T Program Office is providing a draft sections of the FAB-T Competitive Acquisition RFP in advance of a second Industry Day projected to be held during the week of March 5, 2012.  The draft sections are the CLIN structure, CDRL Exhibits, Design Entrance and Exit Criteria, Statement of Work, Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure, Notional Terminal Delivery Schedule, Variable Quantity Pricing Table, Cost Formats, and Cost and Software Data Reporting Plan.  A GTRD and MILSTAR/AEHF Security Classification/Declassification Guide will be available for pickup per the instructions on the previously posted document "GTRD and Other Documents Requiring Special Handling".  A subsequent posting will formally announce the instructions for submitting visit requests for Industry Day 2.  The anticipated release of the formal RFP is late march. 

The FAB-T Program Office is providing a draft sections of the FAB-T Competitive Acquisition RFP in advance of a second Industry Day projected to be held during the week of March 5, 2012.  The draft sections are the CLIN structure, CDRL Exhibits, Design Entrance and Exit Criteria, Statement of Work, Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure, Notional Terminal Delivery Schedule, Variable Quantity Pricing Table, Cost Formats, and Cost and Software Data Reporting Plan.  A GTRD will be available for pickup per the instructions on the previously posted document "GTRD and Other Documents Requiring Special Handling".  A subsequent posting will formally announce the instructions for submitting visit requests for Industry Day 2.  The anticipated release of the formal RFP is late march. 

This page update is to migrate all information found on our HERBB page to Federal Business Opportunities.  Any new documents or updates shall be found on this page.

This update also includes the attachment of DD Form 254.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This Industry Day is for information and planning purposes only. This RFI does not constitute an invitation for Bids, Requests for Proposals, Solicitations, Requests for Quotes, or an indication that the Government will contract for the items contained in the RFI. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of information or reimburse expenses incurred by interested parties attending this Industry Day and/or one-on-one sessions.

BackgroundThe primary focus of this acquisition for the Air Force Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program is a competitive effort for the development and delivery of airborne (E-4, E-6) and ground-based Command Post Terminals (CPT) with Presidential & National Voice Conferencing (PNVC) capability. The terminals will provide for strategic nuclear and non-nuclear command and control (C2) using Extremely High Frequency (EHF), wideband, protected and survivable communications. The program will develop and field airborne, ground-fixed and ground-transportable terminals. They will be compatible with AEHF satellites and the legacy Milstar EHF satellite system and will leverage the increased capacity of the AEHF constellation.

FAB-T enables backward compatibility to existing Milstar EHF Low Data Rate (LDR) communications, operates with AEHF Extended Data Rate (XDR) satellites, and adds PNVC. Terminal capabilities include transmission and reception of voice, data, imagery, and video over these protected SATCOM systems. The FAB-T terminals will ensure that nuclear C2 facilities remain connected to the President of the United States (POTUS), Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), and Combatant Commanders to provide positive control and nuclear surety of U.S. Nuclear Response forces.

The FAB-T Program Office plans to award up to two competitive, fixed price development/ production contract(s) for this effort. The program requires initial delivery of terminals for integration into their respective platforms no later than the end of FY 2015 to meet user requirements. The contract effort will develop and procure 84 terminals consisting of a mix of airborne and ground CPTs. Options will be exercised for Low Rate Initial Production and subsequent Full Rate Production of the terminals.

Industry Day InformationThe Air Force will post portions of the FAB-T Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB). An Industry Day has been scheduled to seek industry feedback.

The FAB-T Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, ESC/HNT, will host the Industry Day Conference on 11 January 2012 from 10:00 AM to noon. Attendee in-processing will start at 9:00 AM. This Industry Day session will include a Government programmatic briefing followed by a question and answer session. The session will be held at The MITRE Corporation (M Building), 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730. Directions to MITRE and a MITRE map are attached.

The government plans to hold one-on-one technical discussions with potential prime contractors beginning at 1:00 PM on 11 January 2012 and continuing on 12 January 2012 at the MITRE facility. Firms requesting one-on-one technical discussions should contact the Contracting Officer at the email address provided below to request a time slot not to exceed two hours.

Firms planning to attend Industry Day must RSVP via e-mail to FAB-T.Industry.Days@hanscom.af.mil no later than noon on 09 January 2012. Responses should include the company name and the full name(s) of company representative(s) planning to attend. Attendance at Industry Day is limited to no more than three (3) representatives per company. All attendees must be U. S. citizens.

Attendees are required to submit a visit request via JPAS to SMO code LK1MFNG6 by noon on 09 January 2012. The visit request must include the full names and security clearance information for the individuals attending and the date(s) of the visit. In addition, the visit request should identify Emily Shay (781-271-8648) as the visit point of contact.

Please monitor HERBB for additional information related to Industry Day. Please direct any other questions to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Scott Maitland, at Scott.Maitland@hanscom.af.mil.