Fighter Operational Test and Evaluation Services

Added: Dec 17, 2010 3:53 pm The purpose of this amendment is to post Amendment 0001 to the RFP along with the amended Task Order 1.

Added: Dec 10, 2010 10:34 am The purpose of amendment is to post a list of the interested parties who attended the 20 Oct 10 Pre-proposal Conference.  You may also reference the interested vendors tab when viewing this Notice for additional interested parties.

Company

DCS Company: (702)985-7766

L-3 Services Inc: (703)375-6437

SAIC: (505) 830-6608

TASC: (505)944-2175

Teledyne Brown Collabor X: (719)439-2681

Terradigm, Inc: (505)-559-4334

TYBRIN: (850)337-2626

Added: Dec 06, 2010 4:42 pm

The purpose of this amendment is to re-post the final RFP after removing the draft watermark to the first page. There are no additional changes to any other pages of the the RFP. The due date for comments and/or questions will remain 13 Dec 10 NLT 4:00p.m. MST. All proposals are still due by 5 Jan 11 NLT 4:00 p.m. MST. All other instructions remain as posted in the original RFP dated 3 Dec 10

Added: Dec 03, 2010 5:52 pm The purpose of the amendment is to post the Draft RFP Questions and Responses.

Added: Dec 03, 2010 5:27 pm The purpose of this announcement is to post the Final RFP. In addition, the following applicable documents are being posted with the RFP.

AFOTECMAN 99-101
Defense Acquisition Guidebook, dated 5-5-10
AFOTEC Forms 1-6 as identified in the Performance Plan
SAF/AQC Memo, dated 3 Nov 09, subject: OCI
Task Order 0001
Sample Task Order 0002
Air Force Proposal Adequacy Checklist

Comments and/or questions will be accepted through 13 Dec 10 NLT 4:00p.m. MST. Comments and/or questions must be gathered and submitted via a SINGLE email to Greg Davis and Paulette Windley, preferably in Microsoft Word documents attached to the e-mail. Questions received via phone and facsimile will not be acknowledged or answered.
Responses to the RFP are due NLT 4:00p.m. MST, 5 Jan 11. 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 estimated ceiling for CLIN 0001 is $78M and the estimated ceiling for CLIN 0002 is $7M.

Added: Nov 03, 2010 6:35 pm NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION (NOCA) - The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fighter Operational Test & Evaluation Services (FOTES) on or about 18 November 2010 with written proposals due on 20 December 2010. The FOTES acquisition is to obtain Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) services related to the fighter systems and programs.  Services include a range of engineering, technical, and analytical test services in support of OT&E activities for AFOTEC Detachments (Dets) 1 & 6.  This is a full and open competition.  The applicable NAICS is 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) with size standard of 1500employees.  The Government anticipates award of a single Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with cost plus fixed fee task orders as a result from this solicitation.

Detailed information on this acquisition was previously posted at www.fedbizopps.gov as solicitation FA7046-10-R-0005. 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 trade off evaluation methods plus acquisition procedures as described in FAR Part 15. Contract award will be made to that offeror who provides the best overall value to the Government in terms of the evaluation factors listed in Section M of the RFP .

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 the appropriate security level documented in the RFP.

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 20 December 2010 will make an offeror ineligible for award.

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 to William Davis at william.davis02@kirtland.af.mil ph:505-846-1973 or Paulette S. L. Windley, PCO, at paulette.windley@kirtland.af.mil ph:505-846-1955. 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 8500 Gibson Blvd SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5558 by the closing date and time specified in order to be considered for award.

Added: Oct 20, 2010 3:12 pm The purpose of amendment is to extend submission date for additional questions resulting from the Fighter OTES Pre-Proposal Briefing. Previous submission date was 22 Oct 10 noon MST, new submission date is 27 Oct 10, no later than 1500 (3:00pm) MST.

Additionally, Fighter OTES draft RFP questions and answers are attached to this announcement.

Added: Oct 20, 2010 1:42 pm The purpose of this amendment is to change POC from Jesse McKinney to William G. Davis.  William G. Davis contact information is as follows: william.davis02@kirtland.af.mil or 505-846-1973.

Added: Oct 07, 2010 11:43 am Please be aware that there are two dates to respond to in this announcement.

A Pre-proposal Conference will be held on 20 Oct 10 for the Fighter Operational Test and Evaluation Services acquisition at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Bldg 20130, in the Leaf Presentation Center, Kirtland AFB NM. Sign-in will commence at 8:30 am MST with the briefing to follow at 09:00 am MST. The conference will end no later than noon. A question and answer time period will take place after the government briefing. Questions may be submitted in advance to AFOTEC/A-7K, Attn: Mr. Jesse McKinney, (505) 846-5637, at jesse.mckinney@kirtland.af.mil. Additional questions may be asked during the conference or submitted to Mr. McKinney until noon MST, Friday, 22 Oct 10 via email.

Companies are allowed a maximum of five attendees. In order to attend and receive a CD/DVD with applicable documents, companies must submit a certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement to AFOTEC/A-7K, Mr. Jesse McKinney, via email no later than 3:00pm MST 15 Oct 10. Additionally, each company must submit a visit request, on company letterhead, to Mr. Jesse McKinney via e-mail no later than 3:00 pm MST 15 Oct 10. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of attendees must be included in the visit request. This meeting is restricted to U.S. citizens only and must be currently registered with U.S./CANADA Joint Certification Office, Defense Logistics Information Service, Federal Center, 74 Washington Ave., North Battle Creek, MI USA 49037-3084 (DD Form 2345).

Kirtland AFB entry procedures are as follows: All attendees will enter through the Wyoming Blvd. gate entrance. Indentify yourself as an attendee for the AFOTEC Pre-proposal Conference at Bldg 20130 and present a valid picture identification card (preferably a driver's license) to gain base entry. The gate guard will verify your name from an Entry Authorization Listing. Continue southbound on Wyoming Blvd. And turn right onto D Avenue. Bldg 20130, Leaf Presentation Center, is on the left side of D Ave. Entry is only allowed into the Leaf Presentation Center. Note that if driving a commercial vehicle on Kirtland AFB, you must have a valid driver's license, auto insurance and valid auto registration.

Added: Sep 13, 2010 12:26 pm The purpose of this amendment is to post questions and answers from Fighter OTES one-on-ones dated 2 Jun 10 and questions from industry from the Draft PWS dated 15 Jun 10.

Added: Sep 13, 2010 12:14 pm The purpose of this amendment is to post the most up to date DRAFT Request For Proposal (RFP) dated 13 Sept 2010. Please note changes to Section L and M. Disregard previous Draft RFP.

All comments and/or questions regarding the DRAFT RFP must be submitted and received by 4:00 p.m. MDT on 23 September 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.

Added: Sep 09, 2010 5:46 pm 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. MDT on 23 September 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.

Added: Jul 15, 2010 4:31 pm The purpose of this amendment is to inform industry that the Government will no longer be accepting requests for One-On-One meetings/teleconferencing with technical personnel. Any requests from Offerors after this date, 15 July 2010, will be denied.

Added: Jul 15, 2010 4:26 pm The purpose of this amendment 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 27 July 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.

Added: May 13, 2010 10:25 am Amendment to this notice is:
The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) is sending out a notice to vendors interested in scheduling one-on-one meetings for a questions and answer session during the week of 31 May 2010 fighter OTES.  This meeting will only be for the purpose of Fighter OTES.  Please contact Jesse McKinney at (505) 846-5637 or Paulette Windley (505) 846-1955 on or before 25 May 2010 if you are interested in attending. 

Added: Feb 05, 2010 3:13 pm The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Det 1 and Det 6 are sending out a Request for Information (RFI) and a Market Research Questionnaire. The title of this RFI is Fighter Operational Test and Evaluation Service and should be searched on FedBizOps by title or by Solicitation number. All interested parties are encouraged to check new posting frequently for updates.