Fixed Base Weather Sustainment

Added: May 11, 2018 2:12 pm

Solicitation for Fixed Base Weather Sustainment (FBWS) Program

Questions and Answers

The Government has received questions from interested parties pertaining to the RFP.  In turn, the Government is providing all questions and answers to all interested parties who requested a copy of the RFP.  Any additional questions must be submitted to the Government by interested parties no later than 16 May 2018. 

Added: May 01, 2018 10:56 am  

Solicitation for Fixed Base Weather Sustainment (FBWS) Program

Procurement Instrument Identification Number: FA873-18-R-0002
Agency: Department of the Air Force
Office: Air Force Life Cycle Materiel Command
Location: Hanscom AFB HBAK
Product or Service Code:  J059 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components
NAICS: 811219 - Other electronic and precision equipment and repair and maintenance

 Synopsis:

In accordance with FAR 5.102, this notice constitutes a synopsis of solicitation, by the Air Force Life Cycle Materiel Command, Aerospace Management Division, Weather Contracting, AFLCMC/HBAK, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, with the intent to award a contract for the FBWS program to provide sustainment for fixed base weather observation systems.  This Request For Proposal (RFP) is a total small business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2(b) and the Governments plans to award a single-award IDIQ contract using a FAR Part 15 source selection.

 The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this solicitation nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to AFLCMC/HBAK.

 An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. The AFLCMC Ombudsman, Lt. Col Peter Sandness, can be contacted at the following telephone number: (312) 785-5512 or email: peter.sandness@us.af.mil.

The RFP is available upon request.  To request a copy of the RFP please contact the following:  

 Contracting Office Address:

AFLCMC/HBAK,
75 Vandenberg Drive,
Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), MA 01731-2103
United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Jarrod Ryals
Contract Specialist
jarrod.ryals@us.af.mil
Phone: 781-225-5024

Secondary Point of Contact:

Kimberly McPhillips
Contracting Officer
kimberly.mcphillips@us.af.mil
Phone: 781-225-2910

Added: Feb 13, 2018 12:58 pm

Notice of Proposed Contract Action for Fixed Base Weather Sustainment (FBWS) Program

Procurement Instrument Identification Number: FA873-18-R-0002

Agency: Department of the Air Force

Office: Air Force Life Cycle Materiel Command

Location: Hanscom AFB HBAK

Product or Service Code:  J059 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components

NAICS: 811219 - Other electronic and precision equipment and repair and maintenance

Synopsis:

In accordance with FAR 5.203, this notice constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action (NOCA), by the Air Force Life Cycle Materiel Command, Aerospace Management Division, Weather Contracting, AFLCMC/HBAK, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, of the intent to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the FBWS program to provide sustainment for fixed base weather observation systems.  The Government's plan is to issue the RFP as a total small business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2(b) and award a single-award IDIQ contract using a FAR Part 15 source selection.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this NOCA nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to AFLCMC/HBAK. This notice is not a commitment from the Government.

An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The AFLCMC Ombudsman, Lt. Col Kenneth Decker can be contacted at the following telephone number: (937) 255-5512 or email: kenneth.decker.1@us.af.mil.

Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Ms. Kimberly McPhillips, Contracting Officer, tel. (781) 225-2910, e-mail: kimberly.mcphillips@us.af.mil; or Mr. Jarrod Ryals, Contract Specialist, tel. (781) 225-5024, e-mail: jarrod.ryals@us.af.mil.

Contracting Office Address:

AFLCMC/HBAK,

75 Vandenberg Drive,

Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), MA 01731-2103
United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Jarrod Ryals

Contract Specialist

jarrod.ryals@us.af.mil

Phone: 781-225-5024

Secondary Point of Contact:

Kimberly McPhillips

Contracting Officer

kimberly.mcphillips@us.af.mil

Phone: 781-225-2910

Added: Jan 09, 2018 1:50 pm

Due to the inclement weather and Hanscom Air Force Base closures, the final Questions and Answers (Q&As) to the DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP), FA8730-18-R-0002, for the Fixed Base Weather System (FBWS) effort are now available.

All interested parties shall contact all of the following individuals in order to obtain the final Q&As from the DRAFT RFP:

Kimberly McPhillips, Procurement Contracting Officer
kimberly.mcphillips@us.af.mil

Jarrod Ryals, Contract Specialist
jarrod.ryals@us.af.mil

Michael Korona, Contract Specialist
michael.korona.1@us.af.mil

Jeffery Green, Program Manager
jeffery.green.3@us.af.mil

The Q&As from the DRAFT RFP will be sent to each interested party via AMERDEC Secure within 24 hours of request.

A final RFP is anticipated to be released to Federal Business Opportunities on, or about, 13 February 2018.

Added: Nov 13, 2017 1:25 pm This is a DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP), FA8730-18-R-0002, for the Fixed Base Weather System (FBWS) effort. This FBWS effort is to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) necessary to sustain the AN/FMQ-19 Automatic Meteorological Station (AMS) and AN/FMQ-22 in its current configuration CONUS/OCONUS in accordance with the requirements as stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), Technical Requirements Document (TRD), Sensor System Document (SSD) and Common Data Logger (CDL) System Requirements Document (SRD). Additionally, this effort will include the procurement and installation of a Common Data Logger (CDL) to be incorporated into all FMQ-19 and FMQ-22 fielded systems.

All interested parties shall contact the following individuals in order to obtain the entire DRAFT RFP package:

Kimberly McPhillips, Procurement Contracting Officer
kimberly.mcphillips@us.af.mil

Jarrod Ryals, Contract Specialist
jarrod.ryals@us.af.mil

Michael Korona, Contract Specialist
michael.korona.1@us.af.mil

Jeffrey Green, Program Manager
jeffery.green.3@us.af.mil

The DRAFT RFP package will be sent to each interested party via AMERDEC Secure within 2 business days of request. All questions shall be submitted as soon as possible to the above mentioned individuals. Responses will be released on a rolling basis. The DRAFT RFP, along with any final questions, will close on 11 December 2017. Responses to all final questions will be released on, or about, 05 January 2018. A final RFP is anticipated to be released to Federal Business Opportunities on, or about, 26 January 2018.