High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) Antenna Program Support (APS)

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT
RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the
United States Air Force to identify potential sources and to determine if this effort can be
competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or
an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government
does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available
to fund the information solicited.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Tinker AFB is requesting information, pursuant
to FAR PART 10, in support of Market Research to identify potential sources for the effort listed
below. The Government will use this information to determine the best future acquisition
strategy for this procurement, inclusive of the need to do an Industry Day. The government
does not have the associated technical data to provide to potential sources. No qualification
requirements or Technical Orders exist.

The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 517919 which has
a corresponding Standard of $32.5M. The Government is interested in all businesses to include,
Large Businesses, Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)’s, Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses.
The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and
identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide
any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to
the Government and to the commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses
involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by
the prime, and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

The contractor shall be capable of furnishing all necessary engineering, labor, parts and
material for antenna systems inspections, installation/de-installation and maintenance.
Contractor will be responsible for supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long
lead parts procurement, reparable forecasting, obsolescence issues and delivery of serviceable
assets. The required support includes antenna and antenna parts procurement, grounding,
bonding, shielding and lightning protection (GBSLP) as well as electrical power evaluation. The
sustainment and replacement of antennas is a long term ongoing process currently the system
consists of more or less than 300 antennas at 13 stations each consisting of a transmit site and a receive
site worldwide.

The specific requirements are listed below:

A requirements type contract is contemplated. A One Year Basic contract plus the potential of
six (6) One-Year option periods is considered. The anticipated line items are as follows: CLIN 0001 Program
Support, CLIN 0002 Program Engineering Support, CLIN 0003 Reserved, CLIN 0004 Unscheduled
Maintenance Support, CLIN 0005 Sort Notice Maintenance Support, CLIN 0006 Site Survey/De-
Installation/Installation, CLIN 0007 Antenna and Antenna Subsystems, CLIN 0008 Preventative
Maintenance Inspection, CLIN 0009 Phase Inspection, CLIN 0010 GBSLP, CLIN 0011 Phase-Out
Period, CLIN 0012 Travel, CLIN 0013 Over and Above and CLIN 0014 Data. The approximate
solicitation issue date will be June 2023 with a solicitation response due date that is anticipated in July 2023.
The anticipated award date will be August 2023.

Please e-mail your response advising if the requirements stated above can be met to the
following address: amanda.jones.39@us.af.mil and michael.holford@us.af.mil This SSS is issued
solely for informational and planning purposes. No funds are available to fund the information
requested. The information in this notice is current as of the publication date but is subject to
change and is not binding to the Government. Oral submissions of information are not
acceptable.

Submit the following information also:
- Company Name and Address
- Cage Code
- DUNs Number
- Company business size by NAIC Code
- Small Business Type (s), if applicable
- Point of Contact for questions and/or clarification
- Telephone Number, fax number, and email address
- Web Page URL
- Teaming Partners (if applicable)

Provide any recommendations and/or concerns.

Please also provide a detailed ROM. 

Responses and/or questions to this sources sought synopsis will be posted through SAM.GOV