Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Target Class

The Government intends to conduct discussions in early November 2010. If you have any questions, please contact John Richardson at e-mail John.Richardson@mda.mil, phone (256) 955-2154.

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Please ensure that the person who delivers classified Packages has a courier card. Also, make sure the packages are marked and wrapped according to the NISPOM manual. The offeror shall have a transmittal sheet that the government person will sign. The government will need a copy of this transmittal sheet

for the contract file.

The due date for submission of the data required by Paragraph 9.3b of Volume VII has been extended to 21 July 2010 at 4:00 PM Central Time. All other portions of Volume VII are still due on 7 July 2010.

Notice to all Vendors: Your cost and pricing volumes are now due by 4:00 PM Central Time on 21 July 2010. All other due dates previously posted remain the same. If you have questions regarding this announcement please contact John Richardson at John.Richardson@mda.mil or (256) 955-2154

Government responses to Classified questions sets 3, 4 and 5 and Rev 3 of the performance specification will be mailed to interested vendors on 10 June 2010 and will be available for courier pick up on the same day between 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM Central. Interested vendors should request this information using the following instructions.





Send a letter on company letterhead via e-mail to John Richardson at John.Richardson@mda.mil



In this letter; please include:



1. Your official written request for government responses to classified questions.



2. The Nationality of your company



3. Your company address for receipt of packages



4. Your CAGE code



5. How you are authorized and how you intend to receive the classified package; Classified FedEx, Registered USPS, or Courier pick-up. If you use courier pick-up you must have a courier card and must coordinate pick-up with John Richardson. Once we receive a letter from you that meets these requirements, we will arrange to send you the government responses to classified questions that have been received in response to the subject solicitation.



Please direct all questions related to this matter to the attention of John Richardson, John.Richardson@mda.mil , (256) 955-2154.



Please note: If you need this information you must submit a written request even if you have previously submitted requests for classified data regarding this solicitation.

The pre-proposal conference on 7 June 2010 is located at 401 Diamond Drive, Room 2D51, Huntsville al, 35806. The time is now 08:30 AM - 16:30 PM CDT. Prime vendors are limited to 5 personnel. Sub-contractors are limited to two personnel.



The one on one sessions with Prime offerors are scheduled on 8 June 2010 from 0830 AM - 16:30 PM CDT at Bldg 5222 Room 1047, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, Al 35898. Each Vendor attending a one on one session is limited to a total of 7 personnel. The vendor's team can consist of any combination of personnel from the potential prime or potential subcontractor, however; the number of attendees can not exceed 7 persons.

Attendance at the Pre-proposal conference on 7 June 2010 is limited to 5 personnel for each prime offeror and 2 personnel for any vendor interested in teaming with a prime offeror as a sub-contractor. These restrictions are required due to space limitations of the conference facility.

The classified updates (rev 2 of the performance specification) will not be available today. We anticipate release in the near future.



The government has scheduled a pre-proposal conference for 7 June 2010 at 401 Diamond Drive, Huntsville, Al 35806 Room 2D51. The conference is scheduled from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT. Vendors are limited to 5 personnel and are required to submit a Visit Authorization Request in accordance with the attached request form...please note this form is different than the form posted on March 12, 2010. In addition; please provide John Richardson with a list of the names of the personnel who will be attending from your company.



The government has scheduled one on one sessions with the prime offerors for 8 June 2010 from 0800 AM - 5:00 PM CDT at Bldg 5222, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, Al 35898. Please submit Visit Authorization Request (VAR) Forms in accordance with the instructions posted on 12 March 2010. Your forms must be submitted 48 hours in advance of the conference. In addition to submitting the VAR, Vendors are requested to contact John Richardson to obtain a time slot for the one on one meetings. Please note..these sessions are limited to vendors who intend to submit a proposal as a primer offeror and are limited to 5 personnel from each company. Time slots are available on a first come first served basis until filled.

The classified updates (rev 2 of the performance specification) will not be available today. Internal staffing has not been completed. We anticipate release by close of business on 27 May 2010.



The cut off date for receipt of questions regarding this solicitation is now 8 June 2010 at 4 PM central time.

The IRBM Target Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on 7 June 2010. One on ones with primes will be held on 8 Jun 2010. Further details wrt to location and VARs will be provided at a later date. In order to focus our efforts to your areas of concern, after reviewing amendment 4 of the RFP and rev 2 of the spec, request interested offerors provide a list of the top 5 most significant uncertainties regarding this RFP that you would like addressed by the government during the pre-proposal conference. Please use the same format used for questions. These responses are due no later than NLT 1 June 2010.



Amendment 4 to the RFP and revision 2 of the performance specification are in final internal staffing, and will be provided next week.



The due date for past performance volumes is extended to 14 June 2010.



The due date for proposals continues to be 7 July 2010.

Written requests for classified updates are requested not later than 11:00 AM Central Time on 21 May 2010.

Government responses to Classified questions received from Industry and Updated classified data sets/information will be mailed to interested vendors on or about 26 May 2010 and will be available for courier pick up on the same day between 2 PM and 3:30 PM Central. Interested vendors should request this information using the instructions that were previosuly posted on 27 April 2010. TO ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 21 MAY 2010.

Government responses to Classified questions received from Industry and Updated classified data sets/information will be mailed to interested vendors on 29 April 2010 and will be available for courier pick up on the same day between 2 PM and 3:30 PM Central. Interested vendors should request this information using the following instructions.





Send a letter on company letterhead via e-mail to John Richardson at John.Richardson@mda.mil



In this letter; please include:



1. Your official written request for government responses to classified questions.



2. The Nationality of your company



3. Your company address for receipt of packages



4. Your CAGE code



5. How you are authorized and how you intend to receive the classified package; Classified FedEx, Registered USPS, or Courier pick-up. If you use courier pick-up you must have a courier card and must coordinate pick-up with John Richardson. Once we receive a letter from you that meets these requirements, we will arrange to send you the government responses to classified questions that have been received in response to the subject solicitation.



Please direct all questions related to this matter to the attention of John Richardson, John.Richardson@mda.mil , (256) 955-2154.

The due date for receipt of past performance information has been extended to 02 June 2010. The due date for receipt of proposals has been extended to 07 July 2010.

The pre-proposal conference and the one on one discussions with offerors have both been deferred until further notice to allow the government to respond to questions from industry.

The date and time for the pre-proposal conference has been changed. The date and time for the pre-proposal conference is now 16 April 2010 from 08:30 AM - 12:00 noon central time. The location is Bldg 5222, Martin Rd, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Room 1049.



The number of persons authorized to attend is a maximum of 8 persons per company. Visitor Access requests must be re-submitted for the new date and time at least 48 hours in advance of the conference.

The due date for the Executive Summary has been changed from 2 April 2010 to 4:00 PM central time on 6 April 2010.



The date and time for the pre-proposal conference has been changed. The date and time for the pre-proposal conference is now 15 April 2010 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM central time. The location is Bldg 5222, Martin Rd, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Room 1047.



The number of persons authorized to attend has been increased from a maximum of three persons per company to a maximum of 8 persons per company. Visitor Access requests must be re-submitted for the new date and time at lease 48 hours in advance of the conference.

Please submit all questions concerning classified specifications/issues on a CD. Hard copies are acceptable but they must be accompanied by a CD.

Classified Speccifications can be picked up by courier at 1300 on 9 March 2010 at 106 Wynn Drive, Hunstville Al. You will need to bring your courier card or courier letter and ID to be allowed to pick up the documents in person. Please contact Brenda Palmer at (256) 313-8516



All Interested Vendors who would prefer to have the specifications delivered through FedEx or registered USPS will need to send a request in writing (if you have not already done so) to Brenda Palmer at Brenda.Palmer@mda.mil or contact her at (256) 313-8516.

Do not contact Hill AFB for target Storage Information or site visits.

The RFP release date is to be determined. An updated release date will be posted as soon as possible.

RFP release is delayed and currently anticipated to be 5 February 2010.

RFP release is currently anticipated to be 29 Jan 2010.

RFP release is currently anticipated to be 30 Nov 2009.

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Target class. The MDA intends to issue a solicitation after November 10, 2009 for All-Up-Round (AUR) IRBMs in accordance with the MDA IRBM specification. This award will encompass the manufacturing of IRBMs, integrated logistics support to include inventory storage and maintenance management, pre and post mission analysis, launch preparation and execution, engineering services, and Ballistic Missile Defense System modeling and simulation support. The award will be for complete up "tip to tail" targets under a cost plus award fee, fixed priced and cost-reimbursement contract. In order to respond to this IRBM Request for Proposal, (HQ0147-10-R-0017), interested respondents will require facility clearances of no less than SECRET.



This solicitation is pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

6.102. MDA intends to award this contract in 2010. The base period of performance is anticipated to be from August 2010 through September 2014 (48 months) with an option period from September 2011 through September 2015 (48 months). It will be solicited and awarded in accordance with FAR Part 15 for Full and Open Competition. At this time there are no partial or total set-asides for this acquisition. The Agency intends to award to a single offeror on the basis of best value to the Government, in consideration of both price and non-price factors.



Industry is reminded that interested offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive email notification when information, solicitation and any amendments or future documents regarding this acquisition are issued and available for downloading. MDA will not directly send offerors the solicitation or any amendments. It is the interested offerors responsibility to periodically check this website for updates.



Please forward any questions regarding this announcement to the Contracting Officer for this effort, Mr. Bradley W. Price, 256-450-1997, or bradley.price@mda.mil with a copy to Mr. John Richardson, 256-450-1990, or john.richardson@mda.mil.

Request that all interested parties update the 'Interested Vendors List" and provide the name, e-mail address and phone number of the point of contact or contacts within your organization. In addition; please provide an e-mail notification containing the same information to John Richardson at John.Richardson@mda.mil.

Request that all interested parties update the 'Interested Vendors List" and provide the name, e-mail address and phone number of the point of contact or contacts within your organization. In addition; please provide an e-mail notification containing the same information to John Richardson at John.Richardon@mda.mil. Also, Please note that the e-mail address provided for John Richardson does not contain a typing error.

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Target class. The MDA intends to issue a solicitation after November 10, 2009 for All-Up-Round (AUR) IRBMs in accordance with the MDA IRBM specification. This award will encompass the manufacturing of IRBMs, integrated logistics support to include inventory storage and maintenance management, pre and post mission analysis, launch preparation and execution, engineering services, and Ballistic Missile Defense System modeling and simulation support. The award will be for complete up "tip to tail" targets under a cost plus award fee, fixed priced and cost-reimbursement contract. In order to respond to this IRBM Request for Proposal, (HQ0147-10-R-0017), interested respondents will require facility clearances of no less than SECRET.



This solicitation is pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

6.102. MDA intends to award this contract in 2010. The base period of performance is anticipated to be from August 2010 through September 2014 (48 months) with an option period from September 2011 through September 2015 (48 months). It will be solicited and awarded in accordance with FAR Part 15 for Full and Open Competition. At this time there are no partial or total set-asides for this acquisition. The Agency intends to award to a single offeror on the basis of best value to the Government, in consideration of both price and non-price factors.



Industry is reminded that interested offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive email notification when information, solicitation and any amendments or future documents regarding this acquisition are issued and available for downloading. MDA will not directly send offerors the solicitation or any amendments. It is the interested offerors responsibility to periodically check this website for updates.



Please forward any questions regarding this announcement to the Contracting Officer for this effort, Mr. Bradley W. Price, 256-450-1997, or bradley.price@mda.mil with a copy to Mr. John Richardson, 256-450-1990, or john.richardon@mda.mil.