MACE Software
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA301626Q0143
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Jbsa Lackland, Texas 78236, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command seeks to procure MACE Extended Warfare software and associated equipment for the Joint Electromagnetic Warfare Center (JWEC) at Joint Base San Antonio, with quotes due July 16 and questions due July 13. The procurement is a brand-name restriction under FAR 12.102(a) and DFARS PGI 211.204, issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under other than full and open competition; market research yielded seven vendors, and the government will solicit both small and other-than-small businesses via SAM.gov.
Place of performance is San Antonio, Texas. The requirement includes three annual licenses for MACE Extended Warfare, three ARMOR 3D visualization tools, three USB Security Dongles, and one GIS Data Drive, firm fixed-price, with delivery FOB Destination within 30 days after award to 2 Hall Boulevard, Suite 117, San Antonio, TX 78243-7070. The manufacturer is Battlespace Simulations Inc. (CAGE Code: 4KC80, located in Lakewood Ranch, Florida). The estimated value is $43,000; market research yielded a lowest small business quote of $109,000, which exceeded the Independent Government Cost Estimate by 153.5%, supporting the brand-name specification to avoid substantial cost duplication and preserve existing warranties. The software is currently approved for Department of the Air Force networks per AFI 17-101 Risk Management Framework and provides physics-based, pulse-level electromagnetic spectrum modeling unavailable in competing products. Award will be made using Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation to one responsive, responsible vendor offering the best value. NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. Quotes must include completed solicitation forms, detailed price breakdowns, and technical approaches demonstrating compliance with Statement of Need requirements. Offers are effective for 30 days after submission. Funds are not currently available; no award will be made until funding is available, and the government reserves the right to cancel at any time with no obligation to reimburse proposal costs.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with RFO part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
- Solicitation number FA301626Q0143 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for Purchase of MACE Software for the Joint Electromagnetic Warfare Center (JWEC) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA).
- The Government shall solicit other than full and open competition under the assigned NAICS code.
Description of Product: The purpose of this statement of need is to acquire MACE Extended Warfare and associated equipment. MACE is a full-spectrum battlespace simulation software for building and executing scenarios across multiple domains, simulated in high detail including the full electromagnetic spectrum.
REFERENCE THE COMBO SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR INSTRUCTIONS, EVALUATIONS FACTORS, AND ITS ATTACHMENTS
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attchament 1 - Statement of Need.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - Brand name Justification.pdf | ||
| Combo Solicitation - FA301626Q0143.pdf |
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