Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (MEUAS III) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services

Amendment 0006, dated 9 Sep 2015:

NOTE: NO PROPOSALS ARE EXPECTED OR WILL BE ACCEPTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE DATE FOR SUBMISSION FOR PROPOSALS HAS PASSED, THE SOLICITATION PERIOD CLOSED ON 21 MAY 2015. THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ONLY TO COMPLY WITH FBO SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS.

U.S. Special Operations Command has reassessed its requirement under Request for Proposal (RFP) H92222-15-R-0001, Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III (MEUAS III), for the Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) UAS. That portion of the requirement is hereby cancelled. For the purpose of the RFP documents the BLOS sections are now marked "RESERVED."

There is no change to the Line of Site (LOS) requirement of RFP H92222-15-R-0001 or any of its attachments. The only changes to these documents are the removal of the BLOS requirement.

Separate attachments that changed as a result of Amendment 0006 are:

RFP, Amendment 0006, dated 3 Sep 2015
Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement Rev-2, dated 31 Aug 2015
Attachment V, Total Evaluated Price (TEP) Rev-3, dated 31 Aug 2015
Attachment VI, Notional CLIN Structure Rev-1, dated 31 Aug 2015

Amendment 0005, dated 15 May 2015, includes the following changes or updates:

Acknowledgement of this (and any other) amendment shall be provided with submission of offeror's proposal.

This amendment revises Section J to include updates to the following documents which are provided as attachments:

Attachment I MEUAS III Capabilities Demonstration Plan, Rev-1, dated 15 May 2015

Attachment V TEP, Rev-2, dated 15 May 2015.

Section M:

Section M.2.1, second sentence, is changed within the conformed copy provided as an attachment to Amendment 0005.

Amendment 0003 - There is no Amendment 0003 due to a system error, the number was skipped.

Amendment 0004 (11 May 2015)  This posting is for Amendment 0004, and it provides Questions and Answers Set 3 as an attachment. A conformed copy of Solicitation H92222-15-R-0001 is included as an attachment.  Changes made through Amendment 0002 are incorporated in the conformed copy.  There were no solicitation changes in the current amendment.  

Description: U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) intends to conduct a full and open competition IAW the requirements stated in FAR Part 15, procurement of worldwide Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System(s) III (MEUAS III) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services. The Government intends to award one or more IDIQ contracts as a result of this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to award one or more or no contracts based upon the results of the proposal evaluations. The contract(s) will include a 54-month Period of Performance (POP), with four 12-month ordering periods followed by one 6-month ordering period. At time of contract award a task order(s) will be issued for each contract awarded.

This requirement is currently being performed by Insitu, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company) under contract H92222-13-D-0005 and by AAI Corp. d/b/a Textron Systems Unmanned Systems under contract H92222-12-D-0008. The new requirement is being solicited under NAICS 541330 with a Small Business Size Standard of $15.0 Million. The projected award date of 15 November 2015.

The contract will require contractor personnel to possess a minimum of a Secret clearance with select personnel required to possess a Top Secret clearance to provide 24-hours per day/seven days per week (24/7) ISR services support. The contractor(s) must also have a Top Secret Facility Clearance at time of award as accredited by the Defense Security Service. The Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (UAS) ISR services Performance Work Statement (PWS) requires the contractor to conduct all planning, coordination, certification, installation, pre-deployment, deployment, logistics, maintenance, flying, and post-deployment efforts necessary to successfully conduct worldwide missions. Tasks orders will be issued based on mission-defined locations (currently six operational sites) that will consist of 300 to 1200 hours per month of near real-time feed of ISR data availability from customer processing systems. Contractors shall provide these services using non-developmental contractor-owned, contractor-operated unmanned aircraft systems.

This solicitation covers two requirements encompassing the services for a Line of Sight (LoS) UAS for 300-900 hours per site and a Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS) UAS for 500-1200 hours per site. Both requirements must be capable of fulfilling a simultaneous Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) and Electronic Warfare (EW) mission. As stated in Section L.1.2, each offeror may submit a maximum of three proposals but no more than one proposal for each air vehicle platform. Furthermore, each proposal will be either LoS or BLoS, not both. It is mandatory that the offeror be capable of supporting multiple, simultaneous task orders within one ordering period. All task orders issued within the first 30 days of the contract will have 120 days for pre-deployment. All task orders placed after the first 30 days of contract award will have 90 days for pre-deployment.

Submission of Proposals: All proposal submissions for this notice must be submitted in accordance with L.1.6 Communication with anyone other than the Contracting Officer(s) is prohibited. The following information highlights the general instructions but is not all inclusive. Complete information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP).

- RFP closes on 21 May 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
- READ Sections L and M carefully for directions on how, what and when to submit your package. L and M takes precedence over any other written document for instructions. (Amendments are below.)
- Please note the time and date of closing. Hand carried proposals are discouraged unless an offeror has a military ID and can easily access MacDill gate. (See Amendment 0002 for "Hand Carry" changes)
- Phone calls shall be kept to a minimum. The Contracting Officer(s) will only verbally answer very general questions, such as general delivery instructions, accessing the documents on FedBizOpps, or clarification of a name or number. If it is written in the RFP or its attachments, you will be referred back to read the RFP.
- Other than the very general questions mentioned above, all questions for clarification shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officers.

DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS (DPG), UTAH FOR SYSTEM CAPABILITIES DEMONSTRATION

The System Capabilities Demonstrations are estimated for 15-26 June 2015 and 6-17 July, a specific appointment date will be provided to all responsive offerors as quickly as possible after responsiveness determination. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to support any cost for the demonstration. The current location is DugWay Proving Grounds, Utah. Each offeror is encouraged to make contact in a sufficient amount of time, based on Attachment II below, to coordinate information regarding frequencies, power sources, and other questions you may have regarding preparation.

EXHIBIT(S) AND ATTACHMENTS CHECKLIST:

- Request for Proposal H92222-15-R-0001
- Exhibit A: Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)
- Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Attachment 2: MEUAS III Glossary
- Attachment 3: DD 254 Contract Security Classification Specification with
Addenda
- Attachment 4: CENTCOM Clauses
- Attachment I: Unmanned Aircraft System Capabilities Demonstration Plan
- Attachment II: DPG Newcomer and Visitor Guide and DPG Request Frequency Assignment (RFA) and Standard Frequency Action Format (SFAF)
- Attachment III: Past Performance Questionnaire Cover Letter
- Attachment IV: Past Performance Questionnaire
- Attachment V: Total Evaluated Price (TEP)
- Attachment VI: Notional CLIN Structure

NOTE: This RFP and its attached documents do not contain restrictive markings. Explicit Access restricts access to only companies who present a valid Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and a current registration System for Acquisition Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. These databases are checked prior to authorization to release the documents for download. Also the nature of this requirement is stated above with only U.S. citizens able to work under the contract and an offeror must have a Top Secret facility clearance at time of award; therefore, if the Contracting Officers are asked whether you may share your information with a foreign-owned company, partner, subcontractor, etc. our response will be no. Any company desiring access must meet the requirements to obtain a CAGE through the Defense Logistics Agency web address www.dlis.dla.mil and request access through FedBizOpps. To request explicit access one must be logged in to view documents; at the top of the notice are three tabs: Notice Details, Packages, and Interested Vendors List. The FedBizOpps Vendor User Guide indicates that when the Packages tab is selected, an option to request explicit access becomes available. If you have any questions concerning access or need help accessing please contact the FedBizOpps help desk at 1-866-606-8220.

AMENDMENT 0001:

Amendment 0001 (17 Apr 2015). Acknowledgement of this amendment shall be provided with submission of offeror's proposal.

This amendment provides changes that resulted from the Questions and Answers (Q&As) Set 1, dated 16 April 2015, submitted by Industry since the final RFP was posted. The changes are listed in H92222-15-R-0001-0001 Summary of Changes.

The Q&As are provided by separate attachment and are not incorporated in Section J.

Section J Attachments included with this amendment are the revised Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement, dated 16 April 2015, and the revised Attachment V Total Evaluated Price (TEP) dated 10 April 2015.

Amendment 0002 (24 Apr 2015).  Acknowledgement of this amendment shall be provided with submission of offeror's proposal.

This amendment provides changes that resulted from the Questions and Answers (Q&As) Set 2, submitted by Industry since Amendment 0001 was posted.  The changes are listed in H92222-15-R-0001-0002 Summary of Changes.

The Q&As are provided by separate attachment and are not incorporated in Section J.

Amendment 0002 - These changes were made to the FBO announcement as well as Section L:  

Deadline for submission of proposals:  21 May 2015, 3PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time has changed in the FBO Announcement and Section L.

Estimated dates for System Capabilities Demonstrations has been updated.

Instructions for "Hand Carry" of proposals has changed in Amendment 0002, Section L, and in the FBO announcement.  Read Carefully.

AMENDMENT 0001:

Amendment 0001. Acknowledgement of this amendment shall be provided with submission of offeror's proposal.

This amendment provides changes that resulted from the Questions and Answers (Q&As) Set 1, dated 16 April 2015, submitted by Industry since the final RFP was posted. The changes are listed in H92222-15-R-0001-0001 Summary of Changes.

The Q&As are provided by separate attachment and are not incorporated in Section J.

Section J Attachments included with this amendment are the revised Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement, dated 16 April 2015, and the revised Attachment V Total Evaluated Price (TEP) dated 10 April 2015.

Description: U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) intends to conduct a full and open competition IAW the requirements stated in FAR Part 15, procurement of worldwide Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System(s) III (MEUAS III) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services. The Government intends to award one or more IDIQ contracts as a result of this solicitation; however, the Government reserves the right to award one or more or no contracts based upon the results of the proposal evaluations. The contract(s) will include a 54-month Period of Performance (POP), with four 12-month ordering periods followed by one 6-month ordering period. At time of contract award a task order(s) will be issued for each contract awarded.

This requirement is currently being performed by Insitu, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company) under contract H92222-13-D-0005 and by AAI Corp. d/b/a Textron Systems Unmanned Systems under contract H92222-12-D-0008. The new requirement is being solicited under NAICS 541330 with a Small Business Size Standard of $15.0 Million. The projected award date of 15 November 2015.

The contract will require contractor personnel to possess a minimum of a Secret clearance with select personnel required to possess a Top Secret clearance to provide 24-hours per day/seven days per week (24/7) ISR services support. The contractor(s) must also have a Top Secret Facility Clearance at time of award as accredited by the Defense Security Service. The Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (UAS) ISR services Performance Work Statement (PWS) requires the contractor to conduct all planning, coordination, certification, installation, pre-deployment, deployment, logistics, maintenance, flying, and post-deployment efforts necessary to successfully conduct worldwide missions. Tasks orders will be issued based on mission-defined locations (currently six operational sites) that will consist of 300 to 1200 hours per month of near real-time feed of ISR data availability from customer processing systems. Contractors shall provide these services using non-developmental contractor-owned, contractor-operated unmanned aircraft systems.

This solicitation covers two requirements encompassing the services for a Line of Sight (LoS) UAS for 300-900 hours per site and a Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS) UAS for 500-1200 hours per site. Both requirements must be capable of fulfilling a simultaneous Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) and Electronic Warfare (EW) mission. As stated in Section L.1.2, each offeror may submit a maximum of three proposals but no more than one proposal for each air vehicle platform. Furthermore, each proposal will be either LoS or BLoS, not both. It is mandatory that the offeror be capable of supporting multiple, simultaneous task orders within one ordering period. All task orders issued within the first 30 days of the contract will have 120 days for pre-deployment. All task orders placed after the first 30 days of contract award will have 90 days for pre-deployment.

Submission of Proposals: All proposal submissions for this notice must be submitted in accordance with L.1.6 Communication with anyone other than the Contracting Officer(s) is prohibited. The following information highlights the general instructions but is not all inclusive. Complete information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP).

- RFP closes on 06 May 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
- READ Sections L and M carefully for directions on how, what and when to submit your package. L and M takes precedence over any other written document for instructions.
- Please note the time and date of closing. Hand carried proposals are discouraged unless an offeror has a military ID and can easily access MacDill gate.
- Phone calls shall be kept to a minimum. The Contracting Officer(s) will only verbally answer very general questions, such as general delivery instructions, accessing the documents on FedBizOpps, or clarification of a name or number. If it is written in the RFP or its attachments, you will be referred back to read the RFP.
- Other than the very general questions mentioned above, all questions for clarification shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officers.

DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS (DPG), UTAH FOR SYSTEM CAPABILITIES DEMONSTRATION

The System Capabilities Demonstrations are anticipated for June 2015, a specific appointment date will be provided to all responsive offerors as quickly as possible after responsiveness determination. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to support any cost for the demonstration. The current location is DugWay Proving Grounds, Utah. Each offeror is encouraged to make contact in a sufficient amount of time, based on Attachment II below, to coordinate information regarding frequencies, power sources, and other questions you may have regarding preparation.

EXHIBIT(S) AND ATTACHMENTS CHECKLIST:

- Request for Proposal H92222-15-R-0001
- Exhibit A: Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)
- Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Attachment 2: MEUAS III Glossary
- Attachment 3: DD 254 Contract Security Classification Specification with
Addenda
- Attachment 4: CENTCOM Clauses
- Attachment I: Unmanned Aircraft System Capabilities Demonstration Plan
- Attachment II: DPG Newcomer and Visitor Guide and DPG Request Frequency Assignment (RFA) and Standard Frequency Action Format (SFAF)
- Attachment III: Past Performance Questionnaire Cover Letter
- Attachment IV: Past Performance Questionnaire
- Attachment V: Total Evaluated Price (TEP)
- Attachment VI: Notional CLIN Structure

NOTE: This RFP and its attached documents do not contain restrictive markings. Explicit Access restricts access to only companies who present a valid Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and a current registration System for Acquisition Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. These databases are checked prior to authorization to release the documents for download. Also the nature of this requirement is stated above with only U.S. citizens able to work under the contract and an offeror must have a Top Secret facility clearance at time of award; therefore, if the Contracting Officers are asked whether you may share your information with a foreign-owned company, partner, subcontractor, etc. our response will be no. Any company desiring access must meet the requirements to obtain a CAGE through the Defense Logistics Agency web address www.dlis.dla.mil and request access through FedBizOpps. To request explicit access one must be logged in to view documents; at the top of the notice are three tabs: Notice Details, Packages, and Interested Vendors List. The FedBizOpps Vendor User Guide indicates that when the Packages tab is selected, an option to request explicit access becomes available. If you have any questions concerning access or need help accessing please contact the FedBizOpps help desk at 1-866-606-8220.