Military Sealift Command Next Generation Wideband

Added: Nov 04, 2010 2:16 pm On 3 November 2010, the TeleCommunication Systems,Inc (TCS), of Annapolis, MD 21403, was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Next Generation Wideband (NGW) commercial satellite communications infrastructure and service. The contract, with a $315 million not-to-exceed ceiling price and a guaranteed first-year minimum of $5 million, will replace the current MSC Afloat Bandwidth Efficient Satellite Transport (BEST) commercial satellite communications infrastructure.  The period of performance is from 03 November 2010 through 02 November 2018 (four-year base period plus four one-year option periods).  Performance will be at various locations world-wide.  The solicitation was issued as a full and open competitive action.  TCS is a large business. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) Scott AFB, IL is the contracting activity (HC1013-11-D-0100).

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In accordance with federal regulation this solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP).  The solicitation number is HC1013-09-R-2004.

This is an unrestricted solicitation. The associated NAICS code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications). The small business size standard for NAICS code 517410 is $15 million.

The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure for the base year and option years is included at Attachment Q, Price Schedule. 

The description of requirements is at Attachment A, Statement of Objectives.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.  The total length of the contract if all options are exercised is eight years.

Proposals are due no later than 28 April 2010 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

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In accordance with federal regulation this solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP).  The solicitation number is HC1013-09-R-2004.

This is an unrestricted solicitation. The associated NAICS code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications). The small business size standard for NAICS code 517410 is $15 million.

The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure for the base year and option years is included at Attachment Q, Price Schedule. 

The description of requirements is at Attachment A, Statement of Objectives.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.  The total length of the contract if all options are exercised is eight years.

Proposals are due no later than 22 April 2010 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

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Added: Apr 15, 2010 4:45 pm

In accordance with federal regulation this solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP).  The solicitation number is HC1013-09-R-2004.

This is an unrestricted solicitation. The associated NAICS code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications). The small business size standard for NAICS code 517410 is $15 million.

The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure for the base year and option years is included at Attachment Q, Price Schedule. 

The description of requirements is at Attachment A, Statement of Objectives.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.  The total length of the contract if all options are exercised is eight years.

Proposals are due no later than 22 April 2010 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

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In accordance with federal regulation this solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP).  The solicitation number is HC1013-09-R-2004.

This is an unrestricted solicitation. The associated NAICS code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications). The small business size standard for NAICS code 517410 is $15 million.

The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure for the base year and option years is included at Attachment Q, Price Schedule.

The description of requirements is at Attachment A, Statement of Objectives.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantitiy (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.  The total length of the contract if all options are exercised is eight years.

Proposals are due no later than 19 April 2010 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

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In accordance with federal regulation this solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP).  The solicitation number is HC1013-09-R-2004.

This is an unrestricted solicitation. The associated NAICS code is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications). The small business size standard for NAICS code 517410 is $15 million.

The list of contract line item numbers and items, quantities and units of measure for the base year and option years is included at Attachment Q, Price Schedule.

The description of requirements is at Attachment A, Statement of Objectives.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantitiy (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.  The total length of the contract if all options are exercised is eight years.

RFP questions are due no later than 9 March 2010, 11:00 AM Central Time and should be sent to the following three points of contact.

karen.kincaid@disa.mil

noah.vasquez@disa.mil

aisha.vintes@disa.mil

Proposals are due no later than 30 March 2010 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

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In accordance with federal regulations, this Pre-Solicitation Notice is posted to announce that the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Transport, Satellite and Support Branch, (DITCO/PL8222), 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5406, intends to release the formal/official Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Next Generation Wideband (NGW) acquisition on or about the 22nd of  February, 2010. 

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantitiy (IDIQ) contract and in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations. This contract will include a four year base period with four one-year options.

Background: NGW is an essential component of today's DOD communications.  Current capacity of systems cannot meet the increasing communications demands of the joint warfighters.  To augment the existing capacity, DOD leases capacity on commercial satellites and procures or leases terminals to satisfy operational requirements.  The current services include leased C- and Ku-band worldwide bandwidth totaling approximately 4 GHz.  Along with leasing bandwidth, DOD contracts for associated SE&I services such as planning, engineering, network operations center support, service level agreement (SLA) management, operational spectrum monitoring of leased service, turn-key service, earth terminal installation, host nation agreements, licensing, troubleshooting assistance, and administrative support.  These services are obtained through multiple contractors that procure bandwidth from multiple global and regional service providers around the world.  A Draft RFP was released on FedBizOpps on 16 October, 2010.   

There are no attachments to this Pre-Solicitation Notice.

Questions and comments should be submitted to Karen Kincaid, Contracting Officer via fax 618-229-9174 or e-mail Karen.Kincaid@disa.mil.  Oral comments and/or questions are not acceptable.  Responses will not be provided to individual vendors. 

 The NAICS code for this procurement is 517410.

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The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), Transport, Satellite and Support Branch, (DITCO/PL8222), 2300 East Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5406, intends to issue a single award ID/IQ contract for global Military Sealift Command (MSC) Next Generation Wideband (NGW) maritime/mobile platforms to the two fixed shore-side MSC Continental United States (CONUS) Network Operation Centers (NOCs).  The purpose of this Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) is to obtain industry comments and questions prior to the release of the RFP.   The resultant contract is planned as firm- fixed-price.

Background: NGW is an essential component of today's DOD communications.  Current capacity of systems cannot meet the increasing communications demands of the joint warfighters.  To augment the existing capacity, DOD leases capacity on commercial satellites and procures or leases terminals to satisfy operational requirements.  The current services include leased C- and Ku-band worldwide bandwidth totaling approximately 4 GHz.  Along with leasing bandwidth, DOD contracts for associated SE&I services such as planning, engineering, network operations center support, service level agreement (SLA) management, operational spectrum monitoring of leased service, turn-key service, earth terminal installation, host nation agreements, licensing, troubleshooting assistance, and administrative support.  These services are obtained through multiple contractors that procure bandwidth from multiple global and regional service providers around the world.  A core set of user capabilities has been identified.  These were released on FedBizOpps on 2 February, 2009, as Military Sealift Command Next Generation Wideband Request for Information (RFI).

Questions, comments, and feedback on the Draft RFP are encouraged and should be submitted to Karen Kincaid, Contracting Officer via fax 618-229-9174 or e-mail Karen.Kincaid@disa.mil.  Oral comments and/or questions are not acceptable.  Responses will not be provided to individual vendors.  Please review the attached solicitation, HC1013-09-R-2004 and supporting documentation, completely prior to submitting a comment or question.  Response date for receipt of comments/responses is 30 October 2009.

 The NAICS code for this procurement is 517410.