Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Service Life Extension (SLE) Phase 1 - Amendment 01

AMENDMENT 01 

The purpose of this amendment is to: 

1. Address various administrative updates. For details regarding administrative updates, please see the amended solicitation document, 00_FA880723R0005-0001_Amendment.

2. Provide responses to submitted questions. For responses to submitted questions, please see Attachment 06, Government Responses to submitted questions. 

3. Extend the proposal submission date from 1500 PDT, 8 May 2023 to 1500 PDT, 15 May 2023. 

The U.S. Space Force – Space Systems Command (SSC) Program Executive Office for Military Communication and Position Navigation & Timing (PEO CG) is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation on behalf of the Narrowband Satellite Communication Acquisition Delta (CGN).

Overview and Description:

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is the Defense Department’s narrowband military satellite communications (SATCOM) system. It supports a worldwide, multiservice population of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) users, providing highly reliable communications capabilities to the latest DoD terminals. MUOS adapts a commercial third generation Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) cellular phone network architecture with geosynchronous satellites to provide a new and more capable UHF system, providing a worldwide communications network to manage mobile users.

The program office’s mission is to sustain MUOS and continue to provide UHF WCDMA SATCOM services to meet warfighter requirements for coverage, capacity, access and control, interoperability, communication services on-the-move, and service availability. The program office was directed to acquire two additional satellites to replenish the existing constellation and continue MUOS operations beyond the original service life. These satellites, when combined with associated updates to the ground system, will extend world-wide WCDMA operations through the mid-2030s. The effort is formally called the “MUOS Service Life Extension (SLE)” and is being executed as part of the existing MUOS ACAT 1C program of record. The MUOS SLE replenishment capability must meet the current system requirements and have compatible interfaces to ensure it can be integrated with the existing MUOS ground infrastructure and with both current and planned WCDMA terminals.

The MUOS SLE satellite acquisition seeks to acquire replenishment satellites to extend worldwide WCDMA communication services into the mid-2030s.

The MUOS SLE satellite acquisition is divided into two phases with separate contracts for each phase.  This Phase 1 contract covers risk reduction and early design activities, forecasts, and execution plans.

The overall objective of Phase 1 is to execute targeted risk reduction and design activities to reduce as much risk and uncertainty as possible prior to entering Phase 2. 

Solicitation Number: FA880723R0005

Type of Competition: Full and Open Competition

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15, Source Selection, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) 215.300 the DFARS Source Selection Procedures and Air Force FAR Supplement AFFARS MP 5315.3, as a best value source selection with tradeoffs. The FAR and its supplements are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov.

The Government will evaluate proposals and intends to award a contract without conducting discussions with the Offerors except clarifications or communications as described in FAR 15.306(a) and FAR 15.306(b). 

The Government intends to award up to two (2) Fixed Price Incentive Firm contracts, with a maximum price of $46M for the Base period and $20M for the Option period; to complete a Risk Reduction and Early Design Phase for MUOS SLE satellites, and to forecast plans for final design, build, and test. The Government reserves the right to award one, two, or no contracts at all.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541330 with a business size standard of $47M. Offerors must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) site found at https://www.sam.gov under the applicable NAICS Code.

The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) associated with this solicitation can be found in the Solicitation/Contract Form..

Place of performance:

Work will primarily be performed at vendor facilities. Additionally, by direction of the Government, the following facilities may be available:

1. SSC Offices, LA-AFB, Los Angeles, California
2. SSC/CGN Offices and Government Labs, San Diego, California
3. General Dynamics, Scottsdale, Arizona
4. 10-SOPS, Pt. Mugu, Naval Air Systems Command, Port Hueneme, California

Anticipated Period of Performance is:

One Year Base: 25 September 2023 – 24 September 2024

Six Month Option: 25 September 2024 – 24 March 2025 (if exercised)

In order to be considered for award, all responses must be received by 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on the response closing date of 8 May 2023. Proposals received after that date and time will not be accepted or considered for award.

A detailed description of the requirement, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.

None of the regulations, manuals, or other publications referenced in the Request for Proposal will be issued with the solicitation. Unclassified documents, including all SOW exhibits, publications, equipment lists, and workload data will be located on www.sam.gov website. A Bidders’ Library has been established (https://intelshare.intelink.gov/sites/MUOS-SLE/Shared%20Documents/MUOS%20SLE%20Phase%201%20Bidder%27s%20Library) containing RFP documents to assist in preparation of the proposal.

In order to request access to the Bidder’s Library, submit a request via email to: bryan.boardway@spaceforce.mil and krystal.hussong@spaceforce.mil. Your request must include the following point of contact (POC) information:

Company Name:

POC Name:

POC Commercial Phone Number:

POC Email address:

The MUOS SLE Phase 1 RFP contains classified information. To facilitate the dissemination of the classified data, please provide a POC for your organization who will receive the information via email on the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS). You may submit up to 3 POCs. The following information for each POC is requested via an email to bryan.boardway@spaceforce.mil and krystal.hussong@spaceforce.mil:

POC Name:

POC Email (ends with .ic.gov):

POC Commercial Phone Number:

A visit authorization request (VAR) must be submitted for the POC(s) to validate access to Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) to include SI/TK. Submit the VAR(s) via the Defense Information Security System (DISS) to Subject Management Office (SMO) code SSC/CG with the following information:

Purpose: MUOS SLE Phase 1 Solicitation

Date(s): 1 March 2023 - 1 June 2023

Security POC: Manuel Ibarra, (310) 653-3891, manuel.ibarra.3@spaceforce.mil

Technical POC: LCDR Luke Ozeck, (619) 508-6566, luke.ozeck@spaceforce.mil

Finally, when providing the POC contact information, include the following information for your company:

Legal Entity Name (as registered in SAM):

Address(es) where classified work will be performed:

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code(s) for each address provided:

Attachments:

Solicitation/Contract Form

Exhibit A (CDRL)

Exhibit B (CDRL)

Statement of Work

Contract Security Classification Document (DD254)

Intellectual Property Rights Document

Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD)