REAP Phase 2

THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, REGION 7, INTENDS TO PROCURE THE REAP® PHASE 2 SERVICES FOR THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD FROM GENERAL ATOMICS - AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INCORPORATED FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-TWO MONTHS under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This determination is based on the proprietary nature of the MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 aircraft.

The objective of the Air National Guard (ANG) MQ-9 REAP® Phase 2 Operational Utility Evaluation (OUE) effort is to demonstrate integration of critical capabilities for airborne disaster relief and recovery using the MQ-9 aircraft and the AgilePod® 16, resulting in a fieldable System.

This requires the Contractor to provide program management, non-recurring engineering, integration, test and evaluation support to update the REAP® System The contractor shall provide engineering support for an OUE to be conducted by the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC).

The Contractor shall provide design tradeoffs, engineering, integration, test, certification and Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) development.

The Contractor shall provide a solution suitable for use with MQ-9 Block 5 and Block 1 BADDC-equipped aircraft, Block 30 Ground Control Station (GCS), and 2400 series software.

The REAP® Phase 2 solution will provide 4th Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) and 3G cellular capability, upgradable to 5G, and accompanying high-bandwidth backhaul component to support mission-critical high-bandwidth data tools and applications being developed for military and public safety use. This capability will augment airborne disaster relief/recovery communications.

The REAP® Phase 2 solution will be incorporated into AgilePod® 16.

The Contractor shall provide engineering support for the Government Airworthiness process to execute the ground and flight testing. The Contractor shall support Air Worthiness qualification of an additional AGILE POD Payload like EBAS as part of this effort.

The Contractor shall provide technical support for the OUE.

The Contractor shall provide engineering support for the Government Cybersecurity Authorization process to achieve the goal of an updated Authorization to Operate (ATO) for the REAP® Phase 2 System.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing not later than 11:30am Central Time on July 25, 2019. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

In order to be considered responsive to this announcement, please provide a narrative that draws direct correlations and relates directly to the requirement described herein, and directly demonstrates the interested contractor's capabilities to perform the effort herein. Failure to provide the information as requested by the due date will result in the Government's continuance of the acquisition planning phase, without giving consideration to the capabilities of the contractors who do not respond timely.

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