Screening Information Request (SIR) for Dual Frequency Operations (DFO) Segment 2

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
693KA8-21-R-00001
Agency
Headquarters Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
V227 Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Navigational Aid And Pilotage

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Screening Information Request (SIR) solicits proposals to provide Dual Frequency Operations Segment 2 support services for the Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation System. Services include technical refresh of major processing components, transition of the telecommunications network to cloud services, security updates, integration of new satellites, and development of dual frequency capabilities utilizing GPS L1, L2, and L5 signals. Proposals are due by September 3, 2021 with evaluation based on technical merit, past performance, and price. The agency aims to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by October 14, 2021 to begin work in Fiscal Year 2022.

The solicitation contains no set-aside designations. The incumbent contractor may respond. Work will involve engineering, program management, and other professional services performed over a 10-year period including a six-year base and two two-year options valued at an estimated $200 million total. Tasks will take place at contractor and government facilities to support the mission critical safety-of-life navigation system.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

Amendment 0001 - The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to post the FAA's responses to questions received from interested vendors. Additionally, amended SIR sections have been posted in response to questions received. All revisions in these amended SIR sections can be found in red. 

All other terms and conditions of this SIR, including proposal due date, remain unchanged.

Original Post - The purpose of this announcement it to post a Screening Information Request (SIR) for Dual Frequency Operations (DFO) Segment 2 activities in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

The WAAS is a mission critical, Safety of Life (SoL) navigation system within the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS).  WAAS provides LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, LPV and LPV-200 levels of navigation services. The WAAS currently uses Global Positioning System (GPS) L1 C/A and L2 P(Y) semi-codeless signals with the expectation that the second civil signal, L5, would be introduced upon completion of the L5 capability within the GPS constellation as WAAS Dual Frequency Operations (DFO).  WAAS DFO has been segmented into two implementation phases. The current segment, DFO Segment 1, upgrades the WAAS infrastructure to enable reception and collection of the L5 signal with the WAAS reference station network and implements system changes required to sustain the WAAS.  The next segment, DFO-2, will be started with WAAS Phase 4B beginning in FY 2022. The FAA, under DFO-2, intends to utilize GPS civilian L1 Coarse Acquisition, L2 codeless/semi-codeless and L5 signals to maintain existing Single Frequency services and provide new Dual Frequency services. Under DFO-2, the WAAS will also undergo technical refresh of major processing components, transition network infrastructure from dedicated circuits to FAA cloud-based services and continue WAAS geostationary satellite constellation sustainment.

Please see the attached SIR, Pricing Model, and Task Orders for further information including due dates for questions and proposals. All questions must be in writing, no phone calls please.

Please refer to the following links for historical information related to the DFO-2 SIR:

(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/c708fbdbdb4c489abf127d0f39a83a28/view?keywords=%22Dual%20Frequency%22&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=false&page=1&organization_id=100003657)

(https://sam.gov/opp/db32b292b1cc4cc2b6b8f1211210375b/view)

Update #1 ·

The purpose of this announcement it to post a Screening Information Request (SIR) for Dual Frequency Operations (DFO) Segment 2 activities in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

The WAAS is a mission critical, Safety of Life (SoL) navigation system within the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS).  WAAS provides LNAV, LNAV/VNAV, LPV and LPV-200 levels of navigation services. The WAAS currently uses Global Positioning System (GPS) L1 C/A and L2 P(Y) semi-codeless signals with the expectation that the second civil signal, L5, would be introduced upon completion of the L5 capability within the GPS constellation as WAAS Dual Frequency Operations (DFO).  WAAS DFO has been segmented into two implementation phases. The current segment, DFO Segment 1, upgrades the WAAS infrastructure to enable reception and collection of the L5 signal with the WAAS reference station network and implements system changes required to sustain the WAAS.  The next segment, DFO-2, will be started with WAAS Phase 4B beginning in FY 2022. The FAA, under DFO-2, intends to utilize GPS civilian L1 Coarse Acquisition, L2 codeless/semi-codeless and L5 signals to maintain existing Single Frequency services and provide new Dual Frequency services. Under DFO-2, the WAAS will also undergo technical refresh of major processing components, transition network infrastructure from dedicated circuits to FAA cloud-based services and continue WAAS geostationary satellite constellation sustainment.

Please see the attached SIR, Pricing Model, and Task Orders for further information including due dates for questions and proposals. All questions must be in writing, no phone calls please.

Please refer to the following links for historical information related to the DFO-2 SIR:

(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/c708fbdbdb4c489abf127d0f39a83a28/view?keywords=%22Dual%20Frequency%22&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=false&page=1&organization_id=100003657)

(https://sam.gov/opp/db32b292b1cc4cc2b6b8f1211210375b/view)

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
DFO Segment 2 TO2_Amendment 0001.pdf PDF
FAA_Vendor_QA_Responses_Final.pdf PDF
FAA_SIR_693KA8-21-R-00001_DFO2_Amendment_0001.pdf PDF
DFO Segment 2 TO1_Amendment 0001.pdf PDF
Price Model_Amendment 0001.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
FAA_SIR_693KA8-21-R-00001_DFO2.pdf PDF
DFO Segment 2 TO1.pdf PDF
Price Model_Final.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
DFO Segment 2 TO2.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Screening Information Request (SIR) for Dual Frequency Operations (DFO) Segment 2 This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation
Dual Frequency Operations (DFO) Segment 2 Original Special Notice

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