Space Systems Command (SSC) Atlas X
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, California 90245, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has issued a Special Notice for the Atlas X procurement opportunity. The notice relates to a federal contract within the Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services category (NAICS 541611). After conducting a "rule of two" analysis for small business participation, the Contracting Officer determined that small businesses cannot fully fulfill the entire requirement. As a result, the acquisition will proceed with full and open competition through the Air Force Strategic Transformation Support (AFSTS) contract Tier 2 pool. Despite this determination, the procurement will still include an anticipated 30% small business participation set-aside.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the upcoming Task Order Proposal Request (TOPR) for the Atlas X requirement. The TOPR is expected to be released on or about March 24, 2025, with a projected contract award date on or before May 5, 2025. Eligible contractors are limited to those in the AFSTS Tier 2 pool, which includes Accenture PLC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Mantech, and KPMG. While the procurement is not exclusively set aside for small businesses, a 30% participation requirement for small businesses will be included in the solicitation. Contractors interested in this opportunity should review the specific requirements and be prepared to submit proposals through the designated AFSTS Tier 2 pool contacts. The procurement follows Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines, specifically FAR 19.203(c) and 19.502-2(b), regarding small business participation in federal contracting.
Notice text
Per FAR 19.203(c) and congruent with FAR 19.502-2(b), for acquisitions of supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) definition at 2.101, the Contracting Officer shall first consider an acquisition for the small business socioeconomic contracting programs before considering a small-business set-aside and will set-aside any acquisition over the SAT for small business participation when there is a reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small business concerns.
A “rule of two” analysis was conducted for this requirement based on the responses submitted by all the interested parties for this Request for Information/Sources sought notice. Although responses were received by small businesses, it was identified that small businesses cannot fully fulfill this requirement. As there is not a reasonable expectation that the Contracting Officer will obtain offers from at least two responsible small business concerns, this acquisition is anticipated to utilize full and open competition via the Air Force Strategic Transformation Support (AFSTS) contract Tier 2 pool. However, as small businesses were identified to be at least partially capable of fulfilling the AtlasX requirement, an anticipated 30% small business participation set-aside will be included with the Task Order Proposal Request (TOPR) to the Tier 2 pool. PKA anticipates the TOPR to be released on/about 24 March 2025, with a projected award date on/before 5 May 2025. A list of contacts for the Tier 2 pool is provided as follows:
Accenture PLC: accenture.afsts@afs.com
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.: bah-afsts@bah.com
Deloitte, LLP: usafstspmo@deloitte.com
Mantech Corp: team-afsts@mantech.com
KPMG, LLP: us-dladvafstslist@kpmg.com
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Space Systems Command (SSC) Atlas X | Pre-Solicitation |
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