Synopsis for Mission Support Services (MSS) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)

SYNOPSIS: Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Theater Support Center anticipates the release of a solicitation for a performance based Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Single Award (SA) contract for Mission Support Services (MSS) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) with a three (3) month Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) phase-in period, nine (9) month base period, four (4) 12-month option periods, and a six (6) month option to extend via FAR Clause 52.217-8, if necessary. The MSS WSMR contract will include the procurement of specialized personnel performing Engineering, Technical, Maintenance, and Administrative support services in data collection and analysis, instrumentation development, modeling and simulation, research, assessment, and technical services. The specialized services are provided to White Sands Test Center (WSTC), a tenant on WSMR, to provide experimentation, test, research, assessment, development, and training, in support of National Security.

It is anticipated the RFP will be solicited as a full and open competition under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 Engineering Services, Exception 1 (Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons), size standard $47,000,000.00.

The source selection methodology the Government intends to utilize for this solicitation will be a Best Value Trade-Off, based upon a trade-off between Mission Capability, Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Cost/Price in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions of the final RFP.

The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is provided below:

3-mth Phase-In Period:                   01MAR2026 – 31MAY2026

9-mth Base Period:                          01JUN2026 – 28FEB2027

Option Period 1:                               01MAR2027 – 29FEB2028

Option Period 2:                               01MAR2028 – 28FEB2029

Option Period 3:                               01MAR2029 – 28FEB2030

Option Period 4:                               01MAR2030 – 28FEB2031

52.217-8:                                           01MAR2031 – 31AUG2031

It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued electronically on or around 23 April 2025 on the System for Award Management (SAM) web page at http://www.sam.gov. Paper copies will not be available.

Once the official solicitation is posted on SAM.gov, Offerors shall deliver proposals through the Solicitation Module in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). Offerors are responsible for ensuring PIEE required registration and training are completed prior to the anticipated solicitation close date.

PIEE training material and guides for registering and submitting proposals can be found at the links below and is provided to assist in locating the full scope of resources available at the PIEE website: https://piee.eb.mil/

PIEE Solicitation Module Training is available at the following:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml  

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Once the official solicitation has posted, please register as a source to be notified of RFP Amendments, Clarifications, etc. It is the responsibility of the Contractors (even those registered as a source) to check the SAM.gov website frequently to ensure they have all available information. Any prospective Contractor must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award.

The Government will not reimburse any interested parties for monies spent to provide a response to the subsequent notice. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the POCs provided below:

Contracting Officer: Danette Wilson; danette.d.wilson.civ@army.mil

Contract Specialist: Amy Hahka; amy.k.hahka.civ@army.mil