Technical Support of the Aviation and Missile Research, Development, Engineering Center's (AMRDEC) Prototype Integration Facility (PIF)- W58RGZ-17-R-0001

Amendment 0005 to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 was issued with effective date of 11 Jan 2018. Amendment 0005 incorporated a revised Sample Order III SOO.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue Amendment 0004 to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001. Amendment 0004 incorporates Section J attachment entitled "Government Response to Amendment 0003 Questions." This amendment does not extend the due date for receipt of Sample Order III revised proposals.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue Amendment 0003 to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001. Amendment 0003 revises Sample Order III Statement of Objectives (SOO) and provides additional instructions for Sample Order III SOO. 8(a) offerors who responded to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 issued on 22 March 2017 shall submit their revisions to their Sample Order III proposal by 3:00 PM CST on 5 July 2017.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the Government's response to a question received regarding formal RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 issued on 22 March 2017.

Question: Please advise whether the ACC-RSA has a contigency plan in place for the delivery of proposals in the event of a federal government shutdown?

Response: At this time, the Government does not have any guidance to provide regarding the delivery of proposals during a Government shutdown.

This amendment does not extend the proposal due date.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue Amendment 0002 to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001. Amendment 0002 incorporates revisions to section J attachment entitled, "Government Response to Formal RFP Questions" and exhibit A entitled, "Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)". This amendment does not extend the proposal due date.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue Amendment 0001 to the RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001. Amendment 0001 incorporates a section J attachment entitled "Government Response to Formal RFP Questions". Also incorporated are revisions to section J attachments, "Statement of Work (SOW) for the Technical Support of the AMRDEC PIF" dated 5 April 2017, "Sample Order III Statement of Objectives (SOO)" dated 5 April 2017, and "Proposal Format" dated 5 April 2017. This amendment does not extend the proposal due date.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the Government's response to questions received regarding formal RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 issued on 22 March 2017.

1. Reference: L.4.e - Past Performance Questionnaire (Volume IV, Section 5). The offeror and/or key subcontractor shall complete Sections II A. and II B. of the Past Performance Questionnaire, e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract, and provide the PCO with a list of all POCs who were sent a questionnaire within 10 days after release of RFP.

Question: Please confirm that "within 10 days after release" is defined as 10 business days.

Response: Per FAR Part 2, "a ‘Day' means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day"

2. Reference: L.4.e - Past Performance Questionnaire (Volume IV, Section 5). The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Section III of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Officer at martin.v.patton.civ@mail.mil, within 10 days of receipt of the questionnaire.

Question: Please confirm that "within 10 days after release" is defined as 10 business days.

Response: Per FAR Part 2, "a ‘Day' means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day"

3. Reference: L.4.a.1. This section indicates that, "For past performance as a subcontractor to be considered, the total subcontract value must equal 20% or more of the prime contract."

Question: Given the breadth of the requirements anticipated under the PIF III contract, the identification and use of technical experts in specific applicable fields, e.g. design/engineering, provides the Government improved technical solutions, reduced costs, and overall positive results for PIF end users. However, as a percentage of the overall value, the work performed by these technical experts may not equal 20% or more of the contract even though the services are key and vital to the overall success of the program. If the Offeror is able to show that the work performed on the cited past performance contract was key and vital to the overall success of that contract and that it is indicative of successful performance on the PIF III contract, will the government consider evaluating that past performance even if it does not represent 20% of the contract value.

Response: In order for past performance as a subcontractor to be considered, the Government has defined the criteria that the total subcontract value must equal 20% or more of the prime contract. The Government is not considering anything less than the stated 20%. There will be no change to the RFP.


This amendment does not extend the proposal due date. 

The purpose of this amendment is to issue a cutoff for questions or comments regarding formal RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 issued on 22 March 2017. Any comments or questions associated with the contents of RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 shall be provided to Mr. Martin V. Patton, II, via e-mail at martin.v.patton.civ@mail.mil and Mrs. Whitney A. Alexander via e-mail at whitney.a.alexander.civ@mail.mil. Telephone calls will not be accepted for this effort. Comments and/or questions may be submitted incrementally; however, all comments and questions must be received no later than 4:00 PM Central Standard Time on 7 Apr 2017. All correspondence associated with comments and/or questions shall specifically annotate the exact location of the information within the RFP relative to the comment and/or question to include the page number(s) and paragraph number(s).

This amendment does not extend the proposal due date.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide information concerning the PIF facilities and equipment through the provided video link below: https://vimeo.com/194973217. Please utilize the following password for access to the video: PrototypeIntegrationFacility.

This amendment does not extend the proposal due date.

The purpose of this amendment is to hereby release the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) W58RGZ-17-R-0001 on 22 March 2017. The proposed contract will be awarded pursuant to FAR 19.805 on the basis of competition limited to eligible 8(a) firms. Therefore, as a 100 percent set-aside for 8(a) small business concerns, offers from other than 8(a) small business concerns will not be considered.

Questions or comments concerning the contents of RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 shall be submitted electronically via email to the Contract Specialist, Whitney A. Alexander at whitney.a.alexander.civ@mail.mil and to the Procuring Contracting Officer, Martin V. Patton, II at martin.v.patton.civ@mail.mil. No other form of submission will be accepted. The Government may establish a cutoff for questions or comments at a later date via an amendment to this notice. The Government will provide responses to questions and comments in writing. The Government reserves the right to conduct a pre-proposal conference. If the Government determines that a pre-proposal conference will be conducted, this notice will be amended to provide the date, time and location.

Any information related to RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 will be available ONLY via the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov.

The purpose of this preliminary notice is to publish the Government's intent to release formal RFP W58RGZ-17-R-0001 in March of 2017 for Technical Support of the AMRDEC PIF.  Army Contracting Command - Redstone (ACC-RSA) proposes to award a single source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide labor, materials, and facilities to support the PIF.  The proposed contract centers around the requirement to fabricate and deliver integrated hardware solutions primarily for aviation systems, and additionally for missile and other systems. Other requirements include comprehensive program management, research and development, engineering, subsystem/system integration, qualification testing, and logistics. This support will occur across the system life cycle and will involve design conceptualization, re-design, engineering analysis, technology insertion, rapid prototyping, repair, fabrication, testing, calibration, fielding, hardware/software engineering, subsystem trouble shooting, quality assurance support, configuration management and logistic support for systems, subsystems and test beds.

The proposed contract will be a five-year base IDIQ with two individual, two-year award term options for a total contract value of $4.73 billion. The proposed contract will be awarded pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.805 on the basis of competition limited to eligible 8(a) firms. Therefore, as a 100 percent set-aside for 8(a) small business concerns, offers from other than 8(a) small business concerns will not be considered. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, while the small business size standard for this acquisition is 1,250 employees.

The Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition.

This preliminary notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP).