Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER)

ACTION CODE: Amendment to a Previous Notice

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, amended on 14 May 2018, 23 May 2018, 09 August 2018 and 24 August 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to become the Solicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) and includes the following changes:

This amendment incorporates the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) and Questions and Answers (Q & A), received from Industry based on the draft RFP, dated 09 August 2018. Please see list of attachments below:

1. RFP Cover Letter _ VIPER
2. Final RFP: FA8750-18-R-0002 _ 14 September 2018
3. Q & A with Industry _ 14 September 2018
i. These are questions and answers based on the draft RFP, dated 09 August 2018.
4. RFP Attachment 7 - CROSS REFERENCE MATRIX, dated 08 August 2018.
5. RFP Attachment 12 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE, dated 28 June 2018.
6. RFP Attachment 13 - COST PROPOSAL PRICING TEMPLATE, dated 24 August 2018.

As stated before, the List of Registered Parties had been continually updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. The Government does not intend to update the List of Registered Parties now that the Final RFP has been released. The latest version of the List of Registered Parties, dated 29 August 2018, is included in the Final RFP as Attachment 6.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

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ACTION CODE: Amendment to a Previous Notice

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, amended on 14 May 2018, 23 May 2018 and 09 August 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates Attachments 11 and 13 to the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP). Please see the list of attachments below:

1. Attachment 11 - DRAFT CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL) - REAL ORDER 0002 EXHIBIT A, dated 10 August 2018.
2. Attachment 13 - COST PROPOSAL PRICING TEMPLATE, dated 24 August 2018.

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

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Added: Aug 24, 2018 9:24 am

ACTION CODE: Amendment to a Previous Notice

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, amended on 14 May 2018, 23 May 2018 and 09 August 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates Attachments 11 and 13 to the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP). Please see the list of attachments below:

    1. Attachment 11 - DRAFT CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL) - REAL ORDER 0002 EXHIBIT A, dated 10 August 2018.

    2. Attachment 13 - COST PROPOSAL PRICING TEMPLATE, dated 24 August 2018.

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

ACTION CODE: Amendment to a Previous Notice

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, amended on 14 May 2018 and 23 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) and the VIPER Industry Day Questions & Answers. Please see list of attachments below:

1. Draft RFP # FA8750-18-R-0002 and associated cover letter - Dated 09 August 2018
• Note: An Anticipated CDRL list for real task order 0002 has been attached to the Draft RFP (Attachment 11). Also, a placeholder is temporarily being used as Attachment 13, Cost Proposal Pricing Template. Both the CDRLs for real task order 0002 and Cost Proposal Pricing Template will be posted at a later date. Please continue to monitor this site for an update to the Draft RFP to include these documents.
2. VIPER Industry Day Questions & Answers

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

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Added: Aug 09, 2018 3:10 pm ACTION CODE: Amendment to a Previous Notice

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, amended on 14 May 2018 and 23 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) and the VIPER Industry Day Questions & Answers. Please see list of attachments below:

1. Draft RFP # FA8750-18-R-0002 and associated cover letter - Dated 09 August 2018
    • Note: An Anticipated CDRL list for real task order 0002 has been attached to the Draft RFP (Attachment 11). Also, a placeholder is temporarily being used as Attachment 13, Cost Proposal Pricing Template. Both the CDRLs for real task order 0002 and Cost Proposal Pricing Template will be posted at a later date. Please continue to monitor this site for an update to the Draft RFP to include these documents.

2. VIPER Industry Day Questions & Answers

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, and amended on 14 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates the slides from Industry Day and the current List of Interested Parties. Please see list of attachments below:
1. VIPER Industry Day Slides 15May2018
2. List of Interested Parties _ as of 23May2018

The following link provides resources and information for obtaining a DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperations/Offers/Products/LogisticsApplications/JCP.aspx

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

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Added: May 23, 2018 11:03 am This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018, and amended on 14 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

This amendment incorporates the slides from Industry Day and the current List of Interested Parties. Please see list of attachments below:

    1. VIPER Industry Day Slides 15May2018
    2. List of Interested Parties _ as of 23May2018

The following link provides resources and information for obtaining a DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement:

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperations/Offers/Products/LogisticsApplications/JCP.aspx

The List of Registered Parties will continually be updated on an as needed basis prior to the release of the RFP. In order to be added to the list, please follow the instructions in the original notice and email Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, include your company's name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

FROM:

"A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Full instructions and contact information will be provided at a later date, via FedBizOpps. For planning purposes, potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel."

TO:

"A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. If interested in access to the technical library please contact 1st Lt. Osbert Xiao by phone at (315) 330-7637, or email at osbert.xiao@us.af.mil. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel."

This amendment incorporates the aforementioned VIPER NDA.
Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

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Added: May 14, 2018 1:51 pm This action was originally published in the FedBizOpps dated 09 May 2018.

The following Presolicitation Notice (FA8750-18-R-0002) for Virtualized Intelligence Platform Engineering and Research (VIPER) is modified to make the following changes:

FROM:

"A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Full instructions and contact information will be provided at a later date, via FedBizOpps. For planning purposes, potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel."

TO:

"A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. If interested in access to the technical library please contact 1st Lt. Osbert Xiao by phone at (315) 330-7637, or email at osbert.xiao@us.af.mil. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel."

This amendment incorporates the aforementioned VIPER NDA.

Please continue to monitor this site for the release of any further amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

All other information publicized in the original Presolicitation Notice announcement is unchanged.

DESCRIPTION The Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, Rome NY (AFRL/RI) has a requirement to perform specialized software research, software development, integration, deployment, familiarization, testing, installation, maintenance, and lifecycle support activities. This effort will enable research, enhancement, and maintenance of Multi-Level Access (MLA) data, information, processes, and systems. MLA solutions are a type of Cross Domain (CD) system that provides authorized users the ability to securely access data from multiple security domains from a single client device, while protecting the security domains from unauthorized access or malicious attack. Concentration will be placed on enhancing a current MLA solution (SecureView), researching and developing new MLA technologies, and supporting these solutions to meet current and rapidly evolving intelligence needs of the Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC). As MLA requirements continue to evolve, consistent and rapid research, development, enhancement, and sustainment of SecureView and new applications will be required. Focus areas include lifecycle functions and phases to include studies, analyses, designs, development, enhancements, integration management, configuration management, and testing of existing and new systems transitioning into an operational environment, software/hardware installation, certification and systems/network administration and operation. The effort will result in the availability of a scalable, certified MLA system to be utilized by the AF, DoD, and IC agencies for increased security across multiple domains, accredited for operation at different classification levels within high-security environments. Anticipated deliverables include software, hardware, technical documentation and technical reports.

For the aforementioned requirements, the Government anticipates a single award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) (Services) contract. Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Completion (CPFF/C) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Term (CPFF/T) Task Orders may be issued under this contract. The total ordering period for this contract will be sixty (60) months and the maximum contemplated ordering amount is anticipated to be approximately $93,600,000.00.

The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this effort is 541511, with the small business standard being average annual receipts not exceeding $27.5M.

At time of award, the successful Offeror must be able to provide approximately 20% of proposed personnel to be TS/SCI cleared and assigned at time of award and 40% within 90 days after award. During performance, the Contractor's continued ability to meet security requirements will be evaluated as part of the Government's quality assurance surveillance and communicated to the Contractor through periodic performance feedback reporting. It is anticipated that Foreign Allied Participation will be excluded at the prime contractor level.

A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Full instructions and contact information will be provided at a later date, via FedBizOpps. For planning purposes, potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel.

Evaluation of the small business capability packages received in response to the previous Request For Information (RFI) announcement resulted in a determination that a small business set-aside could not be established.

A Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for this effort is anticipated to be released during the 2nd quarter of CY 2018. Potential offerors will be encouraged to review and comment on the Draft Request for Proposal, including the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Sections L and M. A more specific date for Draft Request for Proposal release has not yet been determined. Continue to monitor the FedBizOpps link for this opportunity for updates in this regard.

THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) WEB SITE AT http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Add to Watch list" button at the top of this announcement in FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil in order to be placed on the List of Interested Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and whether your company is a large or small business under NAICS 541511.

The Contracting Officer will continue to post updates to the List of Interested Parties on FedBizOpps in order to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name either on the FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested parties may identify to the Contracting Officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item(s) within thirty (30) days of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered.

Technical questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), John Woodruff at (315) 330-7156, John.Woodruff.3@us.af.mil or the Alternate COR, 1st Lt Osbert Xiao at 315-330-7637, Osbert.Xiao@us.af.mil. Any contractual questions or questions concerning this Presolicitation Notice should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Andrea Falcone at (315) 330-3928, Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, or the Contracting Officer, Christopher Scialdone at (315) 330-7800, Christopher.Scialdone@us.af.mil.

In accordance with AFFARS 5301.91, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting with an Ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer, Christopher Scialdone at (315) 330-7800, Christopher.Scialdone@us.af.mil, for resolution. AFFARS Clause 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (JUN 2016) will be incorporated into the resultant contract. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the Ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The Ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. Consulting an Ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the Contracting Officer, concerned parties may contact the following AFRL Ombudsman: Ms. Lisette K. LeDuc, 1864 Fourth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 904-4407, email: lisette.leduc@us.af.mil; Alternate Ombudsman: Ms. Kimberly L. Yoder,1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 255-4967, email: kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the AFRL level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force Ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. The Ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the Ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

Contracting Office Address:
AFRL/Information Directorate/RIKD
26 Electronic Parkway
Rome, New York 13441-4514

Primary Point of Contact:
Andrea Falcone
Contract Specialist
Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil
Phone: (315) 330-3928
Fax: (315) 330-7345

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Added: May 09, 2018 2:39 pm DESCRIPTION The Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, Rome NY (AFRL/RI) has a requirement to perform specialized software research, software development, integration, deployment, familiarization, testing, installation, maintenance, and lifecycle support activities. This effort will enable research, enhancement, and maintenance of Multi-Level Access (MLA) data, information, processes, and systems. MLA solutions are a type of Cross Domain (CD) system that provides authorized users the ability to securely access data from multiple security domains from a single client device, while protecting the security domains from unauthorized access or malicious attack. Concentration will be placed on enhancing a current MLA solution (SecureView), researching and developing new MLA technologies, and supporting these solutions to meet current and rapidly evolving intelligence needs of the Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC). As MLA requirements continue to evolve, consistent and rapid research, development, enhancement, and sustainment of SecureView and new applications will be required. Focus areas include lifecycle functions and phases to include studies, analyses, designs, development, enhancements, integration management, configuration management, and testing of existing and new systems transitioning into an operational environment, software/hardware installation, certification and systems/network administration and operation. The effort will result in the availability of a scalable, certified MLA system to be utilized by the AF, DoD, and IC agencies for increased security across multiple domains, accredited for operation at different classification levels within high-security environments. Anticipated deliverables include software, hardware, technical documentation and technical reports.

For the aforementioned requirements, the Government anticipates a single award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) (Services) contract. Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Completion (CPFF/C) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Term (CPFF/T) Task Orders may be issued under this contract. The total ordering period for this contract will be sixty (60) months and the maximum contemplated ordering amount is anticipated to be approximately $93,600,000.00.

The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this effort is 541511, with the small business standard being average annual receipts not exceeding $27.5M.

At time of award, the successful Offeror must be able to provide approximately 20% of proposed personnel to be TS/SCI cleared and assigned at time of award and 40% within 90 days after award. During performance, the Contractor's continued ability to meet security requirements will be evaluated as part of the Government's quality assurance surveillance and communicated to the Contractor through periodic performance feedback reporting. It is anticipated that Foreign Allied Participation will be excluded at the prime contractor level.

A technical library relating to the subject area of this acquisition will be made available and potential Offerors will first need to request access through AFRL/RI personnel. Full instructions and contact information will be provided at a later date, via FedBizOpps. For planning purposes, potential Offerors who wish to gain access to the source code will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), as well as furnish a copy of their company's DD Form 2345 - Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement along with a letter from their Data Custodian designated on that form authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Upon the Request for Proposal (RFP) closing date, those companies having access to the source code will be required to completely and entirely remove it from their systems and provide evidence of such to AFRL/RI personnel.

Evaluation of the small business capability packages received in response to the previous Request For Information (RFI) announcement resulted in a determination that a small business set-aside could not be established.

A Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for this effort is anticipated to be released during the 2nd quarter of CY 2018. Potential offerors will be encouraged to review and comment on the Draft Request for Proposal, including the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Sections L and M. A more specific date for Draft Request for Proposal release has not yet been determined. Continue to monitor the FedBizOpps link for this opportunity for updates in this regard.

THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) WEB SITE AT http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Add to Watch list" button at the top of this announcement in FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil in order to be placed on the List of Interested Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and whether your company is a large or small business under NAICS 541511.

The Contracting Officer will continue to post updates to the List of Interested Parties on FedBizOpps in order to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name either on the FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested parties may identify to the Contracting Officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item(s) within thirty (30) days of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered.

Technical questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), John Woodruff at (315) 330-7156, John.Woodruff.3@us.af.mil or the Alternate COR, 1st Lt Osbert Xiao at 315-330-7637, Osbert.Xiao@us.af.mil. Any contractual questions or questions concerning this Presolicitation Notice should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Andrea Falcone at (315) 330-3928, Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil, or the Contracting Officer, Christopher Scialdone at (315) 330-7800, Christopher.Scialdone@us.af.mil.

In accordance with AFFARS 5301.91, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting with an Ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer, Christopher Scialdone at (315) 330-7800, Christopher.Scialdone@us.af.mil, for resolution. AFFARS Clause 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (JUN 2016) will be incorporated into the resultant contract. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the Ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The Ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. Consulting an Ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). If resolution cannot be made by the Contracting Officer, concerned parties may contact the following AFRL Ombudsman: Ms. Lisette K. LeDuc, 1864 Fourth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 904-4407, email: lisette.leduc@us.af.mil; Alternate Ombudsman: Ms. Kimberly L. Yoder,1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130, COMM (937) 255-4967, email: kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the AFRL level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force Ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. The Ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. Do not contact the Ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

Contracting Office Address:
AFRL/Information Directorate/RIKD
26 Electronic Parkway
Rome, New York 13441-4514

Primary Point of Contact:
Andrea Falcone
Contract Specialist
Andrea.Falcone@us.af.mil
Phone: (315) 330-3928
Fax: (315) 330-7345