Next Generation ManPack (NGMP) Radio

Added: Jun 10, 2016 1:02 pm The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Directorate of Procurement has a requirement to purchase a Next Generation ManPack (NGMP) Radio that will satisfy the Performance Capabilities outlined in RFP Attachment 1, Government's NGMP Radio Performance Specification (PS) and be production ready with National Security Agency (NSA) and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certifications with a desired date that is no later than 12 months after contract award date.

The NGMP will replace legacy manpack radios such as the AN/PRC-117F, AN/PRC-117G, and the AN/PRC-150.

This draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NGMP Radio is to provide Industry with the most current information as well as gather feedback and address any questions and comments. This draft RFP announcement does not constitute a solicitation and proposals are not being requested at this time. The Government is still in the process of getting the final acquisition plan approved; however, the team anticipates a single award IDIQ with an ordering period of six years, a guaranteed contract minimum of $2,500.00 and contract maximum of $290,000,000.00.

A final RFP, which will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities website, is anticipated to be posted August 2016.

Companies interested in providing this capability and desiring to provide value added feedback on the draft RFP must email their questions and comments in writing to Mr. David Tenenbaum, Contracting Officer, david.tenenbaum3@socom.mil and Ms. Leatrice Frederick, Contract Specialist, frederl@socom.mil NLT 8 July 2016, 1200 hours EDT. Please provide suggested edits and comments utilizing the track changes and review features via Microsoft Word directly in the draft RFP documents where possible and utilize draft RFP Attachment 8, Q&A Template to summarize all questions and comments.

Oral requests (e.g. phone call) for information will be re-directed to provide email correspondence (using the Q&A Template), for documentation purposes. Individual responses to inquiries will not be provided. Do not include any proprietary information when responding back to the Government.

The Government desires feedback that focuses on the following draft RFP sections:

1. Attachment 1, Government NGMP PS
a. The Government wants to ensure all Threshold capabilities outlined within the PS are achievable with current technology or within a reasonable timeframe to meet program objectives.
2. Sections L and M
a. Do the requirements in Section L clearly articulate what is being requested?
b. Is it evident what Objective capabilities are most important to the Government, which will be the focus of the trade-off decision?
c. Do Sections L and M clearly align to the requirements in Attachment 1?

Notes/Information before providing comments:

1. A complete scrub and/or peer and policy review of Sections D-I of the draft RFP has not yet been accomplished but will be accomplished prior to the final RFP release.
2. All Attachments to the RFP in Section J have not been finalized.

Please read through the entire revised draft RFP and attachments prior to submitting additional questions.