SOURCES SOUGHT
18 -- SBIRS Sustainment
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missile Systems Center, 483 North Aviation Blvd, El Segundo, California, 90245-2808
- ZIP Code
- 90245-2808
- Solicitation Number
- 11-07
- Archive Date
- 1/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- ColleenTrickey, Phone: 310-653-4541, Elizabeth Chirdon, Phone: 310-653-2146
- E-Mail Address
-
colleen.trickey@losangeles.af.mil, Elizabeth.chirdon@los.angeles.af.mil
(colleen.trickey@losangeles.af.mil, Elizabeth.chirdon@los.angeles.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. R 2. 18 - Space Vehicle 3. Space Based Infrared Systems Operations Support and Sustainment 4. 10/27/10 5. Colleen Trickey, Contract Negotiator, SMC/ISKD, colleen.trickey@losangeles.af.mil (310) 653-4541 6. Elizabeth Chirdon, Contracting Officer, SMC/ISKD, elizabeth.chirdon@losangeles.af.mil 7. 11-07 8. N/A 9. N/A 10. N/A 11. N/A 12. The US Air Force Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Synopsis for the future sustainment of the SBIRS system; the estimated value for sustainment for FY13 is $100M and FY14 and beyond is $150M. SBIRS contributes to the Department of Defense mission to deter war and protect the security of the U.S. by providing timely and accurate missile warning/defense information. The SBIRS systems are critical for protection against global and theater ballistic missile attacks against the U.S., its deployed forces, and its allies. SBIRS supports the missions of the National Command Authority, North American Air Defense Command, and US Strategic Command. SBIRS has a FAD 1-1 priority rating (the highest). The SBIRS Space program consists of Defense Support Program (DSP), Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites and payloads, and Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) satellites and payloads. The SBIRS ground system consists of a Mission Control Station (MCS), Interim Mission Control Station Backup (IMCSB), Mission Control Station Backup (MCSB), Survivable Mission Control Station (SMCS), worldwide Relay Ground Stations (RGS), Readout Station Application (RSA), Ground Communication Network Modernization (GCNM), and the Mobile Ground System (MGS) including the SBIRS Survivable Endurable Evolution (S2E2). Mission critical information is exchanged between the Mission Control Stations and the RGSs via commercially provided communication lines. A ground system upgrade scheduled for FY16 will include Mission Control Stations for homogeneous processing of all DSP, HEO, and GEO payloads and will retire the legacy Increment 1 and monotrack ground stations and baselines. The RGS will also be upgraded for the HEO and GEO payloads. Effort will include any required deltas between Increment 1 and the ground system upgrade and any required transition or integration activities for the DSP/SBIRS legacy and follow-on ground system. Support is also provided to the Operations Migration Capability (OMC), its applications, and subsequent Assessment Sub-Elements (ASE). Two levels of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Operational and Maintenance support are currently performed at the ground sites and for on-orbit satellites: Level 1 provides Operations Support and Sustainment (OS&S) of the Operational SBIRS entities to maintain required levels of system availability and reliability. On-Site OS&S includes Real-time Crew Positions integrated into AF Operational Crews (24x7) including Ground Systems Engineers (GSE), Satellite System Engineers (SSE), Mission Technical Analyst (MTA), Flight Operations Support (FOS), Vehicle Operations Engineers (VOE) and Hardware Maintenance Technicians/Engineers (HMT). On-site maintenance includes all government furnished communications and equipment, Consolidated Maintenance Control (Job Control) for SBIRS and DSP Legacy equipment. Additionally there are other On-Site support functions provided 24x7 and a Day Staff from 8 to 5 that provides System Administrators, Data Base Administrators, Logistic and Inventory Control, System Schedulers, Operations and Site Integration, Media Control, Operational Test Team support to the Mission, and Management and Administration Support. Level 2 ground Hardware and Software Depot and Systems Support is a centralized Depot that provides Management and Technical Leadership, hardware, software, logistical and systems engineering to Operational Sites. The Software Depot includes Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Integration and Test, Quality Assurance and Emergency and Unscheduled Depot Level Maintenance Actions (EDLM/UDLM). The Hardware Depot provides Hardware Engineering, Failure Analysis, Vanishing Vendor/Obsolescence, Vendor Monitoring, Replacement and Service Life Extension Engineering, Reliability, Maintainability, and Dependability (RM&D) Analysis, Spares Analysis, Spares Replenishment, Inventory Control, Shipping and Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management and Security Accreditations - Risk assessments for security vulnerabilities performed as an accreditation and re-accreditation process. Level 2 space depot (Satellite factory) support is required for the DSP, HEO, and GEO spacecraft and sensors. This includes spacecraft and sensor trending, analysis, anomaly investigation and recovery. Technical support to the SBIRS constellations include Satellite Engineering, and On-Orbit Support to include trending analysis, anomaly resolution, root cause determination, and implementation of corrective actions. Facilities, test and development systems and equipment must be shared between follow-on HEO and GEO production, replenishment and Operational support and sustainment. This contract will also provide modification development, integration, installation and testing on the existing operational system. It will also include exploitation/quick reaction/rapid prototyping of new and existing capabilities. Most functions require TS/SCI personnel and facilities' clearances. The current contractor for SBIRS sustainment and development is Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) and the current contractor for the Defense Support Program is Northrop Grumman. The SBIRS Follow-On Production (SFP) contract is sole source to LMSSC. Interested parties who believe they have the capability to perform as a prime contractor in support of this effort must submit a Statement of Technical Capabilities (SOC), which includes the following information: Personnel/Size Standard - Company Name, Mailing Address, Point of Contact and Telephone Numbers, Business Size Classification, Large, Small, or Other, and experience-specific work previously performed or being performed relevant to this follow-on effort. Small Business companies with the capability to perform this requirement are encouraged to participate. The small business size standard for this requirement is NAICS code 541712, (Size Standard 1,000). The Government is requesting submissions from potential prime contractors, and will not be responding to submission for only subcontracting opportunities. The SOC shall not exceed eleven pages which includes a one page cover letter, with a 1.25 margin and the font size not less than 11 pt. The government will use this SOC to determine if there is sufficient interest in the marketplace from qualified sources to attempt full and open competition. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government. The Government will not pay any costs associated with the submittal of information solicited herein. The SOC and all related communications that contain proprietary information should be marked as such. Response time is 30 days from the date of this posting. Late submissions and verbal responses will not be accepted. Point of Contact Colleen Trickey, Contracting Contact, Phone (310) 653-4541. Email colleen.trickey@losangeles.af.mil Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), ISSW/ISK, 483 N. Aviation Boulevard, El Segundo, CA 90245-4659 "An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call James Gill at 310-653-1789.
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