MODIFICATION
58 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR CPSD CRYPTO IDIQ ACQUISITION - RESPONSE DATE EXTENSION
- Notice Date
- 2/21/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC - Hanscom, 9 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, 01731, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01731
- Solicitation Number
- CCIA_0207
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Ivy J. Furnace III,
- E-Mail Address
-
ivy.furnace@us.af.mil
(ivy.furnace@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) #1 for the CPSD Crypto IDIQ Acquisition 1. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.215-3 (Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes - Oct 1997) and is published to obtain information for use by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Cryptologic Systems Division (CPSD), Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas, for market research and planning purposes only. 2. This RFI is NOT a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or an announcement of a solicitation; it is only intended for information or planning purposes. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement. Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will not affect any potential offeror's ability to submit an offer if a solicitation is released. Any requests for a solicitation package will be disregarded. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will arise as a result of preparing submissions in response to this RFI and the government's use of such information. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents to this RFI may be requested to provide additional information/details based on their initial submittals. 3. AFLCMC/HNC is contemplating awarding multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts for cryptographic acquisition programs. This work would include Materiel Solution Analysis, Technology Development, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, and Low-Rate Initial Production task orders. This would encompass analysis, development and limited production of air, ground, and space cryptographic devices, end cryptographic units, and embeddable solutions. We are contemplating an ordering period of six years with a period of performance of ten years starting in FY15. 4. Please provide answers to the following questions which will help us in determining our acquisition strategy: a. If interested in competing for this requirement, would you be proposing as a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor? Are you a Small Business? If so, what is your small business status, e.g., 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, etc? Would your company partner with other companies? b. Do you have experience in development and/or production of cryptologic devices? Please briefly describe your experience. c. Describe what recent experience you have in developing certified encryption products, NSA Type 1 CCI, and / or NSA Type 1 Secret and Below (non-CCI/CHVP), or FIPS-140-2 Level 3 or 4? d. What is your recent experience with developing embeddable solutions? Experience developing airborne, terrestrial, or space systems? Experience developing low SWaP encryption devices, e.g., < 5X5X1.5 cm; <100g; <100mW @ 1Mbps? e. What recent experience do you have in producing encryption devices? f. What risks or concerns do you see with this acquisition and what are your suggested mitigation strategies? g. We are considering using the source selection technique called Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). From your perspective, what are the pros and cons of an LPTA source selection related to a multiple award IDIQ Contract for this effort? h. What criteria do you believe to be appropriate to this potential source selection? What are the most critical criteria that would distinguish one company's capabilities from another? i. Do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions that you would like to share with us? 5. Respondents to this RFI are advised that proprietary, confidential, or privileged commercial data submitted as part of your response may be released to the following non-Government advisors supporting the Government in this acquisition: PE Systems, Inc. Jacobs Technology, Inc. P3I, Inc. Innove, LLC MITRE Corp Although the Government's contracts with these advisors require non-disclosure agreements, please indicate in your response to this RFI any objections you may have to the use of these advisors. Specify the name of the advisor, specific basis of the objection, and the specific portions that the respondent objects to disclosure to the non-Government advisor. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Respondents are responsible for protecting proprietary information at the appropriate classification level. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. 6. Your responses will be used in market research for this acquisition. Please address any comments and/or questions you may have regarding this RFI in writing by e-mail directly to the Contracts Specialist, Mr. Ivy Furnace III, at ivy.furnace@us.af.mil. The response date is hereby extended until 27 February 2013, 1600 CST. Please annotate the subject line of e-mail responses as: CPSD Crypto IDIQ Acquisition RFI #1 Response. Responses may be mailed to the following address: AFLCMC/HNCKS Contracting Division Attn: Mr. Ivy Furnace III 230 Hall Blvd. Suite 114 San Antonio, Texas 78243-7007
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