MODIFICATION
M -- Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS)
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 517919
— All Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 21CONS (Bldg 350), 21st Contracting Squadron, 135 Dover Street, Suite 2225, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 80914-1055, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80914-1055
- Solicitation Number
- FA2517-15-R-8001
- Point of Contact
- Austin Frindt, Phone: 719-554-2940, Kristen A Weaver, Phone: 719-554-2740
- E-Mail Address
-
austin.frindt@us.af.mil, kristen.weaver.2@us.af.mil
(austin.frindt@us.af.mil, kristen.weaver.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Added 14 July 2016: In accordance with FAR 5.203, the Government hereby publicizes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action for the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) solicitation, with performance at five Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) at Clear Air Force Station (AFS), AK; Beale AFB, CA; Cape Cod AFS, MA; Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland; and Royal Air Force (RAF) Fylingdales, United Kingdom. The 21st Space Wing intends to solicit competitive proposals to provide operation, maintenance, and support (OM&S) services in support of SSPARS. The contractor shall be responsible to provide non-personal services required to operate and maintain the SSPARS system located at the five (5) GSUs. The SSPARS contract provides 24-hour per-day missile warning, missile defense and space situational awareness (SSA) through the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS), Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS), and Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) radar systems. SSPARS has been identified as a critical defense system and therefore, shall be manned on a 24 hour, 7 days-a-week, 365 days-a-year basis. Further, the contractor shall ensure that the contractor's personnel continue to operate and maintain this critical system in the event of a national emergency to include declared or undeclared state-of-war. The contractor shall perform organizational- and intermediate-level maintenance on system upgrades and modifications once they are accepted by the Government. The current contract expires 31 August 2018. The contemplated contract type for this contract is Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) with Cost Reimbursement (CR) and Individual Job Order (IJO) CLINs. The contemplated period of performance is a phase-in period of 90 days, a base period of eight (8) months, plus seven (7) one-year options, with phase-in beginning on or around 1 June 2018, and a contract start date of 1 September 2018. This solicitation will be conducted using full-and-open competition procedures and is open to all offerors. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 517919 (All Other Telecommunications) with a $32.5M small-business size-standard. The formal SSPARS solicitation and any amendments thereto, will be distributed through the Federal Business Opportunities website under Solicitation Number, "FA2517-15-R-8001." The Government intends to issue the formal SSPARS solicitation in or about March 2017. An Industry Day is planned for 4-6 October 2016 at Peterson AFB. More information regarding Industry Day will posted to FedBizOpps as it becomes available. Current Points of Contact: Austin Frindt, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 554-2940, Email: austin.frindt@us.af.mil ; or Kristen Weaver, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 554-2740, Email: kristen.weaver.2@us.af.mil. The intent of this Notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal. This notice is not a formal solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice, nor otherwise pay for information which is submitted as a result of this notice.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/21CONSb365/FA2517-15-R-8001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Clear AFS, AK; Beale AFB, CA; Cape Cod AFS, MA; Thule AB, Greenland; and Royal Air Force (RAF) Fylingdales, UK., United States
- Record
- SN04183339-W 20160716/160714235419-e2f091e277c98049fadc14623e99f78a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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