SOLICITATION NOTICE
18 -- Space Based Radar Concept Development
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
- ZIP Code
- 90245-4659
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FA8820-04-R-0001
- Point of Contact
- Trisha Middleton, Contract Specialist, Phone (310) 363-5627, - David Block, Contracting Officer, Phone (310) 363-3819,
- E-Mail Address
-
trisha.middleton@losangeles.af.mil, david.block@losangeles.af.mil
- Description
- (a) The Government intends to release Request for Proposal No. FA8820-04-R-0001 between the 1st and 31st of October 2003 for the Space Based Radar (SBR) Concept Development effort. SBR is an ACAT 1D program currently entering Acquisition Phase A as defined in NSS 03-01. The Space Based Radar Program is administered by Air Force Space Command, Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSPC/SMC) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in coordination with the Services and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). The SBR system is a transformational system for the DoD and the Intelligence Community that will provide persistent global collection of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) products. The system will have the following core capabilities: collect Surface Moving Target Indication (SMTI), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging, and High-Resolution Terrain Information (HRTI) data; exploit space and ground communications systems to move collected data from space to ground; process and disseminate collected data to support both national and theater BMC3 systems. (b) The JPO will be beginning the process of awarding a concept development contract that will allow development of the system through the Increment 1. The acquisition strategy is to conduct a best value, progressive competition/down-selection. The source selection will result in the award of one or possibly two contracts with performance through System Design Review (SDR) plus six months. The formal RFP will be issued in October 2003 by the SBR Joint Program Office (JPO) at Space and Missile Systems Center. Proposals will be due 45 days later with an anticipated contract award date in Mar 04. If one contract is awarded, the contract will be a cost-plus award fee arrangement. If two contracts are awarded, the contract will be a cost-plus fixed fee arrangement. At the development milestone of SDR, the Government will request a Call for Improvement (CFI) proposal. This CFI will be used to conduct and evaluate a progressive down-selection intended to identify the single contractor offering the superior (best value) design approach to continue the development and manufacture of the SBR system. It is anticipated that only those contractors participating in the preceding phase will be capable of successfully competing for the next phase contract awards, although other offerors will not be precluded from consideration at the down-selection decision point. (c) The contractors will be required to submit a priced proposal for the first phase of this effort through SDR plus six months, and evidence of affordability of the total system. This will allow the Government to judge best value through SDR and judge the affordability of the system. While the Government intends to down-select at the System Design Review (SDR), we reserve the right not to, and either extend the parallel development effort to a future down-selection milestone or to proceed with a full and open competition if that approach is determined to be in the Government?s best interest. (d) Industry comments to the draft RFP can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.losangeles.af.mil/smc/sbr/index.htm. Industry is encouraged to monitor this web site for information. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. David Ganger at (310) 363-0588. Technical questions/comments can be addressed to LtCol Luke Schaub at (310) 363-3114, contracting questions can be directed to Mr. David Block at (310) 363-3819 or to Trish Middleton at (310) 363-5627.
- Place of Performance
- Address: At contractor's facility.
- Record
- SN00436541-W 20030919/030917213329 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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