MODIFICATION
M -- A-76 Det 4, Moron, AB, Moron, Spain Request for Information
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 517910
— Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 21CONS (Bldg 982), Base Support Flight 700 Suffolk Street, STE 1200, Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-1200
- ZIP Code
- 80914-1200
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-P3A76RFIDet4MoronABSpain
- Response Due
- 7/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2006
- Point of Contact
- James McLaughlin, Contract Specialist, Phone 719-556-3849, Fax 719-556-7396, - William Connor, Contracting Officer, Phone 719-556-1599, Fax 719-556-7396,
- E-Mail Address
-
james.mclaughlin@peterson.af.mil, william.connor@peterson.af.mil
- Description
- Reference No: P-3 A-76 RFI Det 4, Moron AB, Spain 17. This is a Request For Information (RFI) Only. Air Force Space Command has started the preliminary planning process (P3) required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 and the 1 Nov 05 USAF Commercial Activities A-76 Preliminary Planning Guidebook for the Det 4, Moron AB, Moron, Spain, Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance System (GEODSS). As part of P3, the team conducts preliminary market research to determine the existence of viable commercial source(s) capable of providing the necessary services and to determine the appropriate groupings of activities as business units. (Extensive market research necessary to support acquisition strategy decisions may/will be conducted if a streamlined or standard competition is announced in accordance with OMB Circular A-76.) Detachment 4, of the 21st Operations Group, provides optical surveillance for the space surveillance network and is located within government facilities at Moron Air Base, Spain. The scope of operations follows: To detect, track, identify all man-made objects in space; provide satellite tracking and Space Object Identification (SOI) data to support catalog maintenance of deep-space satellites and priority United States (U.S) space programs; search for space objects beginning at the top of the earth?s atmosphere extending beyond the geosynchronous orbit using government?furnished mission systems in accordance with USSTRATCOM Directive 505-1, Volumes I and II. The objects may include rocket bodies, payloads, debris, and unknown items. Specialized knowledge is necessary to perform space control operations to include an understanding of orbital mechanics and the Space Surveillance Network (SSN). The system maintenance consists of organizational/user-level maintenance to include: (a) fault isolation and troubleshooting through the use of built-in test equipment and diagnostic procedures; (b) restoration of prime mission equipment, generally limited to removal and replacement of faulty components, such as assemblies or subassemblies; (c) inspection, servicing, alignment, and lubrication; (d) preventative (scheduled) maintenance and testing; (e) corrosion control, and (f) accomplishment of organizational level Time Compliance Technical Orders. The Moron Optical Space Surveillance System (MOSS) consists of a windowed 56cm (22 inch) f/2.3 modified Ritchy-Chretien telescope mounted on a light-weight azimuth/elevation NIKE-AJAX mount. The telescope is equipped with an up-to-date frame transfer Charge Coupled Device camera. The operational structure consists of four (4) operator consoles, five (5) control computers, a data processor, image processor, camera processor, and a communications processor using a Red Hat Enterprise LINUX AS v3 based operating system. All services are required 24 hours per day/seven days per week. Service provider employees must be U.S. citizens with at least a secret security clearance. This RFI is published under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 517910 with an associated Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $12.5 million. The 517910 NAICS code best describes the mission system support and Satellite tracking requirement. If as a result of the P3 Competitive Sourcing Decision Package a ?GO? decision is identified, the decision will be synopsized and posted to Fed Biz Ops. In an effort to provide prospective offerors current and relevant information to assist them in making informed business decisions and manage their resources in the most effective way possible, the following is provided: Det 4, Moron AB, Spain, is currently an Un-priced Contract Line Item (CLIN) on the existing Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) contract F05604-03-C-0007, awarded 01 Oct 03 with a base year and four Option Years. The GEODSS contract is currently in the third of five years total. The GEODSS contract optical sites are located at Socorro NM, Diego Garcia BIOT, and Maui HI. The 21st Contracting Squadron and Program Management Offices have initiated the re-acquisition process to insure a new GEODSS contract is ready for performance commencement on 1 Oct 2008. Performance on the existing GEODSS contract will conclude on 30 Sep 08. If the P-3 process results in a ?GO? decision and the A-76 study results in contract award, the Det 4, Moron, Spain, Operations, Maintenance and Logistical Support (OM&S) would have a performance period of two years or less to align the work as a GEODSS Contract Line Item on the GEODSS re-acquisition solicitation. Please note: this RFI is not for the re-acquisition of the current GEODSS contract. This RFI is posted to identify offerors who may be interested in providing OM&S at Det 4, Moron, Spain for two years or less. Request companies that are interested in performing the services described above provide an electronic capabilities package to the contracting officer not later than 10 July 2006. In addition to describing capability to provide the service, ensure the package addresses the following: (1) Provide a summary and customer points of contact on past contracts for similar services. (2) Which, if any, parts of the effort would you likely subcontract rather than using in-house resources and why? (4) Discuss your ability and sources to obtain and retain qualified personnel. (5) Address recommendations regarding selection of NAICS code. (6) Address business size status (to include specific identification as an 8a, HUB Zone, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based on proposed and your recommended NAICS codes. (7) Provide a point of contact for follow-up questions. 21 CONS POC William Conner, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 556-4045, Fax (719) 556-7396, Email William.Conner@peterson.af.mil ? James McLaughlin, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 556-3849, Fax (719) 556-7396, Email james.mclaughlin@peterson.af.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Det 4, Moron AB, Moron, Spain
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: SPAIN
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN01075644-W 20060624/060622221159 (fbodaily.com)
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