SOURCES SOUGHT
M -- Operate and Maintain the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) field station located at Cavalier AFS North Dakota.
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517919
— All 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 80914-1200
- Solicitation Number
- FA251707R8003
- Response Due
- 1/15/2007
- Point of Contact
- William Brooks, Contracting Officer, Phone 719-556-5558, Fax 719-556-7396, - Larry Sizer, Contract Specialist, Phone 719-556-4278, Fax 719-556-7900
- E-Mail Address
-
bill.brooks@peterson.af.mil, Larry.Sizer@Peterson.AF.MIL
- Description
- PERIMETER ACQUISITION RADAR ATTACK CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEMS (PARCS) General Information Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number: FA2517-07-R-8003 Posted Date: Dec 1, 2006 Original Response Date: Jan 15, 2007 Current Response Date: Jan 15, 2007 Original Archive Date: Jan 30, 2007 Current Archive Date: Jan 30, 2007 Classification Code: M -- Operation of Government-owned facilities NAICS Code: 517910 -- Other Telecommunications Contracting Office Address 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, UNITED STATES Description Department of the Air Force, 21 CONS/LGCZB Operations and Maintenance Specialized Flight, 135 E. Ent Ave, Ste 105, Peterson AFB, CO, 80914-1385. Description: This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal but a survey to locate potential sources to Operate, Maintain and Support the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization Systems (PARCS). The draft Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 01 Apr 2007 and will include a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). A best value source selection is anticipated as the method of contractor selection. The 21st Contracting Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base (PAFB) Colorado seeks potential sources to provide 24-hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week operations for a geographically separated unit meeting mission requirements and other specified lesser requirements in support of the 21st Space Wing, Operations Group. The contractor shall be responsible to provide all labor support required to operate and maintain the PARCS field station located at Cavalier AFS North Dakota. The PARCS provides 24-hour per-day missile warning and space surveillance coverage. Detects, tracks and reports via data link, real-time earth-impacting objects to the Missile Warning Center or its alternate. Provides, via data link, real-time metric observations and Space Object Identification (SOI) on tasked earth-orbiting objects to the Space Control Center, or its alternate, and the 1st Space Control Squadron (1SPCS). The PARCS 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 subsequent contract will include a projected ninety-day phase-in period (1 Jul 2008-30 Sep 2008). The Government anticipates contract performance period could be greater than 5 years. Contract type has not yet been determined; however, the current contract type is Firm-Fixed Price with Performance Incentives and a cost-reimbursable logistics CLIN. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 517910. Additional information, as it becomes available, will be posted as well as amendments to this announcement. All amendments will be available for viewing on FedBizOps (FBO) at http://www.fbo.gov.It is the responsibility of the interested parties to review the site frequently for any updates and amendments to any and all documents. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR), lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. This synopsis also contains the following clause: 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. As prescribed in 5301.9103, insert the following clause: OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen: A7K, 150 Vandenberg St, Ste 1105, Peterson AFB, CO 80914-4350, 719-554-5250, fax 719-554-5299, a7k.wf@afspc.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. All businesses capable of providing these services are invited to respond. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size, business status (i.e., small business, disadvantaged, HUB zone, woman-owned), anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of capabilities and similar services offered to the Government or to commercial customers. Include contract magnitude and points of contact (POC) for each example provided (name of the POC, address, e-mail, telephone number, fax number, and the company's web page, if applicable). Please limit your response to not more than 10 single-sided pages. Each submission should include one electronic (virus scanned) copy sent via e-mail to the POCs listed under Original Point of Contact. Electronic submissions are preferred. Paper copies are optional. Hard copy submissions to this notice should be sent to: 21CONS/LGCZB, ATTN: Bill Brooks, or Larry D. Sizer, 135 E. Ent Ave, Suite 104, Peterson AFB, CO 80914-1385. E-mail or hard copy replies to this announcement are due no later than 15 January 07. It is the Government?s intention to conduct an Industry Day for all interested parties on or about 2nd Quarter FY07 at Peterson AFB. Exact date, time and base location are yet to be determined. Request interested parties desiring to participate in the Industry Day so designate their attendance desire with their information submital. Original Point of Contact: Bill Brooks, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 556-1595, Fax (719) 556-5558, E-mail: Bill.Brooks@peterson.af.mil or Larry D. Sizer, Contract Specialist, Phone (719) 556-4278, Fax (719) 556-7396, Email: Larry.Sizer@peterson.af.mil Point of Contact Bill Brooks, Contracting Officer, Phone 719-556-5558, Fax 719-556-7396, Email Bill.Brooks@peterson.af.mil ? Larry D. Sizer, Contract Specialist, Phone (719) 556-4278, Fax (719) 556-7396, Email: Larry.Sizer@peterson.af.mil Place of Performance Address: Cavalier AFS, North Dakota Postal Code: 58220 Country: UNITED STATES NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (01-DEC-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 25-FEB-2008, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. 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- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Cavalier AFS, North Dakota
- Zip Code: 58220
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 58220
- Record
- SN01516547-F 20080227/080225231448 (fbodaily.com)
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