•-       Offutt AFB (Omaha, NE)

•-       Whiteman AFB (Kansas City, MO)

•-       Minot AFB (Minot, ND)

•-       Grissom AFB (Peru, IN)

•-       Fairchild AFB (Spokane, WA)

•-       Beale AFB (Yuba City, CA)

•-       Barksdale AFB (Shreveport, LA)

Statement of Capability (SOC) Submittal:

Contractors must include the following information, at a minimum, as part of their SOC submission:

Relevant capability, experience and/or expertise:  

•-       To maintain system documentation and provide engineering drawings, written documentation to update technical orders and training material due to design change or modification in support of the AACE system

•-       To participate and provide documentation, such as briefing slides or support documentation for Program Management Reviews (PMR's) in support of the AACE system

•-       To provide telephonic technical support for Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) and components (i.e. consumable items; surge arrestors, filters), field maintenance repair guidance, troubleshooting, operations, maintenance and sustainment of the AACE system

•-       To provide on-site technical support for LRU's and System troubleshooting and maintenance of the AACE system

•-       To provide on-site technical training  for Operations and Maintenance on the AACE system

•-       To re-design, develop, produce,  install, test, validate and verify modifications and/or technology refresh equipment in support of the AACE system

•-       To provide configuration control in support of the AACE system

•-       To conduct studies and analysis of reliability/maintainability, modifications, support equipment and design changes in support of the AACE system

•-       To design, manufacture, test, and deliver spares in support of the AACE system

•-       To continue and maintain the Item Unique Identification (IUID) program being implemented under the AACE Technical and Engineering Support Services contract  in support of the AACE system

•-       To have personnel with Secret security clearances upon contract award

•-       To travel to all AACE site locations

•-       To proactively identify, assess, and analyze part availability/obsolescence issues of the AACE system

•-       To provide a recommended resolution on part availability/obsolescence issues of the AACE system

•-       To implement resolution of part availability/obsolescence issues on the AACE system

The anticipated period of performance is one base year with four one-year options. If the Government elects to do so, a projected Request for Proposal (RFP) release date for this effort is estimated to be in the July - August 2016 timeframe.

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms:

AACE                          Aircraft Alerting Communications EMP

AFB                             Air Force Base

CA                               California

CAGE                         Commercial and Government Entity

CJCSI                         Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Instruction

CO                              Colorado

DUNS                         Data Universal Numbering System

EMP                            Electromagnetic Pulse

HEMP                         High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse

IAW                             In Accordance With

IN                                Indiana

IUID                             Item Unique Identification

LA                                Louisiana

LRU                             Line Replaceable Unit

MILSATCOM              Military Satellite Communications

MO                              Missouri

NAICS                         North American Industry Classification System

ND                               North Dakota

NE                               Nebraska

N/A                              Not Applicable

OCI                             Organizational Conflict of Interest

OSS&E                       Operational, Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness

PMR                            Program Management Review

RFP                             Request for Proposal 

RSU                            Remote Sounding Unit

SBA                             Small Business Administration

SMC/MCL                   Space and Missile Systems Center/MILSATCOM Logistics and Operations Support Division

SOC                            Statement of Capability

WA                              Washington

•(1)      Place of Contract Performance: Multiple AACE sites requiring engineering support

•(2)      Set-aside Status: N/A

•(3)      North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541330 Engineering Services; Small Business Size standard:  $15.0M

Interested parties are invited to submit an unclassified SOC within 15 calendar days of this announcement addressing the capability to satisfy the above AACE engineering support requirements to:  

SMC/PKJ, 1050 E Stewart Avenue Bldg 2025, Peterson AFB, CO 80914-2902

Attn: Janet Stinson, Contract Specialist (e-mail: [email protected] .mil) and Russell J. Shaw, Jr., Contracting Officer (e-mail: [email protected] .mil

Oral communications are not acceptable.

All SOC responses will not exceed 5 single-sided pages and must conform to 8.5 x 11-inch pages with font no smaller than 12-point and a minimum of 1-inch margins.

The SOC must include single page cover letter with the following information:

•A.    Company Name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, and Mailing Address

•B.    Point(s) of Contact including position within company, telephone number and email address

•C.   Business Information

•D.   Small Business Administration (SBA) Business size standard for NAICS Classification 541330

•E.    Business or Entity Type and Domestic or Foreign Ownership Representation

•F.    Representation and Certification of any socio-economic indicators and/or status

•G.   Proposed Role: Prime or Subcontractor

•H.   Description of proposed subcontracting, teaming, partnering, mentoring or other business relationship

•I.      Any potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) issues

The SOC must include the following information:

•A.    Capability, experience and expertise to fully satisfy the Government's AACE engineering support performance requirements

•B.    Other Experience and expertise to be considered

All responsible sources may submit a SOC, which will be considered as part of the market research necessary to develop an acquisition strategy. Responses from small business and small disadvantaged business firms are desirable and highly encouraged. If interested only in subcontracting possibilities, please indicate this clearly in the SOC submission.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes ONLY; it does not constitute a        RFP.  Any information submitted in response to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision, and is not binding on the Government.

Any response to this synopsis is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not recognize any cost associated with the submission of a SOC. The Government will use any information received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis for planning purposes in support of its market research and to improve its understanding of industry capabilities.