18 -- GPS III Phase A Sub-System Risk Reduction

The Navstar GPS Block III Space Vehicle Program (GPS III) intends to award a sole source Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract modification to The Boeing Company contract FA8807-04-C-0002 for a period of 01 November 2007 to award of GPS III Satellite Production contract. Boeing can provide the following supplies without the Government incurring substantial duplication of costs that are not expected to be recovered through competition or unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements (10 USC 2304(c)(1)). GPS Constellation sustainment is driving the need for GPS IIIA Key Decision Point-B (KDP-B). The delay of KDP-B from August to December 2007 provided an opportunity for further system design risk reduction activities to be performed. Boeing is currently on contract and has completed a delta Systems Requirements Review (SRR) in November of 2006 and System Design Review (SDR) in March of 2007. This action will add approximately five months to the existing GPS III Phase A contract and will build upon Boeing?s current GPS III Space Vehicle Risk Reduction and System Definition effort scheduled to conclude November 2007. Under the contemplated contract action, Boeing will provide demonstration of lower-level design maturity and analysis of critical technologies and engineering integration processes to ensure time-certain development. Boeing will also provide key updates to the SDR baseline to ensure functional and performance allocations are complete and traceable from space system level to sub-system level. This includes functional and performance requirements flowdown to incorporate evolving requirements as identified in the July 2007 Joint Requirements Oversight Council GPS III Capability Development Document. Other key products include a mature space system design and navigation payload sub-system design consistent with the contractor?s prime item specification and SMC military specifications and standards. Furthermore, Boeing will provide necessary Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) updates consistent with a high confidence, low risk capability insertion program plan for a FY2014 launch availability and additional LCCE for an accelerated launch availability before FY2014; and mature contractor GPS definition and design products to support on-going Independent Program Assessment and Independent Cost Assessment for the December 2007 KDP-B. Interested contractors are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) addressing the ability to satisfy the above requirements to GPSW/PK, Attn: Kelly Britton, 483 N. Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245-2808. All responses are due no later than 01 February 2008 and must conform to 8.5 x 11-inch pages, with font no smaller than 12-point, with a maximum of 20 pages. The SOC must include the following information: 1) company name, mailing address, points of contact, and telephone numbers; 2) business size classification (large, small, or other); 3) experience in GPS Satellites or similar space systems; 4) ability to satisfy the Government?s performance requirements described above. Oral communications are not acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a SOC, which will be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541712 (1000 employees). Responses by small and small disadvantaged firms are encouraged. Any information submitted in response to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information or reimburse expenses incurred by parties for responses to this synopsis.