18 -- Space Based Radar Concept/System Development Industry Day Conference

(a) On August 22, 2003 from 0800 until 1230 PDT, interested parties are invited to attend an Industry Day Conference conducted by the government program representatives to address the goals and contractual objectives of the Space Based Radar (SBR) System. 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 Space-Based Radar (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 Oct 03 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) The schedule for the Industry Day Conference is as follows: 1) Registration 2) Director's Welcome 3) Acquisition and RFP Overview 4) Question and Answer Session. The conference will take place in Building A-8 of the Aerospace Corporation Complex, 2350 E. El Segundo Bl., El Segundo CA 90245. Seating is limited; therefore, each contractor will be limited to five (5) representatives. The conference will be held at the DoD Unclassified level. Parties planning to attend should email or fax their reservations by the close of business Wednesday, August 20th, to: Lt. Geoffrey Eaton at contact@example.gov or fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or to Lt. Gena Thorn at contact@example.gov. Information in the reservation should include the names(s) of each person attending, citizenship, phone number and company name.