18 -- Space Control Depot Support

The Space Superiority Systems Wing (SYSW) intends to release Request for Proposal number FA8819-07-R-0003 for the Space Control Depot Support (SCDS) on 26 October 2007. The SCDS is for sustainment support services of the various SMC/SYSW ground-based deployable systems. The programs to be supported by this contract include: the Counter Communication System (CCS) Family of Systems, the Space Test and Training Range (STTR) Family of Systems, the Rapid Attack Identification Detection and Reporting System (RAIDRS) Family of Systems and Rapid Reaction Capabilities (RRCs), along with emerging deployable SYSW system whose sustainment requirements are in-line with the scope of the SCDS contract. The SCDS contract will be managed by SYSW/OS. The sustainment requirements of the SCDS contract are broken into five functional areas: 1) Depot Support, 2) Studies & Analysis, 3) System Upgrades and Modifications, 4) Rapid Reaction Capability Transition to Operational Systems, and 5) Organizational Level Maintenance. Depot support consists of the following: depot and sustainment engineering (D&SE), repairable and disposable item management, stock, storage and issuance of spares, hardware and software maintenance and repairs, sparing level analysis, etc. Studies and analysis projects in support of the basic program mission includes, but is not limited to: analyses to reduce life cycle costs, improving availability and maintainability, the replacement of obsolete or /unsupportable equipment, the evaluation of future capability enhancements, preplanned product improvement (P3I), etc. System upgrades and modifications may include the development, test, production and installation of system upgrades. The transition of RRCs to operational systems includes activities such as developing technical orders (TOs), drawing packages, performing provisioning analysis and procuring spares and support equipment, and configuration management and standardization of hardware and software. Organization Level Maintenance is defined as on-site maintenance support at operational units. The Request for Proposal (RFP) documents are classified, therefore, the RFP will be released only to the Offerors who have a facility cleared by SYSW/AS to handle government information up to, and including, Top Secret/SCI/SAR. The Offeror must also have personnel with current TS/SSBIs who have been approved for access at the Top Secret/SCI/SAP level by SYSW/AS. Two TS/SCI/SAP cleared individuals are required to pickup and courier the RFP documents. Offerors should contact Maj Russell Swart, 310-416-1590, Michel Vacaro, 310-416-1632, or Gerald Crafton at 310-416-1591 to arrange for pickup which must occur between the hours of 1000 and 1500. The Space and Missiles System Center Ombudsman is Mr. James Gill. You can reach him at James.Gill@losangeles.af.mil or at (310) 653-1789.