A--R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: WEAPONS (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)

***** The Government intends to issue the final Request for Proposal (RFP) within the week of 17 December 2012 ***** The United States Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) intends to solicit and award an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with Cost Reimbursement and Fixed Price task orders for a period of five (5) years for the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT). The EWPMT acquisition will develop a framework to integrate current and future Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities into a networked, modular system capable of providing a unified EW capability across the force. It is a software application that gives Electronic Warfare Officers (EWO) mission planning capability to plan, coordinate, manage, and deconflict unit EW activities. The tasks required for EWPMT include, system engineering, design engineering, software engineering, configuration management, program management, systems integration & testing, and logistics support. Delivery of the EWPMT system will be made in six (6) annual software Capability Drops, the first of which will be awarded with the Basic Contract. Each subsequent CD will be awarded as a separate task order as the requirements become more defined. Additional task orders may be awarded as necessary. This acquisition will be solicited under full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification Systems code (NAICS) for this effort is 541511, which has a small business size standard of $25.5 million. Awards will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposals that are determined to be the most beneficial to the Government. Specifications of performance, delivery and location will be provided on a Task Order basis. Any interested offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities Page (FedBizOpps) for updated schedules including the anticipated solicitation release date as well as the anticipated award date. All parties interested in doing business with Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) (ACC - APG (C4ISR)) is invited to access the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi?ASFI_FAQ.cfm. Upon accessing this web page, look for the tab titled quote mark ASFI for Industry quote mark . Under the quote mark ASFI for Industry quote mark tab you will be able to: check for business opportunities by clicking on the Contract Opportunities Search link, receive notifications by clicking on the Vendor Notification Service link. Vendor cannot submit responses via the Vendor Bid History. Vendors can only view quote mark high level quote mark information regarding the response. No registration is needed for the Vendor to browse for business opportunities. For the Vendor to receive notifications he merely needs to provide company Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and E-Mail address. To submit a response the Vendor must provide the CAGE Code and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). Your company must be registered and current in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) in order to submit bids/proposals on ASFI. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. You must download solicitation documents from the ASFI. Instructions on how to use ASFI to include; receiving notification, submitting and uploading bids or proposals, formatting and system requirements are provided at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi?ASFI_FAQ.cfm. For Technical ASFI assistance please e-mail help desk at contact@example.gov. The instructions describe the time, place and date that the bids will be received. The Point of Contact for this action is Sherelle Lockhart, Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000, or contact@example.gov. An amendment to the ASFI will be made once the anticipated date is known for the issuance of the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for W15P7T-13-R-C104.