A76P3MarketResearchforMoronAFB

This is a Request For Information (RFI) Only. Air Force Space Command has started the preliminary planning process (P3) required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 and the 20 June 2008 Air Force Instruction 38-203, Commercial Activities Program , for the Det 4, Moron AB, Moron, Spain, Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance System (GEODSS). As part of P3, the team conducts preliminary market research to determine the existence of viable commercial source(s) capable of providing the necessary services and to determine the appropriate groupings of activities as business units. (Extensive market research necessary to support acquisition strategy decisions may/will be conducted if a streamlined or standard competition is announced in accordance with OMB Circular A-76.) Detachment 4, of the 21st Operations Group, provides optical surveillance for the space surveillance network and is located within government facilities at Moron Air Base, Spain. The scope of operations follows: To detect, track, identify all man-made objects in space; provide satellite tracking and Space Object Identification (SOI) data to support catalog maintenance of deep-space satellites and priority United States (U.S) space programs; search for space objects beginning at the top of the earth?s atmosphere extending beyond the geosynchronous orbit using government furnished mission systems in accordance with USSTRATCOM Directive 505-1, Volumes I and II. The objects may include rocket bodies, payloads, debris, and unknown items. Specialized knowledge is necessary to perform space control operations to include an understanding of orbital mechanics and the Space Surveillance Network (SSN). The system maintenance consists of organizational/user-level maintenance to include: (a) fault isolation and troubleshooting through the use of built-in test equipment and diagnostic procedures; (b) restoration of prime mission equipment, generally limited to removal and replacement of faulty components, such as assemblies or subassemblies; (c) inspection, servicing, alignment, and lubrication; (d) preventative (scheduled) maintenance and testing; (e) corrosion control, and (f) accomplishment of organizational level Time Compliance Technical Orders. The Moron Optical Space Surveillance System (MOSS) consists of a windowed 56cm (22 inch) f/2.3 modified Ritchy-Chretien telescope mounted on a light-weight azimuth/elevation NIKE-AJAX mount. The telescope is equipped with an up-to-date frame transfer Charge Coupled Device camera. The operational structure consists of four (4) operator consoles, five (5) control computers, a data processor, image processor, camera processor, and a communications processor using a Red Hat Enterprise LINUX AS v3 based operating system. All services are required 24 hours per day/seven days per week. Service provider employees must be U.S. citizens with at least a secret security clearance. This RFI is published under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 517910 (old) , 517919 (new) with an associated Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $12.5 million. The 517910,517919 NAICS code best describes the mission system support and Satellite tracking requirement. If as a result of the P3 Competitive Sourcing Decision Package a GO decision is identified, the decision will be synopsized and posted to Fed Biz Ops. Similar GEODSS contract optical sites are located at Socorro NM, Diego Garcia BIOT, and Maui HI. Please note: This RFI is not for the re-acquisition of the current GEODSS contract. This RFI is posted to identify offerors who may be interested in providing OM&S at Det 4, Moron, Spain. Request companies that are interested in performing the services described above provide an electronic capabilities package to the contracting officer not later than 30 July 2008. Please send all responses by COB 30 Jul 2008 containing : 1. Company Name and address 2. A brief summary of capability which matches the requirement 3. A point of contact (name,email & phone number) 4. If your company has facility clearances 5. If intending to bid as a prime contractor on this effort, IAW FAR 52.219-4, is your company able to perform 51 percent of the required estimated labor dollars involved. 6. Provide a summary and customer points of contact on past contracts for similar services. 7. Which, if any, parts of the effort would you likely subcontract rather than using in-house resources and why? 8. Discuss your ability and sources to obtain and retain qualified personnel. 9. Address recommendations regarding selection of NAICS code. 10. Address business size status (to include specific identification as an 8a, HUB Zone, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based on proposed and your recommended NAICS codes.