AFTAC NDSAS, formerly Atmosphere & Space

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Request for Information (RFI) to get industry comments regarding a possible contract award for the development and maintenance of the Air Force Technical Application Center (AFTAC) Nuclear Detonation System Analysis System (NDSAS), formerly known as "Atmosphere and Space". Please review the information included in the uploaded DRAFT attachment(s) and provide written comments (via fax or e-mail) by 23 November 09 to Mr. Craig S. Davis, 45 CONS, Patrick AFB, Florida. Fax: (321)494-5403, E-mail: craig.davis@patrick.af.mil. 45 CONS anticipates posting solicitation FA2521-10-R-8005, O/A 29 January 2010. The contract type is anticipated to be "Firm Fixed Price" for system sustainment with additional "Cost Plus Fixed Fee" CLINs for the Research and Development (R&D) tasks. The NAICS code is 541712 and the size standard is 500 employees. The contract is anticipated to include a 7-month basic period with five, one-year option periods (1 July 2010 through 31 January 2016), with the majority of the performance being located at PAFB, FL. The contractor shall primarily develop, update, and maintain legacy, current, and future versions of AFTAC NDSAS that support mission requirements to detect, identify, and locate atmospheric and space NUDETs in near-real-time, and secondarily, integrate R&D applications developed by outside organizations that are logical extensions of the government's requirements. These software capabilities support storage, retrieval and off-line analysis of satellite data processed by ICADS as well as data from any other atmospheric or exo-atmospheric remote monitoring and ground sensors. The contractor shall correlate multi-source data types for alert officer analysis during routine, alert, and exercise activities. A complete performance work statement (PWS) will be included in the final solicitation. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format and may be downloaded from the FedBizOps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to check this website for the issuing and any changes to the solicitation. Proposals will be accepted from all interested responsible and responsive parties. Estimated award date will be provided in a forthcoming notice in FedBizOps. Contractors who provide goods/services to the Department of Defense (DoD) must be registered in the Central Contractors Register (CCR) to be awarded DoD contracts. Further information may be obtained through the internet at http://www.acq.os.mil. The internet website for registering in the CCR is http://www.ccr.gov. You may also contact the CCR Registration Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423, customer service, and request the registration from and assistance packet.