Draft Request for Proposal Ground-based Midcourse Defense Development and Sustainment Contract (GMD DSC)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is pursuing a competitive Development and Sustainment Contract (DSC) for future development; fielding; test; systems engineering, integration and configuration management; equipment manufacturing and refurbishment; training; and operations and sustainment support for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and associated support facilities. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 5.205(c), this is a pre-solicitation notice MDA is pursuing a competitive strategy for the effort described herein. This notice advises Industry, MDA plans to release an amendment to the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) end of April 2010 and to release the formal RFP the end of June 2010. This notice also includes the current GMD DSC acquisition schedule. Updates to the schedule will be posted to the GMD DSC Acquisition Web site at: http://www.mda.mil/business/gmd_dsc.html. Additionally, the Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) and the GMD Asset lists are included in this notice. Please be advised the information contained in the CAP and Asset lists are considered - as-is; availability is on a noninterference basis with ongoing GMD activities. The Government is continuing to finalize the work scope and Government property transitions and will provide further detail prior to release of the formal RFP. The Government intends to award, on a best value basis, a contract based on the quality and content of proposals received. An offeror should formulate its proposal using, to the greatest extent practicable, any technical data, computer software or computer software documentation (as defined in DFARS 252.227-7013 and DFARS 252.227-7014) generated in the performance of a Government contract. Therefore, all offerors are given express Government permission to use technical data or computer software or computer software documentation for which the Government has a royalty free, world-wide, nonexclusive, irrevocable unlimited or government purpose license as established and defined in DFARS 252.227-7013 and DFARS 252.227-7014. Such clauses as those referenced herein can be found in the existing GMD contracts HQ0006-01-C-0001, HQ0147-09-C-0007 and HQ0147-09-C-0008. Determinations as to the Government's rights for any technical data or computer software generated in the performance of the referenced contracts or any subcontracts should be made in reliance upon contractor or subcontractor records established in accordance with section (g) of DFARS 252.227-7013 and 252.227-7014. Additionally, offerors are directed to the provisions of section (k) of DFARS 252.227-7013 and 252.227-7014 for matters concerning existing subcontractors, under the referenced contracts. For the purposes of any existing DD 254 conditions the term "need to know encompasses participation under this competition. The proposal must encompass and be compliant with stated requirements. Open teaming between offerors and the incumbent OEMs is encouraged; see FAR 3.301 (Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations). Offerors who intend to propose as a DSC prime contractor which has an interest in visiting GMD facilities are requested to email Mr. Tim Cole at GMDD&SCompetition@mda.mil, no later than April 14, 2010. The request must include the facility name and GMD equipment you have an interest in viewing. The potential site visits will be limited to five individuals per prime offeror team. Due to Government resource and time constraints, these site visits will be conducted with all interested prime offeror teams in attendance. In order to be considered for a site visit, offeror personnel must possess and maintain at least a SECRET security clearance and proposing prime contractor facilities must be cleared at the TOP SECRET level. Release of the amended DRFP is NOT a commitment by the Government to award a contract and the Government will NOT pay any costs incurred as a result of this release. Please be advised that all communications concerning this acquisition including, but not limited to, management/technical issues, pricing issues, administration issues, and proposal issues must be coordinated through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Ms. Michele Williams or the Contract Specialist, Mr. Tim Cole at GMDD&SCompetition@mda.mil.