Electronic Warfare (EW) Mission Data (MD) Test Facilities Sustaining Engineering Services (SES) Support

This sources sought synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No costs will be paid for any charges incurred in responding to this synopsis. Information submitted should be submitted to contact address below. This acquisition is to provide cost-effective sustaining engineering services (SES) support of all existing 53 EWG Special Test Equipment (STE) and the B-1 and B-52 Electronic Warfare (EW) Mission Data (MD) Test Facilities. Support will be for the maintenance, operation and technical capabilities, plus improve the developmental and operational test capabilities of the AN/ALQ-161 and AN/ALQ-172 and other EW systems mockups and associated support equipment located in and/or supporting the B-1 and B-52 EW MD Test Facilities to include the mobile test facilities (MTFs). It will also characterize and optimize the untested capabilities in existing EW systems as well as cover the STE that is used on other platforms such as the Field Test Simulators (FTSs) or PLM-4s, RF Measurement Test Sets (RFMTS), Robust Analysis and Scoring System (RASS), Measurement and Verification System (MAVS), and other STE as required. Any services will be inclusive with respect to such hardware and software. The tasks may be recurring tasks, non-recurring tasks, or a combination of recurring and non-recurring work in the same task when applicable to support the requirements of the Government. Interested sources who believe they can meet these requirements should provide a statement of capabilities that provides the following information related to their demonstrated experience and capabilities: (a) Contract information and/or program information describing your experience in the past three years relative to the objectives and tasks identified below. (b) Demonstrated support capability of B-1 and B-52 MD Test Facilities and STE in each of the following areas: Recurring and Non-Recurring tasks to include, but not limited to: Design/redesign and fabrication of hardware, design/engineering analysis, prototype hardware, software/engineering development, instrumentation design/fabrication, test and evaluation support, field support, technical documentation packages, testing, and demonstration. All interested organizations are encouraged to submit capabilities packages addressing the specific criteria identified in paragraph (b) above. The packages will be reviewed according to these criteria. Organizations which provide information which does not demonstrate their capabilities specifically associated with the criteria identified in paragraph (b) may be evaluated as not being capable of performing the required services. It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. The resulting evaluation of all organizations providing capabilities packages will be considered in determining the acquisition strategy, specifically in determining for which (if any) small-business concerns this acquisition will be set-aside in accordance with FAR 19.5. The contract type anticipated by the Government is to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The anticipated period of performance is five years. The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512, with a small business standard size of $25.0M. In the response, interested sources should identify company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone, Federal CAGE Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, facsimile numbers, and type and business size indicating whether you are a small or large business for the purposes of the assigned NAICS. Limit your response to this market survey to a maximum of five (5) pages. Note: In accordance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, a small business firm must be able to perform at least 50% of the total requirement by employees within its own company. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address the concerns of offerors or potential offerors. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Manager or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the Contracting points of contact identified below. The Ombudsman is Colonel Arnold W. Bunch, AAC/CV, at 101 West D Avenue, Suite 116, Eglin AFB FL 32542-5495; his phone number is 850-882-5422. Collect Calls will not be accepted. For further information, contact the Contract Specialist, Caulene Alexander, AAC/PKES, 850-882-0169 or caulene.alexander@eglin.af.mil Information submitted should be addressed to: AAC/PKES Attn: Caulene Alexander 205 West D Ave., Suite 467 Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6864