Flight Test Support Services

The Air Force Test Center, Installation Operational Contracting Division at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, intends to solicit and award a requirement for Flight Test Support. Contractor tasks include providing all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, logistics, training, technical support, and other items and services necessary to manage and provide aircraft support for wide a variety of electronic system test programs. In addition to just providing aircraft for support, modifications will be required to aircraft for installation of the systems under test. Systems to be installed include radios, GPS systems, sensors, and countermeasures (flares, jammers, etc.) in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 29 March 2018. This acquisition is Unrestricted. Offerors must be able to comply with the facility requirements in PWS paragraph 3.2.1 which requires a SECRET facility clearance and a hangar. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 488190, with a small business size standard of $32.5 million. All small business contractors are encouraged to participate. This acquisition is under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 15. This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis IAW FAR 15.101-2 and the award will be made to the lowest priced Offeror that meets the minimum requirement. The Government intends to award without discussions. Any resulting contract shall be Firm-Fixed-Price and is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. Task Orders will be issued to accomplish specific mission tests as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. This is a follow-on contract to FA2823-13-D-0001. Period of performance of the basic IDIQ contract is expected to be from 20 September 2018 through 19 September 2018, with four (4) additional one-year Options. The Government reserves the right not to exercise the Options. Potential offerors should note that a site visit will not be held for this requirement. Prospective offerors must be registered on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov. The solicitation package will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about 31 May 2018, which can be accessed at http://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies will not be available. Telephone requests to be placed on the mailing list will not be honored, and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. The contractor is responsible for obtaining the solicitation, amendments, and any other documentation from the FBO webpage.