--Missle Defense Data Center (MDDC) Contract - Industry Conference

A Pre-Solicitation Industry Conference on the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) Missile Defense Data Center Contract is scheduled for Monday, 15 Nov 04. Conference will be from 9:00-12:00 (registration begins at 0830) in the John J. Sparkman Center, Bldg 5304 located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. Directions to the Sparkman Center as well as a Sparkman Center Complex map are posted on the MDDC webpage. Requirements for gaining access to Redstone Arsenal are a valid drive rs license, certificate of registration (for states that require operators to maintain one in their privately owned vehicle) and proof of insurance. Visitors with rental cars must show their rental contract to receive a visitor pass. As we anticipate an extensive number of attendees, and open-space parking is limited, we recommend that you carpool to the maximum extent possible. This conference will address technical requirements, contractual and business-related issues, as well as updates to the general acquisition strategy, and the current acquisition schedule. You should provide the following information to contact@example.gov not later than 20 Oct 2004: (1) name, title/position, and security classification information of each person who plan s to attend the conference and (2) any questions/issues you would like to have addressed at the conference. A site visit walk-through at 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL will be offered in conjunction with the Industry Conference. Because of space and s ecurity restraints, it is requested each company only send key personnel to the site visit. Submit desired number of attendees to contact@example.gov by COB 22 Sep 04. Attendee specifics will be requested at a later time. One point of contact (P OC) per company should be established and provided to Ms. Willis as early as possible. Include POCs name, email, and phone number. The contact information can be provided with your first submission of information. Small Businesses should note the FAR 19 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and size standard is 54171/1000 employees. This acquisition is not open to participation by foreign firms at either the prime or subcontract level. The contractor will be expected to provide MDDC mission support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in developing and fielding an integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) by managing past, present and future MDA-related data products from Ballist ic Missile Defense (BMD) technology research, development, testing, and evaluation, M&S and service specific Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence data facilitating access to MDA-related data products across the MDA enterprise; and producing MD A-related data products to support MDA technology, development, testing and evaluation. Specific performance requirements will be set forth in the Task Orders (T/Os) issued under the contract. The MDDC program will evolve around executing the following f our key functional areas: 1) Core Functions 2) Disaster Recovery 3) Legacy Data 4) Non-Core Functions. The MDDC will be located in a government facility in Huntsville, Al for the duration of the contract. The resultant contract will be a Indefinit e Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and set aside for small business. It will consist of a one-year basic and four (4) one-year options. The Government does not intend to limit either the number or types of teaming arrangements entered into by the potential offerors (i.e., any given contractor could propose as a prime contractor as well as participate as a subcontractor on one or more other proposing teams). Further, we do not intend to impose any restrictions on team membership after award. Th e resultant contract may contain an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) clause that could limit a successful offeror from participating in any other USASMDC contracts.