Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, Information Directorate (AFRL/IF) is soliciting proposals for a thirty-six (36) month effort focused on supporting Air Force mission to maintain and improve DoD Intelligence capabilities. The objective of this effort is to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) engineering to the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DODIIS) and the U.S. Intelligence Community worldwide. The approach is to provide studies, analyses, designs, development, recommendations, enhancements, integration management, configuration management, testing and evaluation of existing and new systems, and their transition into the operational environment, and system and network administration/operation. In the course of performance, personnel will interface with various agencies at various DODIIS and U.S. C4ISR Community sites worldwide through both visits and electronic means. Personnel will also provide technical expertise in the analysis, design, development, integration, testing, and evaluation of DODIIS Information Technology (IT) and to U.S. C4ISR Community activities. In the course of performance, personnel will interface with various agencies in the Washington DC area through visits and electronic means, and technical visits will take place at various DoDIIS and U.S. Intelligence Community sites worldwide. Personnel will also provide technical support to AFRL/IFE to assist in the analysis, design, development, integration, testing and evaluation of DoDIIS Migration Systems and provide support to US Intelligence Community activities. An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cost-plus-fixed-fee (completion) type contract is contemplated with the maximum contemplated ordering amount anticipated to be approximately $49,900,000.00.The NAIC Code for this requirement is 541511. A technical library relating to this Acquisition is prepared, and will be distributed via CD to offerors who have submitted the appropriate documentation. Prior to access being granted, respondents must submit a copy of an approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (Mar 2005), (may be obtained at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/forms/forms.asp), along with a letter from the Data Custodian designated on that form, authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Any questions relating to the technical library should be communicated to Mr. Melvin G. Manor Jr., 315-330-3304, Melvin.Manor@rl.af.mil. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime level. The prime contractor and their subcontractors for this contract must have Top Secret SCI security clearances. Approximately 124 (61 ? Rome NY, 35 ? Washington DC, 28 ? Langley AFB VA) personnel with Top Secret SCI clearances will be required for performance. The successful contractor may receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL) or the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. The successful offeror must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Information Service at 1-877-352-2255 or on the web at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp. The Formal Solicitation/Request For Proposal (RFP) is expected to be released on or about 23 Nov 2006. When it is issued, THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) WEB SITE AT http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Select "Vendors"; under Acronym, select "USAF"; at AFMC, select "Locations"; at AFRL, Rome Research Site, select "Posted Dates". The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Register to Receive Notification" button at the end of this announcement in the FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at Michael.Graniero@rl.af.mil, in order to be placed on the List of Registered Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contract Specialist will update this list on the FedBizOpps along with the solicitation to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Small businesses are hereby encouraged to consider forming joint ventures or teaming arrangements as a means of satisfying RFP requirements. Offerors registering their name either on the FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. See Numbered Note 26. All responsible sources who submit a proposal in response to the RFP shall be considered. Point of Contact Michael Graniero, Contract Specialist, Phone AC: 315-330-1610, Fax AC: (315) 330-1608, e-mail Michael.Graniero@rl.af.mil.
