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Solicitation for COMET Defense Intelligence Agency Missile and Space Intelligence Center
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The Solicitation for Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET), identified as HHM402-26-COMET, is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract issued by the Virginia Contracting Activity under the Department of Defense for the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center. The contract supports research, development, and sustainment of hardware, systems, and software capabilities for national-level missile and space intelligence, with performance centered on the DIA and Defense Intelligence Enterprise. The base ordering period spans five years, with a five-year option, and task orders may have a one-year base period plus four one-year options. Task orders will be awarded under Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Firm-Fixed-Price, or Time-and-Materials structures. A full and open competition is planned with a partial small business set-aside, and all offerors must be registered in SAM.gov. A critical requirement is that all personnel working on task orders, regardless of location, must hold a Top Secret/SCI clearance prior to performance, and work involving classified material necessitates access to a SCIF accredited by another agency, with evidence of co-use sponsorship initiation acceptable at proposal submission, though full execution is required within 60 days of award and DD Form 254 receipt. The evaluation process is structured as a sequential threshold model with four factors—Security, Technical/Management Capability, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation Commitment—each with a mandatory minimum adjectival rating for eligibility. Failure to meet any minimum renders the proposal ineligible; no trade-offs or price-based comparisons are made during award determination. Price is not evaluated at the IDIQ level but will be assessed during subsequent task order competitions. Proposals must be submitted electronically in specified formats (PDF or Word) by the extended deadline of April 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM CST, to designated DODIIS and JWICS email addresses for unclassified and classified submissions, respectively. Proposals are organized into four volumes with strict page limits, including a 30-page limit for the Technical/Management volume and a two-page limit for the Security volume. Administrative documentation, including SAM certifications, UEI and CAGE codes, and OCI mitigation plans, must be included. Packaging and delivery must comply with MIL-STD-129P and MIL-STD-2073D, with all shipments marked per specified labeling standards and tracked via WAW
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Redstone Arsenal, AL, 35898, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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*****IMPORTANT NOTICE******
This Solicitation Amendment provides responses to follow-up questions submitted following Amendment 05.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
*****IMPORTANT NOTICE******
The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to update Section L (Instructions to Offerors) and Section M (Evaluation Criteria). All other conditions remain unchanged. No further follow-on questions will be accepted. The RFP closing date remains unchanged.
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Solicitation Amendment 05 serves as a de facto restructuring of the solicitation, introducing substantive revisions to Section L (Instructions to Offerors), Section M (Evaluation Criteria), and the Statement of Work (SOW). Offerors should review these sections in their entirety.
The purpose of this solicitiaion is to also to extend the proposal submission due date from 3 April 2026 to 27 April 2026, 12:00pm CST. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
****IMPORTANT NOTICE******
The purpose of this solicitiaion is to extend the proposal submission due date from 10 April 2026 to 20 April 2026 12:00PM CST.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The Government received a clarification/confirmation request with merit.
Clarification and confirmation request: Add Offeror statement.
1. Clarifying that offerors whose SCIFs are accredited by another agency may, at proposal submission, provide evidence that the co-use/joint-use sponsorship process has been initiated (e.g., an active sponsorship letter or correspondence from the accrediting agency confirming willingness to authorize co-use), rather than requiring a fully executed co-use/joint-use sponsorship letter or MOA; and
2. Confirming that the fully executed co-use/joint-use sponsorship letter or MOA remains due within 60 days of contract award and DD Form 254 receipt, as already required by SOW 5.2.2.1.4.4.
Government's Response:
- This update clarifies the SCIF submission evidence requirements for SCIFs accredited by another agency, as described in SOW 5.2.2.1.4. At proposal submission provide evidence that the co-use/joint-use sponsorship letter has been initiated (e.g. documentation authorizing SCIF use for the purpose of this contract).
- The Government further confirms that a fully executed co-use/joint use sponsorship letter is still required within 60 days of contract award and receipt of the DD Form 254, in accordance with SOW 5.2.2.1.4.4.
No further follow-on questions will be accepted. RFP closing date remains unchanged.
****IMPORTANT NOTICE******
In the event of any discrepancies between the Solicitation and the U.S. Government (USG) responses, please be advised that the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the Solicitation shall take precedence.
**UPDATE** Abstract Sample Provided to show how the form is to be completed- Due date remains unchanged.
The purpose of this solicitiaion is to extend the proposal submission due date from 3 April 2026 to 10 April 2026. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
The purpose for solicitation Amendment 0002 is to provide Section L with formatting issues addressed and to provide responses to follow-up questions. This concludes the Q&A period, no further questions will be contemplated.
The solicitation response due date remains unchanged.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Soliciatation for Defense Intelligence Agency Missile and Space Intelligence Center
The Virginia Contracting Activity (VaCA) releases a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) during March 2026. The following details are provided as required by FAR 5.207:
1. Requirements Name: Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET)
2. Proposed Solicitation Number: HHM402-26-COMET
3. Product Service Code (PSC): AC23 National Defense R&D Services; Atomic energy defense activities; Experimental Development
4. Planned Solicitation Release Date: March 2, 2026
5. Planned Solicitation Response Closing Date: April 3, 2026
6. Contracting Office Address: 4545 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL
7. Contracting Office Zip Code: 35898
8. Contracting Officer: Noryem Maldonado
9. Description: Missile and Space Intelligence Center requires contract support for research, development, and sustainment of new and existing, hardware, systems, and software capabilities, and foundational military intelligence (FMI) enabling all-source analysis and production for the DIA, Department of Defense (DoD), and national level intelligence efforts. MSIC also requires contract support to provide the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) and its mission partners analysis and analytical enabling services support.
The planned period of performance (PoP) for the anticipated Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIO) contract will be a five (5) year base ordering period with a five (5) year option ordering period. Supporting task orders may have up to a one (1) year base period and up to four (4) option periods (no option period will exceed one (1) year in duration).
1. Place of Contract Performance: TBD
2. Set-Aside Status: Multiple Award IDIQ contract Full and Open Competition. The Government anticipates issuing a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quality type contract, whereby funds are obligated by issuance of individual Task Orders. The resulting contract will have provisions for Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Firm-Fixed-Price, and Time- and-Material Task Orders. The future RFP is likely to be issued on unrestricted competition basis. Subcontracting plans will be required where applicable. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) to conduct business with this Government organization. Place of performance shall be determined at a later date. While the Statement od Work for each Task Order effort may not be classified, a TOP SECRET facility clearance is required and personnel working on Task Orders under the contract, whether or not performance is at MSIC facilities, must have a TS/SCI Clearance prior to working on the effort.
The Solicitation Notice is provided for informational purposes and IS a REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP).
RFP Questions Matrix (Attachment 6) is due 13 March 2026 NLT 12:00pm (noon) CST.
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