Space Fence S-Band Radar Operations and Facility Maintenance

UPDATED 29 October 2020 ***ALERT: Please also see new solicitation number for this requirement, FA251721R001. The official Request for Proposals will be posted to FA251721R0001. Notice of Pre-proposal Conference/Virtual Site Information Brief is posted. RSVP's for the virtual event due 10 November 2020. UPDATED 22 October 2020 Drafts of the Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) for Sensor Site 1 and Proposal Compliance Checklist are now available in the attachments. UPDATED 21 October 2020 Volume 2 of questions from Industry are posted with answers from the Government. Questions may have been edited for clarity, and if a question was received more than once, the Government may have posted an edited version with one answer. The Government has made every effort to answer every question, but if you do not find the answer to your question, another opportunity to ask questions will be provided after the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is posted. The Government anticipates posting the Final RFP in November 2020. UPDATED 20 October 2020 Additional attachments posted. Request access to each restricted document IAW Draft RFP Attachment 6. UPDATED 8 October 2020 Volume 1 of questions from Industry are posted with answers from the Government. Questions may be edited for clarity, and if a question was received more than once, the Government may post an edited version with one answer. More questions and answers will be posted under this solicitation number as they are finalized. The Government will make every effort to answer every question. If, however, once the final batch of Q&A is posted you do not find the answer to your question, you may send follow up or additional questions in writing to the Lead Contracting Officer, Kim Lim'n, at contact@example.gov with a courtesy copy to Diana Cramer at contact@example.gov. Unless otherwise posted, the opportunity for additional questions will close on 14 October 2020. UPDATED 7 October 2020 NO response is requested at this time. Documents posted to this notice are informational only. The Government anticipates that the final Request for Proposal will be posted in November 2020 with proposals due in January 2021. UPDATED 30 September 2020 Draft of the Bidders Library is posted in multiple volumes. Note that Bidders Library files will be updated as additional information becomes available. To request access to the documents, please reference information in Draft RFP Attachment 6. Please submit questions related to the Draft Bidders Library by email to the Lead Contracting Officer, Kim Lim'n at contact@example.gov and Contracting Officer, Diana Cramer at contact@example.gov by 14 October 2020. UPDATED 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 Please see the DRAFT Request for Proposal and attachments, including updated DRAFT Performance Work Statement. The 21st Contracting Squadron at Peterson AFB is issuing this DRAFT Request for Proposals to provide information to parties having an interest in and the resources to support this non-personal services requirement for 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week (24/7/365) radar O&M for the SF. Any proprietary information submitted to the Government will be used by the United States Air Force to facilitate acquisition planning and will not be disclosed outside the agency. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Submission of information in response to this posting is purely voluntary. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market research. Suggested NAICS Code: 517919 - All Other Telecommunications / Radar Station Operations The Government anticipates that North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 517919, with a Small Business Size Standard of $35M will apply; however, no set-aside determination has been made by the Government at this time. The Government is interested in responses from all businesses to include Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUB Zone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses.