The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO), intends to procure services to acquire technical, engineering, and program management services for the Technology Application Program Office (TAPO), the Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB) Program Manager, and the Special Operations Mission Planning Environment (SOMPE) Product Manager. The proposed contract action intends to procure contractor support services for aviation program management, logistics, resource management, and systems integration. The Government anticipates successful contract performance will require a working knowledge of military aviation systems acquisition, including aviation mission planning systems, to include DODD 5000, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PBBE). Success will also require experience with manned, military aircraft systems, principally rotary-wing aircraft, engineering, systems integration, qualification, flight test, and logistics support. The intended award will be a combination of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) line items for services and cost reimbursement for travel. The Government anticipates an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm fixed price line items for service. The IDIQ contract will consist of five one (1) - year ordering periods and one (1) three year award term. A Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) will be used throughout the contract performance and will serve as basis for Government decision on optional ordering period. Services will be performed primarily at Fort Eustis, Va.; however, other duty locations may be needed. Due to the nature of the work, offerors must have a secret facility clearance at time of proposal submission. All proposed employees will be required to hold a minimum of a secret clearance. This will be a competitive 8(a) Set Aside, In Accordance With (IAW) Far 19.8. The associated North American Industrial Classification Codes (NAICS) include 541330, 561990 and 541614. The draft solicitation under solicitation number H92241-13-R-0012 is expected to be released approximately 30 September 2013. The request for proposals (RFP) is expected to be released in November 2013. Comments to the draft solicitation are requested to be provided to the Contracting Officer for this procurement, Ms. Valerie Arthur, via email at valerie.k.arthur.civ@mail.mil no later than 2:00 pm EST on 18 October 2013. The Government will consider all comments and these will be considered for inclusion into the final RFP issued in the November 2013 timeframe. Responses to individual comments will not be provided directly and instead will be incorporated into a final version of the RFP.
