PURPOSE: AFLCMC/EZ is establishing a Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Lab at WPAFB, Ohio, as identified in the Pre-Solicitation Request for Information announcement referenced above. Parties having the interest, expertise, capability, resources and experience to provide Test and Evaluation (T&E) capability to a NAVWAR laboratory (NWL) are requested to attend the Industry Day. Information exchanged during this event may be used to help refine the acquisition strategy and develop a solicitation that best communicates the Government's requirements. The Industry Day for Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Technical Engineering Services Directorate (EZ), WPAFB, Ohio, will be held on August 20th and 21st, 2019. The Industry Day event will be held at the Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center, 10823 Chidlaw Rd, Dayton, OH 45433. (The Hope Hotel Conference Center is located just outside the WPAFB Area A Gate on State Route 444). Government identification is not required for entry into the conference facility. A general forum discussion for all attendees is planned for the morning of August 20th and will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It is expected the general forum discussion will last between two to three hours. All interested firms are asked to arrive approximately 15-30 minutes prior to the start time for registration and sign in. In addition to the general forum discussion, attendees will have an opportunity to discuss the program one-on-one with AFLCMC/EZ in individual discussions lasting approximately 45 minutes each. AFLCMC/EZ anticipates being able to support up to 12 individual sessions based on the time available. Firms interested in attending the Industry Day event are required to provide the following information: 1. COMPANY NAME & ADDRESS 2. NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH INDUSTRY DAY ATTENDEE 3. ONE-ON-ONE SESSION REQUESTED: YES1 or NO Briefings provided by Government to industry will be UNCLASSIFIED and FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY as we will not have facilities available during the Industry Day to conduct CLASSIFIED meetings. The NAICS Code to be used for this acquisition is 541380 with a $15M dollar size standard. CAUTION: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. There is no solicitation at this time. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. The anticipated release date for any resultant solicitation is unknown. Proprietary information. All contractors supporting AFLCMC/EZ on this acquisition will have signed the appropriate non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) prior to having access to the respondent's information. AFLCMC/EZ currently plans to have at least one contractor, WBB, support the Industry Day, to include the one-on-one sessions for this effort. If your company has any concerns with WBB's participation in your one-on-one session, please notify the contracting specialist or contracting officer identified under the "Additional Information" section as part of your response to this Industry Day announcement. Security classification. Although the Security classification for this potential effort will be at the Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) / Special Access Program (SAP) level, no classified discussions will be permitted during this event. At a future event, each interested responder will be provided a separate ONE-hour time period in a secure facility to discuss, at a SECRET level or below, their proposed NWL T&E solution(s) with key stakeholders from AFLCMC and possibly the Air Force Research Laboratory and/or the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. Procedures for scheduling a classified discussion will be provided at the Industry Day event. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pre-Registration is required. Firms interested in attending the Industry Day and in holding a one-on-one session should provide the requested information to the individuals identified below NOT LATER THAN Monday, August 5, 2019. Please see NOTES below. Future announcements, the solicitation documents, and any drafts will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is and will continue to be the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, or responses to questions and answers. Questions relative to this announcement should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Jenna Schieltz (jenna.schieltz@us.af.mil or (937) 656-5839 and the Contracting Officer, Mr. James Van Oss (james.van_oss@us.af.mil or (937) 713-0637. Be advised that all correspondence sent via email should contain a subject line that reads "Industry Day - USAF - AFLCMC - PROTECT". If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at WPAFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents NOTES: 1. Indicate your desire for a one-on-one meeting and provide planned names of attendees for the one-on-one. The number of attendees to the meeting will be limited to no more than 5. 2. We will also limit the number of one-on-ones to be scheduled to 12 based on the time we have available. Therefore, the first 12 respondents will be offered an opportunity for a one-on-one. Additional time slots may be offered if additional time becomes available at a later date. 3. Only individuals named in pre-registrations will be permitted to attend the Industry Day. 4. Pre-registration is required NO LATER THAN (NLT) 5 AUGUST 2019. 5. The date and time of your individual session will be randomly assigned after this invitation closes on 5 August 2019 to ensure fairness to all parties. Respondents will be notified of the date and time of their session NLT 7 August 2019.
