Air Force Space Command Sources Sought Notice: Eastern and Western Range Spaceports
General Information
- Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
- Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-3
- Posted Date: Oct 03, 2003
- Original Response Date: Oct 21, 2003
- Original Archive Date: Nov 04, 2003
- Current Archive Date:
- Classification Code: 18 — Space vehicles
Contracting Office Address
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC – Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
Description
The Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), Kirtland AFB, is contemplating multiple awards of ten-year, indefinite delivery, Task Order contracts to provide RSLP with Spaceport services from the United States’ eastern range (ER) and western range (WR). This program will provide enhanced capability and flexibility in commercial spaceport services, to meet a wide variety of mission requirements for RSLP’s orbital and sub-orbital vehicles. The contractor will be required to provide launch site operations support, range/range integration support, logistics support, facility engineering and utilization, and program support.
The responses provided in the areas above should contain information demonstrating ability to meet the following technical requirements: (1) Ability to support the build, test, and launch of a variety of launch vehicles (composed of from one to four stages) while meeting all technical, mission, and safety requirements (2) Ability to provide the interface between range (on site and remote sites) and USAF personnel. (3) Ability to provide logistics support (air, sea, rail, and ground operations) to and from the Spaceport for all program related equipment, facilities, assets, and data. (4) Ability to provide support services during processing, testing, and launch, including the ability to provide or arrange for propellants, liquids and gases as needed. (5) Ability to provide engineering services for modifications to facilities to meet system or experiment requirements. (6) Ability to provide the necessary facilities and facility operations support, including the ability to provide a payload processing and test facility with 100,000 class clean room capability, to provide a storage facility for the vehicle components and all associated handling equipment and to provide a magazine for storing ordnance. (7) Ability to provide program management support for vehicle and ground hardware transportation, processing, integration, testing, and launch. Contract period of performance will be ten years and will require flexibility in responding to unique technical requirements, vehicle quantity, and schedule changes. Dependent on the mission, the government may provide selected ground handling, launch, and support equipment as GFE. The Government is requesting interested firms submit a written Statement of Capability (SOC) to this office, expressing their desire and ability to meet Spaceport objectives.
The SOC shall contain pertinent and specific information addressing these areas: (1) Experience: an outline of previous launches, specific work previously performed or being performed and any in-house development effort, relevant to the specific task areas of this effort, (2) Personnel: name, professional qualifications, and specific experience of engineering and program management personnel who might be assigned to work in areas of the subject effort, and (3) Facilities: availability and description of facilities that may be used in the task under consideration, and a statement regarding industrial security clearance and facilities to support work at the SECRET level. The SOC must be submitted not later than 21 October 2003 and is limited to 25 pages excluding resumes. Submit only unclassified information.
All responses shall include company size status under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified below. Submit all responses to SMC Det 12/PKR, Attn: Larry Melancon, 3548 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776. If you are interested only in subcontracting possibilities, please indicate this clearly in your submission. Initial award of any resultant contract is anticipated by July 2004. Firms responding should indicate if they are a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, 8(a) firms, historically black colleges or universities, and minority institutions. For this proposed acquisition in FAR 19.001 and small business size standard for NAICS code 541710, size standard 1000 employees apply. Foreign owned firms are advised to contact the Contracting Officer before submitting a proposal to determine whether there are restrictions on receiving an award. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Notes 8, 25, and 26 apply to this acquisition.
Original Point of Contact
Larry Melancon, Contract Specialist, Phone (505) 846-5062, Fax (505) 846-6387, Email larry.melancon@kirtland.af.mil – Kenneth West, Contracting Officer, Phone (505) 846-7381, Fax (505) 846-6387, Email kenneth.west@kirtland.af.mil
