MEUAS IV Information
Amendment 7 (30 Jul 19)
The draft RFP for MEUAS IV has been posted. It is listed under H9240819R0001.
This notice is hereby closed.
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Amendment 6 (27 Jun 19)
This amendment changes the title of the announcement from "MEUAS IV Industry Day Announcement" to "MEUAS IV Information" and provides an updated schedule for all interested offerors.
Mid - July: Release of Draft RFP
End - July: Receive/Address Industry Questions
Mid - August: Release of RFP
End - September: Proposals Due
Beginning - October: Capability Demonstration Invitations Issued
Nov 2019 through Jan 2020: Capability Demonstrations Occur
June 2020: Award of IDIQ Contract(s)
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Amendment 5 (11 Jun 19)
The draft Request for Proposals (RFP) is now expected to be released in Mid-July 2019. The MEUAS IV team is still revising the rest of the schedule. The revised schedule will be posted by the end of June 2019.
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Amendment 4 (6 May 19)
Please see new attachment entitled, "20190506 MEUAS IV Draft Tech & Sked". This document details the final (draft) requirements, as well, as the updated acquisition schedule.
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Amendment 3 (20 Feb 19)
1. Q&As from Industry Day have been uploaded.
2. A list of companies that attended the General Session have been uploaded.
3. A copy of the corrected General Session slides have been uploaded.
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Amendment 2 (18 Jan 19):
1. The final day of one-on-one sessions (25 Jan 19) will be held at HCC, Ybor Student Services Building, Room 310, 1320 E. Palm Ave, Tampa Florida. The same location as the other one-on-one sessions.
2. Ground rules for the one-on-one sessions are as follows:
a. Please be aware that if your company is not truly a potential prime vendor, the meeting may end prematurely and the contractor will be offered the website address for the SOCOM Technology & Industry Liaison Office (TILO).
https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/tilo-main-new.aspx
b. One-on-one sessions will focus on what capabilities your company/team can provide to the Government. There will be no discussions regarding the capabilities of other contractors that are not included as part of your potential solution to the Government's requirements.
c. The 45 minutes time limit for the one-on-one session will be strictly enforced.
d. The 5 attendee limit for the one-on-one sessions for contractor's team will be strictly enforced.
e. Please be reminded that contractor's input is valued; however, the Government will make the final decision regarding the technical requirement and request for proposal.
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AMENDMENT 1 (3 Jan 19):
1. Please see attached Statement of Objectives.
2. Please note that the solicitation number will be H9240318R0004
.3. Please note the following addresses:
ADDRESS FOR INDUSTRY DAY, January 23 at 8:00 AM:
Hillsborough Community College (HCC) , Faculty Building, Ybor Room, 2001 N. 14th Street, Tampa Florida.
ADDRESSES FOR ONE ON ONE SESSIONS:
January 23 and 24: HCC, Ybor Student Services Building, Room 310, 1320 E. Palm Ave, Tampa Florida
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***INDUSTRY DAY FOR MEAUS IV***
Per FAR 5.201, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) hereby notifies industry that it intends to conduct an Industry Day market research event for the Mid-Endurance Unmanned Air System (MEUAS III) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) services (UAS/ISR) follow-on contract. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) will be added to this Special Notice during/before the first week in January 2019. To the maximum extent practical, offerors are requested to email questions in advance to the Contracting Officer at Jennifer.Metty@socom.mil with a courtesy copy to Christine.johnson@socom.mil by close of business Wednesday, 16 January 2019 so they can be addressed during Industry Day. This requirement is intended for prime offerors/team with an existing (non-developmental) material solution for the UAS/ISR objectives.
A general session will be held the morning of Wednesday, January 23, 2019 and begin at 8:00 am EST. Beginning at 1:00 pm EST on Wednesday, 23 January 2019, the Government Acquisition Team will offer the opportunity for one-on-one meetings (not to exceed 45 minutes) for potential prime offerors/teams only to discuss capability overviews and performance requirements. One-on-one meetings will continue beginning at 8:00 am EST on Thursday, 24 January 2019. Both the General Session and the One-on-One sessions will take place at Hillsborough Community College - Ybor City Campus in Tampa Florida. The physical address will be posted before the event as an amendment to this Special Notice.
ALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER VIA EMAIL - NO EXCEPTIONS.
All attendees must register with the Contracting Officers by 4:00 pm EST, January 16, 2019. To register for the general session or a one-on-one meeting (or both), email Jennifer Metty at Jennifer.Metty@socom.mil with a courtesy copy to Christine.Johnson@socom.mil. Registrants shall include business name, Commercial and Government Entity Program (CAGE) code, business address, attendees' full name (limited to 5 persons), and a point of contact phone number. Registrants shall also state clearly whether it is registering for the General Session or the General Session and requesting a One-on-One session. One-on-one sessions will take place on the date and time provided to each registrant with limited resources to make changes. The deadline for registration is 4:00 pm EST, Wednesday, 16 January 2019. All questions submitted in advance, from the general session, or from the one-on-one sessions (written or oral) will be consolidated and published via an amendment to this Special Notice after Industry Day.
The Government will NOT assume any liability for costs incurred by an offeror for travel expenses, presentations, marketing efforts or corporate data offered for examination. This is an unclassified meeting. All information to be discussed must be unclassified. All information provided by or discussed by the Offerors must not be Contractor Proprietary or Business Sensitive Information. Any information or ideas shared during this Industry Day may potentially be incorporated into, or considered in development of, a solicitation for UAS/ISR services.
Jennifer A. Metty, Contracting Officer, Phone 813-826-7975, Email jennifer.metty@socom.mil - Christine E Johnson, Contracting Officer, Phone 813-826-6038, Email christine.johnson@socom.mil
