Rocket-Assisted Take-Off (RATO)
Synopsis of Contract Modification Action IAW FAR 5.207
(1) Action Code.
Contract Modification Action (filed under "Presolicitation" on FBO.gov)
(2) Date.
15 Nov 2017
(3) Year.
FY2018
(4) Contracting Office Zip Code.
84056
(5) Product or Service Code.
Flight Certified RATO Motors - NSN: 1340-01-522-6689
Flight Certified RATO Initiators - NSN: 1338-01-554-8565
(6) Contracting Office Address.
6072 Fir Ave.
Bldg. 1233 Ste. N3
Hill AFB, UT 84056
(7) Subject.
Rocket-Assisted Take-Off (RATO) Contract Modification Action
(8) Proposed Solicitation Number.
FA8213-17-R-3058 (dummy/placeholder/reference only)
(9) Closing Response Date.
1 Dec 2017
(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer.
Neil S. Amaral
Contracting Officer
801-777-4163
neil.amaral@us.af.mil
(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number.
Solicitation Number: FA8213-17-R-3058 (dummy/placeholder/reference only)
Contract Award (Modification) Number: FA8213-14-C-0018-P00003
(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount.
Base plus quantity option 1 and 2, if exercised, is estimated at $14,200,000.00
(13) Line Item Number.
Estimated additional CLINs to be added:
0004AF RATO Motor Base
0004AG RATO Motor Quantity Option 1
0004AH RATO Motor Quantity Option 2
0005AF RATO Initiator Base
0005AG RATO Initiator Quantity Option 1
0005AH RATO Initiator Quantity Option 2
(14) Contract Award Date.
Contract Modification Award Date: April 2017 (estimated)
(15) Contractor.
The intended sole-source is:
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC
DBA: ATK Tactical Propulsion and Control (Orbital ATK)
210 State Rte 956
Rocket Center, WV 26726-9219
CAGE Code: 70272
Orbital ATK (OATK) is the intended sole-source because in accordance with (IAW) FAR 6.302-1 OATK is the only known source to the government that can provide flight certified RATO motors and initiators.
IAW FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), any responsible source that believes it can provide flight certified RATO motors and initiators may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the United States Air Force.
Please note that since this a synopsis for a contract modification action, a formal solicitation will not be published on FBO.gov. Therefore, any responsible source that wishes to be considered IAW FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii) will need to respond to this synopsis.
(16) Description.
RATO motors and initiators create a sub-system to the Air Force Sub-Scale Aerial Targets (AFSAT) BQM-167A system. As a flight certified system, the RATO sub-system is highly specialized due to specific physical and operational characteristics as well as the support infrastructure that supports the sub-system and system level operations. Specifically, the RATO sub-system requires Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) and software systems that effect the BQM-167A as well as the flight preparations operations. The Operational Flight Programing (OFP) of the BQM-167A is sensitive to specific characteristics of the RATO such as weight, thrust curve, action time, center of gravity, moments of inertia, and total impulse.
(17) Place of Contract Performance.
210 State Rte 956
Rocket Center, WV 26726-9219
(18) Set-aside Status.
Not applicable. This contract action is sole-sourced to OATK IAW FAR 6.302-1.
Neil Amaral, Phone 8017774163, Email neil.amaral@us.af.mil
