User Support/Emergency Depot Level Maintenance for AN/FPS-117 Long Range Radar
NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine if sources exist that can perform and deliver to the requirement described. Market research is for information and planning purposes only, to determine the best acquisition strategy for procurement and to assist in determining if effort can be competed and/or set-aside for Small Business participation. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334511 for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing (Ground-based Radar) which has a corresponding Size standard of 750 employees. The Government promotes the interests of small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests interested parties respond to this notice as applicable, and identify your capability to perform this requirement and your small business status relative to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, but note that the Air Force cannot facilitate these. Provide a description of similar service capabilities offered to the Government or to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.
The Atmospheric Early Warning Systems (AEWS) System Program Office (SPO), located at Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah has a requirement for contractor-provided User Support and Emergency Depot Level Maintenance (EDLM) Services for the AN/FPS-117(V)1/4 Long Range Radar system and Maintenance Control System (MCS) sites. These radars support the Joint Surveillance and North Warning missions in Alaska (15 sites), Canada (10 sites), Puerto Rico (1 site), Hawaii (1 site) and the Engineering Facility (EFAC) at Hill AFB UT (1 site). The MCSs are located at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, North Bay-Ontario, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Hill AFB, Utah. The Air Force anticipates utilizing a sole source justification for other than full and open competition with circumstances described below.
User Support and EDLM will be an engineering services contract. The scope includes providing engineering services via the User Support effort and emergency on-site technical and engineering services to resolve red condition AN/FPS-117 that cannot be repaired by the field maintenance technicians or through telephone contact with Government personnel at the EFAC or on-line maintenance efforts. The Contractor support may include telephone and/or on-site support to radar sites and MCS's, remote troubleshooting, design/drawing research and analysis. This effort requires that a contractor have inherent knowledge of the AN/FPS-117 radar system specifications, operations, and mission requirements and access to the Monitoring and Fault Isolation (MFI) software to review faults reported by the system and determine if the software is functioning correctly. The MFI software is proprietary to Lockheed Martin Corporation with Government having limited data rights. Contractor must possess AN/FPS-117 hardware/software expertise to successfully complete this effort.
The radar missions in Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico and Hawaii are conducted 24/7, 365 days a year; the majority of the radars are located in extremely remote areas above the Arctic Circle which makes it difficult to access the radars for urgent maintenance (the radars are minimally attended/unmanned). A limited number of parts and tools are permanently located at the sites, so understanding whether special equipment is required to be carried to the site via helicopter is critical, prior to sending technicians to repair the radars.
The Statement of Work (SOW) for this requirement contains sensitive information regarding locations. If you are a bona fide US firm with an interest in this requirment, contact the office below and your request to view the SOW will be considered.
If you have information contrary to that described here, you are welcome to respond to this notice.
Lance S Hardman, Contracting Officer, Phone (801) 586-2144, Email lance.hardman@us.af.mil - Jesica L. Hunt, Contract Specialist, Phone 8017776171, Email jesica.hunt@us.af.mil
