Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
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State: | Alabama |
Type of Government: | Federal |
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Posted: | Mar 29, 2024 |
Due: | Apr 29, 2024 |
Solicitation No: | PANRSA-24-P-0000-006691 |
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Synopsis:
This is a request for information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) only to be used for planning purposes. This RFI/SS does not constitute an invitation for bids, request for quotations or request for proposals. There is no obligation on the part of the government to acquire any products described in this RFI/SS. Your response to this RFI/SS is voluntary only to be used for information for the government to consider. The response date for this RFI/SS is 29 April 24.
Background:
The Search Track Acquire Radiate Eliminate (STARE) Project Office is conducting market research for the Army Long-Range Persistent Surveillance (ALPS) for Fiscal Year 24-26. This RFI/SS applies to continuing support and engineering services to be performed in the Contiguous United States and Outside the Contiguous United States for the fixed system.
The ALPS is a passive radar that has been developed and demonstrated to help inform the overall air picture against increasingly sophisticated air defense threats. The current ALPS is a fixed system consisting of a towable, erectable tower and Container express (CONEX) container. The ALPS fixed systems are operating in support of Combatant Commanders in the United States European Command, the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the United States Central Command.
Scope:
Interested sources shall demonstrate the corporate knowledge and experience to provide engineering, logistics and technical support for:
Interested sources shall also demonstrate the corporate knowledge and experience to provide support for program management, quality assurance, information assurance, cyber security, configuration management, safety, systems and test engineering. A production level three technical data package is not available for this the existing ALPS system that was developed by Dynetics, Inc, CAGE 7L855, 1002 Explorer Blvd, Huntsville, AL 35806. Nor does the Government does intend to provide any technical data to enable industry response to this RFI/SS.
Any subsequent contract will require access to classified information and a U.S. secure manufacturing facility approved to the SECRET level by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The Defense Contract Management Agency will be required to perform a pre-award survey of the contractor’s facility to determine the capability to meet the requirements of any subsequent contract to minimize risk to the ALPS program.
Submission Information:
Interested sources who believe they are capable of providing these requirements are invited to indicate their interest by providing the information listed below.
Potential sources should only submit the minimum information necessary and shall not exceed 15 pages. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding its submissions. The government may contact potential sources for additional information as required.
All responses shall be unclassified. All assumptions, including any assumed government support, shall be clearly identified. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.
The government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or any subsequent exchange of information. The government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI/SS. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy. If a solicitation is released for the supplies or services described herein, it will be synopsized on the SAM.gov website.
All responses shall be submitted via email to bernadine.stokes.civ@army.mil.
Mar 26, 2024 | [Sources Sought (Original)] Request for Information (RFI) for Army Long-range Persistent Surveillance (ALPS) (Fixed) Existing |
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