Estimated Release: 10/10
Solicitation #:SETAC09SS
ESTIMATED VALUE: $3 Billion
The Department of the Army, Space and Missile Defense Command, may have a continuing requirement for System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) research and development support services. The purpose is to obtain systems engineering and technical assistance for USASMDC/ARSTRAT and other associated air, space, missile defense organizations in support of their various air, space, missile defense, homeland security/homeland defense, warfighter and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear missions as they are defined by Higher Headquarters, Congress, and the Department of Defense.
Program Name: Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance 2009 (SETAC 09)
Solicitation Number: SETAC09SS
Agency: US Army
Office: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
Estimated Value: $ 3B
Description: According to SMDC's website, SETAC-09 is to obtain systems engineering and technical assistance for USASMDC/ARSTRAT and other associated air, space, missile defense organizations in support of their various air, space, missile defense, homeland security/homeland defense, warfighter and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear missions as they are defined by Higher Headquarters, Congress, and the Department of Defense.
The goal of these services is to ensure effective development of technologies and capabilities for defense against evolving threats; to coordinate all technology base development to maximize benefits for strategic and theater missile defense and air/space technology programs; and, to ensure programs are in statutory and regulatory compliance.
For more information go to http://www.smdc.army.mil/2008/BusinessOpportunities.asp (click on SETAC-09).
Contract Type and Other Characteristics: 100% Small Business Set-Aside based on competitive/best value procedures. Planned contract type is Multiple-Award IDIQ with up to 5 awards including one (1) award reserved for Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Business. This anticipated strategy is subject to Department of Army and Department of Defense review and approval. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541712 – small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
Areas of Technology: Support may be required in the following major technical functions: (1) Programmatic and Business Initiatives; (2) Requirements Definition, Analysis, Integration, and Planning; (3) Concept Development and Assessment; (4) Program/Project Analysis and Assessment; (5) Threat Estimation and Projection; (6) Weapons Lethality, Survivability, Electronic Warfare and Kill Assessment and Effects Estimation; (7) Engineering and Analysis Support to Assess Technology, Models, Simulations and Prototypes; (8) Logistics Assessment; and (9) Environmental, Treaty and Security Compliance.
Structure of the RFP: This procurement is still in the pre-RFP stage. The estimated release of the draft RFP is 2QFY2010. This will be a small business set-aside task order IDIQ contract with up to five awards.
Proposal Preparation Challenges: Security clearances may be an issue for a prospective offeror. Some proposed personnel must possess Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearances and/or be eligible for immediate adjudication by the relevant security authority upon award of the contract. Some task orders issued under this contract may require access to, and clearance for, Special Access Programs (SAPs) up to and including the TS/SCI level. The successful offeror(s) shall perform in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220.22M) and ensure that all classified material is handled in accordance with the latest appropriate security classification specifications. Foreign participation will not be allowed.
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