Posted: June 1, 2022, 12:02 p.m. EDT
***UPDATE DATED 1 DEC 2021***
Contact information updated for the "Primary" (Procuring Contracting Officer) and "Secondary" (Contract Specialist) Points of Contact.
Questions: All communications associated with this announcement shall be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary Points of Contact.
***END OF UPDATE***
*** IMPORTANT UPDATE AND RFP AMENDMENT 0001 DATED 5 MAY 2021 ***
The Buying Office has issued Amendment 0001 to the ASSC RFP, which resulted from questions received from interested offerors in April 2021. Note: due to CONIT application (contract writing system) functionality, the RFP solicitation number has changed from FA4610-20-R-0007 to the current fiscal year of FA4610-21-R-0007. The solicitation announcement in beta.sam.gov will remain under solicitation number FA4610-20-R-0007 in order to keep history of communications and documents aligned in same announcement. The new solicitation number FA4610-21-R-0007 is reflected in Amendment 0001 provided within the attachments section of this announcement. Note: Both the amendment and conformed solicitation amendment (SF33/Model Contract) files are provided.
The RFP Amendment 0001 description (page 2) identifies which documents have been updated and correlates to the Contract Matrix Resolution dated 4 May 2021 (questions received and buying office responses) provided within the attachments section of this announcement.
Important to note is that the due date for the Request for Proposal remains the same, no later than 24 MAY 2021 at 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time.
The following documents are provided within the attachments section of this announcement:
1_CRM re ASSC FINAL RFP 20210504
2_Solicitation Amendment FA461021R00070001 SF 30 dtd 5 May 2021
3_Attch 1 ASSC PWS 20210503
4_Attch 4 ASSC SCA WDs dtd 23 APR 2021
5_Exhibit A ASSC CDRLs dtd 01 MAR 2021
6_Section L - Instruction to Offerors 20210503
7_L-1 Contractor Staffing Plan and Matrix 20210503
8_Conformed Solicitation Amendment - FA461021R00070001 dtd 5 May 2021
Reminder: All communications associated with this announcement shall be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary Points of Contact.
**END UPDATE**
**Update 07 April 2021 Final RFP Release**
The 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, is releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Aerospace Support Services Contract (ASSC). The RFP documents are included as attachments to this announcement. Interested contractors are encouraged to also review Workload Data (WLD) and Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) files contained within this announcement.
Responses to this RFP are to be submitted no later than Monday, 24 May 2021 at 1600 PM (PST).
Though not a small business set-aside, responses from small and small disadvantaged business are highly encouraged. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541330 Engineering Services (small business size standard is $41.5M - Military and Aerospace Equipment).
Final RFP documents have the following naming convention #_Document Title_YYYYMMDD and are itemized below:
1_Model Contract FINAL RFP FA461020R0007_20210407
2_Section L Instructions to Offerors_20210407
3_Section M Evaluation Criteria_20210407
4_Attch 1 ASSC PWS_20210402
5_Attch 2 ASSC (DRAFT) GFP 30 SW_20201006
6_Attch 4 ASSC SCA WDs_20200805
7_Attch 5 ASSC CBAs_20210402
8_L-1 Contractor Staffing Plan and Matrix_20210303
9_L-2 Small Business Percentage_20210331
10_L-3 Past Performance Information_20210327
11_L-4 Subcontract-Teaming Partner Consent_20210304
12_L-5 OCI Mitigation Plan Checklist_20201203
NOTE: As part of this announcement, the Buying Office is providing the most recent Comments Resolution Matrix (CRM) file in response to industry questions received from the 2nd Draft RFP (Feb '21) and a recent on-site visit by an interested party. The Buying Office responses correlate to FINAL RFP documents provided.
Questions: All communications associated with this request shall be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary Points of Contact. Interested offerors shall submit questions regarding the FINAL RFP no later than 29 APR 2021.
**End Update**
**Update 18 MARCH 2021**
In response to Industry's request please see the updated workload data file entitled 3.AGE PMI Data dtd 26 Feb 21 located in the attachments section of this special notice. The file has been updated from previous version dated 7 Jan 21, to include a new column entitled Frequency with the frequencies of each requirement, and the hours calculated and provided per year.
For planning purposes the Government is intending on releasing the final RFP on or about 2 April 2021.
Questions: All communications associated with this request shall be submitted via email to the primary and secondary Points of Contact.
**End Update**
**Update 16 FEBRUARY 2021**
Please see the attachments section of this special announcement to access the following two (2) files posted today:
CRM Questions-Responses (recent Jan 2021) dtd 16 FEB 2021 PDF file
Attch 2 ASSC (DRAFT) GFP 30 SW dtd 06 OCT 2020 Excel file (same content as PDF file previously posted)
If you have any questions or comments regarding this announcement update, please contact both POCs listed.
**End Update**
**Update 5 FEBRUARY 2021**
Please see updated draft RFP documents, Sections L and M dated 05 FEB 2021. Previous drafts of Section L and M were removed from this special notice as of today due to errors regarding CLIN 9999 and affordability number referenced in Section M along with other minor updates to the Total Evaluation Price (Table 7).
**end update**
**Update 1 FEBRUARY 2021**
Please see the updated draft RFP documents and newly released draft version of Sections L and M (attached to this special announcement). The listing of updated or new documents posted as of today are the following:
*ASSC 2nd draft RFP FA461020R0007 dtd 29 JAN 2021
*Section L (DRAFT) of FA4610-20-R-0007 dtd 29 JAN 2021
*Section M (DRAFT) of FA4610-20-R-0007 dtd 29 JAN 2021
*Attch 1 ASSC (DRAFT) PWS dtd 22 JAN 2021
*Attch 2 ASSC (DRAFT) GFP 30 SW dtd 06 OCT 2020
*Exhibit A ASSC CDRLs dtd 8 JAN 2021
*L-1 Contractor Staffing Plan and Matrix (21DEC2020)
*L-2 Small Business Percentage (21DEC2020)
*L-3 Past Performance Information (22JAN2021)
*L-4 Subcontract-Teaming Partner Consent (03DEC2020)
*L-5 OCI_Mitigation Plan Checklist dtd 03 DEC 2020
The Government is seeking industry feedback. Please review and submit only critical comments no later than 11 FEB 2021 4:30PM(Pacific Standard Time) using the CRM template provided and sending to both POCs via email. For planning purposes the Government is intending on releasing the final RFP on or about 15 March 2021.
This draft Request for Proposals (dRFP) is for planning purposes, and does not constitute an invitation for bids, request for proposals, quotes, or indication that the Government will contract for the items contained in this notice. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this announcement update, please contact both POCs listed.
**End Update**
**Update 12 January 2021**
The Buying Office has posted all ASSC Workload Data (WLD) files within the Attachments/Links section of this special notice as of today. Workload Data information is derived from the current ASSC contract #FA4610-16-C-0008. There are six (6) ASSC Workload Data files:
- WLD Work Requests Completed 7 Jan 21 (PDF file: WRs FY17 FY20)
- WLD Labor Hrs and Materials 12 Jan 21 (Excel file)
- Baseline Requirement Labor Data (Tabs 1-4)
- Work Request Labor Categories and Hours (Tab 5)
- Reimbursable CLIN Charges (Tab 6)
- WLD AGE PMI Data 7 Jan 21 (Excel file)
- WLD Transient Aircraft 7 Jan 21 (Excel file)
- WLD Fuel Oxidizer Cylinder 12 Jan 21 (Excel file)
- WLD PEMO 7 Jan 21 (PDF file)
Questions: Interested parties shall complete a CRM template documenting their questions and send via email to both POCs listed in this special notice.
**end announcement**
**Update 23 November 2020**
- The Buying Office has revised the tentative acquisition schedule within this update.
- There is a new CRM (Q&A) file posted to this special notice as a result of an interested party submitting questions in November 2020, and Government responses provided therein.
- Workload Data updates available in December, interested parties can contact POCs within this special notice regarding access to workload data information.
- Secondary Point of Contact within this special notice has changed, see updated information.
Tentative Acquisition Schedule as of 23 Nov 2020:
2nd Draft RFP Release: Jan 2021 (to include Sections L and M)
RFP Issuance: Jan/Feb 2021
Proposals Due: within 45 days of RFP issuance
Anticipated Award: Jan 2022
Questions: All communications associated with this announcement shall be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary Points of Contact.
**end draft**
This Special Notice provides interested parties information regarding preproposal conferences (i.e. Industry Day), the availability of draft Request for Proposal (dRFP) and requirements for review, tentative acquisition schedule for planning purposes and does not constitute an invitation for bids, requests for proposals, quotes, or indication that the Government will contract for items contained in this notice. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses.
30th Space Wing, Contracting Squadron (30 CONS/PKD) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA is requesting industry feedback on the dRFP for the Aerospace Support Services Contract (ASSC), follow-on acquisition. The dRFP documents are included as attachments to this announcement. Workload history information may be requested by emailing the points of contacts listed below.
Responses to this dRFP are to be submitted no later than 7 Sep 2020 at 4:30pm (PDT). All responses and questions shall use the provided comment resolution matrix (CRM) and shall be submitted to the email addresses of points of contacts cited below and shall include the contact information of the requestor and cage code.
Additionally, the Government plans to hold a virtual (on-line) Industry Day with industry on 27 Aug 2020. To participate, you must submit a request, no later than 21 Aug 2020, to the points of contacts below to schedule a time and receive further details. Requests shall include the contact information of the requestor and cage code.
ASSC follow-on acquisition is Full and Open competition. Though not a small business set-aside, responses from small and small disadvantaged businesses are highly encouraged. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541330 Engineering Services (small business size standard is $41.5M - Military and Aerospace Equipment).
Description of Services: ASSC is a non-personnel services contract to provide for the management, operations, maintenance and support services to support government and commercial launch programs with unconventional fuels (e.g., liquid or gaseous propellants, oxidizers, cryogenic and pneumatic commodities used in rockets, missiles and space crafts), cryogenics and fuels accountability, personnel protective equipment (PPE), hazardous operations support, fleet management, systems and safety engineering, training, transient alert (TA), and aerospace ground equipment (AGE) services, in support of 30th Space Wing (30 SW) at Vandenberg AFB, CA and 45th Space Wing (45 SW) at Patrick AFB, FL and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), FL. NOTE: 45 SW tasks/requirements are limited to Transient Alert (TA) and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) services and any associated logistical support services as identified within the ASSC Performance Work Statement.
Background and Objective of ASSC: Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) is host as a Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) for supporting activities outside of 30th Space Wing (30 SW) by utilizing a Host Tenant Support Agreement (HTSA), Inter-Agency Support Agreement (IASA) and/or a Commercial Space Operations Support Agreement (CSOSA). Customers may include government Contractors and Commercial Space Launch Act (CSLA) customers on a non-interference and reimbursable basis. Non-Air Force agencies receiving ASSC support includes Intra-Department of Defense (Navy, Army, Foreign Government, and Missile Defense Agency), Intra-Government (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal, State, County) and Commercial Space customers. The ASSC contract objective is to provide assured 24/7 aerospace launch services support for government and commercial space launch programs.
Previous Acquisition and Current Contract: ASSC was previously competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside and awarded to United Paradyne Corporation (Small Business Concern); contract #FA4610-16-C-0008, last option period ends 30 MAR 2022, and a Hybrid Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract type with Cost Reimbursable and Cost Plus Fixed Fee CLINs.
Mission Essential Services: TA and AGE services/tasks are mission essential requirements which require continued support during peacetime, national emergency, and/or wartime scenarios.
Tentative Acquisition Schedule:
1st Draft RFP Release: 7 Aug 2020
Virtual Industry Day: 27 Aug 2020 (on-line via internet)
2nd Draft RFP Release: 15 Oct 2020 (to include Sections L and M)
RFP Issuance: 30 Nov 2020
Proposals Due: 14 Jan 2021
Anticipated Award: Dec 2021
Questions: All communications associated with this announcement shall be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary Points of Contact.
