Bomber Armament Tester (BAT)   3

Description: Research & Development effort to design, develop, integrate, test, manufacture, and sustain a Bomber Armament Tester (BAT) System. The BAT System will merge the functionality of six (6) obsolete legacy bomber testers into a common, deployable, nuclear-certified, self-test capable test system that will be used on the B-2A, B-1B, and B-52H weapon system. For the purpose of this effort, a "BAT System" is defined as consisting of the core tester and supporting Units Under Test (UUT) Test Program Sets (TPS) required to support respective B-2A, B-1B, or B-52H weapon systems. A UUT TPS includes all cables, interface test adapters, software, and technical documentation required to test a UUT.

This effort shall follow an incremental approach, and three increments are planned. Increment I will include the initial Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the common core tester and all UUT TPSs for the B-2A, one (1) B-1B MRPL TPS, and one (1) B-52H SUU-67 TPS, as well as production of common core testers and all UUT TPSs for the B-2A. Increment II will cover design, development and production of UUT TPSs for the B-1B, and Increment III will cover design, development, and production of UUT TPSs for the B-52H. The transition from EMD to production in each increment will be executed by exercising an option.
This will be a C-type contract with pricing arrangements of Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee, Fixed-Price-Incentive-Successive Targets, Firm-Fixed Price and Not Separately Priced line items. It will consist of a basic period and fourteen (14) options: Two (2) options for EMD, six (6) options for production, and six (6) options for Interim Contractor Support. The estimated period of performance is 9 years and six months, including all options.
A total of 90 BAT Systems are required: 19 for the B-2A, 33 for the B-1B, and 38 for the B-52H.
Delivery Schedule: BAT Systems will be shipped to five (5) locations: Barksdale AFB, LA; Dyess AFB, TX; Ellsworth AFB, SD; Minot AFB, ND; and Whiteman AFB, MO, with delivery to begin within 12 months after exercise of option.

The RFP will be issued for full-and-open competition. Offerors shall prepare their proposals in accordance with mandatory and detailed instructions contained in the RFP. This acquisition will utilize the Tradeoff source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.3 as supplemented by the DoD Source Selection Procedures referenced in DFARS 215.300 and the AFFARS Mandatory Procedures 5315.3 to make an integrated assessment for a best value award decision.

For those offerors who are determined to have "Acceptable" rating for the Small Business Concern Utilization Factor, tradeoffs will be made between Technical/Technical Risk, Past Performance, and Cost/Price. A technical acceptability determination will be performed on the offeror's technical approach and assigned a technical risk rating of Low, Moderate or High for each technical subfactor. Technically acceptable proposals with a High technical risk rating will not be considered for award. Of those proposals deemed technically acceptable, tradeoffs may be made between a Low or Moderate technical risk rating, Past Performance, and Cost/Price. When combined, the Technical Acceptability /Technical Risk Factor and Past Performance Factor, is significantly more important than the Cost/Price Factor.

The Government will evaluate proposals and make award in accordance with the "Evaluation Basis of Award" provision in the RFP.

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