Combined Orbital Operations, Logistics, and Resiliency (COOLR)   2

The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Space Logistics Directorate contracting branch (SMC/PKL) located at Peterson AFB, Colorado, is contemplating acquisition and award of a single contract for engineering support of Combined Orbital Operations, Logistics, and Resiliency (COOLR). The Government intends to award an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one-year base period with nine one-year options periods. If all options are exercised, the period of performance would be from 1 December 2019 through 30 November 2026.

The Government requires life cycle logistics support for the sustainment of the Milstar, Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), and Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III MILSATCOM systems. The COOLR effort will include bus and payload software/hardware sustaining engineering, software and database sustainment, ground hardware sustainment, on-orbit satellite operations and sustainment support, infrastructure support, Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT), operational resiliency (space-related and system), cybersecurity resiliency (defensive cybersecurity), operations assurance, and AEHF/Milstar technical data services.

The purpose of this Notice of Contracting Action (NOCA) is to announce the Government's intention to pursue a Sole Source procurement for Combined Orbital Operations, Logistics, and Resiliency (COOLR). This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government to further evaluate capability briefs, release a competitive solicitation, or award a contract. The Government will not recognize any cost associated with submission of information in response to this or previous notices. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice.

A subsequent Request for Proposal is expected to be sent to:

Lockheed Martin Corporation
1111 Lockheed Martin Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Meredith Srnec
303-977-2745

Based on market research, the Government has an approved justification to acquire these services on a sole source basis. A resulting contract will be awarded under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1(a)(2) as Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy the Agency's requirements. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive proposals.

A sources sought synopsis was posted on FedBizOpps (FBO) on 15 March 2018 a, titled Combined Orbital Operations, Logistics, and Resiliency (COOLR), which was used for market research and the justification to acquire these services sole source. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 with a size standard of $38.5M annually. The Service Code is: R425 Engineering and Technical Services.

Only one firm provided a statement of capability in response to the FBO sources sought posting. Based on the technical assessment of the market research, it was determined only Lockheed Martin Corporation could meet all of the Government's critical requirements associated with the overall effort.

If the Government elects to do so, a projected Request for Proposal (RFP) release date for this effort is estimated to be no sooner than 15 calendar days after this Notice of Contract Action and will be directed solely to the prospective source identified above. The projected RFP release date for this effort is June 2019.

The estimated IDIQ award date is first quarter Fiscal Year 2020. The following contract types are anticipated to be utilized within respective task orders: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), and Cost Reimbursable (CR).

The notice expires 15 days after publication.