Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Ground Sensors Directorate (SN) Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) Operations and Sustainment (O&S) Request for Information

Background
The Missile Defense Agency's Ground Sensors Directorate (MDA/SN) is conducting market research to determine industry interest and capability to support future requirements for its Sea-Based X-Band Radar Operations and Sustainment (O&S). The SBX is an advanced X-band Radar mounted on a mobile, ocean-going, semi-submersible platform and is the principle midcourse sensor for the Missile Defense System. The radar acquires, tracks, and discriminates flight characteristics of ballistic missiles, providing precision discrimination and hit assessment. The SBX provides an advanced radar capability to the Missile Defense System, increasing MDA’s ability to support Combatant Commands and defensive operations and to conduct advanced missile defense testing. When combined with other radars, overlapping sensor coverage expands the Missile Defense System battle space and complicates an adversary’s ability to penetrate the Missile Defense System.

Work Details
The Request for Information (RFI) is issued for planning purposes only as part of the overall market research activity to collect, organize, maintain, analyze, and present data. The RFI does not commit the MDA to establish a contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the MDA is not seeking proposals nor will it accept proposals. The information provided may be used in developing an Acquisition Strategy, Statement of Work, Statement of Objective, or Performance Work Statement for follow-on contracts or new contracts.
Portions of the O&S effort would be performed Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) in various locations both at sea and in-port. The major areas of work include X-band Radar (XBR) Sustainment, XBR Logistics Support, and XBR Sustaining Engineering.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations where the contract will be performed have not been specified.