Synopsis - Marine Corps Wideband Satellite - Light and Heavy (MCWS-L/H)

This is a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY; no proposals are requested at this time. The Government does not plan to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) prior to release of the solicitation. The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Quantico, VA, currently has a requirement to obtain Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications Light (MCWS-L) and Heavy (MCWS-H) Systems. The MCWS-L/H uses beyond line of sight terminals to provide access to the World Wide Web, Department of Defense (DoD) information network services, and Marine Corps enterprise services via DoD gateways, utilizing radio frequency and over the horizon transmission means. MCSC plans to award a single, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with one base year and four 1-year ordering periods for a total of five 1-year ordering periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410-Satellite Telecommunications. This procurement will be conducted as a full and open competition. An award will be made to a single vendor offering on all contract line items utilizing the Best Value Trade-Off approach. Technical requirements will be set forth in the RFP. The Government intends to release RFP M67854-22-R-2001 in January 2022 via the Solicitation Module in PIEE and https://www.sam.gov. All documents of the solicitation package will be included in both postings. No paper copies will be issued. It is the responsibility of those responding to the RFP to obtain all amendments and/or other applicable documents. Offerors are instructed to hold all questions until the RFP has been issued. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ANY POINT DURING THE RFP PROCESS. ALL COMMUNICATION SHALL BE THROUGH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE VIA EMAIL. PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION WITH THE SOURCE SELECTION TEAM. In order to be eligible for award, interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.