Range Activity Customer Exchange (RACE) Summer 2019 Invite

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Space and Operations Directorate (A3/6R), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado hereby issues the following special notice. The purpose of this announcement is to formally communicate the Government's plan to conduct a Range Activity Customer Exchange (RACE) event to provide Government and industry range customers an overview of future and current business, technical and operational practices at the Eastern Range (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL) and Western Range (Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA). The RACE event will occur in the Air Force Space Command Auditorium at Peterson Air Force Base, 150 Vandenberg St, Colorado Springs, CO 80915 , on 21-22 August 2019 from 0800-1600 MT. The first day of the event, 21 August 2019, will be informational only to provide Government and industry mid-level managers with key insight to range interactions. On the second day of the event, 22 August 2019, launch range architecture discussions are planned to gain insight into future range customer requirements, Range of the Future architecture planning / implementation, and to offer users an opportunity to provide feedback. The RACE agenda is subject to change prior to the event. Day 1, 21 August 2019 - The Government plans to present information on current activities and future LTRS initiatives. •- Range of the Future - Range Vision 2028, Flight Plan, organizational changes, Automated Flight Safety Systems, "plug and play" Range capability •- Policy, Guidance and Direction - Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act direction and Congressional Reports •- Enterprise Priorities - Modernization and sustainment projects, future planning •- Facility and Utility Modernization - CE Projects, facility and utility sustainment and modernization, base access to the Eastern and Western Ranges •- Base Process Overviews - Environmental processes and real property challenges •- Spaceport Concept and Overview - Preserve national security objectives within spaceport discussions Day 2, 22 August 2019 - The Government plans to present information on Range of the Future Architecture Implementation. Range of the Future will convert the Eastern and Western Range to common, services-based architectures enabling simultaneous operations (pre-launch, launch, re-entry, fly back, aeronautical, and test and evaluation). Those interested in participating in the event should contact AFSPC Point of Contact (POC) Mr. Kahn Scalise and Mr. Pete Solie by email prior to 09 August 2019, 1600 MT. Attendance is limited to 5 individuals per organization/company. Within the email, please provide: each attendee's full name, email address, phone number, organization/company, date of birth, driver's license state, driver's license number, and indicate if they are a U.S. Citizen. The POC will provide confirmed RSVP attendees with the final details of how to gain access to Peterson Air Force Base. Each attendee will be required to bring a Government-issued photo ID such as a current driver's license, Common Access Card (CAC), or passport, and current proof of employment (e.g., company employee badge). This special announcement is not a request for proposal, a request for quote or a solicitation announcement. This is not an effort to acquire products, services or technology. No product sale pitches, services proposals or solicitations will be entertained during either Day 1 or Day 2 of the RACE event. Information contained in this announcement is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision and is not binding on the Government. The Vendor is solely responsible for all costs incurred for participation in either session of this event; the Government will not reimburse the Vendor for any costs incurred as a result of their participation.