Description
During the 1 February 2006, Industry Day briefing, the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) A4A6 Director identified several potential contract requirements that will need contractor suppor and provided the status of the UNI-Comm acquisition. The briefing also identified 21 CONS and the Air Force as having already awarded some Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that may meet the identified needs. In accordance with Air Force and AFSPC policy, if the new requirement fits the scope of any of the below identified contracts, then 21 CONS will follow the mandate and use the existing contracts to obtain the support rather than establish a new contract. For reference purposes, please see the following contract descriptions of the existing Air Force and AFSPC contracts and acquisitions: CAASETA (Contract Advisory and Assistance, Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance Services) – Consists of four IDIQ contracts that were awarded in Nov 2004 by 21 CONS to provide AFSPC with technical and analytical tools; support or improve policy development, management and administration and improve the operation of systems supporting the AFSPC Mission. The prime contractors are bd Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, Scitor Inc, and SI International. The period of performance is Nov 2004 – 31 Oct 2009. Task Orders awarded are either Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee or Firm-Fixed Price. The program has $610 Million Ceiling. The small businesses contractors (bd Systems and Scitor) are guaranteed a minimum of 40% of the task order dollars. POCs are as follows: AFSPC/A7Z, Mr Russ Ogrinz (719) 554-3589, 21 CONS/LGCCB, Ms LeAunna Ingram (719) 556-8351, AFSPC/A4A6XX, Mr Gene Boedigheimer, (719) 554-3319 C4I2TSR (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Information Technology, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Services) – The C4I2TSR contract was awarded by 21 CONS in Apr 2004 for the capability to engineer, integrate, furnish equipment and materials, install and test (EFI&T) and provide operations and maintenance, and allied support for a wide range of current and future C4I2TSR systems world-wide. It is a single award IDIQ contract to SI International. The period of performance is Apr 2004 – 30 Sep 2013 if all options are exercised and the ceiling is $800 million. It is a 100% small business set-aside. POCs are as follows: 21 CONS/LGCCA, Ms Tracie O’Donovan, (719) 556-8775; AFSPC/A6NX, Mr Dave Horaz, (719) 554-5175; AFSPC/A6NXC, Maj Gary Elliott, (719) 554-5054 NETCENTS – The Air Force awarded eight IDIQ contracts designed to support Standards enforcement, e-Commerce capability, technology refresh, purchase integrated solutions; COTS products; engineering services; life cycle management support. The prime contract holders are The Centech Group, MultiMax, Northrop Grumman, NCI Information Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, Telos Group, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. Four contracts are awarded to small businesses. The period of performance is five years. Please refer to the NETCENTS website for ordering procedures. POCs are as follows: AFSPC/A4A6XX, Mr. Gene Boedigheimer, (719) 554-3319 UNI-Comm Status – Currently in the pre-acquisition stage. The Uni-Comm program will establish and manage a single AFSPC command-wide communications and IT operations and maintenance contract for core services, providing same or improved level of service for the main operating bases (MOBs) in AFSPC. This is because of the challenge faced by AFSPC. Eight of the nine AFSPC Wings have contracted base communications services resulting in: varying types of service; reduced flexibility in applying new tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) because of the many contractual stipulations that must be followed; non-standard performance criteria; and non-standard evaluation of performance. Additionally, the Uni-Comm program will support the single designated approval authority (DAA) concept, prepare for possible integration into the AFNETOPS and Integrated Network Operations and Security Center (I-NOSC) concept, and to the extent possible influence AF/DoD IT policy from our lessons learned. The Uni-Comm program will also provide a means of unity-of-command of the contracted communications and IT efforts in AFSPC in order to follow evaluate and assess compliance with AFSPC-led efforts. Uni-Comm support will span all of the AFSPC Enterprise Network (AEN), including all Main Operating Bases (MOBs) and select GSUs. The Uni-Comm Program continues to move forward. Uni-Comm has enjoyed much input from NAFs / Centers / Wings and continues to accept this input, including: - February – April 2005: Site surveys: Included meetings with Wing Commanders who provided program comments and risks. These inputs were used to initiate Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Planning. - May – July 2005: Senior Level Review Board: Over three meetings the team briefed the program scope, schedule and budget and received approval from Lt Gen Leaf, AFSPC/CV. - September – November 2005: First Government review of the Statement of Work. - November 2005 – January 2006: First Industry review of the Statement of Work. - January – March 2006: Second Government review of the Statement of Work. - March – May 2006: Request for Proposal data collection from the Wings. The Uni-Comm Program Management Office has announced its NETCENTS Recommendation - 11 Jan 2006: Met with AFPEO/CM, Mr Poussard. One of the topics was our evaluation of NETCENTS as a contract vehicle for this effort. Our evaluation came to the conclusion that NETCENTS did not provide adequately for the program requirements while mitigating sufficient risk. We proposed that either Small Business or Full-and-Open competition be used for this effort. - Mr Poussard agreed that that this was a viable way ahead. - 1 February 2006. During AFSPC/LC Industry Day, Lt Col Stanko briefed all contractors present that NETCENTS would not be the contracting vehicle used. - 50 CONS has published on FedBizOps the fact that NETCENTS contracting vehicle will not be used. All contractor companies are aware of our intent. The Uni-Comm Program Management Office is in the process of making a Small Business / Full-and-Open Competition recommendation - Team is performing a rigorous Market Research evaluation to collect information from Small Business and make a recommendation on their capability to perform this work. - The team has collected adequate information from Small Business to make this recommendation utilizing this two-month process. The decision is being coordinated through 50 CONS, Legal, and the Small Business Administration. - This recommendation will be heard by Mr Poussard during the Acquisition Strategy Panel in late April, a decision is expected at that time and when the decision is released to industry the contractors may perform proper proposal teaming. POCs are as follows: 50 CONS/LGCZW, (719) 567-3831 and Ms. Kathryn Bernstein, Contract Specialist, (719) 567-3441; AFSPC/A6NJ, Lt Col Joseph Stanko, (719) 554-6012; AFSPC/A4A6XX, Mr Gene Boedigheimer, (719) 554-3319 The following paragraphs are excerpts from Air Force and AFSPC policy documents providing the guidance 21 CONS is required to follow for use of the existing contracts. The Air Force NETCENTS policy states the NETCENTS contract is the mandatory source for communication capabilities procured to satisfy Air Force Appropriated fund requirements for products and services associated with the design, engineering, integration, installation and configuration of the Air Force Networks and networked infrastructure. Since the C4I2TSR contract is a small business set-aside that supports the achievement of Air Force small business goals, it is exempt from the mandatory use policy of NETCENTS and all options can be exercised. AFSPC has supplemented the Air Force NETCENTS policy stating: The AF-CIO has mandated NETCENTS as the source for obtaining products and services associated with an integrated project that may include design, engineering, integration, installation and configuration of AFSPC networks and networked infrastructure. However, the AFSPC Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information Technology, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4I2TSR) contract is a small business set aside specifically designed for these contract categories and is the preferred AFSPC vehicle for these products/services. AFSPC organizations shall consider the C4I2TSR contract first; if unable to use this vehicle, organizations are then mandated to use NETCENTS. The AFSPC CAASETA policy is: This contract will be the primary provider of all A&AS and E&TA support for HQ AFSPC. By implementing the CAASETA contract, we will have a single point of contact for all A&AS and E&TA contracts which will help us more effectively use our resources in HQ AFSPC. To ensure the success of this effort, we have established the CAASETA Program Management Office (PMO), HQ AFSPC/MSZ. MSZ must be aware of all A&AS and E&TA efforts currently on contract and those being planned, including contracts with any remaining option years. Effective immediately, no A&AS or E&TA contract actions or modifications will be executed in HQ AFSPC without coordination with the CAASETA PMO. This includes, but is not limited to, putting efforts or funding on any task orders or contracts with General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, or on a Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) of another organization’s contract, or spending any HQ AFSPC TOA or spending another organization’s or agency’s TOA. Exemption from the CAASETA contract is by waiver only. As of 15 Mar 2006, only two firm requirements have been identified and provided to 21 CONS. Both of these requirements will be awarded against the existing AFSPC IDIQ contracts. Even though the existing contracts will be used, there still may be some subcontracting possibilities. The above contract holder names are provided for reference so those companies not already affiliated with the any of these prime contractors may explore any possible subcontracting opportunities. Not all requirements have been fully developed or even identified, so the potential does still exist for additional contractor support. For those efforts that do not fit any of those existing contracts, 21 CONS will work with AFSPC A4/A6 and A7 to determine an acquisition strategy at the appropriate time: whether that is a GSA vehicle or some other type of acquisition, full and open, set-aside etc… as appropriate for the circumstances.