10--Amendment 001 to "Test Execution Services and Launch Augmentation (TESLA)"

This amendment is issued to give the intended scope of the Test Execution Services and Launch Augmentation (TESLA) Acquisition since many requested difference in TESLA and D3I at the D3I Industry Day. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)Test Execution Services and Launch Augmentation (TESLA) acquisition is planned as a competitive bridge between our current Lethality Testing and Criteria Development contract and the planned Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) acquisition. Services to be acquired under TESLA will satisfy near term testing objectives (to include program requirements, component development, procurement, conceptual design, analysis, fabrication, integration, demonstration and execution), as well as flight test support. TESLA is designed to avoid any disruption of services pending the award of D3I. The term of TESLA will be 24 months, and will include two 12-month options periods, providing a graceful transition to D3I. The following is a tentative schedule for TESLA. This schedule does not include all of the SMDC/ARSTRAT internal reviews. Every effort will be made to accelerate this schedule. Release RFI 01/12/2011 Finalize Contract Requirements 04/15/2011 Issue Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) 06/10/2010 Pre-Proposal Conference 07/01/2010 Issue Final RFP 08/01/2011 Receive Proposals 09/20/2011 Draft Contract Documents 12/05/2011 Award 12/30/2011 No individual meetings are planned with the contractors at this time. We are in the gathering phase of market research. Please keep watching www.fedbizops.gov for any updated information. If you have any questions on the TESLA, request you do not contact the D3I contracting officer but contact [email protected].