Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Recompete. The previous sources sought Notice ID was FA251825R0003. The new revised Notice ID is FA251826RH002, which should be the corresponding solicitation number. If the solicitation is not issued on or before 30 September 2026, the corresponding solicitation number will change to reflect the new fiscal year.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR BIDS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. All businesses capable of providing these services are invited to respond. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this source sought is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this notice.
The Space Acquisition and Integration Office (SAIO) is seeking potential sources to provide operations and maintenance services for geographically separated units meeting mission requirements and other specified lesser requirements. The contractor shall be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) optical sites located at Socorro, New Mexico; Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory; and Maui, Hawaii. The mission for GEODSS is to detect, track, and identify all tasked space objects within its area of coverage. GEODSS provides metric data to the Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg AFB CA. GEODSS provides Space Object Identification to the USSTRATCOM Joint Intelligence Center at Offutt AFB, NE.
The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed for the requirement is 517810 - All Other Telecommunications. Services are non-commercial in nature. The corresponding contract will include a projected 90-day phase-in period, a base period of performance 9-months, 4 additional 12-months option periods, and up to a maximum 6-month extension of services option period in accordance with FAR 52-217-8. Additionally, the Government is contemplating adding two additional 12-month Incentive Option Years to be earned with great performance levels. This is a commercial type effort. The current contract type is firm fixed price to include travel. The current GEODSS contract performance is forecast to conclude on or about 30 April 2027, with a potential to be extended up-to six additional months under FAR 52.217-8.
The Government requests interested parties submit their capabilities statement and a response to the attached Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Questionnaire, by the deadline specified in this notice. The Government will utilize the responses provided to determine the most appropriate acquisition approach and source selection strategy. Please limit your capability statements to not more than ten single-sided pages (maximum) to the POCs listed under Original Point of Contact. The current and latest GEODSS PWSs, and the last three years of workload data is being provided for your review and questions.
Government Points of Contact for this notice are:
Program Manager, Mr. Jason Parker at jason.parker.35@spaceforce.mil
Contracting Officer, Mr. Christian Freire at christian.freire@spaceforce.mil
Contracting Specialist, Mr. Stephen Makowsky at stephen.makowsky.1@spaceforce.mil
Additional information/amendments, as they become available, will be posted utilizing this mechanism. Announcements will be available for viewing on https://sam.gov. It is the responsibility of interested parties to review the site frequently for any updates.
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This notice also contains the following Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) clause:
5352.201-9101 – Ombudsman (July 2023)
As prescribed in DAFFARS 5301.9103:
(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.
(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for USSF (United States Space Force) acquisitions (excluding SMC acquisitions) please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Space (AFICC/KS OL-SPC) via the following e-mail workflow address: afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.
(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.
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