Space Fence System And Ground Based Electro Optical Deep Space Surveillance Feasibility (SF/GEODSS)

The US Space Force, Space Operations Command, Space Base Delta 2 has a requirement for the feasibility and benefits of combining the requirements of Space Fence System (SFS) and Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) under a single contract.

Solicitation Summary

The US Space Force, Space Operations Command, Space Base Delta 2 has a requirement for the feasibility and benefits of combining the requirements of Space Fence System (SFS) and Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) under a single contract.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Agency The US Space Force, Space Operations Command, Space Base Delta 2
Solicitation Number RFI1SFGEODSSFeasibility
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 07/2024 (Estimate)
Award Date 01/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $106,477,000.00
Solicitation Number RFI1SFGEODSSFeasibility
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Undetermined
Primary Requirement Communications Services
Duration TBD
Contract Type TBD
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
517810

All Other Telecommunications
Size Standard: $40 million annual receipts

Place of Performance:
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/54911249c0314a4b867aa58783b2f7ea/view

Background

SFS is comprised of one (1) location: SF Sensor Site 1, located Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) at the U.S. Army Garrison – Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the Western Pacific, designated as Operating Location “A” (OL-A). The current contract for SFS is under NAICS 517919 and PSC M1BC, and has a Firm Fixed-Price line for Site 1 location (includes all O&M labor), with a Cost Reimbursable line for local purchases/travel/labor surges, and a Cost Reimbursable line for separately negotiated Individual Job Orders.

GEODSS is comprised of three (3) geographically separated locations: Det 1, located at Stallion Range Center, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico (NM); Det 2, located at Naval Support Facility (NSF), Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT); and 15 SPSS, Maui Island, Hawaii (HI). The current contract for GEODSS is under NAICS 517919 and PSC M1BG, and has a Firm Fixed-Price for each of three (3) locations (includes all O&M labor), with a Cost Reimbursable line for local purchase/travel, and a Cost Reimbursable line for separately negotiated Individual Job Orders.

Requirements

  • Space Fence ScopeProvide non-personal services to manage, maintain, and provide logistical and general support for the SF system. Provide all personnel, tools, materials, transportation, supervision, and other items necessary to perform SF Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements on 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week (24/7) year-round. Contractor’s furnished materials and equipment shall include transportation, fuel, nonspecialized tools (specialized tools provided as Government Furnished Property (GFP)), custodial supplies, office administrative supplies and equipment, and any other supplies and materials not furnished by the Government which the Contractor believes necessary to perform these requirements. In addition to providing SF mission system operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements, contracted services include logistics, communications, environmental, civil engineering, occupational health, security, and knowledge operations support requirements, as well as support of system upgrades and modifications. Upgrade and modification support includes system acceptance testing and organizational level maintenance both while in acceptance testing and after acceptance. Many support services are provided by the Host Installations and the contractor is required to interface Sensor Site 1 Hosts IAW requirements specified in the PWS.GEODSS Scope

    The Contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, materials, transportation, supervision, and other items necessary to perform GEODSS PWS requirements. The Contractor’s furnished materials and equipment shall include vehicles, vehicle fuel, tools, custodial supplies, office administrative supplies and equipment, grounds-keeping equipment, and any other supplies and materials not furnished by the Government which the Contractor believes necessary to perform these requirements. Unless otherwise specified, the stated requirements pertain to All Sites; inclusions or exclusions shall be clearly stated in individual PWS paragraphs. The Contractor shall provide non-personal services to manage, operate, maintain, and provide logistical and general support services for the GEODSS system. In addition to providing system operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements, contracted services include exercises and testing, mission systems maintenance management, logistics management, communications, environmental, civil engineering, occupational health, security, and knowledge operations requirements. Contracted services shall also be provided in support of system upgrades and modifications. The Contractor shall perform organizational level maintenance on system upgrades and modifications once they are accepted by the Government

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