Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) - RFI 1

6 Nov 2024

Change COSMOS RFI 1 Submission Date as follows:

FROM: 18 Nov 2024 at 1000 MDT

TO: 2 Dec 2024 at 1000 MST

See COSMOS RFI 1 Description and COSMOS RFI1_Atch 6_v005 for changes.

All other items listed within the RFI 1 and attached remain unchanged.

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25 Oct 2024

Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS)

RFI #1: Request for Capability Package and Initial Questionnaire

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A RFI ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.

This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or solicitation, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a RFI announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. SpOC/SAIO will not accept or acknowledge emails over 5MB, brochures, samples, catalogs, and any other marketing solicitation information.

This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only. Information received will assist the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Acquisitions and Integration Office (SAIO) in determining the best acquisition strategy for award consideration of continued non-commercial, non-personal services for the Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) requirement. This requirement will be follow-on contract for the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations and Technical Support II (WSOTS II) contract. COSMOS will retain the current WSOTS II efforts in providing support to Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Delta 8 (DEL 8), 53rd Space Operations Squadron (53 SOPS) and the Satellite Communications Office (SATCOM Office). The current contract, Wideband Satellite Communication Operation and Technical Support (WSOTS) II, with Procurement Instrument Identifier of W9126019C0001 is forecasted to end 31 Jan 2027. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 517810 – All Other Telecommunications, and PSC Code is DG11 It and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services, Size Std - $40M

This is not a request for proposal. Your response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will be used by the USSF SAIO to further its market research and future contract strategy planning.

Vendors may submit their capability packages and responses to the attached Microsoft excel Initial Questionnaire (see Atch 3) directly to the Government's Points of Contact listed in this announcement by no later than 18 Nov 2024 at 1000 MDT. Limit your capability package to not more than fifteen (15) single sided pages. This can be in Microsoft Word or PDF. Please provide responses to the Government's Questions only in Atch 3 the Microsoft Excel version.

Vendors may also submit recommendations and/or questions in regard to the attached PDF version, DRAFT WSOTS II PWS (predecessor contract) to the Government’s POCs on or before the closing time on this RFI. Again, please only submit these questions in Atch 3 Microsoft Excel version.

The Government will then provide all questions and answers from this Initial Questionnaire to include the DRAFT WSOTS II PWS on or before 23 Dec 2024 via sam.gov.

Please note that the DRAFT WSOTS II PWS and Appendix 2 (Atch 1 & Atch 2) include Export Control, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Controlled Technical Data, and other sensitive documents. To access these documents, please refer to Atch 6, COSMOS RFI 1 v004, PDF version of this RFI for instructions on how to gain access to the Atch 1, CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS, and Atch 2, CUI DRAFT WSOTS II, Appendix 2.

Attachments:

1. CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS Version 5.


2. CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS, Appendix 2.


3. Vendor's Responses (PDF and Mircosoft Excel)


4. DoDI 5200.48


5. J3 JCP Guide


6. COSMOS RFI 1 v005.