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Prospect Harbor Space Force Station (SFS) Base Operations Support (BOS)

Reference Notices: FA2550PH23265, RFI Prospect Harbor SFS, Maine, Base Operations Support Services

FA2550PH23254, Draft Prospect Harbor Space Force Station (PHSFS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Review and Comment

FA2550PH23282, Draft Prospect Harbor Space Force Station (PHSFS) RFP Summary and Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Review and Comment. Opportunity for One-on-One Discussions.

1. Presolicitation Notice for Prospect Harbor Space Force Station (SFS) Base Operations Support (BOS) solicitation. The solicitation is expected to be released in the next 30 calendar days. Prospect Harbor SFS is currently a US Navy installation (Naval Support Activity Prospect Harbor, Maine) with the planned transition date to US Space Force responsibility 1 Oct 2024. The requirement is for services at a Government Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO) facility; the contractor will have responsibility for operation of the facility which will remain the property of the US Government. The PHSFS BOS contract will require the contractor to provide all labor, management, transportation, tools, equipment, materials, supplies, and parts (except for any resources provided by the Government) for all services necessary to perform the PHSFS GOCO Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements. Non-personal contract will manage, operate, maintain, and provide all logistical support and security services for PHSFS, including staffing and managing the site’s physical security functions and programs, civil engineering services and maintenance, operation and systems administration of communications systems, logistics management, environmental, and bioenvironmental requirements, while maintaining compliance with all safety and occupational health requirements.

2. This procurement is planned as a 100% small business set-aside competitive acquisition. This procurement is planned as a subjective tradeoff best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS).

3. For questions or comments, send an e-mail to the primary and alternate contact listed below.

4. Advance Notice, PIEE Solicitation Module. The Government plans to release the solicitation using the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, which establishes a notice in SAM.gov containing a link to the PIEE Solicitation Module where solicitation files may be downloaded. The Government also plans to require offerors to use the PIEE Solicitation Module to submit proposals. In order for offerors to submit proposals in the PIEE Solicitation Module, offerors must be registered in PIEE, and registered in the Solicitation module within PIEE, including the active role of Proposal Manager. Registration in PIEE, and obtaining required access to the PIEE Solicitation Module, including any required role(s), is the offeror's responsibility; it may take some time to complete all registration and access requirements in order to have the capability to submit a proposal using the PIEE Solicitation Module.

Link for information on how to register for PIEE:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/portal/overview/vendorRegister.xhtml

Link for information on how to use the Solicitation module:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

5. Any response to this notice is voluntary and the Government will not pay for any response submitted. This notice should not be considered a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract; the Government will not be liable for any costs incurred in anticipation of a contract.

6. The following Ombudsman clause applies to this notice.

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (Oct 2019)

(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, AFICC/OL-SPC Director or Deputy Director of Contracting, 250 Peterson Blvd, Ste 315, Peterson AFB, CO 80914, (P) 719-304-4143 or 719-314- 6917, Workflow e-mail: 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.

(End of clause)

7. No certification of funds for this requirement are available at present; therefore, the following statement applies to this acquisition:

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

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