Industry Day - AEWS AN/FPS-117 Radome Support

*****11/25/2024 This posting is updated to attach the industry day slides and notes from the industry day held on 11/20/2024***

United States Air Force (USAF)

AN/FPS-117 Radar Contractor Logistics Support – Industry Day

This posting is in connection with the following Sources Sought published Aug 29, 2024:

- Notice ID: FA8217-SS-LRRS (Sources Sought -  Atmospheric Early Warning System (AEWS) Long Range Radar System) 

The US Air Force is seeking vendors and supplier services with current capabilities to provide life cycle sustainment services for Long Range Radar System and Sub-System hardware and software; Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) sustainment services.

Audience: Members of the Industry Representatives

When: 20 Nov 2024 (Tentative)

Where: Hill Air Force Base PMO and Engineering Facility

Address: 6029 Wardleigh Rd. Bldg. 1207 Hill AFB, UT 84056

This announcement is not a solicitation. This announcement does not constitute an Invitation for Bid, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This industry day is for information purposes only. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with attending the Industry Day.

Interested sources shall respond to this notice no later than 4 Nov 2024 (5:00 PM Mountain Time). Email your responses to Christopher Jarman, Contracting Officer at christopher.jarman@us.af.mil.

The HBDIA  AEWS Program Office will be hosting a site visit Industry Day for potential offerors to observe and discuss the United States Air Force requirement for the FPS-117 CLS Program.  USAF Atmospheric Early Warning System (AEWS) Program Office is interested in meeting with industry representatives to observe the AN/FPS-117 Engineering Facility (EFAC) at Hill Air Force Base as well as answer questions and receive feedback regarding this requirement to assist with acquisition planning and program strategy.

The industry day group conference will be conducted over 1 business day, tentatively beginning on 20 Nov 2024, 8:00 am (MST) at the EFAC and is expected to end on 4:00 pm.  

The purpose of this conference is to provide open dialogue between government and industry. In order for this to be an effective exchange, the government requests a list of things industry wishes to observe, recommendations, and specific questions that they would like the Government to address. Please submit your list, recommendations and specific questions to Chris Jarman, Contracting Officer, at christopher.jarman@us.af.mil not later than 8 Nov 2024. Early submissions are encouraged.

Who should attend?

Vendors should have the necessary understanding and relevant experience of system level engineering (SE) for sustaining and manufacturing, and engaged in areas of search, detection, and radar theory required to ensure that the AN/FPS-117 Radar System and Subsystem assemblies meet all the performance, interface, and implementation requirements, including the analyses, flow-down of technical requirements, allocation of system budgets, verifications, definitions of interfaces, technical risk evaluations, system design tradeoff analyses, performance analysis, software requirements analysis, and lower-level requirements (eg. subsystem, components, assemblies, parts). This includes documenting all information from the design, qualification. testing, acceptance testing, and compatibility testing of the hardware and software, together with analysis and assessment of the data with respect to expected performance. Representatives should be technically capable and have a firm understanding of the direction of both Industry and DoD policy.

Industry representatives planning to attend must provide the following for each person. Please send personally identifiable information via encrypted email or email for a call number to submit over the phone:

1. CAC card allowing self-entry onto Hill Air Force Base
2. Visitors Pass for entry onto Hill Air Force Base

1. Surname
2. Middle name
3. First Name
4. Date of Birth (Month, Day, Year)
5. One of the following: ID #, Driver's License #, Passport #
6. Issued by (State, Country)
7. Company/Organization
8. Company Cage Code
9. Security Clearance
10. Controlled Goods
11. Phone Number
12. Email Address

Industry Day Goals:

• To ensure synergy between DoD and Industry representatives
• Provide insight into the radar system and remote arctic locations, conditions, equipment, and logistical challenges.
• Incorporate Industry comments into the program and acquisition strategy.
• Communicate FPS-117 Radar requirements.
• Gain a better understanding of recent Industry developments.

High-Level Agenda

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

• 0800 Meet at the program office (south conference room)
  • Meet and greet
  • Rules of engagement
• 0900 Travel to, and tour the EFAC Facility
• 1300 -1400 Open discussion

Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.