OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTERS AND GROUND CONTROL STATIONSNOTICE ID: SSN-H92408-UASROCAGENCY: US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDTITLE: OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONSNOTE: This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Directorate of Procurement, is seeking information to identify potential sources for market research purposes only.USSOCOM is considering a contract for on-site and remote technical support for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) operations. Support will be provided to enable and support RPA missions, including flight operations, post-flight recovery, warfighter training and educational support, and non-warfighting activities such as disaster response,

humanitarian assistance, and engineering support efforts.This Sources Sought Notice is seeking to provide systems engineering, operations, and maintenance (O-level) for the RPA Operations Centers, Ground Control Stations (GCS) supporting networks, enclaves, weapon systems, Information Technologies (IT) infrastructure, information assurance and configuration management of operations center and IT infrastructure. The scope encompasses two locations to provide continual (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year [24/7/365]) weapon system network and long-haul communications support, GCS maintenance, GCS modifications, scheduling, and logistics support for the operations centers.Potential offerors are required to possess a SECRET Facility Clearance from Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and some personnel will be required to have a SECRET clearance prior to a potential contract award.Responses shall be no longer than 5 pages in length. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this Notice. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the Government if received by the due date noted above for this notice.This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by USSOCOM to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. USSOCOM is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed.All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities.