What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsThe Department of Defense is acquiring integrated base defense electronic security systems and equipment for Air Force installations through an IDIQ contract. This is a negotiated RFP with a $1.98 billion ceiling, evaluated on best value with multiple awardees.
Scope
- Acquisition, integration, and sustainment of Integrated Base Defense (IBD) electronic security systems and equipment.
- Systems to deter, detect, report, delay, assess, and track hostile forces for airbase protection.
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From USAspending awards and the notice text, recomputed nightly (Oct 7). A signal, not a verdict.
How to get the bid documents
- Download the 19 stored documents below; 1 more open at the source
- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit as the notice directs before 12:00 PM ET on Oct 14
- Solicitation · DRAFT Solicitation - SF33 FA238126RB012.pdfView
- Section L · GUARD IDIQ Section L - Instructions to Offerors.pdfView
- Section M · GUARD IDIQ DRAFT Section M - Evaluation Criteria.pdfView
- Pricing · DRAFT ATTACHMENT J-5 - Relevant Experience Self-Scoring Matrix.xlsxView
- SOW / PWS · GUARD IDIQ DRAFT Performance Work Statement.pdfView
Details
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation no.
- FA2381999
- Categories
- Security · beta, Supplies & Equipment
- Size standard
- $25M revenue SBA table, NAICS 561621
- Contract type
- IDIQ from attachment p.2
- Evaluation
- Sealed bid, price only (FAR 14) from notice
- Estimated value
- $2.0B from attachment p.3
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- 4, last Oct 5
- Contact
- McKenna Clippert
- Office
- DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · FA2381 FORCE PROTECTION AFLCMC/HBUK
Not stated in the notice: period of performance, quantity, FOB terms. Check the bid documents.
Contact details from the source notice. Contact the buyer only about this solicitation.
Key dates
- Amendment 1
- Fri, Sep 25
- Amendment 2
- Fri, Sep 25
- Amendment 3
- Fri, Sep 25
- Amendment 4
- Mon, Oct 5
Change log
verified Fri, Oct 9 · 12:30 AM ET- Posted · PresolicitationTue, Sep 15 · 10:26 AM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceFri, Sep 25 · 12:09 PM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceFri, Sep 25 · 2:10 PM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceFri, Sep 25 · 2:20 PM ET
- Amendment · New version of the notice posted at the sourceMon, Oct 5 · 4:24 AM ET
- Q&A posted · The government is seeking industry input through a draft RFI to inform their acquisition strategy and future formal RFP.Wed, Oct 7 · 12:31 AM ET
- Q&A posted · The government is seeking industry input through a draft RFI to inform their acquisition strategy and future formal RFP.Wed, Oct 7 · 12:31 AM ET
- Updated · description text changedThu, Oct 8 · 12:31 AM ET
- Updated · description text changedThu, Oct 8 · 12:31 AM ET
- Updated · description text changedThu, Oct 8 · 12:31 AM ET
- Updated · description text changedFri, Oct 9 · 12:31 AM ET
- Q&A posted · The government is seeking industry feedback through a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the development of a future Request for Proposal (RFP) for the GUARD IDIQ contract.Fri, Oct 9 · 12:31 AM ET
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Notice as published
DRAFT RFP - Global Unified Airbase Readiness and Defense (GUARD) IDIQ - Force Protection Division
AFLCMC/ESSK is issuing this Draft RFP as an RFI to improve understanding of market landscape and engage with industry to ensure our acquisition strategy and formal RFP, upon release, are understandable and actionable. The GUARD IDIQ provides for the acquisition and sustainment of Integrated Base Defense Security Systems (IBDSS) tailored to the Air Force Security Forces community, ensuring the warfighter is equipped with a means to deter, anticipate, deny, detect, report, delay, assess, and track hostile forces and targets for the protection of resources and personnel. ** THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. IAW RFO 15.101(c)(2), requests to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to a future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the Goverenment's eventual acquisition approach.
The Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice, and no basis for a claim against the Government shall arise from a response to this notice or Government use of any information provided. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.**
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