OPPORTUNITY QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Opportunity Name: GSA ASTRO

Solicitation Number:

Agency: GSA

SUB-AGENCY: GSA Assisted Acquisitions (FEDSIM) for use by DOD

Financial Considerations
Contract Value:

$TBD

Timeline
Status:

RFP Released

Solicitation Date:

8/24/2020

Proposal Due Date:

10/30/2020

Award Date:

Q4 FY 2021

Competency
ASTRO is a Multiple-Award (MA), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract sponsored by the Department of Defense. This vehicle will be awarded and administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Assisted Acquisition Service (AAS), Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM). FEDSIM is a Client Support Center housed in the General Services Administration’s Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS). FEDSIM is the leading provider of assisted acquisition and contract management for federal government agencies. We provide hands-on acquisition, financial, and project management to ensure successful and timely acquisitions. Using repeatable and efficient protocols, we provide measurable steps and strategies across the life cycle of each contract to ensure that our client achieves their goals at each major acquisition milestone. This is a FEDSIM-only use contract solution. This is not a Government-wide contract.

The immediate application of this contract solution will address requirements of the Department of Defense and especially the requirements of the Combatant Commands of the US Department of Defense. The contract solution, however, may be used to satisfy the needs of any FEDSIM client with in-scope requirements.
Competition
Competition Type: Unrestricted
Awards: Up to 450 Awards
NAICS:541330

Engineering Services
Size Standard: $16.5 million annual receipts except $41.5million annual receipts for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons and Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under theNational Energy Policy of 1992 and Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture

Contract Term:5-years (Base +4 option periods)
Contract Type: FFP
Location: Any
Incumbent Details: NONE - New Requirement
GARDANT Point of Contact (POC)
866-855-3788
[email protected]

POOL STRUCTURE:

DATA OPERATIONS POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Small Business Size Standard: $16.5 Million
Function:
Data Operations includes all data collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination activities associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms supporting mission performance. This includes traditional labor services as well as “as a service” support

MISSION OPERATIONS POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Small Business Size Standard: $16.5 Million
Function:
Mission Operations includes all non-data collection and analysis services associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms supporting mission performance. This includes traditional labor services as well as “as a service” support

AVIATION POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation Small Business Size Standard: $35 Million
Function:
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of manned, optionally manned, and unmanned aircraft

SPACE POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation Small Business Size Standard: $35 Million
Function:
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of manned, optionally manned, and unmanned space platforms

MARITIME POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
336611 – Ship Building and Repairing Small Business Size Standard: 1,250 employees
Function:
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of manned, optionally manned, and unmanned maritime vehicles

GROUND POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
488999 – All Other Support Activities for Transportation Small Business Size Standard: $8 Million
Function:
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of manned, optionally manned, and unmanned ground vehicles and industrial machinery

DEVELOPMENT/SYSTEMS INTEGRATION POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
541330 – Engineering Services Small Business Size Standard: $41.5 Million (based on the 541330 exceptions)
Function:
Systems integration, systems improvement, and/or systems engineering associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned platforms

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees
Function:
All research and development associated with manned, unmanned, optionally manned, and counter UxS platforms

SUPPORT POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Small Business Size Standard: $16.5 Million
Function:
All support services (except training) required for successful execution of a product, program, project, or process regarding platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space; the planning necessary to support operational missions; and the analysis of the results of an operational mission

TRAINING POOL

NAICS Code and Title:
611699 – All other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction Small Business Size Standard: $12 Million
Function:
All training services required for the successful execution of a product, program, project, or process regarding platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space

BACKGROUND

ASTRO is a Multiple-Award (MA), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract sponsored by the Department of Defense. This vehicle will be awarded and administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Assisted Acquisition Service (AAS), Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM).

ASTRO is available for use by the GSA FAS AAS FEDSIM organization and any Contracting Officer granted a delegation of procurement authority specifically authorized by the ASTRO Contracting Officer(s).

ASTRO is a family of multiple (10 at initial contract award) separate MA-IDIQ contracts that span multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes and NAICS Code Exceptions.

SCOPE

The scope includes operations, maintenance, readiness, development, systems integration, support, and research and development for manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms, as well as the services that support those systems, robotics, and platforms. These requirements include the following domains:

  • Operations
  • Maintenance/Readiness
  • Development/Systems Integration
  • Support
  • Research and Development

The scope of ASTRO spans many areas of expertise and includes any and all components required to formulate a total solution to a requirement, except for those services and products specifically prohibited in this contract. Solutions may include Ancillary Support Services and/or Ancillary Support Products as defined in Sections C.4. and C.5. Requirements may call for solutions that cross over multiple disciplines; include ancillary support services and/or products; require commercial and/or non-commercial items; require professional and/or non-professional labor; and use a variety of contract types including fixed-price (all types), cost reimbursement (all types), time and materials/labor hour, or a hybrid mix of contract types. These systems, robotics, and platforms may be based on land, air, sea, and/or space.

The scope includes operations, maintenance, readiness, development, systems integration, business support, research and development, and platform as a service for manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms, as well as the services that support those systems, robotics, and platforms.

These requirements include the following domains:

  • Operations
    • Subdomain: Data Operations
    • Subdomain: Data Operations as a Service
      • Subdomain: Missions Operations
    • Subdomain: Mission Operations as a Service
  • Maintenance/Readiness
  • Development/Systems Integration
  • Support
    • Subdomain: Business Support
    • Subdomain: Mission Support
  • Research and Development

The scope of ASTRO spans many areas of expertise and includes any and all components required to formulate a total solution to a requirement, except for those services and products specifically prohibited in this contract. Solutions may include Ancillary Support Services and/or Ancillary Support Products. Requirements may call for solutions that cross over multiple disciplines

  • Include ancillary support services and/or products
  • Require commercial and/or non-commercial items
  • Require professional and/or non-professional labor
  • Use a variety of contract types including fixed-price (all types)
  • Cost reimbursement (all types), time and materials/labor hour, or a hybrid mix of contract types
  • These systems, robotics, and platforms may be based on land, air, sea, and/or space

SPECIFIC DOMAIN AND SUBDOMAIN EXAMPLES

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Data Operations Sub Domain include, but are not limited to, the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. 3D Terrain And Structure Mapping
  2. Aerial Surveying
  3. Air Quality Monitoring And Measurement
  4. Airfield Damage Assessments
  5. Anti Drug Trafficking
  6. Anti-Piracy Monitoring
  7. Asset Tracking
  8. Asset Verification
  9. Atmospheric Data Collection And Analysis
  10. Battle Damage Management
  11. Blue Force Tracking
  12. Border Management
  13. Border Security Monitoring
  14. C4 ISR Operations
  15. C5 ISR Operations
  16. Captured Enemy Material Analysis
  17. Change Detection
  18. Coalition ISR
  19. Common Operational Picture (COP) Support
  20. Counter Terrorism
  21. Crime Scene Situational Awareness
  22. CUI Surveys (Corrosion Under Insulation)
  23. Detection and Tracking of International Terrorism
  24. Data Analysis
  25. Data Compression
  26. Data Dissemination
  27. Data Visualization
  28. Detection and Tracking of Narco-Trafficking
  29. Detection and Tracking of Alien Smuggling
  30. Detection and Tracking of Human Trafficking
  31. Detection and Tracking of Weapons Of Mass Destruction
  32. Earth Exploration
  33. Earth Gravity Information Gathering And Analysis
  34. Emergency Preparedness And Assessments
  35. Exercise Support
  36. Fire Detection
  37. Forest Health Protection
  38. Friendly Force Tracking
  39. Geospatial Intelligence
  40. Global Climate Information Gathering And Analysis
  41. Ground Traffic Monitoring
  42. Health Sciences
  43. Humanitarian Relief
  44. Homeland Security
  45. Hurricane Analysis, Tracking, And Modeling
  46. IED Detection
  47. IED Forensics
  48. Image And Video Capture
  49. Inspections
    • Dams and Wells
    • Flare Stack
    • Infrastructure
    • Offshore Platforms
    • Pavement
    • Pipeline And Row
    • Runways
    • Solar Farms
    • Tank & Vessel
    • Water Crossing
    • Wind Turbines
  1. Intelligence Processing and Collection
  2. ISR Demonstrations
  3. ISR Exercises
  4. Investigation Support
  5. Joint Operations ISR
  6. Land Mapping
  7. Law Enforcement Operational Support
  8. Leak Detection
  9. Mapping
  10. Maritime Security
  11. Mine Detection and Tracking
  12. Mining Support
  13. Monitoring Illegal Dumping
  14. Natural Disaster Response
  15. Natural Resource Management
  16. Navigation
  17. Oceanic Data Collection And Analysis
  18. Photography &am Film Production
  19. Population Density Analysis
  20. Powerline Intelligence Gathering
  21. Precision Agriculture Support
  22. Radar Operations
  23. Reconnaissance
  24. Safety
  25. Scientific Research
  26. Seabed Mapping
  27. Sea Life Research Data Gathering And Analysis
  28. Search Operations
  29. Security
  30. Space Exploration
  31. Space Operations
  32. Submarine Detection and Tracking
  33. Surface Ship Detection and Tracking
  34. Supportability Analysis and Implementation
  35. Surveillance
  36. Surveying
  37. Tradecraft
  38. Traffic Flow Analysis
  39. Technical Intelligence Collection
  40. Undersea and Seabed Surveillance
  41. Urban Planning
  42. UxS Detection and Tracking
  43. Video/Image/Audio Analysis
  44. Weather Analysis And Monitoring
  45. Wildlife Monitoring, Research, And Preservation
  46. Wildlife Surveys

SUB DOMAIN: DATA OPERATIONS AS A SERVICE

Definition: Data Operations As a Service includes all data collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination activities associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms supporting mission performance performed exclusively or predominantly with contractor owned, contractor operated platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space. For clarification, the term “contractor owned” does NOT mean that the prime contractor must technically own the hardware involved. This may be performed through subcontractors, teaming partners (at the task order level), leasing (not naming the Government as the leasee), or any other business mechanism that allows for mission performance, but indemnifies the Government client. These services are normally provided on a consumable basis.

Examples: Examples for this Sub Domain are identical to the examples provided in the Data Operations Sub Domain.

SUB DOMAIN: MISSION OPERATIONS

Definition: Mission Operations includes all non-data collection and analysis services associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms supporting mission performance.

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Mission Operations Domain include, but are not limited to, the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. Air Drop Operations
  2. Air Traffic Management
  3. Battlefield Support
  4. Biological Prediction
  5. Command and Control
  6. Contingency Operations
  7. Electronic Spectrum Management
  8. Fire Fighting
  9. Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief
  10. Launch Services
  1. Manned and Unmanned Cargo Transportation
  2. Manned and Unmanned Personnel Transportation
  3. MEDEVAC
  4. Medical Supply Delivery
  5. Natural Disaster Response
  6. Non-Combatant Evacuation
  7. Personnel Recovery
  8. Search And Rescue Operations
  9. Special Event Response
  10. Target Activities

SUB DOMAIN: MISSION OPERATIONS AS A SERVICE

Definition: Mission Operations As a Service includes all non-data collection and analysis services associated with manned, unmanned, and optionally manned systems, robotics, and platforms supporting mission performance performed exclusively or predominantly with contractor owned, contractor operated platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space. For clarification, the term “contractor owned” does NOT mean that the prime contractor must technically own the hardware involved. This may be performed through subcontractors, teaming partners (at the task order level), leasing (not naming the Government as the leasee), or any other business mechanism that allows for mission performance, but indemnifies the Government client.

Examples: Examples for this Sub Domain are identical to the examples provided in the Mission Operations Sub Domain.

MAINTENANCE/READINESS DOMAIN

Definition: Maintenance/Readiness includes all services related to the maintenance, repair, overhaul, reconditioning, or servicing of manned, unmanned, and/or optionally manned platforms, robotics, or systems to ensure their continued operations. This includes support functions for these platforms, robotics, and/or systems.

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Maintenance/Readiness Domain include, but are not limited to, the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. Aircraft Repair and Maintenance
  2. Armored Vehicle Repair and Maintenance
  3. Coalition Logistics Management
  4. Equipment Repair and Maintenance
  5. Floating Drydock Repair and Maintenance
  6. Industrial Equipment Repair and Maintenance
  7. Life Cycle Sustainment
  8. Logistics Maintenance
  9. Machine Calibration Maintenance
  10. Overhaul
  11. Predictive Maintenance
  1. Preventive Maintenance
  2. Prognostics and Diagnostics
  3. Radar Ground Station Repair and Maintenance
  4. Runway Repair and Maintenance
  5. Satellite Servicing
  6. Ship Repair and Maintenance
  7. Supply Chain Logistics
  8. Supply Chain Optimization
  9. Tank Repair and Maintenance
  10. Test Bed Repair and Maintenance
  11. UxS Repair and Maintenance

DEVELOPMENT/SYSTEMS INTEGRATION DOMAIN

Definition: Development includes all services related to the improvement or enhancement of the overall system or platform or improvement or enhancement of any sub-system or component of a platform.

Systems Integration includes all services related to the process of bringing together component systems/sub-systems into one system (an aggregation of systems/subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring that the component systems/subsystems function together as a single system.

These services are performed within the framework of manned, unmanned, or optionally manned platform, robot, and/or system.

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Development/Systems Integration Domain include but are not limited to the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. 3D Audio Technology
  2. AI-Enabled Autonomy
  3. Acoustic and Sonar
  4. Advanced Technology Pilots and Trials
  5. Alternative Energy Sources System Integration
  6. Artificial Intelligence
  7. Augmented/Virtual Reality
  8. Automated Information Sharing
  9. Automation
  10. Baseline (Configuration) Management
  11. Big Data Analysis
  12. Biometrics
  13. Coatings
  14. Communications
  15. Concept Development
  16. Configuration Management
  17. Cyber Security
  18. Data Analytics
  19. Data Management
  20. Data Protection
  21. Design Documentation and Technical Data
  22. Detect and Avoid
  23. Electromagnetic Spectrum Optimization and Allocation
  24. Energy Services to include Management Planning and Strategies, Audit Services and Metering
  25. Engineering (Aeronautical, Astronautical, Chemical, Communications, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgy/Materials, Optical, Radar, Safety, Sensor, etc.)
  26. Engineering Process Improvement
  27. GEOINT
  28. Human and Machine Symbiosis
  29. Human Factors/Usability Engineering
  30. Human Interfaces
  31. Human-Machine Interfaces
  32. Human-Swarm Interfaces
  33. Human Systems Integration
  34. Hydro-Electric Propulsion
  35. Identity and Access Management
  36. Independent Verification And Validation
  37. Information Assurance
  38. Integration
  39. Interoperability
  1. Launch Processing and Verification
  2. Limited Run Initial Production
  3. Machine Learning
  4. Machine Vision
  5. Mesh Networks
  6. Modeling and Simulation
  7. Mission Assurance
  8. Natural Resources Management
  9. Navigation
  10. Neural Networks
  11. Platform Optimization
  12. Power
  13. Process Automation
  14. Predictive Analysis
  15. Propulsion
  16. Prototyping and Fabrication Support
  17. Quality Assurance
  18. Remote Sensing
  19. Reverse Engineering
  20. Risk Management
  21. Sensor Creation, Enhancement, Optimization And Development
  22. Signal Intelligence
  23. Software Development (for non-IT requirements)
  24. Software Independent Verification and Validation (for non-IT requirements)
  25. Specialized Tool Development
  26. Swarming Modules
  27. Stealth
  28. System Design
  29. System Effectiveness and Analysis
  30. System Life Extension Program
  31. System Security and Information Assurance
  32. System Verification and Validation
  33. Systems Engineering
  34. Technical Intelligence
  35. Technical Planning
  36. Technical Requirements Analysis
  37. Thermal Management
  38. Undersea Navigation
  39. Wargaming

SUPPORT DOMAIN

SUB DOMAIN: BUSINESS SUPPORT

Definition: Business Support Services includes all the programmatic and training services required for successful execution of a product, program, project, or process regarding platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space.

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Business Support Sub Domain include but are not limited to the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. Acquisition Support
  2. Assessments
  3. Budget/Financial Support
  4. Business Case Development Support
  5. Business Process Re-engineering
  6. Change Management
  7. Concept Development and Requirements Analysis
  8. Configuration Management
  9. Consultation
  10. Cost/Schedule/Performance Improvement
  11. Communication Management
  12. Courseware Development
  13. Curriculum Development
  14. Customer Relationship Management
  15. Financial Analysis
  16. Flight Training
  17. Insurance Providers
  1. Interface Management
  2. Knowledge Based Acquisition
  3. Knowledge Management
  4. Life Cycle Management
  5. Logistics Management
  6. Long-Range Planning, Futures, and Forecasting
  7. New Technology and Trend Identification
  8. Organizational Readiness
  9. Other Training
  10. Relations and Coordination with Law and Policy Making Entities
  11. Risk Management
  12. Safety Case Analysis
  13. Supply Chain Analysis
  14. Supply Chain Management
  15. Technical Advisory Services
  16. Technical Data Management
  17. Workforce Transformation

SUB DOMAIN: MISSION SUPPORT

Definition: Mission Support Services includes all the services required for successful operational execution of a product, program, project, or process regarding platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space; the planning necessary to support operational missions, and the resultant analysis of the results of an operational mission.

Examples: Service areas that are included under the Mission Support Sub Domain include but are not limited to the following (listed in alphabetical order):

EXAMPLES

  1. Command and Control Analysis and Assessments
  2. Counterintelligence Support
  3. Data Strategy and Management
  4. Decision Analysis
  5. Front End Analysis
  6. Horizontal Protection Assessment
  7. Information Analytics
  8. Intelligence Analysis
  9. ISR Capability Assessment
  10. Kill Chain Analysis
  11. Knowledge Management
  12. Long-Range Planning, Futures, and Forecasting
  1. Mission Planning Support
  2. Requirements Management
  3. Strategic Forecasting
  4. Strategic Planning
  5. Strategy Development
  6. Tactical and Readiness Planning
  7. Technical Data Management
  8. Technical Documentation
  9. Threat Analysis
  10. Use Case Analysis
  11. Vulnerability Assessment

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN

Definition: Research and Development Services include all services conducted for the innovation, introduction and improvement of products and procedures regarding platforms, robotics, and/or systems for land, air, sea, or space.

Service areas that are included under the Research and Development Domain include but are not limited to the following:

EXAMPLES

  1. Advanced Technology Pilots and Trials
  2. Airworthiness
  3. All Applicable Scientific Services
  4. Blockchain
  5. Data Sciences
  6. Developmental Testing
  7. Existing Product or Process Updates
  8. Information Assurance
  9. Innovation
  1. Joint Test and Evaluation
  2. New Product or Process Development
  3. Quality Checks
  4. Product or Process Enhancement
  5. Prototyping
  6. Regulatory Compliance
  7. Test and Evaluation
  8. Verification and Validation

CONCLUSION

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