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SPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE (SETS)

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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID
FA9453-23-R-X001
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Department/Ind. Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command
AFMC
Sub Command
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
Office
FA9453 AFRL RVK



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GENERAL INFORMATION

 * Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
   
 * All Dates/Times are: (UTC-06:00) MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, DENVER, USA
   
 * Original Published Date: Jun 21, 2023 02:13 pm MDT
   
   
 * Original Response Date: Jul 21, 2023 12:00 pm MDT
   
   
 * Inactive Policy: Manual
   
   
 * Original Inactive Date: Jul 21, 2023
   
   
   
 * Initiative:
   * None
     
     
   




CLASSIFICATION

 * Original Set Aside:
   
   
 * Product Service Code: AC12 - National Defense R&D Services; Department of
   Defense - Military; Applied Research
   
   
 * NAICS Code:
   * 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life
     Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
     
   
 * Place of Performance:
   
   USA
   
   




DESCRIPTION

SECTION 1 – DISCLAIMER

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY
to explore the market capabilities and solutions to support the Air Force
Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Geo-Space Division (AFRL/RVB) Geospace
Environment Impacts and Applications Program. This is not a solicitation,
Request for Proposal (RFP), request for white papers, or any obligation on the
part of the Government to acquire products or services. As stipulated in FAR
15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the
Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not reimburse
respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.

The information collected in this RFI will be used to further define the
Government’s requirements and create the appropriate acquisition strategy.
Consequently, do not submit proprietary information or any classified materials
in response to this request.

Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future
solicitations. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the
applicable Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of the
potential respondents to monitor these sites for additional information
pertaining to this requirement.



SECTION 2 – PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV)
Geospace Technologies Division (RVB) Geospace Environment Impacts and
Applications Program is seeking sources capable of supporting the program’s
fundamental and advanced research in space and environmental impacts
technologies. Additionally, the program is interested in understanding and
quantifying the impact of the space environment on Department of Defense and
national security systems and in achieving a capability to specify, predict,
mitigate, and exploit the effects of the space environment that can disrupt or
degrade operational systems. Topics of particular interest include advanced
environmental observing systems and specification and prediction models of solar
activity, ionospheric conditions, magnetospheric activity, thermosphere,
satellite drag and the reentry environment, cislunar environment, effects on
communication, command, and control systems; effects on positioning, navigation,
and timing (PNT) systems; effects on radar systems, and effects on spacecraft.
Sources that enable future operational systems to meet performance, reliability,
maintainability, supportability, and affordability goals, or which enhance
performance or significantly reduce cost, schedule, or risk of existing
technologies, are of particular interest. For efficient execution purposes,
AFRL/RVB is particularly interested in the ability of a Prime contractor to
support the programs requirements through the formation of teaming arrangements
with the Prime contractor as a lead over several Subcontractors.



SECTION 3 – CURRENT TOP PROGRAM PRIORITIES 

Solar, Solar Wind, and Ionospheric Effects 

There is interest in improving specification and prediction models of
ionospheric conditions and phenomena that impact radio frequency signals such as
for communications, PNT, and radar systems. There is interest in coupling
advanced solar models with other space environment models such as ionospheric
models to improve prediction capabilities. Also of interest are a) associating
space environment models with system performance and prediction models, b)
regionally-specific phenomena, irregularities, and impacts such as in the Arctic
and polar regions, c) development of active experiment techniques, and d)
improving and novel ideas for space- and ground-based solar, heliospheric, and
ionospheric instrumentation/data necessary to drive the models.



Thermosphere, Satellite Drag and the Reentry Environment

There is interest in developing models, sensors, and data products to accurately
specify and forecast the neutral atmosphere and satellite drag in order to
identify space objects that orbit the Earth, to provide precision orbit
determination and prediction, including reentry predictions, to assess the
likelihood of collisions. Of particular interest are quantifying the energy
input into the thermosphere during both quiet and active solar conditions and
developing empirical, physics-based, and data assimilative methods for global
specification and forecast of the thermosphere/ionosphere system.

 

Plasma Physics and Chemistry

There is strong interest in investigating plasma chemistry as related to the
fundamentals of catalysis and energetic materials. Specifically, there is
interest in a) develop models of natural and man-made ionospheric perturbations,
chemistry and transport effects, and impacts on and interactions with background
ionospheric plasma and electrodynamics , b) developing ionospheric modification
technologies and delivery systems, and c) developing models of kinetic and
plasma processes affecting energy interchange in the
magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere system. 



Particle Effects and Radiation Belt Environment

There is strong interest in specifying and predicting effects of charged
particles on space operations. Of particular interest are a) improving models
for the fluxes of radiation belt and plasma particles in  space for use in space
system design, mission planning, and other applications of climatological
specification, b) improving models and analysis of spacecraft charging, c)
conducting laboratory work in  materials and interactions with the environment,
d) basic science of radiation belt wave-particle interactions, e) continued
analysis of space effects experiment results such as those from the DSX mission,
and f) multi-phenomenology monitoring to provide asymmetric force advantage in
sensing, assessment, and attribution of threats and hazards. Finally, there is
strong interest in developing technologies to protect low Earth orbiting (LEO)
satellites from the effects of high altitude nuclear explosions (HANE).



Cislunar Environment

There is interest in improving understanding of the cislunar environment in
order to support the design and operation of vehicles in the that environment.
Of interest are developing models, sensors, and data products to accurately
specify and forecast the Cislunar plasma and radiation environment and
investigating environmental phenomenology of the near-lunar environment
including the radiation and plasma environment in the lunar wake as well as dust
fountaining.



SECTION 4- RESPONSES

All interested offerors shall submit their Statement of Capabilities (SOC) to
the contracting points of contact (POC) listed below by 21 July 2023, 12:00PM
MST. Do not submit a SOC if you do not intend to be a prime or lead. All SOCs
shall be UNCLASSIFIED and shall not exceed more than 10 total pages, single
spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and either in Microsoft Word or PDF.

The SOCs shall be submitted electronically via email to the contracting POCs
below. All email submissions shall reference, “Insert your Company Name - RFI
Response FA9453-R-X001” in the subject line of the email.

At a minimum the SOC cover page shall include the following business
information:

 1. Company Name, POC, telephone number and email address
 2. CAGE code
 3. Size status under NAICS 541715 (size standard in number of employees 1,000);

Please state status as: Large Business (LB); Small Business (SB); Historically
Underutilized Business Zone SB (HUBZone); Veteran-Owned SB (VOSB);
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB (SDVOSB); 8(a) Certified SB; Women-Owned SB
(WOSB)/Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB); and/or
Historically Black College or University

Please provide the following information:

 1. A brief description of company’s core capabilities and services.
 2. A brief statement of relevant past experience.
 3. Identify potential teaming arrangement or sub-contracts will be used for
    providing research for these research areas.
 4. List Government contract awards or past/present contract awards as it
    relates to these or similar research areas.
 5. Expertise in the fields involved and identification of likely areas of
    fruitful research.
 6. Additional qualifications to successfully perform within these research
    areas.



CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT (POC)

Please direct all contracting related questions to:

Contracting Specialist: Erika Trujillo; erika.trujillo.2@spaceforce.mil

Contracting Officer: Jessica Perez; jessica.perez.23@spaceforce.mil

TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT

Technical questions regarding this RFI should be submitted by email to:

Ms. Arron Layns; arron.layns@spaceforce.mil

Capt Colton Mott; colton.mott.1@us.af.mil




ATTACHMENTS/LINKS





CONTACT INFORMATION


CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

 * ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY NO REQUISITIONS 3550 ABERDEEN AVE SE
   
 * KIRTLAND AFB , NM 87117
   
 * USA
   




PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

 * Jessica Perez
   
 *   jessica.perez.23@spaceforce.mil
   
   
   




SECONDARY POINT OF CONTACT

 * Erika Trujillo
   
 *   erika.trujillo.2@spaceforce.mil
   
   
   




HISTORY

 * Jun 21, 2023 02:13 pm MDTSources Sought (Original)
   





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