MICC - Fort Belvoir Solicitation: W91QV1-17-R-0087 FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Belvoir, VA is seeking a contract vehicle that provides high speed air to ground broadband internet service which allows unlimited data transfer from aircraft to ground and from ground to aircraft with a monthly service cost. This is a sources sought notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor is it the intent of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Belvoir, VA to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought request. This sources sought is unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classified for this effort is 517210 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Mission and Installation Contract Command (MICC), Fort Belvoir, VA is seeking preliminary marketing information, from capable and reliable sources to gain knowledge of potential qualified business sources capable of providing high speed air to ground broadband internet service which allows unlimited data transfer from aircraft to ground and from ground to aircraft with a monthly service cost. The MICC, Fort Belvoir anticipates a FIRM-FIXED-PRICE contract for a period of performance for one base year of twelve (12) months and one twelve (12) month option. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The basic service objective is to provide air-to-ground broadband internet service for three (3) C-37 Gulfstream and three (3) UC-35B Cessna fleet aircraft. REQUIREMENTS: DOD 4500.56 designate Congress and specific Department of Defense (DoD) officials as Tier 1 and 2 travelers and require that those officials fly on military aircraft equipped with secure communications, defensive systems and other high level support while on official business. In addition, the requirement validation dated 21 June 2011 signed by the director of the Army staff stated that immediate upgrades to the C-37B and UC-35B aircraft included "installation of AirCell (Axxess)" to improve voice data communications while operating over CONUS and Alaska. Scope/Basic Service: The service required for the C-37's and UC-35B's are as follow: A). Unlimited data/consumption of air-to-ground broadband internet service for three (3) C-37 Gulfstream and three (3) UC-35B Cessna fleet aircraft utilizing ATG 4000 and ATG 5000 equipment. B) The internet service shall be operational from altitudes of 2000-45,000 feet within line of sight of service provider's Air to Ground (ATG) system. All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package and email to
[email protected]. Submission shall be received by 3:00 PM, Eastern Time, 6 July 2017 and shall not exceed five (5) one-sided, 8-1/2 x 11 pages. This Sources Sought is only for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation part 10. This sources sought does not constitute a request for proposal nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of response to this notice. All data received in response to the sources sought marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from release outside the U.S. Government. No hard-copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Interested offerors shall submit in a written format via email to
[email protected]. Phone calls and fax transmittals in response to this sources sought will not be accepted. Personal visits for discussing this announcement will not be scheduled. Point of Contact: Yong Trawinski, Contract Specialist, MICC Fort Belvoir, 98410 Jackson loop, Bldg 1425, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060,
[email protected].