2 September 2000
Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[Printed Issue Date: September 6, 2000]
From the Commerce Business Daily Online via GPO Access
[cbdnet.access.gpo.gov]

PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS (MODIFICATION)
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: A--Research and Development
OFFADD: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 1725 Jefferson
  Davis Highway, Suite 809, Arlington, VA 22202
SUBJECT: A--SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT FOR THE
  RUSSIAN-AMERICAN OBSERVATION SATELLITE PROGRAM OFFICE
SOL Reference BMDO 00-12
POC POC: Karen H. Reuter, Contracting Officer (703) 604-4270;
  Karen.Reuter@bmdo.osd.mil
DESC: The synopsis originally published in the Commerce Business
  Daily (posted in the CBDNet) on July 7, 2000 is modified as
  follows: Any prospective prime contractor desiring to participate
  in a pre-solicitation one-on-one exchanges and engage in communication
  of their technical approach or alternate ways to refine the
  Government's requirement based on draft requirements documents
  posted to the BMDO Extranet may contact Ms. Karen H. Reuter
  at (703) 604-4270 or email at Karen.Reuter@bmdo.osd.mil to
  arrange a meeting with BMDO contracting officials. PRE-SOLICIATION
  ONE-ON-ONE EXCHANGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO PRIME CONTRACTORS
  AND THEIR PROSPECTIVE SUBCONTRACTORS OR TEAMS AND SHALL NOT
  EXCEED TWO HOURS. One-on-one exchanges will relate to the Statement
  of Work and draft Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements.
  Potential offerors are encouraged to bring written questions
  to the exchange and provide these to the Government attendees
  at the start of the meeting. No marketing information is desired.
  BMDO plans to hold pre-solicitation one-on-one exchanges on
  September 6-7, 2000 and requests for presentations will not
  be accepted after close of business on September 5, 2000. The
  steps following pre-solicitation one-on-one exchanges are as
  follows: 1. Ten days after RFP release Offerors will be required
  to submit non-cost capability information only, consisting
  of a corporate experience summary; technical expertise summary;
  and a technical plan summary. 2. The Government evaluation
  team will conduct an initial evaluation of the non-cost proposal
  and conduct face-to-face exchanges with Offerors within approximately
  one week following receipt of the capability information by
  the Government. 3. Immediately following these exchanges, Offerors
  determined to be lacking a reasonable probability of award
  (based on the initial evaluation/exchanges) will be informed
  of their low probability of award. All offerors will be advised
  of the "capability weaknesses" without discussion of their
  relative standing or evaluation factor score. An offeror's
  withdrawal from the competition at this point is voluntary.
  4. All Offerors who elect to remain in the competition will
  be asked to submit the Offer information (Cost Proposal, Business
  Proposal, Technical information and past performance information),
  although this does not preclude Offerors with low probability
  of award from submitting Offer information. 5. Following the
  receipt of Offer information, the Government will complete
  its evaluation. 6. The Government plans to award without discussions;
  however, it reserves the right to hold discussions if it is
  advantageous to the Government. This streamlined source selection
  process is intended to increase the opportunity of award without
  discussion and reduce bid and proposal costs for Offerors with
  a low probability of award. The Government expects to award
  the contract in December 2000. Note that the BMDO Acquisition
  Reporting Bulletin Board (BARBB) http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo/barbb/barbb.htm
  will be used only to post announcements regarding this competitive
  procurement under the title "RAMOS SE&I." To download the RFP
  and attachments, interested offerors will be required to access
  the BMDO Extranet using a login and password. BMDO Extranet
  accounts may be obtained by contacting the BMDO Extranet Help
  Desk at 703 604-0355 and specifying the RFP number and providing
  name, telephone number and e-mail address. The URL for the
  BMDO Contracts Information Competitive Procurement File Cabinet
  is https://bmdonet1.bmdo.osd.mil/cpcabin.nsf. You can use any
  browser such as Netscape or MS Internet Explorer; however,
  the browser must be able to handle 128 bit encryption. RFP
  requests, referencing Solicitation HQ0006-00-R-0008 Reference
  Number BMDO 00-12 should be emailed to the addressee above
  or faxed to (703) 604-2557.      
EMAILADD: Karen.Reuter@bmdo.osd.mil
EMAILDESC: Contracting Officer
CITE: (W-245 SN492573)