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FA830725RB023: FA830725RB023 - Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH)

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AMENDMENT 3 to FA830725RB023 is to extend the proposal due date to 7 Feb 2025 at 12:00pm CST.                           AMENDMENT 2 to FA830725RB023 is to provide the updated Statement Of Objectives, Attachment 2, to reflect the revised Period of Performance on page 12. The new PoP is 12 months.      AMENDMENT 1 to FA830725RB023 provides the Questions submitted by interested vendors on 22 Jan 2025 and the Answers provided by the technical experts at the program office. Additionally the Solicitation was modified to clarify certain points regarding CLIN 0006, the delivery date, and clause 52.209-4 First Article Approval.             Note: The Solicitation CLIN structure (Section B) and Pricing Matrix (Attachment 7) are not set into a mandatory format. The vendors are allowed to propose a CLIN structure that best fits their proposal.                   Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (AFLCMC/HNCK), Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB, TX, hereby soliciting with intent to award, a competitive small business set aside, firm-fixed price contract. Description:  Scope of the project requires the development of a solution, Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH) to interface the 900 cubic inch Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs) with pre-existing mission equipment onboard the WC-135 aircraft. The ARMECH provides protection to individual COPV’s during transloading or shipping activities; it also acts as the secure, ruggedized, stackable, single person carrying case. This requirement includes a production level technical design package, testing and analysis, prototype production, first article production, and quantity production order. This product is not available commercially and will be designed as a specific solution for our mission system. Products of this effort shall include a production level technical data package (TDP) with unlimited data rights reserved by the government, an acceptance testing report, one prototype, one first article assembly, and 250 production units. QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 22 JAN 2025 at 12:00pm CST. The Government will provide consolidated answers on 24 JAN.  We will not respond to any questions received after that date. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The full Request for Proposal (RFP) and attachments are only accessible to interested vendors through the PIEE Solicitation Module Link. The Module Link can be found in the Attachments/Links section below - PIEE Solicitation Module Link for FA830725RB023. VENDORS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THE PIEE LINK to access to the full RFP:   - FA830725RB023 Solicitation- Attachment 1 - Addendum Section L, Instructions to Offerors and Section M Evaluation Factors for Award- Attachment 2 - Statement of Objectives- Attachments 3 thru 6 CDRLS- Attachment 7 -  Pricing Matrix - Attachments 8 and 9 - Government Furnished Information In the SAM Attachments/Links section you will find the Web Based Training for PIEE Solicitation Module, Registration Instructions for PIEE Solicitation, and DOD Procurement Toolbox. Vendors are also responsible for following the training and registration instructions.     PIEE Vendor Customer support https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorCustomerSupport.xhtml         Points of Contact: Contracting Officer, Rebecca Natal, rebecca.natal.1@us.af.milContract Specialist, Gilbert Viera, gilbert.viera@us.af.mil

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CP 210 977 2497 230 HALL BLVD STE 114 SAN ANTONIO  TX  78243-7007 SAN ANTONIO TX 78243-7007 USA

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0002	AMENDMENT 2 to FA830725RB023 is to provide the updated Statement Of Objectives, Attachment 2, to reflect the revised Period of Performance on page 12. The new PoP is 12 months. AMENDMENT 1 to FA830725RB023 provides the Questions submitted by int	2025/01/31 01:30 UTC	2025-01-31 12:00 Central Standard Time
0001	AMENDMENT 1 to FA830725RB023 provides the Questions submitted by interested vendors on 22 Jan 2025 and the Answers provided by the technical experts at the program office. Additionally the Solicitation was modified to clarify certain points regarding	2025/01/24 17:57 UTC	2025-01-31 12:00 Central Standard Time
FA830725RB023	Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH). The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (AFLCMC/HNCK), Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB, TX, hereby soliciting with intent to award, a c	2025/01/03 20:20 UTC	2025-01-31 12:00 Central Standard Time