Justification: Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Sites 2 and 3 Tender, USA - 107090024

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Justification: Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Sites 2 and 3

Deadline : 25 Sep 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 107090024

Document Ref. No. : FA8820-24-C-B001

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

The DARC program is part of a larger effort of moving towards a resilient space enterprise in our nation's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities able to deter aggression. The DARC Program of Record effort will build and install a pseudo-monostatic ground-based radar system. It will coherently combine the pseudo-monostatic array of steerable parabolic antennas. DARC provides a unique capability that is critical to ensure the Space Force and DoD are able to successfully execute the SDA mission. More detailed information on the SDA mission analysis, threat, and operational acceptance need dates identified below is classified. The complete DARC system will consist of 3 geographically dispersed sites approximately 120 degrees apart for world-wide GEO belt coverage. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) approved DARC Site 1 to proceed as a Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototype. DARC Sites 2 and 3 are planned to be acquired via the Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) pathway.

This acquisition will consist of the complete fielding of Sites 2 and 3; contractor logistics support for operations and support for all 3 Sites and Mission Operations Center (MOC) (Site 1 CLS limited to 2 years following Site 1 operational acceptance; Sites 2 and 3 CLS limited to 1 year each following each site operational acceptance); and the training of site operations and maintenance personnel for all 3 Sites and the MOC. The estimated contract award date for this Fielding action is Dec 2023 or 1 Qtr CY24 at the latest. The required Site 2 Operational Acceptance (OA) date is June 2028 and Site 3 QA is June 2029.

The two critical path items to meet the Site 2 operational capability date are production of the hardware subsystems and site construction. For example, the twenty-seven 15-meter dish antennas are currently the longest lead-time subsystem. Long- lead material for the antennas must be ordered NLT 2 Qtr 2024 (CY) such tha...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : FA8820-24-C-B001
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND
Sub Command : SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER
Sub Command 2 : SPACE SYSTEMS2
Office: FA8820 SUSTAINMENT SDACP SSC/PKL
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Justification (Updated)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Updated Published Date: Sep 11, 2024 05:36 pm EDT
Original Published Date: Sep 09, 2024 07:12 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Updated Inactive Date: Sep 25, 2024
Original Inactive Date: Sep 20, 2024
Authority: FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source (except brand name)
Initiative: None

Classification

Product Service Code: AC35 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SVCS; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Colorado Springs, CO 80914 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

SAM-DARC-JA-Redacted-11-Sep-2024.pdf