On February 2, the U.S. Army Project Manager Electronic Warfare & Cyber (PM EW&C) posted a Future Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Vehicle & Single Award (SA) Integration IDIQ request for information (RFI). Responses are due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern on February 16.
PM EW&C is exploring an acquisition strategy to provide commercially sourced, worldwide, end-to-end lifecycle management and integration for the Army’s portfolio of Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) systems.
The current acquisition and fielding model presents challenges in meeting the diverse, mission-specific requirements of tactical commanders. Fielding a common basis of issue (BOI) across varied formations (e.g., heavy, light, airborne) has proven to be neither cost-effective nor optimal for ensuring battlefield lethality against modern, technologically advanced adversaries.
To address these challenges, PM EW&C is contemplating a new acquisition framework designed to increase flexibility, speed, and commander involvement in the equipment selection and fielding process.
The Government is considering a dual-contract approach to separate the procurement of capabilities from their integration, ensuring both robust competition and objective systems engineering. This strategy consists of two planned Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. One Single Award (SA) IDIQ for integration, and one Multiple Award (MA) IDIQ for capabilities.
Multiple Award (MA) IDIQ Contract: To establish a comprehensive catalog, or “menu,” of EW and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities, equipment, and services from a wide range of qualified industry partners. The Government anticipates issuing individual Request for Task Execution Plans (RTEPs) or RFPs to award task orders on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), Cost Reimbursable, and/or Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis.
One Single Award (SA) IDIQ Contract: To secure a single Integrator responsible for the engineering, integration, and fielding of mission-tailored capability sets. This contract will be for the impartial, technically and operationally sound engineering and integration of capabilities selected from the MA IDIQ. The Integrator will be responsible for designing, delivering, and supporting fully integrated, unit-specific EW/SIGINT capability sets. To ensure impartiality and protect the integrity of the competitive process, the Integrator contractor and its affiliates will be ineligible to compete for or perform work as a provider of hardware, software, or services under the MA IDIQ for the life of the contract. This restriction is essential to mitigate potential or actual OCIs and prevent unfair competitive advantages.
Review the Army PM EW&C RFI.
Source: SAM
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