CESAR CONTRACT
UPDATE
11/4/96
(402) 294-8216
Room 2H29, Lemay Building
Web Site We we will advise you when we have made major additions of
information to the CESAR World Wide Web site if you have provided
your EMail address. Send additions or changes to
STRATCOM Industry CESAR@STRATCOM.AF.MIL.
Day
Briefings and papers presented at the STRATCOM Industry Day 17-18
Sep 96 are available on the CESAR web site
Questionnaires (HTTP://WWW.STRATCOM.AF.MIL/CESAR/CESAR.HTM).
Compilation of your replies to the second CESAR questionnaire has
Answers to Questions started. We appreciate your comments which will be considered
in shaping the CESAR acquisition effort. It is still early in
our process so feel free to make additional inputs.
We have received some questions which we have not answered.
Communication We've acknowledged receipt recently. They are not being ignored
--we do not want to mislead anyone by "speculating at this point"
with information that is highly susceptible to change. Please
have confidence that when we are sure of the answer we will let
you know. In the future, expect a prompt receipt. You will get
final word when it is available.
Teaming
Valuable feedback from industry indicates some potential offerors
are working to commit other firms in partnerships. USSTRATCOM
does not support this activity; we seek to reduce industry
teaming efforts in the early phases of the CESAR acquisition
process.
USSTRATCOM will select the CESAR prime contractor in stages.
Each stage will include only a subset of offerors from earlier
stages. (See the explanation of the Down Selection Plan offered
during the 18 Sep 96 Industry Day presentation. That slide is
available on the CESAR WWW site in the "CESAR" PowerPoint 4.0
briefing.) We hope pre-award teaming decisions will occur no
earlier than the last stage of procurement. Premature exclusive
teaming arrangements in industry would inhibit the flexible
Schedule teaming opportunities USSTRATCOM seeks.
USSTRATCOM plans to examine the prime offerors' representations
of their teaming arrangements at only two points in the
acquisition process (see "CESAR" briefing):
* "More Qualified" Offerors: USSTRATCOM will assess how prime
offerors plan to gather the needed CESAR skills (in-house/sub/
associate), and how they will manage the supporting teaming
relationships. At this point, USSTRATCOM will not consider
information offered or received about identity of teaming
partners.
* "Best Qualified" Offerors: In addition to the "how's" above,
USSTRATCOM will assess capabilities of the then-formed team.
USSTRATCOM reminds all potential offerors that there is no
requirement to conclude exclusive business relationships with
other offerors at any time. USSTRATCOM values each firm's
interest in participating in the CESAR contract either in a "Best
Qualified" role or in support of a "Best Qualified" offeror.
USSTRATCOM realizes that some teaming decisions may occur after
award.
Watch your Email!! CESAR information, when available, will be on
CESAR web site. We will notify industry via EMail about
signifcant additions of information.
POC: CESAR Team
USSTRATCOM/J6614
Marcia Kerby
901 SAC Blvd Ste 2H29
Peggy Kowalczyk
Offutt AFB NE 68113-6600
Steve Louis
FAX: (402) 294-6786 PHONE: (402) 294-8216, 232-5354, 232-5355
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