February 19, 2025

The final SIR is anticipated to be released no later than April 25, 2025.  

November 25, 2024

The response(s) [698KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII QA Response] to the DSIR QA [693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01] is attached. 

June 17, 2024

This notice is updated to add Section J, Attachment J-1 - Labor Catergory Descriptions. The document is added to the list of attachments in the notice posted on 6/14/2024. Additionally, the .docx file extensions are corrected to .pdf file extensions in the list of attachments. 

June 14, 2024

​​​​​Purpose

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the FAA’s Enterprise Programs, Infrastructure, and Communications Services (EPICS) II procurement. This notice serves the following purposes:

1. Provides the consolidated EPICS II Draft Screening Information Request (DSIR) (also referred to as draft SIR in this notice); and
2. Solicits industry questions, explanations, interpretations, concerns, clarifications, and possible discrepancies associated with the DSIR, including questions associated with potential improprieties in the SIR that are apparent prior to issuance of the final SIR.

   Attachments:

1. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01.docx
2. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect J Att J3.pdf
3. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect J Att J4.pdf
4. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect L Att L1.xlsx
5. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect L Att L2.pdf
6. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect L Att L3.pdf
7. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect L Att L4.pdf
8. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect L Att L5.pdf
9. 693KA8-24-DSIR-EPICSII-01 Sect J Att J1.pdf

EPICS II Public Notices (Sam.gov)

• Market Survey

Notice ID: 698KA8-23-EPICSII

Original Published Date: Aug 17, 2022

Sam.gov link: https://sam.gov/opp/676872e61e35459cbf60e164a7267289/view

• Market Survey

Notice ID: 693KA8-23-RFI-EPICSII-02

Original Published Date: July 05, 2023

Sam.gov Link: https://sam.gov/opp/7a41ace23b904a428891059acc7790ad/view

• Pre-Solicitation Notice

Notice ID: 693KA8-24-Presolicitation-EPICSII

Original Published Date: April 30, 2024

Sam.gov Link: https://sam.gov/opp/27a13dc84afc401fba51b3dd3aa56c57/view

Disclaimer

This is not a screening information request (SIR) or request for proposal. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. In accordance with Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.1.3.8, this pre-release of the draft SIR, is an important part of communication with industry and both beneficial to industry, as well as the FAA, providing opportunity for the FAA to gauge interested sources and for industry to provide feedback.

For questions about FAA’s acquisition policies, please visit https://fast.faa.gov, which provides the FAA’s AMS Policy and Guidance as well as provisions and clauses used by the FAA in its acquisitions.

Participation in this pre-solicitation notice is voluntary and respondents may choose to respond to all or some of the requests. Submissions in response to this pre-solicitation notice announcement must be relevant to the subject of the pre-solicitation notice. Responses will be reviewed by U.S. Government employees and a limited number of FAA support contractors working under non-disclosure agreements.

The FAA support contractors work for the following companies:

                                              IT Strategy, Inc.

If this announcement is being viewed from other than the System for Award Management (SAM) website, some information or attachments may not transfer correctly. Please check the FAA’s contracting opportunities website http://sam.gov frequently for any updates and amendments to this announcement.

All costs associated with the preparation or submission of responses is the responsibility of the potential source. The U.S. Government will not pay for an information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Any cost associated with the market survey submission, therefore, is solely at the interested contractor’s expense.

Background

Communications infrastructure and services are vital to operation of the National Airspace System (NAS)