DESP II Contract Information

Key Features of the DESP II Contract

• $1.9 Billion Total Contract Ceiling
• Five-Year Ordering Period with a Seven-Year Execution Period
• Covers a Broad Scope of Services
• Can Be Used by All Government Services
• Flexible Pricing Options (FFP, CPFF, T&M)
• No Government Fees for Use of the Contract Vehicle
• Sole Source Orders Permitted

DESP II Objectives

The contractor’s DESP II responsibilities shall include fulfilling the requirements of the basic contract and specific task order assignments (including requirements, documents, and specifications), as designated by individual task orders. The contractor’s efforts shall focus on the following objectives:

Improve Cost Effectiveness in System Development/Management

• Exploit lower life-cycle cost alternatives in system configurations by using current technology components and adapting common equipment to multiple requirements and applications.
• Develop new approaches in system development and support to better accommodate life-cycle cost considerations, such as improved specifications, standards, processes, and techniques, using techniques such as process base-lining and modeling and simulation.
• Reduce life-cycle costs of weapon system management through improved management techniques, process improvement, process re-engineering, automation, configuration management, and quality assurance.

Improve Efficiency and Performance of Equipment and Services

• Improve the productivity, effectiveness, efficiency, and environmental friendliness of Air Force maintenance, repair, and operational support activities.
• Improve performance, accuracy, reliability, maintainability, deployability, survivability, and supportability of weapon systems, subsystems, and equipment.
• Evaluate and insert new technology to extend the life or improve the performance of existing weapon systems, including their support systems, and modernize and improve existing operational support, maintenance, and repair processes.

Provide Design/Redesign Efforts to Meet Technical Requirements

• Utilize a systems approach for design efforts to meet the technical requirements laid out by each task order.
• Provide redesign efforts in support of diminishing material and manufacturing sources.

Develop Performance Studies and Test Plans/Procedures

• Provide performance studies that address the assessment of technical and/or logistical problems to include potential solutions and alternatives.
• Develop and maintain all necessary test plans and procedures, which take into account both user requirements and applicable environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Develop and produce technical documentation to include changes in technical orders, technical data packages, engineering drawings, associated lists, and specifications as a result of newly developed and/or modified systems provided for under a particular task order.
• Provide design/engineering studies/analyses that ensure operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of weapon systems as part of system modification or manufacturing process changes.

Provide Limited-Production Hardware Runs

• Provide rapid access to limited-production runs for modified piece parts, sub-system components, or systems developed or improved as a result of a specific task order.

Protect Environmental Health and Safety

• Provide engineering and other professional services for pollution prevention and environmental compliance and actively pursue the health and well being of military and civilian personnel. Improve the environmental friendliness, protection, remediation, and vulnerability of existing sites.

Develop and Provide Training to Manufacture/Install Prototype Systems

• Establish, maintain, integrate, utilize, and provide/develop training for processes and procedures to manufacture and install prototype systems, to include both hardware and software, for the purpose of testing in both artificial and real-time environments against the criteria set forth by each task order.

Providde Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)

• Provide A&AS in accordance with any of the objectives listed above.