NAWCAD WOLF Engineering Prototyping and Fabrication Support Services
This solicitation seeks engineering prototyping and fabrication support services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCAD) Wolf Engineering Prototyping (EP) Operations. The contractor will provide engineering, systems engineering, fabrication, and compliance support services including product design, production engineering, drafting, modeling and simulation, machining, sheet metal work, welding, assembly, composite fabrication and repairs, woodworking, painting, and facility and equipment maintenance. Proposals are due by February 13, 2024 and the agency will evaluate bids based on technical qualifications, past performance, and price.
The opportunity is set aside for total small business and will be performed at NAWCAD locations. The NAICS code is 541330 with an estimated budget between $5-10 million annually to be awarded as an IDIQ contract for one base year plus four option years. The contractor will have access to government machinery and equipment detailed in the SOW to complete fabrication and testing for NAWCAD, Naval Air Systems Command, and other Navy organizations on an as-needed basis.
N0042123R0049 Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center
1/11/24, 3:42 PM Industry Day for N0042123R0049 - NAWCAD WOLF Engineering, Prototyping, and Fabrication (EPF)
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) is hosting an Industry Day to provide potential bidders insight into their Engineering, Prototyping, and Fabrication Shop. The services to be provided include engineering, systems engineering, fabrication, compliance support, product and part design engineering, production engineering, drafting, CAD, CAM, M&S, machining, sheet-metal design, layout, fabrication, welding, assembly, composite repairs, woodworking, painting, management of a stockroom, fuel farm operations, and management of GSA vehicles, facilities, and personnel safety management. The Industry Day is scheduled for July 25, 2023.
Services to be provided by the contractor:
Engineering and Systems Engineering
Fabrication and Compliance Support
Product and Part Design Engineering
Production Engineering, Drafting, CAD, CAM, M&S
Machining, Sheet-Metal Design, Layout, Fabrication, Welding, Assembly, Composite Repairs, Woodworking, Painting.
N0042123R0049_Industry_Day Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center
6/6/23, 8:29 AM NAWCAD WOLF Engineering Prototype and Fabrication (EPF)
DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS
IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND
SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN
ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO
AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE
AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY
INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Any resultant Request for Task Order Proposal (RFTOP) will be released to the Navy’s electronic platform for acquiring services, Seaport-NxG, at http://www.seaport.navy.mil/default.aspx. It is the responsibility of potential contractors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
This Sources Sought is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that are capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The existing contract was previously competed, however, only one response was received. The Government would like to ensure that there is adequate competition for this procurement. Additionally, the results of this sources sought will also be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. All interested large and small businesses are encouraged to respond with a capability statement, but only those businesses or teaming arrangements that are considered small under NAICS 541330 will be considered for small business set-aside decisions.
INTRODUCTION
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure, on a competitive basis, the services necessary to provide Engineering, Systems Engineering, Fabrication, and Compliance Support to include product and part design engineering; production engineering; drafting; Computer Aided Design (CAD); Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM); Modeling and Simulation (M&S); machining; sheet-metal design, layout, and fabrication; welding; assembly; composite repairs and fabrication of composite components and structures; woodworking; painting, including preparation and application of corrosion control coatings and powder coating; management of a stockroom with tooling, hand tools, fasteners, etc.; fuel farm operations; and the management of General Services Administration (GSA) vehicles, facilities, and personnel safety management and preparedness to include Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT). The Contractor shall accomplish the services using Government-owned or Government-leased specialized machinery and equipment as detailed in section 3.0 of the Draft Statement of Work (SOW). Further detail is provided in the Draft SOW attached to this synopsis (Attachment 2). The services are currently being performed by Compliance Corporation. of Lexington Park, MD under N00421-19-D-0043. The existing contract is a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (SA IDIQ) with Cost Plus Fixed Fee term orders. This contract is due to expire 7-July-2024.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Ship & Air Integrated Warfare (SAIW) Division provides technical and engineering services to support the advanced research and development, systems engineering, and life-cycle support of electronics, communications, and information systems in response to tasking from the Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S Government organizations.
REQUIREMENTS
This Sources Sought Notice is considered Attachment 1. Please review Attachment 2, Draft SOW and Attachment 3, Draft Hours. If your company has any questions about the SOW, or any areas that may need further explanation, please also identify those in the response. The labor categories anticipated to execute the contemplated effort are included in Attachment 3, Draft Hours.
Since the resultant task order will be a cost-type effort, the successful awardee will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon award.
All Contractors that propose must either have or be able to obtain a SECRET facility clearance (with no safeguarding requirements). A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement.
ELIGIBILITY
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541330 Engineering Services with a Small Business Size standard of $41.5 Million. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort will be LO99 – Technical Representation Services: Miscellaneous.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
100% of work performed on site at WOLF St. Inigoes, MD.
ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE
This requirement is anticipated to be a SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Task Order (TO) with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) term Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for labor and cost reimbursable CLINs for Other Direct Costs (ODCs).
ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
It is anticipated that the resultant Task Order will have a 5 year Period of Performance
SUBMITTAL INFORMATION
It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 15 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating the ability to perform the effort listed in the attached Draft SOW, Attachment 2. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following:
Title of the SOW to which you are responding;
Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s),
CAGE code, DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status;
Respondents to this notice must also indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned, 8(a),
HUB Zone or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern;
If a small business, provide an explanation of your company's ability or your company’s ability combined with a similarly situated entity’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW;
Resources available such as corporate management and currently employed personnel to be assigned to tasks under this effort to include professional qualifications, specific experience of such personnel, and the ability to have personnel located at the city specified;
Management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel;
Statement regarding capability to obtain the required industrial security clearances for personnel;
Company's ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements;
Company's ability to begin performance upon task order award;
Details of the company's ability to manage a task of this nature;
Company's ability to manage a team of subcontractors, including a list of contracts and teaming arrangements;
Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values (dollars and hours), Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described herein.
What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the tasks? It is requested that, in the response to the Sources Sought, the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the paragraphs 3.3.1 - 3.3.4.29 of the draft SOW Detailed Support Requirements. If the company finds itself not capable to perform all parts of the SOW, please specify which portions of the SOW it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work.
The capability statement package shall be sent by email to christopher.k.pennini.civ@us.navy.mil and randolph.a.putnam.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must be received in accordance with the timeframe specified in the announcement. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Christopher Pennini and Randolph Putnam via email at christopher.k.pennini.civ@us.navy.mil and randolph.a.putnam.civ@us.navy.mil.
All responses must include the following information: Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address.
N0042123R0049 Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center
4/6/23, 11:43 AM DRAFT NAWCAD WOLF Engineering Prototyping and Fabrication Support Services
This Special Notice from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) solicits engineering prototyping and fabrication support services for NAWCAD WOLF Engineering Prototyping (EP) Operations. NAWCAD WOLF EP Operations provides rapid organic engineering, prototyping, reverse-engineering, environmental testing, antenna repairs/life cycle extensions, and production capabilities in support of NAWCAD, NAVAIR, and NAWCAD WOLF Divisions.
The objective is to obtain a contractor to provide engineering, prototyping, reverse-engineering, environmental testing, antenna repairs/life cycle extensions, and production capabilities. Eligible contractors must be small businesses. The deadline for proposals is December 22, 2023. Services include product and part design engineering, production engineering, drafting, CAD, CAM, modeling and simulation, machining, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, assembly, composite repairs, woodworking, painting, stockroom management, fuel farm operations, and facility and vehicle management. The selected contractor will have access to specialized government machinery and equipment to perform the required services.
N0042123R0049 Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center
12/14/23, 3:22 PM