Navy Operational Test & Evaluation Support 2013-2016

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, on behalf of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic), established a Master IDIQ for operational test and evaluation support to the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force on May 30, 2013, with the last date to place orders November 2, 2017—the vehicle is now closed to new awards and has been inactive for eight years and eight months. The scope spans document review, test planning, operational test design, test analysis and reporting, test operations support, modeling and simulation, and program management across multiple Chief of Naval Operations projects covering naval systems such as the SM-6 missile, LCS variants, DDG-1000 destroyer, P-8A Poseidon, and numerous weapons, communications, and sensor systems.

The vehicle awarded 259 task orders totaling $69.7 million in combined potential value, of which $67.8 million (97 percent) had been obligated by the closing date. Orders peaked in 2013 at 79 awards and declined steadily to 29 orders in 2017, reflecting the contract's final year. All orders were unrestricted competitive (no set-asides).

Competition concentrated among three primes: HII Mission Technologies Corp held 74 orders valued at $24.7 million; CGI Federal Inc. held 87 orders valued at $23.1 million; and Gryphon Technologies, L.C. held 64 orders valued at $12.1 million. These three firms captured roughly 85 percent of all task orders and 86 percent of combined potential value. KBR Wyle Services, LLC rounded out the field with 27 orders at $8.9 million.

Customer concentration was similarly high: U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) placed 101 orders totaling $28.5 million, representing 41 percent of the portfolio; Naval Sea Systems Command awarded 52 orders at $18.7 million; and Naval Air Systems Command issued 49 orders at $12.5 million. These three Navy commands accounted for roughly 72 percent of task-order activity. The Army Acquisition Support Center and Joint PEO Chemical and Biological Defense also participated, placing 26 orders at $4.4 million combined.

Task orders were small and focused on program closeout and analytical support. Recent awards in 2017 typically ran $100,000 to $500,000 with firm-fixed-price terms and durations of six to eighteen months. The vehicle served primarily as a labor-and-services mechanism for Navy T&E offices consolidating contract closeouts across legacy and transitional systems rather than as a vehicle for ongoing development or operations support.

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistic Center Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392; has awarded a Master IDIQ for providing operational test and evaluation analytical support services for multiple Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) projects in support of Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR). The mission of the command is to conduct test and evaluation of new of improved naval systems against a projected threat in a realistic environment to determine effectiveness and suitability. Services under this vehicle include document review, test planning support, operational test design, test analysis and reporting, test operations support, modeling and simulation support, program management support and assistance with overall definition, conduct and analysis of structured integrated and operational test and evaluation of US Navy systems.