Integrated Combat System (ICS) MK 6 MOD X Full Rate Production (Foundry Hardware Factory)
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has issued a Special Notice for a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) numbered N00024-25-R-5200, focusing on the Integrated Combat System (ICS) MK 6 MOD X Full Rate Production, also known as "The Foundry." This draft RFP represents a strategic initiative to replace legacy hardware obsolescence management and technical evolution cycles within the Navy's Surface Fleet hardware pipeline. The opportunity is structured as a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract aimed at continuously updating and upgrading shipboard combat system hardware and software components. The Special Notice emphasizes that this is a draft document and does not constitute an actual solicitation or guarantee of future procurement. The government is seeking voluntary industry feedback to refine and improve the draft RFP.
Contractors interested in participating must submit a current DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, to obtain Government Furnished Information (GFI) and access additional draft RFP details. The primary objective is to establish a scalable process for hardware and software procurement, cloud infrastructure software engineering, and related support services for the MK 6 MOD X compute infrastructure. Industry is invited to provide feedback, including markup of the draft RFP, by 5 PM EST on November 29, 2024, with a focus on identifying errors, omissions, and potential improvements. The contract will cover critical areas such as design, development, testing, integration, and life cycle support, with an emphasis on cybersecurity, safety, and quality control. Potential contractors should be prepared to deliver hardware and software catalogs, provide engineering services, and support the Navy's technical evolution needs. No funding is currently associated with this draft RFP, and the government assumes no financial responsibility for contractor costs incurred during the feedback process.
N0002425R5200 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
10/30/24, 4:40 PM USN AEGIS Multi-Mission Signal Processing (MMSP) Equipment system, AEGIS Linear Processor System (ALPS), MK 78 Warhead Data Receiver Cabinets (WDRC) Equipment, AEGIS ACSSE, Tactical System Testing, Special Test Equipment (STE) & Eng. Services
This is a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR 15.201(e). The Government is requesting information regarding industry's capabilities and related experience for engineering and production of the Navy’s AN/SPY-1 radar Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP), AEGIS Linear Processor System (ALPS), MK78 Warhead Data Receiver Cabinets (WDRC), and AEGIS Combat System Support Equipment (ACSSE) in FY 2023 through FY 2027. The primary efforts include:
Production of MMSP Equipment Suite Configuration Revision, which consists of three (3) RF Processor Cabinets, two (2) Digital Processor Cabinets, and one (1) Beam Steering Controller per ship, ancillary equipment, and spares.
Production of WDRC equipment cabinets (2 per shipset) and associated spares to include installation support material.
Production of ALPS cabinets, which consists of two (2) Digital Processor Cabinets, one (1) S-Band Receiver Processor, one (1) System Interface cabinet, and associated Installation and Checkout (INCO) and On-Board Allowance (OBA) spares.
Engineering services to update and maintain the Level 3 Technical Data Package (TDP) as defined in MIL-STD-31000.
Engineering test facility, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielded (Faraday cage), controlled, filtered electronic cooling system with capacity to cool multiple systems, and capable of handling classified and Communications Security (COMSEC) equipment and services to conduct MMSP, WDRC, and ALPS system level testing.
The USN program provides the human machine interface to allow operators access to their mission applications and related tactical requirements. This is shipboard tactical equipment which meets Navy Surface Ship Environmental Qualification Requirements (to include MIL-STD-901D shock, MIL-STD-167 vibration and MIL-STD-461 EMI) for installation aboard U.S. and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) ships.
The Government anticipates a majority of the work to be performed at the contractor's site.
The applicable NAICS code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.
RFI Purpose:
The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) has issued this RFI to identify potential sources that possess the capability in providing production and engineering for the USN's future AN/SPY-1 radar that enables integrated air and missile defense, and for industry to identify barriers to their participation in a future competitive procurement.
PEO IWS is interested in the full potential of industry responses including small businesses.
The scope of work requires demonstrated direct experience with the production, integration, assembly, test, design, and logistical support for radar signal processing equipment. Due to the nature of this requirement, prospective offerors will need to demonstrate the required level of technical expertise and the production capability necessary to deliver the fully tested equipment on time to meet shipyard schedules.
Interested parties shall address the following in the RFI submission:
1. Company Information
a) Provide company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, tax identification number, designated representative name(s) and point of contact, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
b) Provide number of employees employed by company, and annual revenue/receipts for the last 3 completed company fiscal years.
c) Identify contracts within the last five (5) years with similar size and scope to the MMSP, WDRC, and ALPS requirements and provide brief overview of company responsibilities.
d) Identify classified facility and secured spaces by CAGE code able to handle design, production, and system level testing to SECRET and for equipment containing COMSEC.
e) If a small business, identify type of small business (e.g. 8(a), Hubzone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned).
2. Required Experience and Performance Capability
a) Production of MMSP, WRDC, and ALPS - If a contract is awarded, the company will be provided a (1) Level 3 Technical Data Package (herein referred to as TDP), including 3-Dimensional (3-D) models and Computer Aided Design (CAD) files, for the MMSP first article build, test, and subsequent full-rate production. This TDP includes proprietary drawings, multiple source controlled drawings and drawings listing the OEM as the only source; a (2) Level 3 TDP ALPS first article build, test and subsequent full-rate production; and (3) Level 2 TDP for WDRC first article build, test and subsequent full-rate production. Please provide an overview of your company's experience and capabilities for producing shipboard equipment, including specific experience in complex tactical processing systems using a Government provided Level 2 and 3 TDPs. The overview should describe current or past contracts providing:
i. Tactical Equipment Production including RF and Digital Processing Cabinets, Radar Data Processing cabinets and warhead data receiving cabinets
ii. Spare Modules
iii. EMI shielded Testing facilities with a controlled, filtered electronic cooling system with capacity to cool multiple systems to include Special Test Equipment (STE) design and integration experience
iv. Facility Capabilities and Security requirements for equipment containing COMSEC classified as SECRET
v. Miscellaneous hardware to include cabinets locks.
Interested companies must also summarize their experience working under USN or DoD contracts and production capacity to support the following activities:
vi. Managing all design and production aspects of RF and Digital Processing Cabinets, warhead data receiving and Radar Data Processing Cabinet production program.
vii. Providing systems engineering to design, develop, test, qualify, produce, deliver and support RF and Digital Processing Cabinets, warhead data receiving and Radar Data Processing Cabinet as well as other related hardware.
viii. Conducting formal design and test reviews in accordance with the PEO IWS/NAVSEA 05H Technical Requirements Manual (TRM).
ix. Implementing and maintaining a Configuration Management (CM) program in accordance with NAVSEAINST 4130.12B.
x. Managing obsolescence to include a Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) plan and metrics.
xi. Implementing and maintaining a Reliability, Maintainability and Quality Assurance (RMQA) program.
xii. Planning and implementing a production program.
xiii. Conducting Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analyses and updates.
xiv. Providing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) related technical data, technical publications and supply support analyses such as technical manuals, maintenance procedures/instructions and other training documentation, repair parts lists, tool lists, and provisioning documentation.
b. Engineering Services to define and update a TDP - Describe the company's capabilities and experience in providing engineering services for developing and updating TDPs, with specific emphasis on current and future tactical processing in a complex weapon system. The Navy anticipates two phases of Engineering Services for the future contract: Phase I to periodically update/maintain the LEVEL 3 (Production Level) MMSP and ALPS TDPs, as defined in MIL-STD-31000, to address production component obsolescence, and Phase II to provide technical data required by the Navy to define the follow-on configurations to TDPs. The Navy is interested in the company's analytical and documentation process for TDPs. To that end, the company response should address experience with defining, developing and updating:
i. Concept Design Documents
ii. Developmental Design Drawings and Associated Lists
iii. Product and Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) Drawings and Associated Lists
iv. Hardware Engineering Design Documents and Parts List
v. System, Power and Environmental Requirements
vi. Interface Specifications and Requirements
vii. Interface Control Drawings
viii. Cable Block Diagrams
ix. Special Inspection Equipment Drawings and Associated Lists
x. Special Tooling Drawings and Associated Lists
xi. ILS and Training Documentation
xii. Test Methods
c) Production Capacity - The Contractor shall also demonstrate throughput and the capability/capacity to handle the physical components of the system, as well as how the facility can support the Government's required production rates and lead times. The Offeror shall provide evidence of its ability to produce quantities at the required rate, and provide a plan for producing the maximum quantities. A throughput capacity of up to six (6) MMSP shipsets per year, eight (8) WDRC shipsets per year, and up to four (4) ALPS shipsets per year is anticipated. The contractor shall demonstrate that it has the capability and capacity to produce these systems over five years within the required delivery dates. The MMSP System’s required delivery dates are twenty two (22) months after receipt of order including all factory level system testing. The WDRC System’s required delivery dates are eighteen (18) months after receipt of order and the ALPS System’s required delivery dates are twenty four (24) months after receipt of order including all factory level system testing. The contractor shall provide the current backlog and dollar value of government and commercial contracts on hand, including projected quantities and a summary description of supplies. The production rates and lead times identified above are required to meet both Navy surface ship modernization program schedules.
Provide a top-level manufacturing plan and work flowchart demonstrating throughput and major process activities beginning with contract/delivery order award through delivery of the maximum required monthly quantities as identified above.
d) Barriers to Competition - Please identify any obstacles to competition in the areas of engineering processes, production facilities, test facilities, or scope of work that would hinder or restrict your company's involvement in a future competitive procurement. In addition, the company should recommend solutions or mitigation paths for the Navy to overcome the obstacles.
e) Financial Status - The contractor shall provide the government with its most recent following financial statements: balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and income statement. If the contractor does not maintain the above statements it shall provide the equivalent, non-public financial statements that comply with the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) for Private Companies guidance as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Private Company Council (PCC) December 23, 2013.
The contractor shall demonstrate that it has the financial capability to perform the required throughput capacity of six (6) MMSP Shipsets per year beginning twenty-two (22) months after contract award, as required, eight (8) WDRC Shipsets per year beginning eighteen (18) months after contract award, as required, and four (4) ALPS shipsets per year beginning twenty four (24) months after contract award, as required, over five years of the contract. Specifically, the Contractor shall identify how it would finance the ordering of material in advance of Progress Payments in accordance with small business DFARS clause 252.232-7004.
3. Technical Data
Portions of the Navy's MMSP and ALPS Level 3 and WDRC Level 2 TDPs are available to interested U.S. companies upon request and approval to support developing responses to this RFI. The TDP is marked Distribution Statement D. Only one copy of each TDP will be distributed per eligible sources sought respondent. To obtain the attachment, interested companies shall provide a current copy of their approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement verifying eligibility and authority to receive export-controlled information. In addition, interested companies must complete the Government Furnished Information (GFI) Request Form - Attachment 1 and the Terms of Use Agreement - Attachment 2, attached to this sources sought notice. The GFI Request Form, DD Form 2345, and the completed Terms of Use Agreement shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, kelly.t.torres@navy.mil, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, eliott.m.lee@navy.mil, and the Technical Point of Contact, james.kolodziej@navy.mil.
Please make the request within 15 days of this posting as it may take several days for the Government to review and approve access to the documents. Due to the size of the files, the data will be distributed on CDs, via U.S. mail, to approved parties.
Questions regarding this RFI, the provided GFI, or the requested responses should be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, kelly.t.torres@navy.mil, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, eliott.m.lee@navy.mil, and the Technical Point of Contact, james.kolodziej@navy.mil using the attached Question Submittal Form - Attachment 3.
NOTE: RFI responses are limited to 20 pages or less, 1 inch margins, and 10 point Times New Roman font or larger. Industry shall possess a facility security clearance level of SECRET.
The Navy is conducting market research to identify qualified and responsible sources that may be interested in the requirements described in this notice. This RFI is issued for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or a Request for Quote (RFQ). This RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. As such, the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this notice. Information submitted in response to this RFI will become the property of the United States Government. Submitters should properly mark their responses with the appropriate restrictive markings, pursuant to DFARS 252.204-7008(c)(1), interested companies are advised proper safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is considered a special standard of responsibility for this RFI.
RFI Responses:
Interested companies should provide a response on or before 4:00pm Eastern Time, 28 June 2021. Each submission should include one electronic (virus scanned) copy sent via e-mail to Kelly Torres (kelly.t.torres@navy.mil) and cc Eliott Lee (eliott.m.lee@navy.mil). Please include the RFI Title in the subject of the e-mail.
All information received that includes proprietary markings will be handled in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. An acknowledgement of receipt will be provided for all responses received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days, please notify the points of contact listed in this notice.
N00024-21-R-5129 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
5/27/21, 3:53 PM