A10B Sources Sought- AVOT- FINAL 7 Oct 2021.docx

Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT)

AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEMS (ACS)

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE/SOURCES SOUGHT (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION)

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando, FL intends to sole source the Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT), Phase III, effort to Lockheed Martin Corporation Rotary and Mission Systems (hereinafter “LM RMS”)(Cage Code 16331) of Orlando, FL under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). LM RMS is the owner of the proprietary software which operates within the Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT) training devices and is the only known source capable executing the requirement while ensuring the integrity of the training is not compromised. In order to comply with DFARS PGI 206.302-1, the Government is seeking information on the availability of potential comparable sources to provide the Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT) to the fleet. Responses to this sources sought will be utilized to ensure no comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCE 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.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE

Installation and associated software upgrades will be performed at the following locations:

Naval Station, Norfolk, VA Naval Shipyard, Bath, ME Naval Station, Everett, WA Naval Station, Mayport, FL

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

AVOT uses the Lockheed Martin propriety Aegis Weapons System (AWS) software. The AWS is the automated capability segment of the Aegis Combat System (ACS), which satisfies the Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD), Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) mission requirements on Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers (CG-47 and DDG-51Class ships).

The AVOT will support individual, multiple, and team training for AEGIS ship crews at fleet concentration areas and includes capabilities to provide training on the existing AEGIS Modernization Operator Trainer (AMOT) and the On Demand Trainer (ODT). These training systems provide practical application training in AEGIS Combat Systems operation and combat scenarios in support of U.S. Navy (USN) curricula and meet Navy Training System Plan (NTSP) requirements.

This acquisition completes the final phase of a three phase AVOT procurement and fielding plan initiated by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS-339. Completion of the first two phases were executed under NAVSEA contract N0002413C5116, as a sole source procurement to LM RMS.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, a contract for the Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT) to include the following specific requirements:

· Procure hardware, install, configure and test the AVOT trainers at four different locations;

· Design, install and test concurrent tactical software and simulation upgrades to remain current with the AWS tactical software baselines;

· Perform In-Plant Support System upgrades as required.

A single award is anticipated for execution in Quarter 1 of FY22 with deliveries by 31 December 2022. Dates are dependent on funding availability.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Government requires the requisite Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT) knowledge, experience, and technical expertise including access to Aegis Virtual Operator Trainer (AVOT) proprietary software data. Capabilities statements would need to include how the proprietary information would be obtained within a reasonable price and schedule, and how ensure interoperability with existing systems.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333318 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6910 (Training Aids).

SUBMISSION DETAILS

This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice to determine if a comparable source exists and outline the Government’s intent to contract on a sole source basis with LM RMS. Interested sources shall submit their written technical capabilities to provide the supplies described above. Written response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size*, and Points of Contact including name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

*To assist in our market research and determination of any applicable small business set-aside for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize “similarly situated entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name & CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in this Source Sought Notice in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to Ms. Donna Raimondi, Contract Specialist (donna.m.raimondi.civ@us.navy.mil) and Mr. Chris Camp, Contracting Officer (christopher.j.camp9.civ@us.navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2016 applications (MS Word), no later than 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 28 October 2021. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted.