AARDTE Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR

ADVANCED AIRCRAFT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND

EVALUATION (AARDT&E) SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION (NAWCAD)

1.0 INTRODUCTION

a. The NAWCAD, Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis the requirement to perform research, development, management, design, documentation, fabrication, installation, integration, test, evaluation, operation and maintenance for Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST) and associated

AARDT&E capabilities, laboratories, and facilities supporting NAVAIR and other DoD and partner nation programs. This Market Research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. Additionally, this sources sought is being used to gather constructive information from industry to improve the

RFP.

This is for the Digital, Analytics, Infrastructure and Technology Advancement (DAiTA)

Group’s AARTD&E effort. This is a follow-on requirement. The current contract information can be found in paragraph 3b below. There have been significant changes to the magnitude as follows: First, the level of effort has increased to reflect the current and future project workload increases. Second, the new contract will increase the scope and scale of orders for the development and delivery of simulation and stimulation systems and models to be installed and utilized in the AARDT&E environment under performance based completion type Delivery Orders related to the level of effort tasking.

This requirement is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

b. The following documents are attached to this Sources Sought Notice:

1. Attachment 1 - AARDTE Sources Sought Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT

2. Attachment 2 - AARDT&E Sources Sought Level of Effort Table

3. Attachment 3 – Sources Sought Response Template

c. The following dates are anticipated time frames associated with this requirement:

a. Estimated Draft RFP Release: November 2024

b. Estimated Final RFP Release: January 2025

c. Estimated Award Date: December 2025

d. Period of Performance/Ordering Period: December 2025 – December 2030

d. Primary Work Location/Place of Performance: Primary Place of Performance is detailed in Attachment 1 - AARDTE Sources Sought Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT, paragraph 3.1.2

An estimated 90 percent of the non-performance based level of effort hours will be performed at the Government site inclusive of situational telework and 10 percent at the

Contractor site. An estimated 75 percent of the labor for completion based delivery orders will be performed at the Contractor site and 25 percent at Government Site. The principal place of performance for Government site is Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD.

Temporary performance may be required at other Government sites via travel including

NAS China Lake; NAS Pt. Mugu; Nellis AFB; Eglin AFB; MCAS Yuma; Edwards AFB;

and Wright Patterson AFB.

2.0 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.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT INFORMATION

a. The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a Single Award Indefinite

Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with both Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term and

Completion type CLINs for Labor, and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other

Direct Costs (ODCs).. The combined value of the non-performance based and performance based CLINs will equal the total value of the anticipated contract. The performance based completion CLINs are estimated to be 30 percent of the total value of the contract.

The estimated total number of non-performance based level of effort labor hours/FTEs is

2,361,600.

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES

(AMEWAS)

2. Contract Number: N0042120D0071

3. Contract End Date: Ordering period ends June 14 2025

4. Contract Type: Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract

(SAIDIQ)

5. Previous Set-Aside Designation: Full and Open/Unrestricted

6. Level of Effort Hours or Number of FTEs on the contract: 1,505,856

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in Attachment

1 - AARDTE Sources Sought Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT. This document details security clearance requirements for personnel, facility requirements, and any specific certifications that are required for the performance of this requirement.

• This contract requires the Contractor to demonstrate past performance performing similar requirements those defined in Attachment 1 - AARDTE Sources Sought

Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT including both the provisioning of services and the ability to develop and deliver hardware and software systems to perform the aircraft system test activities.

• This contract requires the Contractor to provide highly qualified technical and engineering staff with the capabilities to support the activities defined Attachment 1

- AARDTE Sources Sought Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT and Attachment 2

– AARDT&E Sources Sought Level of Effort Table.

• The Offeror shall possess a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approved accounting system in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006.

• The Offeror shall possess a DCMA approved purchasing system in accordance with

DFARS 252.244-7001.

• The Offeror shall have the capability to perform at the TOP SECRET / Sensitive

Compartmented Information level and Contractor safeguarding capability of

SECRET.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

a. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement 541715 Exception 1 – Research and

Development – Aircraft, Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts with a Small Business Size

Standard of 1500 Employees

b. The Product Service Code is AC13 - National Defense R&D Services; Department of

Defense - Military; Experimental Development

c. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14

Limitation on Subcontracting requires a small business prime on a Set-Aside to perform at least 50% of the cost of contract performance of services under the Level of Effort task orders. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2020-O0008 dated 04/03/20 at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the Sources

Sought Notice (SSN) in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Interested parties shall address the questions provided in Attachment 3 - Sources Sought

Response Template.

b. Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for the submittal of their capabilities statements.

1. Page Limit and Format: The respondent should utilize Attachment 3 - Sources

Sought Response Template to this SSN as the format.

2. Document Type: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

3. Delivery: Electronic-mail (Email) Submission to the Contract Specialists, ChanMee Chung at chanmee.chung.civ@us.navy.mil and Michael Woods michael.d.woods102.civ@us.navy.mil

4. Response date: Responses are due by 5:00PM EDT on 17 May 2024.

5. No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

6. No phone calls will be accepted.

7. All questions must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialists, ChanMee

Chung at chanmee.chung.civ@us.navy.mil and Michael Woods michael.d.woods102.civ@us.navy.mil.

8. All responses shall include Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

9. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the

Government.

10. Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

11. Companies are reminded that file sizes in excess of 5MB or .zip extension may be stripped from email submissions due to Navy Marine Corp Intranet security mailto:chanmee.chung.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:michael.d.woods102.civ@us.navy.mil