BMS_Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR

THE BATTLESPACE MODELING AND SIMULATION ENGINEERING SERVICES

REQUIREMENT 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 for research, design, development, and associated engineering in support of Battlespace simulation and distributed simulation requirements. The Integrated

Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST) Department, is the Naval Air Systems

Command’s (NAVAIR) center of excellence for modeling and simulation of the

Battlespace environment. The Battlespace Division develops, deploys, and maintains simulation models, environments, scenarios, and software applications. Battlespace

Division is responsible for the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Technical Baseline

(JTB), which include but is not limited to the Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), Weapon Server Common Environment (WSCE), Global Reusable Interface Domain

(GRID), Simulation Control Executive (SEC) Architecture Management Integration

Environment (AMIE), Analysis and Reporting Tool (ART), and Battlespace Environment

Audio Video Event Recorder (BEAVER). The products are used by numerous

Department of Defense activities and Foreign Military Sales customers to support requirements development, tactics development, Research, Development, and Test and

Evaluation, and fleet training. This requirement is to provide technical support that includes modeling, software development, project support, and subject matter expertise in support of the Battlespace Division’s Battlespace Modeling and Simulation products and activities.

b. 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 and help define the final acquisition strategy. Additionally, this sources sought is being used to gather constructive information from industry to help shape the final acquisition strategy and improve the request for proposal (RFP).

This is for the IBST Department’s Battlespace Modeling and Simulation (BMS) effort.

This is a follow-on requirement therefore, the current contract information can be found in Section 3b below. There have been significant changes to the magnitude as follows:

The level of effort has increased to reflect the current and future project workload increase.

This requirement is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

c. The following documents are attached to this Sources Sought Notice (SSN):

1. Attachment 1 - Statement of Work (SOW) - DRAFT

2. Attachment 2 – Level of Effort Table - DRAFT

3. Attachment 3 – Sources Sought Response Template

d. Primary Work Location/Place of Performance: Primary Place of Performance is detailed in Attachment 1 - DRAFT SOW, paragraph 3.1.2.

The primary Government site under this resultant contract is anticipated to be Naval Air

Station, Patuxent River, MD. Approximately 20% of work is anticipated to be performed at the Government sites and 80% of work to be performed at the Contractor sites.

Additional temporary performance locations will be included in individual Task

Orders/Delivery Orders.

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 (SAIDIQ) contract with Cost Plus fixed Fee (CPFF) Term type CLINs for Labor and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other Direct Costs

(ODCs). The estimated total number of labor hours/FTEs is 2,217,600 (inclusive of FAR

52.217-8). The Government also anticipates the inclusion of a CPFF or Firm Fixed Price

CLIN for product based execution through the issuance of completion based delivery orders. The Government anticipates the value of these efforts to be approximately 30% of the anticipated level of effort labor requirements.

The combined value of the non-performance based and performance based CLINs will equal the total value of the anticipated contract.

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor:

AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES (AMEWAS)

44427 AIRPORT RD STE 200

CALIFORNIA MD 20619-2034

2. Contract Number: N0042123D0005

3. Contract End Date: Ordering period ends May 4, 2028

4. Contract Type: SAIDIQ

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

6. Level of Effort Hours: 1,991,170

c. Anticipated resultant contract information is as follows:

1. Re-Compete to Contract N0042123D0005

2. Anticipated Contract Type: SAIDIQ

3. Anticipated Level of Effort: 2,217,600 hours (231 FTEs per year)

4. Estimated Material / Other Direct Costs: $2.5M per year

5. Estimated Travel: $1M per year

6. Anticipated Period of Performance Start: Summer 2027

7. Security Classification:

a. Facility Clearance Level: TOP SECRET//Sensitive Compartmented

Information (SCI)

b. Safeguarding at the Contractor Facility: up to SECRET

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in Attachment 1 -

DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). 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 experience performing similar requirements those defined in Attachment 1 - DRAFT SOW.

• This contract requires the Contractor to provide highly qualified staff with the capabilities to support the activities defined by the Attachment 1 - DRAFT SOW and at levels defined by Attachment 2 – DRAFT Level of Effort Table.

• The Offeror shall possess an adequate accounting system in accordance with DFARS clause 252.242-7006.

• The Offeror shall possess an adequate purchasing system in accordance with DFARS

252.244-7001.

• The Offeror shall have the capability to perform at the TOP SECRET / SCI level and the appropriate facilities for Contractor Safeguarding capability of SECRET in accordance with the DFAFT SOW, Section 3.1.2.2.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

a. The Government is considering the following North American Industry Classification

(NAICS) codes for this requirement: 541715 Exception 1 – Research and Development in

Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,500 Employees, or 541330 Exception 1 – Engineering Services: Military and Aerospace

Equipment and Military Weapons, with a Small Business Size Standard of $47M.

b. The anticipated Product Service Code (PSC) is R425 - Support- Professional:

Engineering/Technical.

c. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in accordance with Attachment 3 - Sources Sought Response

Template.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement package demonstrating the ability to perform the services covered under the required capabilities. Interested businesses shall utilize the response template 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 in 12-point font.

2. Document Type: Either MS Word or Adobe PDF

3. Delivery: Electronic-mail (Email) Submission to the Contract Specialist, Karen

Joachim, at karen.v.joachim.civ@us.navy.mil.

4. Response date: Responses are due by 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 29

May 2025.

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 Contract Specialist, Karen Joachim, at karen.v.joachim.civ@us.navy.mil.

8. All responses shall include SSN name/number, Company Name, Company Address, 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 SSN.

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.

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