FY20_SOURCES SOUGHT - LPD 28 29 30 FOA PSA.pdf

Sources Sought Announcement Fitting Out Availabilities (FOAs) & Post Shakedown Availabilities (PSAs):

USS FORT LAUDERDALE (LPD 28)

USS RICHARD M. MCCOOL JR. (LPD 29)

USS HARRISBURG (LPD 30)

Agency: Department of the Navy Office: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Location: NAVSEA HQ

This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 10.001 and DFARS 210.001 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement. The Naval Sea System Command is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the Fitting Out Availability (FOA) and Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) for LPD 28 (FORT LAUDERDALE), with options for LPD 29 (RICHARD M. MCCOOL JR.), and LPD 30 (HARRISBURG). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336611 Ship Building and Repairing.

The anticipated RFP release date for this requirement is on or around 01 January 2020 (subject to change). This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

What/Where to Submit:

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform the above described efforts, further detailed in Appendix 1, please provide the following information:

1. Name, CAGE, and DUNS code of the company that intends to submit the proposal

2. Indicate an interest in submitting a proposal; and

3. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical and industrial capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

1. Provide efforts consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated

2. Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; and

3. Implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with expedited program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of personnel and risk mitigation.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS

REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL

AND OPEN COMPETITION. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14, should the prospective contract be competed as a small business set aside, the prospective offeror would be required to perform 50% of the cost of manufacturing, to include industrial work, planning, engineering, and program management. If you are a small business, include a description of your plan to meet the requirements listed in Appendix 1 within the capability statement portion of your submission. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 1500 Local Time, Washington D.C. on 26 November 2020.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for market research purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind.

Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided.

Future information, if any, will be posted at beta.SAM.gov.

Contracting Officer Address:

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND

1333 Isaac Hull Ave SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376

Point of Contact:

Michael Simonelli, PMS 317 Post Delivery Manager, michael.simonelli@navy.mil Zachary Tucker, SEA 0224 Contract Specialist, zachary.m.tucker@navy.mil

Respondents are responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The Government will not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider.

Please choose one of the methods below to submit your response:

1. For electronic file sizes over 5 MB upload and submit your response to the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) application (https://safe.apps.mil/). Please follow the steps below:

A. Proceed as a Guest user by clicking on "I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User"

B. Fill in all required fields C. Upload your sources sought response and grant file access to the following email address:

michael.simonelli@navy.mil and zachary.m.tucker@navy.mil.

D. Click the "Submit" button

2. For electronic file sizes fewer than 5 MB send by email to michael.simonelli@navy.mil and zachary.m.tucker@navy.mil.

Note: Preferred method of sending in responses for all electronic file sizes is by the SAFE application;

however, responses will be accepted by email as described above.

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APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of this contract is to provide engineering, planning, management, labor, material and facilities, as required, to accomplish LPD 28, LPD 29 and LPD 30 Fitting Out Availabilities (FOAs), Post Shakedown Availabilities (PSAs), and any emergent work resulting during Post Delivery Test & Trials (PDT&T) and shakedown periods. The FOA is intended to complete fitting out and to correct design-related deficiencies and complete system installations to support ship PDT&T period. The PSA is intended to correct deficiencies and accomplish system/equipment upgrades identified during ship PDT&T and shakedown periods including Final Contract Trials. The Life Cycle Engineering & Support (LCES) Planning Yard will manage a comprehensive process for work specification development, material procurement, fabrication, and kitting to support FOA/PSA and other Emergent Work.

The FOA onboard the LPD 28, LPD 29, and LPD 30 will take place at the respective ship’s homeport of Norfolk, VAat either the Naval Station or the awarded contractor’s facility. The PSA onboard the LPD 28, LPD 29, and LPD 30 will take place at the respective ship’s homeport of Norfolk, VA at the awarded contractor’s facility The planning efforts for FOA will begin approximately 6 months prior to the start the availability, and for PSA, approximately 12 months prior to the start of the availability.

The execution efforts for the FOAs may take up to approximately 200,000 labor hours per availability, exclusive of any emergent work, and will last between 6 and 12 weeks each.

The execution effort for the PSAs may take up to 600,000 labor hours per availability, exclusive of any emergent work, and will last 21 weeks.

Emergent work is estimated at 100,000 hours per availability.

For information purposes, the production labor mix anticipated to accomplish the total FOA/PSA work package is set forth below:

CRAFT/TRADE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LABOR

Program Management 20%

Shipfitters 7% Machinists 5% Firewatch/Safety 9% Electrical/Electronic 10% Pipefitters 16% Painters/Blasters 7% Riggers 4% Sheetmetal 5% Carpenters 2% Laggers/Insulators 4% Welders 11% Total 100%

Note: Program Management should include planners, estimators, schedulers, trade supervision, etc.

The following summarize the major requirements contemplated for the above outlined scope of work:

1. Management, Planning, Engineering, Design, Liaison, Scheduling:

The LCES Planning Yard will manage a comprehensive process for work specification development, material procurement, fabrication, and kitting. The Contractor is responsible for detailed schedule integration, manning resource allocation, material management and execution of work items, as defined in work specifications prepared by the Post Delivery Planning Yard and authorized by the designated PMS 317 Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR). The contractor shall be responsible for scheduling, integrating and de-conflicting all industrial work including but not limited to government sponsored AITs and shipbuilder responsible work/warranty repairs.

Additionally, The Contractor shall provide onboard spare parts and test equipment for all Contractor procured equipment which is different from that previously installed onboard the ship. The range and depth of spare parts shall be in accordance with documented manufacturer's recommendations to support the ship for ninety (90) days. Also, the contractor will need to incorporate emergent work as identified during various tests and inspections in to the scheduled availabilities.

2. Labor and Material:

The Contractor shall provide material and labor required to perform specified FOA / PSA work items as stated in Technical Instructions (TI). The Contractor efforts shall include all labor and material required to support production efforts at their facility including but not limited to pier space, production/fabrication shops, temporary services, crane services, government office facilities including internet capabilities, material lay-down areas, cleaners/laborers, transportation services and production supervision.

Material kits will be delivered to the Contractor as Government Furnished Material (GFM) in advance of the FOA / PSA, and pre-staged by the Contractor in a warehouse. Material provided by the executing yard will be limited to emergent, incidentals, and/or consumable materials, such as nuts, bolts and washers, pipe insulation, welding rods, pipe hangers, paint brushes, cable hangers and studs, repair parts, cable stuffing tubes and fittings, lube oil, and any Contractor furnished material required to accomplish work as stated in Technical Instructions (TI). Note: The Contractor shall conduct tests, except those designated as Government responsible, and participate in Post Repair Sea Trials to verify the accuracy and completion of all shipyard industrial work.

3. Facilities:

The following facilities and services will need to be provided in order to execute the FOA/PSA scope of work:

1. Pier space to accommodate LPD 28, LPD 29 or LPD 30;

2. Production Shops;

3. Secure, controlled environment storage facilities available for combat systems and electronics equipment;

4. Government office facilities, including internet and phone capabilities;

5. Material lay-down areas;

6. Warehouse/storage facilities to accommodate pre-positioning and long lead time material;

7. Temporary services;

8. Crane services;

9. Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection measures in place that comply with Std Item 009-72; and10.

Shipboard fire prevention plan, strategies and resourcing, and ability to adapt to new requirements that may arise during the performance of this effort

Prospective offerors shall possess facilities capable of supporting a ship with the following characteristics:

Length – 684 feet Beam – 105 feet Displacement – 25,300 tons Draft – 23 feet - full load Note: Ship must be oriented port-side to the pier

Please describe your available facilities or your plan to secure necessary facilities.

4. Past Performance:

Please describe relevant and comparable prime contract and subcontract work. The Government shall consider as relevant any work on amphibious and surface combatant availabilities performed within the preceding five (5) calendar years. Emphasis will be placed on industrial efforts with significant work package growth that demonstrate the Offeror's ability to successfully accomplish large, dynamic, intensive availabilities conducted at the contractor’s facility and/or at the Naval Base. Completed availabilities may be deemed more relevant than open contracts without completed availabilities.

5. Additional Requirements:

Due to the prospective dollar value and contract type of this potential contract, it is expected that the potential contract will contain requirements for an Earned Value Management System (DFARS 252.234-7002) and Accounting System (DFARS 252.242-7006).