IDS Sources Sought.pdf

NAWCAD WOLF Identification Systems (IDS) Division Technical Project Support Services

1. INTRODUCTION

a. NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, Maryland, Identification Systems (IDS) Division, operating under the organic Lead Systems Integrator® (oLSI®) model, announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis the requirements for technical/project management support; budget execution support; material procurement support; data management support; training support; and graphics, media, communications, and clerical support. 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 Technical Project Support Services. This is a follow-on requirement. The current contract information can be found in paragraph 3b below. There have been significant changes to the SOW as follows: The SOW was updated to be compliant with the latest version of the NAWCAD CSS PWS SOW template and detailed requirements were reorganized. Requirements for the entire effort have been rearticulated to include more detail within the Government requirements within all areas of the SOW to include technical/project management support, budget execution support, material procurement support, data management support, training, graphics, media, communications, and clerical support. Lessons learned from current and past contracts have been considered and section 3.3 of the SOW has been researched and refined to detail the requirements needed to support current/future growth, increase the number of labor categories, and quantify specific experience needed to gain qualified personnel in order to support the IDS Division requirements in the coming years.

This is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

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

1. Draft Statement of Work (SOW)

2. Draft Labor Categories and associated Level of Effort (LOE)

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

1. Estimated Draft RFP Release: 13 July 2026

2. Estimated Final RFP Release: 3 August 2026

3. Estimated Award Date: 11 March 2027

4. Period of Performance/Ordering Period: 11 March 2027 – 10 March 2032

d. Primary Work Location/Place of Performance:

Primary Work Location is detailed in Attachment 1, Draft SOW, paragraph 3.1.2.1.

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 SOURCES SOUGHT

IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

a. The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a competitive SeaPort- Multiple Award Contract Task Order (TO) with CPFF Term labor CLINs, Cost Reimbursable (non-fee bearing) Other Direct Cost CLINs, Not Separately Priced Data and CAP CLINs. The estimated total number of labor hours is 501,147.00 (inclusive of the 52.217-8 option to extend). The estimated FTEs is 261 FTEs total to include: 228 FTEs on-site at Webster Outlying Field and 33 FTES at contractor facilities.

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: PSI Pax, Inc

2. Contract Number: N00178-19-D-8356/N00421-22-F-3010

3. Contract End Date: 10 March 2027

4. Contract Type: Competitive SeaPort MAC TO with a base year and four option years consisting of CPFF/Cost type CLINs. This TO will be awarded in ePS.

5. Previous Set-Aside Designation: Woman Owned Small Business Set-Aside

6. Level of Effort Hours on the contract: 460,800

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in Attachment 1, Draft SOW. This document details security clearance requirements for personnel, facility requirements, and any specific certifications that are required for the performance of this requirement.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

a. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541330, Exception A - Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons with a Small Business Size Standard of $25.5M.

b. The Product Service Code is R799; Support – Management: Other.

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. 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 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 should address the following questions in their response. The responses to these questions will aid the Government in determining whether a company is capable in performing the requirement, so it is important to address these areas with specific details.

1. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2. Has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3. Has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4. Provide details on your intended management approach for meeting the requirements of a contract of this scope/complexity/magnitude.

a. How you will staff this effort with qualified personnel

b. A description of your team with roles and responsibilities

5. Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW for the base period as well as the option periods. Similarly situated small businesses may team together to meet the 50% requirement. If your company is planning to team with a similarly situated small business, the response must clearly identify the proposed team members and the capability statement must clearly articulate which portion of the work each team member will be responsible for. The response must be detailed enough for the Government to make a determination whether or not the proposed team will be able to perform 50% of the work when combined.

6. Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, Unique Entity Identifier (UIE) number, etc.

7. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Concern under the NAICS code identified for this requirement.

8. Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements (if applicable).

b. In addition to the above, the Government is requesting feedback on the draft SOW, draft labor categories and associated LOE. If there is any feedback on any of these documents, please include that within the capabilities statement submission. Specific details are requested to help in supporting the feedback. This feedback DOES NOT count against the page limitations for the capabilities statement, and should be submitted as a separate file at the same time as the capabilities statement submission. The Government may or may not reach back out to the companies to discuss the feedback in depth.

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

1. Page Limit and Format: Ten (10) 8.5 X 11 inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point.

2. Document Type: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, etc.

3. Delivery: Electronic-mail (Email) Submission to the Contract Specialist, Crystal Heier at crystal.a.heier.civ@us.navy.mil

4. Response date: Responses are due by 2:00PM EST or EDT on 23 March 2026.

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 Specialist, Crystal Heier, at crystal.a.heier.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.