Industry Day Questions and Answers.xlsx
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This file is an Industry Day Questions and Answers document from a pre-solicitation for the Weapons Systems Integration and Software Support Services (WSISS) VI contract. The document addresses market research questions from potential bidders regarding contracting strategy, performance location, and evaluation criteria for this Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) opportunity.
Key details include: the contract is anticipated to be a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle, though final contracting strategy decisions remain pending; performance will be predominantly at Government facilities including China Lake, Point Mugu, and Eglin; the primary platform focus is currently F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft, with increasing F-35 requirements; facility clearance must be Top Secret with Secret storage capability, and personnel clearance must be Secret and Top Secret; recruiting and retention of skilled personnel, facility clearance risk, and administrative risk are identified as primary Government concerns; non-traditional and small businesses must either be fully capable of performing all tasking or pursue subcontracting opportunities with the prime contractor; source selection strategy, contract structure (base and option years), subcontracting limitations, and small business participation goals have not yet been finalized; a Sources Sought notice will be released soon followed by a draft RFP; and the primary point of contact is Roman Alaniz at roman.g.alaniz.civ@us.navy.mil. The prior WSISS contract was awarded using best-value tradeoff methodology with Technical evaluation as most important, followed by past performance, then cost.
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Questions
| Question | Answer |
| Is the place of performance NAWCWD China Lake or is it at the contractors facility? | Performance is predominately at Government facilities (e.g. China Lake, PT. Mugu, Eglin) |
| Can you outline the anticipated system integrations and modification efforts for this effort? | This question cannot be answered in this setting. |
| Is this contract going to be multiple-awards or single award? | This contract is anticipated to be a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract; however, the final contracting strategy decisions have not yet been finalized so there is still potential for changes. |
| What is the high level breakout between RDT&E and operational functions of the targeted aircraft and offices? | This depends on the supported aircraft platform. |
| What roles do the aircraft OEMs play today in this work? | Lockheed has a primary role in F-35, but we work with all the OEMs as necessary. Boeing is 90% of code base for F-18. We engage with Boeing largely on F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and Boeing works with us on tests. We have daily & weekly conversations. |
| Is WSSIS VI going to be a set aside similar to WSISS V? | This contracting strategy has not yet been finalized and thus a decision has not yet been made. Further communication on this topic will be provided in the future. |
| Will non-traditional companies be encouraged to submit separate proposals (i.e. CSO) to be included in WSISS contract, or will the Gov instead encourage teaming with primes for these companies | As of today, this contract is anticipated to be a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract, thus you must be capable of performing all tasking in order to submit a proposal. Should your company be only partially capable, you are encouraged to seek subcontracting opportunities with the prime contractor. |
| Will the follow-on strategy be single-award or multiple-award, and will there be any small business or socioeconomic set‑asides? | This is answered on question #7. |
| Will source selection use best‑value tradeoff or LPTA, and what factors will weigh most? | This contracting strategy has not yet been finalized and thus a decision has not yet been made. Further communication on this topic will be provided in the future. The contracting strategy has not yet been determined. The prior contract was awarded utilizing best-value tradeoff with Technical as the most important, then past performance, then cost as the least important. |
| What contract type and structure are planned (base and option years, PoP length, on/off‑ramps)? | This contracting strategy has not yet been finalized and thus a decision has not yet been made. The prior contract was awarded with a five year ordering period. |
| Will WSISS VI use a specific vehicle (stand‑alone IDIQ, MAC, or existing contract)? | The WSISS VI contract will be a new contract vehicle. It is anticipated to be a single-award IDIQ. |
| What performance or transition risks concern the Government most? | Recruiting new personnel and retention of current skilled personnel, facility clearance risk, administration risk. |
| Are there mandatory facility or personnel clearance requirements at award? | The FCL is TS with secret storage capability. Personnel clearance is secret and TS. |
| Will there be limitations on subcontracting or small business participation goals? | This contracting strategy has not yet been finalized and thus a decision has not yet been made. Further communication on this topic will be provided in the future. |
| How is work currently shared across platforms (F/A‑18, EA‑18G, AH‑1, F‑35, unmanned systems), and will that change? | The preponderance of the work today is for the F/A-18 and EA-18G platform, but F-35 requirements are increasing. |
| Will past WSISS or NAWCWD China Lake experience receive evaluation credit? | No. |
| What key technical or integration challenges should industry be ready to address in proposals? | This contracting strategy has not yet been finalized and thus a decision has not yet been made. The RFP for the current contract had a sample tasking scenario. |
| Who is the primary POC for further questions? | You can reach Roman Alaniz at roman.g.alaniz.civ@us.navy.mil. |
| Will there be an advanced notification released with procurement type (full & open or small business set aside) and draft RFP? | The sources sought will be released soon and we are planning to have a draft RFP released. |
| How will the H1 modernization contract take away from this contracts scope? | We don’t know all H1 modernization contract requirements so this is difficult to assess. |
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