N0003025R6304_D5LE2 SSN_2024_22Feb24_FINAL.docx

D5 LIFE EXTENSION 2 (LE2) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION

SUPPORT SERVICES

1.0 Classification Code

AC13 – National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense – Military; Experimental Development

2.0 NAICS Code

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 - Engineering Services

3.0 Contracting Office Address

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) 1250 10th Street, Suite 4600 Washington DC 20374

4.0 Synopsis

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) announcement. SSNs are issued to assist the Agency in performing market research to determine industry interest and capability. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Therefore, no proposals are being requested or accepted in response to this SSN.

5.0 Purpose

In accordance with FAR Part 10, SSP is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of successfully performing SSP’s Systems Engineering and Integration requirements and interrelated efforts in support of United States TRIDENT II (D5) Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Program D5 Life Extension 2 (LE2) Strategic Systems Programs Alteration (SPALT).

Specifically, SSP requires subject matter expert support for the technical planning, requirements management and integration of SSP subsystems including interface with the COLUMBIA Common Missile Compartment (CMC); Systems Engineering; Configuration Management; Systems Requirements and Architecture Management; System Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V); System Digital Integration; SWS System Security Engineering; SWS Safety Risk Management support; SWS System Test; SSP Infrastructure Operations (Model Based Engineering – MBE)/Information Systems (IS) Program Acquisition; Systems Engineering Support for MBE Environment Cybersecurity; Product Support Management as identified in the enclosure (1) statement of work (SOW) cited in paragraph 8.0 below.

The contract type will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee – Level of Effort (Term). The Period of Performance (POP) will be a base plus 2 option years beginning with Fiscal Year (FY) 25 through FY27 effort from 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2027.

6.0 White Paper Capability Statement Credentials

SSP is seeking detailed, complete, and thorough White Paper capability statements from interested firms who can demonstrate and document, with evidentiary support, that they 1) possess the minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 below which are critical to the successful execution of the requirements, and 2) demonstrate recent and relevant experience, as the Prime contractor (or subcontractor), performing the same/similar efforts of the same/similar scope, size, and complexity to the enclosure (1) Statement of Work (SOW) requirements identified in paragraph 8.0 below. Interested firms must demonstrate their existing capability, or potential to acquire the capability, to meet the enclosure (1) SOW requirements by the time of contract award – 1 October 2024.

6.1 Small Business Concerns

IAW FAR Subpart 19.2 Polices, SSP seeks to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Small Business Concerns who possess the minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 and who can demonstrate its concerns’ capability (or ability to obtain the capability by the contract award date) to execute the complete requirements identified in the enclosure (1) SSN SOW in paragraph 8.0, as well provide the requisite past performance experience detailed in Section 9.0, are encouraged to respond to this SSN.

If a small business concern intends to partner with another entity, the small business concern must identify which specific enclosure (1) SOW efforts/tasks it intends to perform, as well as the specific efforts/tasks the partner will perform, with the substantiating data required in this SSN supporting the identified partnering roles and responsibilities. NOTE: 100% of the enclosure (1) SOW and SSN requirements must be addressed in any submitted partnering submittal. A partnering submittal cannot merely state “We plan to team with XYZ Corporation” without supporting qualifications and experiential content. A letter of general intent from the named partner must be included with the SSN response.

NOTE: In the event this contract is set aside for small business concerns, the small business concern agrees that it will be in strict compliance and conformance with the percentage payment limitations for services, supplies, or construction (as applicable) to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting and state such in their response.

7.0 Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements

Interested firms shall document and submit specific and evidenced / demonstrated possession of experience in the technical areas identified in bullets a through p below which are critical to the successful execution of the enclosure (1) SOW requirements identified in paragraph 8.0 below. This experience shall be documented as specified in paragraph 9.0 below:

a. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 Weapon System Configuration Management to include:

a. Digital models and model based systems engineering data sources

b. Planning and developing Trident II D5 Strategic Programs Alterations (SPALT)

c. Experience developing and managing workflows in a Product Life Cycle Management environment

b. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 Weapon System Interface and architecture management including support of Subsystem Redesign Sufficiency Assessment (SRSA-1), Subsystem Redesign Sufficiency Assessment (SRSA-2), Integration Traceability Matrix (ITM) and System level Knowledge Point 1 (KP-1) closeout and System Level Knowledge Point 2 (KP-2), Simulation Domain Model

c. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 Weapon Systems Engineering Management to include all aspects of SWS Preliminary Design Review (PDR) activities.

d. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 Weapon System Requirements Management using the SSP Technical Objectives and Guidance (TOG) documents

e. At least 3 years of experience of SWS digital non-real time functional integration activities

f. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 Weapon System Test to include Physical Integration and System Verification

g. Experience planning and performing System Integration, Verification, Validation Management and Test with Strategic Weapon Systems

h. At least 3 years of experience of Trident II D5 ballistic missile Safety Risk Management Engineering support

i. Minimum of three (3) years demonstrated weapon system experience in one or more of the following System Security Engineering disciplines which shall include policy development support:

a. Supply Chain Security and Risk Management

b. Hardware Assurance/Anti-Tamper Engineering Support

c. Software Assurance

d. Non-enterprise cybersecurity implementation

j. Minimum eight (8) years experience providing supportability analysis for Trident D5 Life Extension 2 (LE2) Product Support and Supportability Engineering and Electronic Product Lifecycle Management (ePLM) Support.

k. Experience administering digital collaborative workspaces for Jira, Confluence and SSP Rainbow Network Administrator Support.

l. Experience developing training materials, career development analysis, and proficient in technical writing for Product Support Competency Development Support.

m. At least 3 years of experience and the ability to develop and deliver a conceptual architecture for a simulation model to support integration of subsystem models including:

a. Combining authoritative source of truth (ASOT) and simulation domain models through custom interfaces

b. Event-based launch sequence simulation

c. Dynamic model integrating event-based launch sequence simulation with SWS dynamic characteristics

d. Develop and deliver training or user manuals to support SWS Simulation Architecture

n. At least 3 years of experience providing operational support and configuration control support for Trident II D5 MBE environments Information Systems (IS), providing tailored D5LE2 MBE environment support services, messaging services and the ability to coordinate the planning, design and deployment of IS resources to support the D5LE2 MBE environment

o. At least 3 years of experience providing technical and management services for Information Assurance including evaluating current and emerging cyber threats and their impact to D5LE2 MBE environment IS.

p. At least 3 years of providing Technical Information Technology (IT) Program Management and Data Management Services experience including Product Lifecycle Management, model based systems engineering, the ability to administer and configure COTS/GOTS software, and customizing solutions using custom software development.

8.0 Description of Requirements

See enclosure (1) SOW Requirements. NOTE: These RDT&E requirements are interrelated and cannot be fragmented into separate procurements. They ensure SSP will be able to meet the critical D5LE2 systems engineering mission requirements and meet planned milestone schedules.

8.1 Quantity of Personnel Required / Place of Performance

220 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) personnel performing in Washington DC area. Approximately 10 FTEs will require a Top Secret (TS) /Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI).

9.0 Evidentiary Qualifications / Experience Documentation Requirements

Interested firms must possess the requisite minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 above and demonstrated relevant and recent experience as it relates to the paragraph 8.0 enclosure (1) SOW requirements. White Paper Capability statements must include all of the content and details identified below:

9.1 Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements Validation

White Paper Capability statement submissions shall include a discrete section with the heading “Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements” and document, with specific information, how your firm meets each of the minimum qualifications identified in paragraph 7.0 above. This section may cite contract reference efforts detailed in Table A of paragraph 9.2 below provided respondents provide context and rationale as to how that contract reference effort(s) demonstrates possession of the applicable minimum qualifications/experience bullets a through p identified in paragraph 7.0.

9.2 Relevant & Recent Experience / Supporting Narratives

In addition to demonstrating possession of the requisite minimum experiential qualifications identified in paragraph 7.0 above, interested firms shall demonstrate relevant and recent experience performing the same or similar efforts to the enclosure (1) SOW requirements. Relevant experience is defined as performing efforts similar in scope, size, and complexity as the enclosure (1) SOW requirements with an annual incurred cost/expense of at least $30M. Recent experience is defined as work performed within 3 years of the SSN posting date. To substantiate the performance of relevant and recent efforts to the enclosure (1) SOW requirements, White Paper Capability statements shall provide a list of current or previous contract references and the effort(s) performed thereunder detailing and evidencing a direct correlation of the contract reference effort to the enclosure (1) SOW requirements using the specific outline provided in Table A below. The Table A outline shall include the following information per individual contract reference:

(i) Summary of relevant work performed and how that specific work demonstrates capability to perform the specific requirements identified in the enclosure (1) SOW requirements

(ii) Current / Prior Contract Number(s) and Customer/Agency Supported

(iii) Identification of your role as the Prime or Subcontractor

(iv) Contract Type

(v) Period of performance of the specific contract reference effort performed

(vi) Quantity of FTE personnel utilized on the specific contract reference effort, per annum, with distinction and FTE quantities identified between the respondents FTE employees and any subcontractor FTE employees

(vii) Net Dollar value (base and options) for each contract reference and the Annual Incurred costs for each contract reference provided which demonstrates the magnitude of those contract references in comparison to the annual estimated value cited in paragraph 9.2 above. NOTE: solely citing an IDIQ ceiling amount or base and all options aggregate value without the annual incurred costs for the submitted contract references is not acceptable – amounts must be specific to actual incurred costs for a Contract CLIN(s) or Individual Task Order(s), for the contract references cited in Table A below.

(viii) Customer point of contact with valid phone number and email

TABLE A – SUMMARY OF RELEVANT & RECENT WORK

10.0 Company Information and Deadline for Submittal

White Paper Capability statements shall be submitted in Microsoft Word for Office 2000 compatible format or PDF format and are due no later than 4 March 2024, 3:00pm EST. The White Papers shall not exceed 15 pages in total, using 12-point Times New Roman and 1” margin and shall be submitted via e-mail to SPN301@ssp.navy.mil.

ALL White Paper Capability submittals shall include the following information “not” included in the aforementioned maximum 15-page limit:

1. Company Administrative Information

a. Company Name:

b. Company Point of Contact (email and phone) and Title:

c. Company Address:

d. DUNS No:

e. Cage Code:

2. Size of business, including; total annual revenue, by year, for the past three years and number of employees;

3. Ownership, including whether: small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns;

4. Number of years in business;

5. Identification of the current security clearance held at your facility that will provide support to the enclosure (1) SOW requirements. NOTE: Work to be performed under this contract shall require the contractor to have a facility clearance of TS and a computing facility that is cleared to process TS data. Further, personnel to perform this effort shall possess an active security clearance rating of SECRET, and TS / TS SCI, as identified in paragraph 8.1 above.

Responders shall indicate which portions of their response are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. It is the responsibility of the interested businesses to monitor the beta.SAM.gov website for additional information pertaining to any potential acquisition.

11.0 Government Assessment

The White Paper Capability statement responses to this SSN must meet the requirements stated in the SSN and will be reviewed to determine whether each respondent is capable of performing the requirements. This review will be based solely on the specific data and supporting content provided by the respondents in their White Paper Capability statement submissions and responses to any follow on clarification inquires submitted by the Government. Incomplete or generalized White Paper Capability statements, without specificity as it relates to the SSN content requirements, omitted content, or content which fails to address all of the requirements of this SSN, will have a direct affect upon the Government’s assessment of the White Paper submittal. . The Government’s assessment will include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) The respondent’s specific and evidenced / demonstrated possession of the Minimum Qualifications / Experience requirements identified in paragraph 7.0;

(2) The respondent’s demonstrated ability to manage, as a Prime contractor, the types and magnitude of requirements identified in the enclosure (1) SSN SOW requirements based on their relevant and recent performance of same/similar efforts/tasks in terms of scope, size, and complexity;

(3) The respondent’s demonstrated technical ability, as a Prime contractor, to execute the enclosure (1) SSN SOW requirements based on their relevant and recent performance of same/similar efforts/tasks in terms of scope, size, and complexity; and

(4) The respondent’s demonstrated capacity to execute the enclosure (1) SSN SOW requirements based on their relevant and recent performance of same/similar efforts in terms of scope, size, and complexity, the quantity of personnel required, and the contract award date.

12.0 SSN Disclaimer

This SSN is issued solely for Market Research purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This SSN does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract. The information provided in the SSN is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Respondents are advised that ALL costs associated with responding to this SSN, including any requests for follow-up information, will be solely at the interested parties expense and the Government will not pay for any information or costs incurred or associated with submitting a SSN White Paper Capability statement or follow-on responses.

The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside for small businesses or one of the small business preference groups. (e.g., small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone small business, and women-owned small business programs).