N6134019R0104_PORTS_Delta_Intent_to_Sole_Source_23Apr2019.pdf

PRESOLCITATION NOTICE

PSC CODE: 6910 (Training Aids) NAICS CODE: 333318 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing) TITLE: Task Support for the PC-Based Open Architecture for Reconfigurable Training Systems

(PORTS)

SOLICITATION NUMBER: N61340-19-R-0104

RESPONSE DATE (MM/DD/YY): 05/09/19

CS CONTACT NAME & EMAIL: Ekeitha Redd, ekeitha.redd@navy.mil PCO CONTACT NAME & EMAIL: Shannon Walyus, shannon.walyus@navy.mil

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Contracts Department, Orlando, FL announces its intention to procure, on a sole source basis, PC-Based Open Architecture for Reconfigurable Training Systems (PORTS) from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 88 Silva Lane, Middletown, RI 02842. Sole source authority is provided under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.

NAWCTSD has a requirement to provide PORTS technology based Surface Navy training systems. PORTS is a simulation architecture technology used in the design of many Surface Navy shore-based trainers. The current PORTS program is based on the use of a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) simulation engine called the Combined Tactical Training and Analysis System (CTTAS). CTTAS provides an instructor station and manages the simulation for each specific trainer being developed. The PORTS/CTTAS architecture forms the core of a family of trainer simulations. The program is intended to meet immediate and future training needs for the Surface Navy. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has ownership of and licensing rights to the CTTAS software. Program requirements are currently being fulfilled utilizing the 2011 PORTS ID/IQC (Contract Number N61340-11-D-0005). The incumbent is Northrop Grumman.

On 4 April 2018, the Government posted a Sources Sought notice, N61340-18-R-0108 for the PORTS ID/IQC to determine the availability of potential comparable sources to provide an equivalent required simulation system. Four responses were received by the due date of 13 May 2018. Out of the four responses, only the incumbent, NGC, was found to be technically capable of fulfilling the requirement without incurring excessive duplication costs. In accordance with FAR 5.201, the PCO posted a pre-solicitation notice to FedBizOpps via NECO from 24 August to 10 September 2018, indicating the Government’s intent to sole source the subject effort to NGC. The intent of the notice was to ensure full consideration was given to all potential sources.

No response was received to this notice. This effort will be using the market research collected from the N61340-18-R-0108 to proceed with the intention to sole source to NGC.

The follow-on PORTS ID/IQC will not be awarded in time to support FY19 sponsor requirements. NAWCTSD intends to award a standalone contract for these requirements. This PORTS Delta contract is envisioned to be of limited scope and duration when compared to an mailto:ekeitha.redd@navy.mil mailto:shannon.walyus@navy.mil

ID/IQC. The PORTS Delta contract will be under the same ceiling and sole source award authority as the upcoming ID/IQC.

In accordance with FAR 6.305, the Justification and Approval for this sole source action will be made publicly available within 30 days after contract award.

Small businesses looking for subcontract opportunities are encouraged to reach out to NGC’s Small Business Liaison Office (SBLO) POC, Ms. Vicky Harper-Hall at Vicky.harper-hall@ngc.com .

DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. IT IS A NOTICE

OUTLINING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO CONTRACT ON A SOLE SOURCE

BASIS WITH NGC.

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.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

Responses should clearly describe the contractors’ capabilities to satisfy the following high-level requirements for the PORTS Delta contract:

• Install, test, document and/or maintain a software and hardware configuration that supports Combat Systems training.

• Design, develop, integrate, install, test, and document new or refurbished Combat Systems trainers in response to emerging Government requirements.

• Design, develop, integrate, install, test, and document functional enhancements to new or refurbished Combat Systems trainers in response to emerging Government requirements.

• Provide system operation, maintenance and training documentation required by Government Data Item Descriptions.

• Provide detailed software documentation and source code required by Government Data Item Descriptions.

• Provide detailed configuration management tracking of hardware, software and documentation.

• Design, create, document, integrate, verify, and deliver a security architecture for the training device that satisfies the DODI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) security control set.

• Develop and conduct operator training courses.

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• Conduct a system test and evaluation program to include the use of contractor developed test procedures.

The Delta CLIN list is:

• Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Tactical Action Officer (TAO) Trainer Training Equipment Change Requests (TECRs)

• Multi-Mission Tactical Trainer (MMTT) Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Sensor Supervisor Development

• MMTT 2019 TECRs

• MMTT Hardware Refresh

• MMTT Portable Air Intercept Controller (AIC) Trainers

ASSUMPTIONS:

A single award “C” type contract with a final delivery date is to be determined. Planned award date is 30 Sep 2019.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT):

This is not a request for competitive proposals. The purpose of this notice is to determine if a comparable source exists and outline the Government’s intent to contract on a sole source basis with NGC. Interested sources shall submit their written technical capabilities to provide the capabilities described above. Written response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact including name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch in an electronic format that is compatible with Word 2010.

Firms that believe they can demonstrate the capabilities required based on the requirements described in this Sources Sought posting shall provide a written response consisting of the following:

1. A submission of your firm’s detailed capabilities to meet the high-level requirements listed above.

2. Your firm’s degree of familiarity with:

a. Engineering practices related to the design, development, system integration, and maintenance of shore-based Combat Systems training systems

b. Training system maintenance and training documentation to include Instructional manuals

c. Programming in the C, C++, and C# high level languages, including the use of the

Microsoft .NET framework in C++ and C#

d. Engineering on-call and support services

e. Systems Engineering processes

f. Systems Test and Evaluation processes

g. Configuration management systems

h. Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)

i. The creation and management of virtual machines on Windows

j. The installation and configuration of the Secure Host Baseline (SHB) and use of the

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

k. Data storage mechanism, network transport, normal user interface high-level language, standard operating system, and any hardware requirements beyond a file/domain server for trainer operation

l. A high-level software and hardware architecture

m. External interfaces

n. Standard modules provided "out of the box" for Government use in scenario development, entity/weapon/sensor creation/modification, and scenario execution along with their features

o. Employment/utilization of models or databases for these features: entities, weapons, sensors (including radars, sonars, ES, IR/visual), ballistics, countermeasures, radios, elevation/depth, wind (variability and gusts), atmosphere (including AREPS, clutter, sandstorms, precipitation, and clouds), ocean (including currents, sound speed, temperature, salinity, pressure, and noise profiles), visual (including formats and availability), acoustics (active/passive, source strength, scattering, attenuation, and propagation), image generation, vector shoreline, nautical charts, land terrain, or others incorporated

p. Any special features that your firm's simulation engine provides that separates it from those provided by other companies

q. Migration plan and estimated duration for the simulation engine to replace the existing PORTS simulation engine (CTTAS).

Detailed written capabilities shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Ekeitha Redd, at Ekeitha.redd@navy.mil with a copy to Procuring Contracting Officer, Shannon Walyus, at Shannon.walyus@navy.mil, no later than 2 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 09 May 2019. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. 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.

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