P-8A IDIQ Sources Sought_Final.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND SUSTAIN DOMESTIC

AND FOREIGN P-8A TRAINING SYSTEMS

INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL, is seeking information for potential sources to develop, produce, and sustain Domestic, Cooperative (Co-op), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) P-8A training systems. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within the Navy to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.

PROSPECTIVE SCOPE: Orders may include new P-8A training devices, modifications and upgrades to existing P- 8A training devices, new or revisions to technical data and information, contractor logistics sup-port, training, provisioned items, and courseware. The tasks and detailed requirements for these products will be defined at the order level.

The following elements represent NAWCTSD’s intended scope:

1. P-8 Training System Acquisition

2. P-8 Training System Engineering Support and Services

a. Training Systems Releases (TSR), including dot builds

b. Software deliverable/updates

c. Tech Refresh / Technical solutions-updates – Aircrew and Maintenance

d. System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Lab Sustainment

e. Cyber security support – for all training devices

f. Deficiency Report (DR) corrections

g. Interoperability (Multi-ship, Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE), Distributed

Mission Training (DMT), etc.)

h. Aircraft concurrency upgrades

3. P-8 Training Systems courseware

a. Maintenance, Publications

b. Instructor Courseware for TSRs

c. Technical publication document updates

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The preponderance of the effort can be completed at the contractor’s facility with additional efforts required at various Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The P-8A MMA program has been renamed the P-8A Poseidon. The system is a commercial derivative aircraft based on the 737-800 ERX developed by The Boeing Company (Boeing).

P-8A is the replacement system for the P-3C Orion. The P-8A aircraft will sustain and improve the armed maritime and littoral Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for U.S. Navy (USN) forces in traditional, joint and combined roles to counter changing and emerging threats. The P-8A program employs an incremental acquisition approach that meets near-term requirements affordably with low sched-ule risk while simultaneously maturing additional capabilities via a series of incremental deliveries. The goals of the P-8A incremental strategy include increasing competitive opportunities and decreasing reliance on the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) by having the Government assume Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) functions often associated with a prime contractor for selected capabilities. The primary roles of P-8A are persistent Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW). The P-8A is part of the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Family of Systems that also includes the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-4 Triton), the P-3C, EP-3E, and the Tactical Operations Center. The P-8A training system devices utilize the aircraft operational flight software, Tactical Operational Mission Software (TOMS), and Boeing's 737 proprietary commercial aircraft data.

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS: Responses by interested parties shall be written and should provide docu-mentation on their firm’s Capabilities, Experience, Schedule, Small Business Participation, and Cost that demonstrates the ability to fulfill the detailed trainer enhancements and tasks identified in this Sources Sought.

CAPABILITIES: Interested parties should provide a brief company introduction and details on the company/organization, including any potential teaming approach. Include information on program management, systems engineering, requirements management, risks, and software development plans and processes. A discussion of any customary business practices that might affect the firms fulfillment of the requirement or its relationship with the Navy customer. Additionally, respondents shall discuss how they are able to overcome the P-8 proprietary training systems data restrictions.

EXPERIENCE: Companies should provide details showing their experience in similar work and any relevant experience on US Navy P-8A trainer simulation developments.

SCHEDULE: The Government plans (subject to change) to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 60 month ordering period. Companies should provide comments as to their likelihood of satisfying the requirements over the ordering period.

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION: Discuss any potential participation by small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, or woman owned small business concerns.

SIZE STATUS: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333318, size standard of 1000 employ-ees. The Product Service Code is 6910. Companies must identify their size status, the results of which will be utilized as guidance to determine any potential set-aside basis.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested businesses shall submit responses by email to Wayne Miller, at wayne.c.miller18.civ@us.navy.mil and copy Jason Harvey at Jason.G.Harvey.civ@us.navy.mil. Please sub-mit all written questions by email to Wayne Miller and Jason Harvey. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any subsequent RFP will be accepted prior to its release.

One electronically submitted response shall be received no later than 2:00pm Eastern Time on 22 June 2023 and reference: P-8A Training Systems and Support ID/IQ– Sources Sought.

Submissions shall be no more than ten (10) 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point, and single spaced. Documentation should be organized into the following sections: Capabilities, Experience, Schedule, Small Business Participation, Cost. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Com-pany Business Size, Points-of-Contact (POC) including name(s), phone number, fax number, and email ad-dress.

NAWCTSD will use the responses to the sources sought to make an informed decision concerning the strat-egy it will pursue to meet its objectives and, if NAWCTSD elects to proceed with a procurement, to structure the solicitation to maximize commercial sector interest.

This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not consti-tute 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.

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