SEWIP ANSLQ32 RFI_18DEC2023.pdf

SEWIP AN/SLQ-32(V) FULL RATE PRODUCTION, DESIGN AGENT ENGINEERING

AND INTEGRATION

Sources Sought Date: 18 December 2023

Classification Code: 5985 - Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment

NAICS Code: 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical

System and Instrument Manufacturing

Contracting Office Address: N00024 1333 Isaac Hull Ave S.E. Washington Navy Yard, DC

Subject: FY26-FY30 SEWIP AN/SLQ-32(V) Full Rate Production, Design Agent Engineering and Integration

Solicitation Number: N00024-24-R-5504

Contact Points: Contracting Officer, Mr. Alexander Gosnell (SEA 02552) (202) 781-2446; and

Contract Specialist, Ms. Lisa Wagaman (SEA 02552W) 202-781-3240

Description:

This is a Sources Sought notice per FAR 15.201. The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea

Systems Command (NAVSEA) is seeking capable sources to provide support for the SEWIP

Block 1B3, Block 2, and Block 3 programs supporting the AN/SLQ-32(V)6, AN/SLQ-32C(V)6, AN/SLQ-32(V)7, and future Scaled Onboard Electronic Attack (SOEA) configurations of electronic support, electronic attack systems/subsystems in functional areas such as: Build to

Print Production, Design Agent Engineering, and System Integration for all variant configurations for the U.S. Navy and future Foreign Military Sale (FMS) partners.

Background:

The AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) system performs the mission of early detection, signal analysis, threat warning and protection from anti-ship missiles. Surface Electronic Warfare

Improvement Program (SEWIP) is the evolutionary acquisition and incremental development program to upgrade the AN/SLQ-32 EW system in blocks. The SEWIP Block 1B3 provides the

High Gain High Sensitivity (HGHS) adjunct sensor. The SEWIP Block 2 provides Electronic

Support (ES) capability improvements by providing an upgraded receiver and antenna group, as well as improved Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) mitigation and combat system interface.

The SEWIP Block 3 provides Electronic Attack (EA) capabilities.

AN/SLQ-32(V)6, the latest fielded variant of the AN/SLQ-32, incorporates the High Gain High

Sensitivity (HGHS) adjunct sensor developed under the SEWIP Block 1B3 and the receiver, antenna, and combat system interface upgrades developed under the SEWIP Block 2 ACAT II program. AN/SLQ-32(V)6 also includes the following ancillary equipment: the Specific Emitter

Identification (SEI) adjunct sensor, the AN/SLA-10D blanker, and the Liquid Conditioning Unit

(LCU).

AN/SLQ-32C(V)6, also known as SEWIP Lite, is a scaled variant of the AN/SLQ-32(V)6 that provides early detection, signal analysis, threat warning and protection from anti-ship missiles for smaller ship classes.

AN/SLQ-32(V)7, the next variant of the AN/SLQ-32, and SOEA, a future variant, integrates

Electronic Attack (EA) capabilities under the SEWIP Block 3 ACAT II program with the

AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and Soft-Kill Coordination System (SKCS) on existing and select new construction ships.

Scope of Effort:

This Sources Sought covers requirements for multiple programs of record and scope that is currently being executed under multiple contracts:

N00024-18-C-5300 – AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and C(V)6 Design Agent

N00024-20-C-5503 – AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and C(V)6 Production

N00024-20-C-5519 – Block 3 Production

N00024-22-C-5520 – Block 3 Design Agent

The Government is considering acquisition options to determine the best contract(s) acquisition strategy to maximize competition. The Government seeks to gauge industry interest in performing requirements for the AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6, (V)7, and future SOEA in one or more of the three (3) main functional areas and/or subcategories as follows:

1. Functional Area: Built-to-Print (BTP) Production

HGHS Subsystems

LCUs

Shelter

ES Subsystems

EA Subsystems

2. Functional Area: Design Agent Engineering

Systems Engineering Support

Software Development and Modification

Hardware Design and Modification

Installation Support

Digital Engineering (all-encompassing of Model Based Systems Engineering

(MBSE))

Modeling Based Simulation and Simulation Support

Emitter and Technique Database Support

Safety Support

Integration Support

Cyber Security

Test Support

Logistics Product Updates, Reliability and Sparing Analysis

Configuration Management Support

3. Functional Area: System Integration

The Government requests that companies provide a capabilities statement, as detailed below, to identify whether they have interest and capability to perform work in any one or more of the functional areas or subcategories listed above. Companies need not address each functional area or each subcategory in your response if there is no interest in that functional area or subcategory from your company. The Government requests that interested companies specify the functional area and/or subcategories in which they are interested.

For the purposes of responding to this Sources Sought notice, companies shall assume that any future contract(s) will require the contractor(s) to provide material, equipment and/or the technical engineering required to define, design, document, build, integrate, test, deliver, and support SEWIP BTP Production, Design Agent Engineering, and/or System Integration for the functional area or subcategory for which there is interest.

GFI Portal:

The Government has made available a GFI portal for this Sources Sought. This portal is available on NSERC and contains AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6 & (V)7 Technical Data Packages

(TDP).

The GFI portal is available to U.S.-only companies. Access to the GFI portal requires submittal of a completed and previously approved Military Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD Form

2345) or a valid CAGE Code provided to the Contracting Officer and contractor Specialist, and an approved Terms of Use Agreement.

Interested parties should provide a Capability Statement in the following format:

Responses should be limited to: two (2) pages for Company Information, ten (10) pages per

Functional Area (Functional Areas are: Build-to-print Production, Design Agent Engineering, and System Integration), and two (2) pages for Barriers to Competition. Responses should have

1-inch margins, be single-sided, 10-point Times New Roman font or larger.

Figures/Graphs/Tables are included within the page limit with 8-point font or larger text. All materials submitted in response to this Sources Sought should be UNCLASSIFIED.

1. Company Information

Please provide company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, and designated representative name(s) and point of contact, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Address the company’s facility security clearance level.

Provide number of employees employed by company’s business unit considering this opportunity, and the geographic locations.

Identify contracts within the last five (5) years with similar scope and provide a brief overview of company responsibilities and the magnitude of its role.

If your company is a small business, please identify the type of small business (e.g. 8(a), Hubzone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned).

2. Address one or more of the following three (3) Functional Areas of experience and performance capability:

i. Build-to-Print (BTP) Hardware

The Build-to-Print hardware functional area is broken down into the following subcategories of SEWIP components or subsystems:

HGHS Subsystems

LCUs

Shelter

ES Subsystems

EA Subsystems

The company shall address the following:

a) Identify the subcategories of this Functional Area that are of interest to your company.

b) Describe current activities or experience producing BTP hardware with similar specification, drawings, and design contained in the TDP for one or more of the BTP hardware subcategories.

c) Describe your organization’s manufacturing facilities that could be used for manufacturing the BTP hardware listed above.

d) Describe the test facilities and assets that your organization has that could be used for executing the test procedures for the BTP hardware listed above. What support equipment and/or test assets would your organization utilize to support hardware production and quality assessments? If support equipment and/or test assets are required for contractual performance, would existing Contractor assets be available? If not, what would be your approach be to obtain the equipment?

e) Describe experience with incorporating modifications in line with production for the purpose of addressing obsolescence and non-compliances with the component specifications.

f) Describe your company’s experience with gaining production efficiency (learning curve) for systems of similar complexity to the BTP items above. In addition, please address how the delivery dates would vary based on the number of units, including units of similar and different variants, being exercised at the same time.

ii. Design Agent Engineering

The Design Agent Engineering functional area is broken down into the following subcategories (with brief descriptions):

Systems Engineering Support - Measure system performance against the performance baseline to identify capability requirements, capability gaps, materiel and non-materiel solutions, and demonstrate initial capability.

Software Development and Modification - Develop and deliver software baselines of source code, configuration files, and software documentation.

Hardware Design and Modification - Develop and review specifications, drawings, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Notice of Revision (NORs) for existing and new hardware designs.

Installation Support – Resolve problems that arise during installations including addressing fleet casualty report (CASREP) resolution.

Digital Engineering (all-encompassing of Model Based Systems Engineering

(MBSE)) - Develop and maintain digital systems models to manage system requirements and design.

Modeling Based Simulation and Simulation Support - Develop and deliver source code for SLQ-32 simulation models to maintain model alignment with the tactical capabilities provided by the system/subsystems. Design, develop and implement use cases and corresponding techniques to extend the utility of the SLQ-32 models for evaluation of system performance.

Emitter and Technique Database Support - Develop new and updated database files.

Safety Support - Address safety related issues that result from Trouble Reports

(TRs).

Integration Support - Develop and test the internal interfaces between SLQ-32 system components and external interfaces between the SLQ-32 and other systems.

Cyber Security - Conduct Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security

Technical Information Guides, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert

Management (IAVM) support.

Test Support - Develop test plans and procedures, coordinate test events with the

Government, provide on-site and after-event support, provide personnel, facilities, equipment, and fixtures to manufacture, assemble and test all Configuration Items required test hardware and software changes

Logistics Product Updates, Reliability and Sparing Analysis – Provide updates to

Logistics Product Data (LPD) fields affected for each hardware and software change.

Configuration Management Support – Manage ECPs, NORs, drawings, Request for Waivers/Request for Deviation (RFW/RFD), and Specification Change

Notices (SCN) IAW the Government’s CMP.

The Government requests that the company address the following:

a) Identify the subcategories of this Functional Area that are of interest to your company.

b) For the categories that are of interest to your company, describe your capabilities and experience with performing those efforts on electronic, mechanical, and/or sensor systems and components with similar complexity to the SLQ-32 systems/subsystems.

c) For Software Development and Modification, identify the critical corporate capabilities and certifications that would aid the design and delivery of updates to the AN/SLQ-32 system. Examples of capabilities and certifications include utilization of Agile and

DEVSECOPS environments, knowledge of information assurance and anti-tamper implementations, and Risk Management Framework processes.

d) For Test Support, describe how your company would approach qualification testing of new software and hardware designs, including potential test facilities and assets that your organization has that could be used for executing the test.

e) For Logistics Product Updates, Reliability and Sparing Analysis, describe your company’s experience with managing operational systems throughout the life cycle.

Address approaches for qualifying replacement components, improving life cycle supportability, minimizing commercial-off -the-shelf (COTS) obsolescence issues and maximizing interchangeability with current and future system configurations.

f) Identify any concerns with the current system specifications and associated documentation as written. Address any requirements that are cost prohibitive or present a high risk based on obsolescence and/or poor reliability. Recommend actions to address the concerns by providing alternative requirements or approaches.

iii. System Integration

The Government expects the System Integrator to receive system software and the BTP hardware and subsystems as Government Furnished Material; integrate those items to produce a AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6, or (V)7 system; and test, qualify and deliver a complete system to the shipyard or shore site.

a. Describe your company’s experience integrating systems of similar complexity as

AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6 and (V)7.

b. Describe the test facilities and assets that your organization has that could be used for executing the system level test procedures for the AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6, and (V)7. If support equipment and/or test assets are required, would existing Contractor assets be available? If not, what would be your approach be to obtain the equipment?

c. Describe your organization’s processes for material and configuration management that would be used for handling integration of AN/SLQ-32(V)6, C(V)6, and (V)7 systems.

d. Identify any concerns with integration of hardware that may be sourced from multiple

BTP manufacturers.

3. Barriers to Competition

In addition to assessing the capability of interest companies, the Government is assessing the propriety and feasibility of combining the scope of the three (3) Functional Areas described above into one or more contracts. While the scope described by this Sources Sought is currently being performed under four contracts, the Government is interested in gauging whether combining the scope will promote competition, efficiency, and cost savings.

To that end, companies should address whether any particular combination(s) of Functional

Areas or above-described scope into a single or multiple contractual vehicle(s) would either encourage or deter your company from competing. For example, if your company would be interested in a standalone Design Agent Engineering contract, but would not be interested in a contract that combines Design Agent Engineering with Systems Integration, please explain this in your response.

In addition, please identify any obstacles to competition for the proposed scope for the AN/SLQ-

32(V) efforts in areas to include, but not be limited to: classification requirements, hardware production, Government approval process, integration/coordination with other Prime contractors, infrastructure investment, facility requirements for integration and validation/verification, and testing, and/or proposed scope areas. In addition, the company may recommend solutions or mitigation paths for the Government to overcome the obstacles.

Interested companies should also address the following questions:

How far in advance of a proposal due date would the interested company need to receive the TDP in order to gain the familiarity to confidently put together a proposal or assess capabilities?

What are the preferred contract types or contract lengths?

Disclaimer

The Navy is conducting market research to identify qualified and responsible sources that may be interested in the requirements described in this notice. This Sources Sought is issued for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or a Request for

Quote (RFQ). This Sources Sought is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In accordance with FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. As such, the

Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this notice. Information submitted in response to this Sources Sought will become property of the United States

Government. Submitters should properly mark their responses with the appropriate restrictive markings. Information that is proprietary or competition sensitive will be protected from disclosure under the public records law only if properly labeled as such.

Response Due Date and Government Points of Contact:

Interested companies should provide a response on or before 4:00 pm EST, 08 MAR 2024. The submission should include one electronic (virus scanned) copy sent via e-mail to the Contracting

Officer at alexander.b.gosnell.civ@us.navy.mil and the Contract Specialist at lisa.c.wagaman.civ@us.navy.mil. Please include the Sources Sought Title in the subject of the e-mail.

mailto:alexander.b.gosnell.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:lisa.c.wagaman.civ@us.navy.mil