Sources Sought NAE.docx

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 SOLICIT OR AWARD A TASK ORDER 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. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESS FIRMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

Controlled by: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Controlled by: COMFRC CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition and Source Selection Distribution/Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: William.j.matzen.civ@us.navy.mil

TITLE: COMFRC Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Support Services

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1. The Commander Fleet Readiness Center (COMFRC), Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure services on a competitive basis to support the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) mission of sustaining current readiness and advancing future warfighting capabilities at the best possible cost.

This Sources Sought is a market research tool being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. Additionally, this Sources Sought is being used to gather constructive information from industry to improve the Request for Proposal (RFP).

This NAE Support Services requirement is a follow-on requirement. The current contract information can be found in paragraph 3b below. There have been no significant scope, magnitude, or complexity changes from the current contract except the inclusion of the requirement for labor categories to have broad up-to-date expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) including experience applying commercial and government AI technologies. Personnel shall be capable of designing, developing, tuning, and deploying AI models and related components appropriate to mission requirements.

This is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

1. Interested Businesses can request access to SOW via SAM, immediately before/after your request, submit DD2345 JCP certification to Tyler Cryer at (tyler.c.cryer.civ@us.navy.mil), and Meghan Huett at (meghan.e.huett.civ@us.navy.mil)

1. The following dates are anticipated time frames associated with this requirement:

2. Estimated Final RFP Release: 4th Quarter FY26

2. Estimated Award Date: July 2027

2. Period of Performance/Ordering Period: 09 August 2027 – 08 August 2032

1. Primary Work Location/Place of Performance: Primary Work Location is detailed in Draft SOW, paragraph 3.1.2.1.

2.0 DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

a. The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a Single Award IDIQ contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee Level of Effort CLINs for Labor and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The estimated total number of labor hours is 1,400,000 man-hours.

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: Booz Allen Hamilton INC

2. Contract Number: N6852022D0002

3. Contract End Date: 08 August 2027

4. Contract Type: Single Award IDIQ CPFF Level of Effort

5. Previous Set-Aside Designation: Full and Open/Unrestricted

6. Level of Effort Hours on the contract: 1,400,640

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in the Draft SOW. This document details security clearance requirements for personnel, facility requirements, and any specific certifications that are required for the performance of this requirement.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

1. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $24.5M.

1. The Product Service Code is R499, Support- Other Professional Services

1. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14 Class Deviation 2021-O0008 Limitation on Subcontracting requires a small business prime on a Set-Aside to perform at least 50% of the cost of contract performance. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2021-O0008 dated 09/10/21).

To assist in our market research and determination of any applicable small business set-aside for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize “similarly situated entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name & CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the Sources Sought Notice in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Interested parties should address the following questions in their response. The responses to these questions will aid the Government in determining whether a company is capable in performing the requirement, so it is important to address these areas with sufficient in detail to permit agency analysis to establish bona fide capability to meet requirements.

If the company finds itself not capable to perform, please specify which portions it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work. If your company has any questions about the requirement, please also identify those in the response.

1. Describe past or current Department of War (DoW) and or commercial experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last five (5) years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current email and telephone number.

2. Describe experience and capabilities in regard to your company's ability to manage DoW tasks of this nature and size.

3. Has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, please provide details.

4. Provide details on your intended management approach for meeting the requirements of a contract of this scope/complexity/magnitude.

0. How will you staff this effort with qualified personnel?

0. A description of your team with roles and responsibilities

5. Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW for the base period as well as the option periods. Similarly situated small businesses may team together to meet the 50% requirement. If your company is planning to team with a similarly situated small business, the response must clearly identify the proposed team members and the capability statement must clearly articulate which portion of the work each team member will be responsible for. The response must be detailed enough for the Government to make a determination whether or not the proposed team will be able to perform 50% of the work when combined IAW 52.219-14 Class Deviation 2021-O0008.

6. Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern under the NAICS code identified for this requirement.

1. In addition to the above, the Government is requesting feedback on the draft SOW, draft labor categories within the SOW and associated Level of Effort. If there is any feedback on the SOW, please include that within the capabilities statement submission. Specific details are requested to help in supporting the feedback. This feedback DOES NOT count against the page limitations for the capabilities statement and should be submitted as a separate file at the same time as the capabilities statement submission.

1. Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for the submittal of their capabilities statements.

0. Page Limit and Format: Ten (10) 8.5 X 11 inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point.

0. Document Type: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

0. Response date: Responses are due by 5:00PM EST on 6 Feb 2026.

0. No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

0. No phone calls will be accepted.

0. All responses shall include Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Cage Code, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

0. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

0. Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.