Sources Sought Notice_RISING_K.pdf

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CARDEROCK DIVISION

CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 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 BPA

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

NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Closing Date: 14 June 2021

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) requires Mechanical and

Environmental Cracking Testing Services (Rising-K, Constant-K, and ASTM E1681 10,000

Hour Dead Load Tests) in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

These services shall be performed at:

Contractor’s or sub-Contractor’s facility

The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 - Engineering Services, and PSC R425 - Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical

The anticipated period of performance will be October 2021 – October 2023 through a Firm-

Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. It is anticipated that the

Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or around 12 July 2021 via Government Point of

Entry (GPE).

It is requested that all interested Small Business concerns, including but not limited to

HUBZone, 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned

Small Businesses (SDVOSB), respond with a brief Capability Statement to be used to determine the availability of Small Business concerns for this requirement. Interested Small Business concerns shall address, as a minimum the following: (1) Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), DUNS number, CAGE code and must identify their small business socio-economic categories; (2) Partnership agreements with any large businesses. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the

Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that submissions will not be returned.

The Capability Statement shall succinctly address the following three items to demonstrate the

Contractor’s capability to perform the requirements of the PWS:

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CARDEROCK DIVISION

CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT

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(1) The Contractor’s ability to manage, as prime contractor, the types and magnitude of tasking in the PWS; and

(2) The Contractor’s technical ability, or potential approach to achieving technical ability, to perform at least 50% of the cost of the order incurred for personnel with its own employees; and

(3) The Contractor’s capacity, or potential approach to achieving capacity, to conduct the requirements of the PWS. For the purposes of this Capability Statement, capacity shall refer to matters such as the magnitude of the tasking, the amount of equipment or facilities involved, and the size of the staff needed.

Demonstrated ability to manage, technical ability and capacity may include citing and describing the same or similar relevant performance, but does not limit the interested

Contractor’s approach to demonstrate capability.

NOTE: Only information provided in the written Capability Statement shall be considered.

Capability Statements shall be submitted via e-mail to: george.delmoral@navy.mil by 10:00 a.m.

Eastern on 14 June 2021.

Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement (PWS) mailto:george.delmoral@navy.mil