Sources_Sought_Surface_Navy_Courseware_TD_Development_2025_24MAR25.pdf

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INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL, is seeking information from potential sources providing full support of courseware/curriculum development, and new development/delivery or the modification of existing associated Training

Device(s) (TD). The contract will focus on the Surface Navy’s Hull, Mechanical and

Engineering (HM&E). A sampling of tasking for HM&E includes: Firefighting and Damage

Control; Navigation, Seamanship & Ship Handling Deck; Amphibious Warfare training; Littoral

Combat Ship (LCS); Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) Courseware; and, a subset of Live, Virtual, and Constructive Modeling and Simulation (LVCMS). This effort will support the following customers: PMS-339, Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS), and various Surface

Navy Organizations.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets HUBZone Small

Business concerns; Certified 8(a) Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Small Business concerns, Woman-Owned Small Business concerns) to provide the required products and/or services; and therefore the results will be utilized to determine the Government’s acquisition strategy.

AWARD TIME FRAME

It is anticipated that any contract action associated with this notice will result in a single award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and/or

Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) basis, with a five (5) year base ordering period and possibly an additional two (2) one (1) year option ordering periods. The current target timeframe for award is estimated for Q3 FY26. The anticipated valued of the award is $99M.

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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Place of

Performance

Percentage of

Total Effort

% On-Site

Government

% Off-Site

Contractor

NAWCTSD1 100% <5% ~95%

Surface Navy

Training Sites2

100% <10% ~90%

1Mostly for meetings or IPRs as needed or required.

2Mostly for ISD activities such as workshops, trips for data gathering or access to classified data.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Courseware/Curriculum

Navy Surface Mission areas will require development of new and/or modifications to existing courseware/curriculum for numerous potential training sites. The courses of instruction are expected to cover the operation and maintenance of systems as well as the tactical employment of those systems. The courseware to be developed/modified through this contract will train knowledge and skills with a blended solution approach. The new/existing courseware will include Level 1-2 Instructor-Led Training (ILT) in an electronic classroom as well as self-paced and instructor-facilitated Level 2-4 Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI). Courseware design requirements will be provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI) to include learning objectives, instructional and assessment strategies, and style guides to ensure effective and consistent learning experiences that will support onboard performance proficiency. The ILT and

IMI content development will be conducted in accordance with Naval Education and Training

Command (NETC) course development & revision process as specified in Navy Education and

Training (NAVEDTRA) 130B, 132, 136, series. The courseware may require modernization and technical refresh to meet current learning standards, Cybersecurity requirements in addition to compliance of Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment (STAVE) Interoperability

Standard (SIS).

Training requirements analysis products may also be required prior to courseware/curriculum design and development efforts. These products will be conducted in accordance with Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Instruction (OPNAVINST) 1500.76D series and

NAVEDTRA 136, 137, 138 series.

Working knowledge of the Navy’s Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) is required. In addition, a high level of proficiency in the updated version of AIM, AIM Content Planning

Module (CPM), and AIM Learning Object Module (LOM) is required. Access to the AIM application suite may be provided by the Government as Government Furnished Software (GFS).

IMI development shall be conducted in accordance with SCORM 2004 (4th Edition).

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Tasking may include classified course development (up to the Secret level), and the contractor must have access to an approved Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

Training Devices (TD)

Navy Surface Mission areas may require development of new TD at current and potential training sites. New training devices will be derived from the results of the associated training requirements analysis and will provide traceability to the job duties and task requirements and learning objectives. Existing TD may require modernization and technical refresh to meet current learning standards, Cybersecurity requirements in addition to compliance of Surface Training

Advanced Virtual Environment (STAVE) Interoperability Standard (SIS).

The STAVE SIS defines the design guidance required for the development, integration, operation, and sustainment of Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) and

Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) training, classrooms, labs, devices, simulations, networks, and training scheduling systems in support of the OPNAV N96. This standard was developed in coordination with Fleet, Type Commanders, Program Offices, Warfare

Development Centers and Learning Centers in support of schoolhouse, waterfront, and afloat training events as directed in various instructions. The SIS documents the agreements made by competent technical authorities for individual training participants and support organizations.

This standard is used to develop highly interoperable STAVE training elements to support individual and team training using the Department of Defense (DoD) accepted interfaces, models and standards.

Task Types

The Government intends to establish requirements for the following types of tasks:

1) Establish and maintain the following processes:

a) Systems Engineering Processes IAW IEEE standards and Systems Engineering Technical

Reviews IAW NAVAIR INST 4355.19E

b) Cybersecurity IAW the Risk Management Framework (RMF)

c) Configuration Management IAW IEEE and EIA-649-B standards

d) Training system test and evaluation to include the use of contractor developed test plans and procedures.

2) Conduct workshops to elicit fleet requirements with respect to the performance of

Watchstander job-duty-task analyses. Perform data collection and requirements analysis to establish training functional requirements and detailed requirements based on high level performance requirements.

3) Develop and maintain a complete set of technical documentation for the system baseline (e.g.

specifications, design descriptions, drawings, manuals, test procedures, installation plans, etc.) as required by Government specified data item descriptions.

4) Develop new, and modify existing, AIM CPM/LOM courseware/curriculum products.

5) Develop new and modify existing courseware/curriculum design, development, implementation, evaluation, and support products using tools such as, but not limited to, PowerPoint and Gaming Engines.

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6) Develop new, and modify existing, TD design, development, implementation, testing, and support products.

7) Develop new, or modify existing, courseware and TDs (to include but not limited to:

mockups, PTT, simulations, virtual environments, technical training equipment [TTE] simulators, and associated models):

a) Courseware is expected to range from ILT and/or IMI Levels 1 to 4.

b) Simulations are expected to provide fully interactive, physics-based, scenario-based, and free play functionality.

c) Courseware and simulations are expected to provide a combination of individual, sub-team and team training.

d) Models are expected to include U.S. Navy and foreign military ship classes and shipboard systems.

8) Perform hardware technology refreshes and deliver additional hardware as required.

9) Replacement of existing simulation/software technology with next generation technology and perform associated updates to existing courseware and scenarios.

10) Provide after action review (AAR), metrics collection, and metrics analysis tools.

11) Provide simulations, TTE, virtual environments, and models of the following types of shipboard systems:

a) The maintenance and operation of shipboard control systems, propulsion and electrical generation systems, and related auxiliary equipment, components, and user interfaces.

b) The maintenance and operations of Integrated Bridge and Navigation System (IBNS) and related navigation equipment, components, and user displays.

c) The operations of ship’s combat information center systems, and related antisubmarine warfare equipment, components, and user displays.

d) The maintenance and operations of combat, engineering, and deck operations shipboard environments and systems.

e) Other U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Surface ship classes and shipboard systems as directed.

NOTE: The Government intends to provide existing technical data, computer software, and computer software documentation (e.g. executable code, source code, data files, etc.) on a delivery order by delivery order basis. The Government will not provide development tools and will provide cold start procedures in limited cases.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

This list is not a complete guide, but only a reference.

1. SCORM COMPLIANCE SCORM 2004 (4th Edition)

2. Personnel and Facility Security Clearances:

-Personnel: Secret level

-Facility Security: Secret clearance active at time of proposal submission and during contract performance. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) Required.

-GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE SPONSORING CONTRACTOR’S/SUBS FACILITY

CLEARANCES

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3. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

4. IT (e.g. Clinger-Cohen Act)

5. STAVE Compliance

6. RMF Compliance

7. If a Small Business Set-Aside is determined, ability of contractor to meet the Limitations on

Subcontracting for services or manufacturing, as applicable

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541330, Engineering Services, Exception 1

(Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons), with a Small Business Size

Standard of $47.0M. The applicable PSC code for this requirement is 6910 (Training Aids).

RESPONSE SUBMISSION DETAILS

1. Firms that believe they can demonstrate the capabilities required to be considered for this opportunity must submit an electronic response to the Contract Specialist Mr. Duane Drury. at duane.p.drury.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 7 April 2025 and include a reference to “[Your Company’s Name] Sources Sought Response to Surface Navy

Curriculum and Training Device Development - N6134025R0043” within the subject line of the e-mail. Please use this subject line format for ease of internal configuration control.

2. A brief capabilities statement package in Microsoft Word document (no more than eight

8.5x11 inch pages (inclusive of a cover page) and Times New Roman Font 12 point) shall be submitted in response to the Required Capabilities stated above and the items listed below under bullet 5. Brevity of extraneous information is requested. Avoid generic capabilities statements or marketing materials. Responses should clearly describe the potential offerors ’capabilities to satisfy requirements listed under REQUIRED CAPABILITIES and should describe current capabilities in the area of curriculum development and analysis training as well as internal processes and capabilities to satisfy future requirements. Include a reference to the Sources

Sought Notice N6134025R0043.

3. Business description:

a. Company Name, Company Address and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number, and email address.

b. Company Business Size under the mentioned NAICS code identified above in this notice. Identify any certifications. If your company is in the 8(a) program, provide graduation date.

c. Provide company CAGE code.

d. Indicate your company’s ability to accept a cost type contract by identifying when your accounting system was approved and when your purchasing system was approved. Do

NOT make references to any DCAA or DCMA audits.

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4. Information and materials submitted in response to this notice WILL NOT be returned.

Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted.

5. The following ITEMS shall be addressed in your company’s response as part of your capabilities statement. Please include the contract number where required below.

Item 1: Describe your company’s experience as it relates to the Required Capabilities stated above with curriculum analysis and development practices.

NETC End to End Process and OPNAV 1500.76 for Surface Navy systems. If experience is not related to a Surface Navy system, explain how your experience is relevant to a

Surface Navy system. E.g., an Army tank system is not relevant to a Navy ship or boat.

Item 2: In a short paragraph, please provide your company’s financial status, i.e., current year credit line and cash flow, current facilities, number of employees, and yearly revenue.

Item 3: In a short paragraph, please indicate your company’s interest in participating as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor. If interested as a prime contractor, identify the suggested percentage goals of subcontracting opportunities and the small business categories.

Item 4: In a short paragraph of 3 to 4 sentences, please discuss your company’s existing personnel and facility security classification level as it relates to the Special

Requirements stated above.

Has your company worked with classified content up to the Secret level? If so, please include the contract number, award date, ordering activity, contract price/cost, number of courses delivered (including courseware hours), period of performance, brief scope of work, point of contact name, job title, phone number and email address. Limit it to 3 contracts within the last 5 years.

Item 5: Describe your company’s experience as it relates to the Required Capabilities stated above with development and technical refresh of TD.

Please include the contract number (if a subcontract then also includes the prime’s contract number with the Government and company name), award date, ordering activity, contract price/cost, number of TD delivered (including courseware hours), period of performance, brief scope of work, point of contact name, job title, phone number and email address.

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14, “Limitations on

Subcontracting,” Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1, is now in effect which includes the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and provides a methodology for the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may count “first-tier subcontracted” work performed by Similarly Situated Entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read

24 March 2025 Page 7 of 7 the full text of Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1 - Limitations on Subcontracting for

Small Business, dated 15 February 2023, at

[https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000277-23-DPC.pdf].

To assist in our market research and determination 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, Unique Entity ID, and CAGE Code of the specific company(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their small business size status under the NAICS Code 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 SSN in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

Questions concerning this notice shall be directed to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Duane Drury at

(301) 904-1411 or duane.p.drury.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:or the Contracting Officer, Ms. Lisa

Castelli at (508) 450-0315 or lisa.m.castelli2.civ@us.navy.mil .

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