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Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Support

1.0 INTRODUCTION

a. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, Maryland has a follow-on requirement, to procure on a competitive basis, engineering and scientific services and products for unclassified and classified programs across all phases of the acquisition process including Research

Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), aircraft and ordnance procurement, system/platform development, test and integration, fielding, operations and sustainment, continued verification and training. Note: the engineering and scientific services and products encompasses the range of unclassified through Secret level programs. Scientific and engineering services will also include security levels above Secret.

This Market Research tool is 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 RFP.

This is for the research, design, development, test, integration, delivery, and support of unique sensors and mission systems for Naval air platforms to include Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), Multi-mission Helicopter (MH-60), and other air platforms, manned or unmanned. The current contract information can be found in paragraph 3b below. There have been significant changes to the previous work scope, magnitude and complexity. The follow-on requirement includes contractor workforce support to enhance the government’s scientific and engineering development of novel capabilities in the areas of Avionics, Sensors, Systems, and Software with a focus on transitioning these technologies to Naval Aviation. These capabilities now include model-based systems engineering, high-fidelity modeling and simulation, analyses, meteorological and environmental, fabrication, installation, integration, test, maintenance, aircrew training, Fleet assistance/training, and procurement activities.

The aforementioned capabilities affect all Naval Aviation mission areas, such as, Airborne ASW acoustic and non-acoustic systems, Airborne Information Processing, Communication, Flight, Navigation, Identification, Recording, Airborne Mine Counter Measures, Radar and Antenna, Electro Optic (EO) and

Infrared, and Electronic Warfare (EW). Applications include acoustic ASW Special Mission Sensors, Imagery and Video Systems Software Enhancements, Integration and Interoperability/Integrated

Warfare Capabilities, system and application prototyping, active and passive display enhancements, Information Assurance (IA) and Anti-Tampering (AT) and Cybersecurity (Cyber) concepts and techniques and analysis to predict the performance of the associated mission systems.

This is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

b. The following documents are attached to this Sources Sought Notice:

1. Draft Statement of Work (SOW)

2. Draft Labor Categories and associated Level of Effort (LOE)

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

1. Estimated Draft RFP Release: Q2 FY23

2. Estimated Final RFP Release: Q4 FY23

3. Estimated Award Date: Q2 FY24

d. Primary Work Location/Place of Performance: Primary Work Location is detailed in Attachment 1, Draft SOW, paragraph 3.1.3.1.

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 AND CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND

a. The Government is anticipating this follow-on contract to be a Single Award IDIQ contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term CLINs for Labor and Cost Reimbursable CLINs for associated Other Direct Costs

(ODCs). The estimated total number of FTEs is 1,172, and the total labor hours is 2,362,752, inclusive of a 5% overtime labor hour estimate.

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: The incumbent contract consist of a Multiple Award Contract consisting of 7-vendors. The awardees are:

a. Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Incorporated (ASEC)

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0008

b. Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC)

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0009

c. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Inc.

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0010

d. Engility

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0011

e. Lockheed Martin MST

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0012

f. Booz Allen Hamilton

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0013

g. RBC, Inc.

Contract Number: N00421-14-D-0014

2. Contract Ordering Period End Date: 15 DEC 2018

3. Contract Type: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

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

5. Level of Effort Hours or Number of FTEs on the contract: 190

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in Attachment 1, 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

a. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a Small Business Size

Standard of 1,250 employees.

b. The Product Service Code is AC14, R&D- Defense System: Aircraft (Engineering Development).

c. 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 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 2020-O0008 dated 04/03/20 at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far).

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far 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 (SSN) in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Interested parties must address the following questions in their response. The responses to these capability statements/questions will allow the Government to determine whether a company is capable in performing the requirement, so it is important to provide detailed substantiation of your ability in each area below not just assert said ability.

1. Describe the type of work which your company has performed within the past 5-years in support of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of Naval Aviation aircrafts, manned and unmanned, and the avionics, sensors and systems employed in Naval Aviation missions. If you have not, please provide evidence on your ability to accomplish the requirements identified in the DRAFT SOW.

2. Does your company possess the ability to manage and integrate a large, technically diverse team of subcontractors executing the technical work described in the DRAFT SOW? If so, provide evidence that substantiate your existing ability.

3. Has your company performed the same or similar tasking of the nature and complexity identified in the DRAFT SOW? If so, please provide evidence that substantiates your performance. Include in your response:

a. Contract numbers,

b. Organizations supported,

c. Indication of whether your company served as a prime or subcontractor,

d. Contract values, NAICS codes, budget activities that funded the efforts,

e. Government point of contact with current telephone number,

f. Base contract Period of Performance and Actual Period of Performance,

g. Total number of FTEs employed, and total labor hours performed, and

h. Types of professional and non-professional labor categories used.

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

a. How will you staff this effort with qualified personnel upon contract award?

b. Provide a description of your team with roles and responsibilities

1. If subcontracting or teaming is intended to deliver the various technical capabilities, please address the division of responsibilities and work.

c. Available facilities to perform the work requirements, and

d. Available infrastructure, tools and personnel to address the multiple levels of security.

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. Lack of sufficient substantiation to the above requested explanations will regard the small business unqualified to perform the work.

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. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform the tasking outlined above for the 5 year period.

8. Company’s ability to begin performance upon contract award.

9. 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.

b. In addition to the above, the Government is requesting feedback on the draft SOW, draft labor categories and associated LOE. If there is any feedback on any of these documents, 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.

The Government may or may not reach back out to the companies to discuss the feedback in depth.

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

1. Page Limit and Format: Ten (10) 8.5 X 11 inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point. <If providing a template response format as an attachment to the SSN, include a statement similar to the following.> The respondent should utilize Attachment X to this SSN as the format.

2. Document Type: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, etc.

3. Delivery: Electronic-mail (Email) Submission to the Contract Specialist, <name> at <email address>

4. Response date: Responses are due by 11:59PM EST on 02 Feb 2023.

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

6. No phone calls will be accepted.

7. All Questions shall be submitted via email to the contract specialist at erik.k.seastrand.civ@us.navy.mil

8. All responses shall include Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Company

Address, Company Business Size, and Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

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

10. Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. 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.

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