2. Title: Intent to Sole Source - Research and Development (R&D) services for preparing and operating the United States (U. S. ) Navy Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) Twin-Otter Doppler Wind Light Detection

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-18-R-0080

2. Title: Intent to Sole Source - Research and Development (R & D) services for preparing and operating the United States (U.S.) Navy Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) Twin-Otter Doppler Wind Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensing system for an airborne research test supporting the C-17 Formation Spacing Research Project

3. Classification Code: AJ24

4. NAICS Code: 541690

5. Response Date: THURSDAY, August 16, 2018 due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the FedBizOpps.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. Description:
Disclaimer: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE
The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to is Simpson Weather Associates Inc. (SWA) 809 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, VA, 22902-5131. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 541690. The small business size standard is $15 MILLION.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001 - Research and Development (R & D) services for preparing and operating the United States (U.S.) Navy Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) Twin-Otter Doppler Wind Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensing system for an airborne research test supporting the C-17 Formation Spacing Research Project.

Specifications/Requirement:

The Research and Development (R & D) services for preparing and operating the United States (U.S.) Navy Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) Twin-Otter Doppler Wind Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensing system for an airborne research test supporting the C-17 Formation Spacing Research Project shall be conducted by U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) at Monterrey, California.
Services shall include the analysis of collected data for the field research, as well as extended analyses after data collection. The Contractor must be approved for operating the Twin-Otter Doppler Wind LiDAR (TODWL) sensor and flight operations aboard the US Navy Twin-Otter aircraft. Services also include the quick analysis of collected data for the field research as well as extended analysis after data collection. These consist of the following:
a. Preparation
The Contractor shall provide a preparation of the TODWL sensor payload for the FSR field test. This preparation will take place at the US Navy CIRPAS facilities in Monterey, California. The preparation shall include sensor payload operability and a check-out flight for airborne operation.

b. Operations
The Contractor shall conduct the supervised airborne operations of the TODWL sensor payload aboard the US Navy CIRPAS Twin-Otter aircraft during the testing phase of the C-17 FSR field research for a total of 10 flight days. The operations shall include developing the scanning and data collection strategy to optimize the collected data for the goals of the FSR project. The goals of the FSR project are the reduction of aircraft formation spacing to enhance soldier safety in airborne operations and the improved characterization of wing-tip vortex dynamics from large aircraft. Technical support shall be provided to the test director to optimize the field testing plan.

c. Quick Analysis
The Contractor shall provide a quick-look analysis of the collected data following each flight, in order to provide technical details regarding necessary changes in flight patterns or scanning modes necessary to assist test planners for a total of 10 flight days. At the conclusion of each test day, the quick analysis shall be provided on-site, person to person, on a daily basis in the form of raw and processing data. The analyses shall be presented in the form of daily logs.

d. Extended Analysis
The Contractor shall provide an in-depth, extended analysis for data that supports the FSR test planners' goals at the test site. The extended analyses will be selected from the aforementioned quick analyses by the test director. The extended analyses reports shall be provided to the Government for use by the US ATEC test director. The analyses shall include characterization of wind dynamics and the observations and results for use in model development and validation. The extended analyses will be conducted on subsets of the collected field data determined by the FSR test director and provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI). Exact delivery dates for the extended analyses are subject to change based on need.

e. Quarterly Status Meetings
The Contractor shall participate in status meetings, to be held at least quarterly, with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (KO), upon request by the COR. The Contractor shall be prepared to discuss the progress of the contract, the performance of the Contractor, and any problems that have arisen or are expected to arise. Meeting frequency will approximately amount to one (1) meeting spread out over every three (3) month period. Exact meeting dates are subject to change based on need.

Delivery: Period of performance is from Sept. 4, 2018 to September 3, 2019. Delivery shall be made to the U.S. ARL 2800 POWDER MILL ROAD, ADELPHI MD 20783-1145. Acceptance shall be performed at the U.S. ARL in ADELPHI, MD, 20783-1145. The FOB point is destination (U.S. ARL in ADELPHI, MD, 20783-1145).

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

III. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause NONE.

IV. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2016)
52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT' INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015)
52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013)
52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)
52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)
52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)
52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS
52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS
52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014)
52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015)
52.222-51 EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, OR REPAIR OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT-REQUIREMENTS.
52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)
52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)
52.239-1 PRIVACY OR SECURITY SAFEGUARDS
52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013)
52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

V. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016)
52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)
52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)
252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS
252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)
252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS.
252.204-7015 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT.
252.227-7013 RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA--NONCOMMERCIAL ITEMS.
252.227-7015 TECHNICAL DATA - COMMERCIAL ITEMS
252.227-7037 VALIDATION OF RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS ON TECHNICAL DATA (SEP 2016)
252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012)
252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
252.232-7010 VALIDATION OF RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS ON TECHNICAL DATA.
252.239-7010 CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES
252.239-7017 NOTICE OF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
252.239-7018 SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS
252.246-7004 SAFETY OF FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EQUIPMENT FOR
MILITARY OPERATIONS (OCT 2010)
252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEAS
52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES FIXED PRICE
52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)
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DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES
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AWARD OF CONTRACT
ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL
FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING
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SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
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ID OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES
GOV'T-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS
USE OF GOV'T FACILITIES
KEY PERSONNEL

As part of its proposal, the offeror shall provide the estimated total cost (if any) expected to be incurred in order to comply with the Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA) requirement. The CMRA CLIN is not separately priced (NSP). CLIN(s) (P-1) is/are the CLIN(s) under which the contractor shall bill for all costs associated with the CMRA requirement.

VI. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A.

VII. The following notes apply to this announcement: Offers shall be in U.S. dollars and valid through the time of payment (30 days after invoicing).

Offers are due at 11:59 AM EST, THURSDAY, August 16, 2018 via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the FedBizOpps.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation, swati.jain2.civ@mail.mil (cc Daniel.s.han.ctr@mail.mil)

Place of Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD, 20783

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