2025-2027 technical maturation and risk reduction

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) and negotiate a contract on a sole-source basis with General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), Pittsfield, Massachusetts for the following efforts.  This support shall include engineering and technical support for all SSP sponsored Special Projects requirements.

The following provides detail of required support:

• Specialized Tactical Engineering Services, Fire Control sub-system development and upgrade efforts to develop, mature and coordinate interfaces between fire control, missile, and ship systems.  Provide trade space analysis of Fire Control Subsystems (FCS) solutions and related support equipment in support of a new development weapons system.
• Provide specialized Engineering Services, Logistics Services, and Combat Control System (CCS) services to assess designs and engineering calculations for alignment of nuclear surety requirements on the CCS and related support equipment in support of a nuclear capable weapon system development.
• Research in the application of technologies to support obsolescence mitigation for new development nuclear weapon systems to include system requirements definition and concept development.
• Research in the application of technologies to support the future Fire Control requirements for the Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction effort, to include development and associated production efforts toward future deployable technologies.
• The development and testing of revisions to the currently deployed FCS tactical, training, auxiliary, and support software and hardware which will meet the requirements of the new development. This effort shall include development of updates to tactical, training, auxiliary, and support software and hardware.

The contract types will include Cost Plus Incentive Fee and Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The Period of Performance (PoP) includes initial efforts in FY25 with potential for other efforts through FY27.

Award will be made using other than full and open competition to General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the only known source with the requisite design background, system knowledge and operational experience relative to the TRIDENT II Fire Control Subsystem capable of providing the required efforts within existing technical, cost and fleet schedule constraints.  No Solicitation package is available.

This NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. 

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302.  Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  All responses must be received within fifteen days from the date of publication of this synopsis.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

An Award Notice will be publicized, when applicable.  The supporting Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition (J&A), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.301, 5.303, and 6.305 will be published under a separate notice.

Contracting Office Address

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)

1250 10TH STREET SE

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20374-5127

Place of Contract Performance

SPHQ in Washington, DC; SWFLANT in Kings Bay, GA; SWFPAC in Bangor, WA; NOTU at CCSFS, FL; Camp Navajo in Bellemont, AZ; SSP NIROPs in Pittsfield, MA; Santa Cruz, CA; Denver, CO; Magna, UT.