Advanced Planning Support for Surface Ships

This amendment is issued to extend the submission due date from 5:00 PM (EST) on 3 March 2014 to 5:00 PM (EST) on 6 March 2014 and to provide answers to questions received.

Question:

Would the Government consider adding, or allowing industry to add as an addendum, a section for comments and recommendations regarding the draft SOW and acquisition strategy, in order to provide the Government the full benefit of the industry's experience with Planning?

Answer:

Interested parties are encouraged to submit as an addendum, which will not count towards the total page count,comments and recommendations regarding the SOW and/or acquistion strategy.

Question:

The Industry Day announcements were released as two separate announcements under NAIC codes 336611 and 54133, but the sources sought indicates that only NAICS Code 541330 is being considered for small business set aside. There are companies that are large business in 541330, but are small business in 336611 for Ship Building and Repair that have very robust planning experience and capabilities. Would the Government consider amending the sources sought to see which of these NAIC codes would actually offer the most advantage to the Government?

Answer:

No. The appropriate NAIC codes for the Advanced Planning effort is covered under NAIC code 54133 and not 336611.

Question:

Would the Government consider extending the due date for the sources sought response by one week to allow industry to provide the best possible responses to optimize the information the Government receives?

Answer:

The submission date has been extended to 5:00 PM (EST) on 6 March 2014.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT FROM RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY INTERESTED PARTIES IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND NO MONETARY COMPENSATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR RESPONSE PREPARATION.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Washington DC, is seeking information from potential sources able to provide engineering and technical services to support the U.S. Navy’s Surface Ship Maintenance, Repair and Modernization (SSMRM) requirements. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine whether any Small Business set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business set-aside categories will be considered. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, Small Businesses concerns are reminded that in the performance of contracts awarded under small business set-aside procedures, at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

BACKGROUND

The NAVSEA Fleet Support Office, SEA 21, is responsible for life-cycle management for all non-nuclear surface ship classes of the US Navy. In-service life cycle support of these ships comprises: integrated planning, programming, and execution of the maintenance and fleet modernization program, including the provision of all technical and logistics support required to maintain, modernize, and improve performance of these ships.

The specific engineering and technical requirements that are covered under this Sources Sought notice include, but are not limited to: Availability Planning Support, Maintenance Database and Feedback analysis, Special Projects, Availability Assessment Execution, Availability Execution Support, and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). A draft Statement of Work (SOW) with specific details is provided as an attachment to this notice.

INCUMBENT

This requirement has been, or is currently being, satisfied in part under all Spiral I/II Multi-Ship/Multi-Option (MSMO) contracts listed below:

Norfolk FFG N00024-10-C-4306 NAASCO
Norfolk LSD (Non-Docking) N00024-10-C-4401 NAASCO
Norfolk LSD Mid-life N00024-09-C-4416 NAASCO
San Diego FFG N00024-07-C-4415 NAASCO
San Diego LSD Mid-life N00024-08-C-4410 NAASCO
San Diego MCM N00024-08-C-4405 BAE San Diego
Pearl DDG/FFG/CG N00024-06-C-4408 BAE Hawaii
Norfolk DDG Non-Docking N00024-10-C-4405 MHI
Norfolk DDG Docking N00024-10-C-4308 BAE San Diego
LPD 17 N00024-10-C-4407 BAE Mayport
CG/DDG N00024-10-C-4406 BAE San Diego
DDG N00024-11-C-4408 BAE Norfolk
CG N00024-11-C-4403 BAE San Diego
CG N00024-11-C-4400 BAE Puget Sound
FFG/DDG Docker N00024-11-C-4401 Vigor
Norfolk LHA/LHD N00024-11-C-4407 BAE
Puget Sound FFG/DDG Non-Docker N00024-12-C-4400 PACSHIP
San Diego LPD/LSD N00024-12-C-4403 BAE San Diego
LHA/LHD N00024-13-C-4404 NASSCO

ACQUISITION STRATEGY

The Government is contemplating procuring this effort under three (3) Nationwide separate Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) contracts, with a contract duration of one (1) 12-month base year and four (4) 12-month option years broken out as follows:

The contract size is estimated by total planned product (or depot level work item) development volume. This volume is defined by work items that typically support Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) type availability planning, and work items that support Continuous Maintenance (CM) planning.

Surface Combatant Ship Class Contract (CG 47 and DDG 51):

Fiscal Year /CNO Availability /CM Planning / Total Planning (Work Items)

2015               4,283            3,780               8,062
2016               6,031            3,357               9,388
2017               4,471            3,381               8,152
2018               7,259            3,406             10,665
2019               4,760            3,381               8,141

Amphibious Assault Ship Class Contract (LHD and LHA):

Fiscal Year / CNO Availability / CM Planning / Total Planning (Work Items)

2015                  662              1,546              2,208
2016                  650              1,429              2,079
2017                1,120             1,339              2,459
2018                1,654             1,339              2,993
2019                   901             1,429              2,330

Amphibious Assault Ship Class Contract (LSD 41/49 and LPD 17):

Fiscal Year / CNO Availability / CM Planning / Total Planning (Work Items)

2015                    923              1,573             2,496
2016                 1,804              1,573             3,378
2017                 1,670              1,659             3,329
2018                 1,482              1,701             3,183
2019                 1,852              1,701             3,553

NOTE: The above workload estimates do not include service life enhancing shipboard material assessments that may be executed in support of depot level work item development.

CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY STATEMENT

Interested parties shall submit a comprehensive Capabilities and Capacity statement that describes the firm’s capabilities and capacity to meet the Government’s requirements including the following:

(1) Positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor addressing EACH contemplated contract on which the firm intends to submit an offer.

(2) An outline of resources available to accomplish each proposed contract. Submittals must clearly distinguish in-house resources from sub-contracted resources and include the following areas:
      • Infrastructure and organization sufficient to process substantial volumes of complex engineering data; operate at high volume, provide rapid turnaround of administrative and technical products; implement project management controls; execute significant multi-tasking; and control costs .
      • Key Personnel: identify appropriate levels and types of expertise in a manner that demonstrates understanding of the requirements in the Statement of Work. Interested parties shall address the following positions: Program Managers, Project Managers, Quality Assurance Managers, Logisticians, Cost Analysts, Planners, Estimators, Schedulers, and Assessors; and the following technical disciplines: Marine Engineering, Naval Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Computer Engineering, and Software Engineering.
      • Identify all property, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, including an approach for accessing or maintaining technical information that supports the planning process, material warehousing capacity, and capability for shipping/receiving government furnished material. 
      • Interested parties shall be able to provide planning and engineering efforts nationwide, including conduct of system/equipment validation ship checks in all homeports for each assigned vessel. If the firm is not able to provide planning and engineering effort nationwide and/or conduct validation ship checks in all homeports for each assigned vessel, explain the reasons for this inability.
       • Provide relevant examples of a quality system defining the capability and approach to ensure quality assurance for all required planning products and processes.

(3) Past Performance: Provide relevant past performance information including previous contracts performed in the last five (5) years. The information provided for each named contract shall include: type of project, total planning items per year, dollar value, location, Point of Contact (including name, title, phone number and email address), section(s) of the Statement of Work that corresponds to the past performance information provided. If the work was accomplished as a prime contractor, please indicate the percentage of work, if any that was subcontracted. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, indicate the percentage and dollar value of the work performed. If the interested party has no relevant experience on U.S. Navy Surface Fleet Vessels, projects on other Government vessels and private industry projects may be submitted. If the past performance information submitted is for effort other than that provided in support of U.S. Naval Surface Fleet Vessels, explain (no more than 1-page in length) how that experience will enable the firm to successfully meet the requirements of the contemplated contract(s).

(4) If an interested party is contemplating being part of a joint venture, state names of the joint venture members and their business size and describe the intended roles and responsibilities of each member as it relates to the Statement of Work.

(5) State the firm’s current clearance level, if any, for facilities and personnel.

(6) Describe your firm’s accounting systems and provide specific evidence of financial responsibility.

The Government is not requesting interested parties to provide brochures and/or generalized sales-pitch language. Capability and Capacity information shall be specific (quantified as appropriate) and not theoretical in nature to the greatest extent practicable. For instance, a notification of intent to partner with numerous firms to acquire appropriate resources should be supported with formal agreements and/or letters of intent as well as a provision of projects where the parties have successfully teamed together in the past.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Responses to this notice should not exceed twenty five (25) single-sided (Times New Roman, minimum 12 font) pages and should include a cover letter (not counted towards the 25-page limit) with the following information: (1) Business name, address, CAGE code and DUNS number; and Point of Contact including name, phone number and email address responsible for submission; (2) Company size (Small or Large), in accordance with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330, size standard is $35.5M; (3) if a Small Business, specify if your company is any of the following: (a) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (b) HUBZone Small Business; (c) 8(a) Small Business concern; (d) Woman-Owned Small Business; or (e) Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business.

Submissions shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (5MB limit) and shall be sent electronically to: Maria E. Gomez, Contracting Officer, at maria.e.gomez@navy.mil. An email acknowledging receipt will be sent within 1 business day to each individual submission. The deadline to submit responses is 1700 (EST) on Monday, 3 March 2014.