Amendment 0008

Added: Nov 14, 2014 1:26 pm The purpose of Amendment 0007 is to clarify the cost and performance incentive requirements.  The RFP closing date is extended to Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 2:00PM EST.  See attached amendment for details.

Added: Oct 30, 2014 2:05 pm The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from industry.  The RFP closing date is extended to Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 2:00PM EST.  See attached amendment for details.

Added: Oct 28, 2014 2:03 pm The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from industry and to confirm that the new RFP closing date is Monday, November 10, 2014 at 2:00PM EST.  See attached amendment for details.

Added: Oct 27, 2014 11:03 am The purpose of this amendment is to revise the solicitation and extend the proposal due date.  Please see attached revised RFP.

Added: Sep 30, 2014 8:44 am The purpose of this posting is to amend the RFP and answer questions from industry.

Added: Sep 26, 2014 2:31 pm An additional Q&A document has been uploaded.

Added: Sep 23, 2014 3:49 pm 1. Additional Questions and Answers have been posted.

2. A revised CDRL for data item F008 has also been posted, as well as previously missing CDRLs B017, B018, and B019. See the Questions and Answers document for an explanation of the changes.

3. Effective Friday 26 September, the sole point of contact for all inquiries and submissions related to this announcement is Andrew Nagelhout.  Inquiries and submissions as of that date shall no longer be sent to Melissa Ardis.  The point of contact information has been updated to reflect this. Prior to this date please continue to forward all inquiries to Melissa Ardis at melissa.ardis@navy.mil.

Added: Sep 19, 2014 1:27 pm

Solicitation Amendment 0002 has been posted.

Added: Sep 19, 2014 10:16 am Additional Questions and Answers have been posted.

A revised CDRL for data item F010 has also been posted.  See the Questions and Answers document for an explanation of the changes.

Added: Sep 16, 2014 1:54 pm Two additional Questions and Answers are provided as follows:

Question 1
Reference Section L 1.1
Question: Section L 1.1 Identifies the cover letter, SF 33, RFP Sections A through J, RFP Section K, All RFP Fill-ins, and Small Business Subcontracting plan separately from Proposal Volumes I, II and III. Section L 3. Identifies RFP Sections A through J, RFP Section K, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan and Offeror's Statement as part 1.1 through 1.4 of the Cost proposal. Please clarify whether RFP Sections A-J, RFP Section K, and the small business subcontracting plan should be stand-alone from , or part of the Cost volume. Also please clarify if the letter containing the offeror's statement of compliance to the RFP terms is separate from, or the same as the cover letter.

ANSWER 1: INCLUDE IN VOLUME III. THE OFFEROR'S STATEMENT SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COVER LETTER.


Question 2
Reference Section L 2.6, L 2.6.1, L 2.6.2
Question: Please confirm the "...previous contract efforts..." described in 2.6.1 and "...self-assessment of performance under each contract identified." described in 2.6.2 refer to the same "past performance references" described in 2.6. Also, please confirm the information in 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 do not count against the 75 page Technical Proposal limit.

ANSWER 2: 2.6.1 AND 2.6.2 REFER TO THE SAME PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCES IN 2.6. RESPONSES TO 2.6.1 AND 2.6.2 DO COUNT TOWARDS THE 75 PAGE LIMIT.

Added: Sep 15, 2014 1:41 pm

Additional questions and answers have been posted.

Added: Sep 12, 2014 1:43 pm 1.  Solicitation amendment 0001 has been uploaded.



2.  The following question and answer is provided:

QUESTION: Page 17 of 170 (NOTE D) and 137 (Section L 3.2.2) of 170, state that the Contractor shall propose a CPIF structure within 50/50 shareline boundaries with a minimum fee of 0% and a maximum fee of 8%. Page 137 (Section L 3.2.3 referenced the Incentive Fee Poll in accordance with Section J Attachment Performance Incentive Fee Plan. Attachment 4 identifies the Performance Incentive (Technical and Schedule) at a value up to the entire 8% (no cost incentive). Please clarify how/if the cost incentive should be considered/applied.

ANSWER: There are only Technical and Schedule Incentives. NOTE D is revised to the following:

The Contractor shall propose a Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) structure for these item(s). The Contractor shall propose an incentive fee structure in accordance with Attachment J4 - Performance Incentive Plan.

Added: Sep 12, 2014 11:59 am

Additional Questions and Answers have been uploaded under "Questions and Answers 12 September 2014".

The title of CDRL Data Item B020 has been updated.  The revised CDRL has been uploaded to reflect this change.

Added: Sep 04, 2014 3:11 pm The proposal due date/time has been extended to 14 October 2014 at 1400 eastern. Additionally, Andrew Nagelhout has been added as a secondary point of contact.  All proposals, including Past Performance Questionnaires, shall be submitted to Andrew, as identified in block 8 of the SF33.  Melissa Ardis remains the point of contact for all GFI requests and question through 30 September 2014.  Any matters concerning this solicitation submitted after 1200 eastern on 30 September 2014 shall be directed to Andrew.

Added: Aug 22, 2014 10:36 am

Questions and Answers have been uploaded under "RFP Questions and Answers"

Added: Aug 14, 2014 9:31 am Disregard attachments under the "Attachments" heading.  The most up to date versions of the attachments that apply to the solicitation are included in the PDF Solicitation document.

Added: Aug 14, 2014 9:24 am The solicitation has been uploaded. Note that proposals are only being sought under the ASW Mission Package Weight Reduction topic. See the SOW Addendum 2 attachment for details.

Added: Jul 09, 2014 2:00 pm The purpose of this amendment is to correct the Classifcation Code and the NAICS code.  The corrected Classification Code is 58 and the corrected NAICS code is 334511.  The sentence ""The Government anticipates soliciting on an unrestricted basis under NAICS code 541712." is hereby revised to the following: "The Government anticipates soliciting on an unrestricted basis under NAICS code 334511."

Added: Jun 24, 2014 4:28 pm The purpose of this amendment is to answer the following question:

Q: In the government supplied docs there are some NAVFAC provided design docs on LHRE-2. Will the technical data package for that L/R system be provided as GFI to the bidder who wins the award?

A: The TDP package for LHRE-2 will not be provided as part of this RFP. 

Added: Jun 17, 2014 10:47 am This announcement was originally posted under N66604-14-R-1120 on 13 May 2014. The announcement number is now N66604-14-R-1120rev1. No other changes have been made.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) is planned for the Rapid Technology Insertion (RTI) process, which will solicit technology solutions to enhance the successful completion of the primary Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) missions. The primary objective of the RFP will be the development of capabilities that can rapidly transition to Fleet introduction in less than 2 years into a Mission system, Mission Module, Mission Package, or onto an LCS. The Government anticipates soliciting on an unrestricted basis under NAICS code 541712. In order to allow Offerors to maximize an effective full and open competition and provide Offerors the best opportunity to submit a successful proposal upon release of the RFP, White Papers on Offeror project concepts are currently being requested. This will allow the Government to provide initial feedback on the Offeror's technology and solutions without the greater effort of Offeror preparation and Government evaluation of full proposals. Offerors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this part of the RTI procurement process. Please see the attachment titled, "White Paper Synopsis" for further information.

The following attachments, referenced in White Paper Synopsis attachment, have also been provided:

a) Draft Section B
b) Draft Statement of Work (SOW)
c) SOW Addendum 1 - Rapid Technology Insertion Overview
d) SOW Addendum 2 - Topic Description
e) DD 1423 Checklist

The Government Furnished Information (GFI) package is available upon request. Vendor must be registered with the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the package. See www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp for further information regarding the JCP. Contact Melissa Ardis at melissa.ardis@navy.mil to request drawings and/or specifications. Submit via e-mail the solicitation #, company name, your mailing address, point of contact, JCP certification number, CAGE code, and phone #. Drawings and/or specifications will be mailed via USPS overnight.

NOTE: This drawing package has a classified addendum. Requestors that do not have an existing secret facility clearance will not be eligible to receive the package. See attached DD 254.

All White Papers shall be submitted no later than 2PM EDT, 30 June 2014 via email to Melissa Ardis at melissa.ardis@navy.mil.

The RFP is anticipated to be released on about 1 August 2014.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to Melissa Ardis at melissa.ardis@navy.mil.