Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) - Increment III (INC III)

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), in support of the Program Executive Office - Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence

(PEO-

C4I), Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160), in order to promote the early

exchange of information, has released draft Request for Proposal (RFP) number

N00039-

16-R-0028 for the procurement of the Automated Digital Network System -

Increment III

(ADNS INC III) production units based on Government provided Technical Data

Packages

(TDPs).



ADNS provides surface, submarine, shore and airborne platforms access to the

tactical

Wide Area Network (WAN) for Navy Internet Protocol (IP) network operations.

ADNS INC

III shall provide an all Internet Protocol (IP) converged voice, video, and

data solution,

with the ability to transport non-IP legacy applications. ADNS INC III afloat

systems will

support 25-50 Megabits per second (Mbps) aggregate throughput, depending on

variant,

and efficiently allocate network bandwidth through the use of dynamic bandwidth

management.



The ADNS INC III procurement will be conducted under full and open

competition. The

Government anticipates a multiple award contract (MAC) of two or more

indefinite

delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, each with an eight year

ordering period.

The contract will include firm fixed price (FFP) CLINs for ADNS INC III

production units

for surface, submarine, Broadcast Control Authority (BCA) and small form factor

variants,

ancillary kits, system modules, system components and spare parts. The

contract will

also include FFP and cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) CLINs for associated ADNS INC

III

engineering support services.



The ADNS INC III draft RFP N00039-16-R-0028 consists of the following documents:



1. Draft RFP Section B

2. Draft RFP Section L

3. Draft RFP Section M

4. Draft Statement of Work (SOW)

5. Draft Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) List

6. Draft CDRLs

7. PKI Certificate Information

8. DD Form 2345 Instructions

9. Draft Distribution Statement C and D document list



This draft RFP has been released with supporting attachments and reference

documents

that are marked Distribution Statement C: Distribution authorized to U.S.

Government

agencies and their contractors and Distribution Statement D: Distribution

authorized to

DoD and U.S. DoD contractors only. The Distribution Statement C and

Distribution

Statement D supporting documents are posted on a PKI secured Government website

at:



https://nesi.spawar.navy.mil/projects/adns.frp.preawa/



In addition, some of the draft RFP supporting attachments and reference

documents are

marked as Export Controlled. Defense contractors must have an active/approved

DD

Form 2345 - Military Critical Technology Data Agreement Certificate issued by

the

U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office at: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp on file

with the

SPAWAR contracting office in order to be granted access to the draft RFP export

controlled material. The Export Controlled draft RFP supporting documents are

posted

for download on a PKI secured Government website located at:



https://nesi.spawar.navy.mil/projects/adns.frp.preawa/



These websites require a DoD or External Certification Authority (ECA) Public

Key

Infrastructure (PKI) certificate in order to access the Distribution Statement

C,

Distribution Statement D and Export Controlled documents on the site.

Instructions for

obtaining both a PKI certificate and instructions for submitting a DD Form 2345

for

access to the export controlled documents are posted with draft RFP

N00039-16-R-0028

on the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website located at: https://e-

commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/ under Headquarters, Future Opportunities.



Potential offerors are encouraged to obtain PKI certifications and submit DD

Form 2345

as early as possible to ensure access to the ADNS RFP technical documents when

the

final RFP is released.



Questions and comments regarding the draft RFP are encouraged in order to

improve the

clarity, quality and/or contents of the RFP. Questions and comments regarding

this draft

RFP are requested to be submitted no later than Friday, 18 March 2016.

Questions and

comments are requested to be submitted in writing via e-mail only to: Clayton

Thomas,

Contract Specialist, SPAWAR 2.1C4, (clayton.r.thomas@navy.mil) with copy to:

Stephen

Beckner, Contracting Officer, SPAWAR 2.1C1, (stephen.beckner@navy.mil). All

submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Verbal

questions

and comments regarding the draft RFP will not be accepted. The Government

anticipates

providing public answers to questions and comments received regarding this

draft RFP,

via the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website, prior to the release of the final

RFP. All

questions and comments shall be in a format non-attributable to the company or

individual submitting the questions or comments to allow for public release.



THIS IS A DRAFT RFP ONLY. This draft RFP is issued solely for information and

planning

purposes it does not constitute a formal RFP or a promise to issue a formal

RFP in the

future. The information provided in the draft RFP is subject to change and is

not binding

on the Government. This draft RFP does not commit the Government to contract

for any

supply or service whatsoever. The Government is not seeking proposals at this

time and

will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the

Government will

not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to

this draft

RFP. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items

discussed, and release of this draft RFP should not be construed as such a

commitment

or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or

sought.

All costs associated with responding to this draft RFP will be solely at the

interested

party's expense. Not responding to this draft RFP does not preclude

participation in any

future formal RFP, if any is issued. If a formal RFP is issued, it will be

announced on the

Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov and

the

SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website at:

https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/. It

is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor these sites for

additional information

pertaining to this requirement.