Award Notice for Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems task order under GSA Alliant Small Business GWAC

The Government has awarded a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee task order in the amount of $58,154,671.63 under FAR Part 16.505 on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Alliant Small Business (ASB) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for the procurement of sustainment support services for Fielded Training Systems in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems requirement is for services to support the mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO). Previous Nov 14, 2017 award to DKW Communications, Inc. was protested. The Navy took corrective action by amending the solicitation, opening negotiations, obtaining revised proposals and making a new source selection decision.

As a result, the GAO dismissed the protest as academic. The purpose of this Award Notice is to provide information concerning the new award decision.

The Government has awarded a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract in the amount of $62,872,617.19 under FAR Part 16.505 on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Alliant Small Business (ASB) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for the procurement sustainment support services for Fielded Training Systems in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems requirement is for services to support the mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO).. Awarded Vendors: DKW Communications, Inc. (DUNS 832162536)
2001 L Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-4939. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $62,872,617.19. Contract Award Date: 2017-11-14.

The Government has awarded a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract in the amount of $62,872,617.19 under FAR Part 16.505 on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Alliant Small Business (ASB) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for the procurement sustainment support services for Fielded Training Systems in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems requirement is for services to support the mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO).

This contract action is being conducted pursuant to the procedures at FAR Subpart 16.505 under the auspices of the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant Small Business Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Therefore, pursuant to FAR Subpart 5.202(a)(6) and 16.505(a)(1), this contract action is exempt from synopsizing requirements. However, to increase transparency of Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) requirements and increase opportunities for subcontracting, notice of this opportunity is being provided. Only Alliant Small Business Prime Contractors (contractors previously awarded a contract within this vehicle) are considered an interested party in this contract action.
All inquiries regarding participation as a subcontractor should be submitted to a Prime Contractor for consideration. Any documents available for this contract action not otherwise attached hereto, including but not limited to Solicitations, Statements of Work (SOW), and Specifications will be made available only to qualifying Prime Contractors. Interested subcontractors may contact Prime Contractors for access to these documents. A list of Alliant Small Business Prime Contractors and their Points of Contact (POCs) can be found in the Excel spreadsheet called Alliant Small Business Industry Partners. This spreadsheet may be obtained via the following link: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/103417.
Task Order Description:
NAWCTSD intends to competitively award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Level of Effort Task Order under the Alliant Small Business GWAC in support of Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems.
The NAWCTSD In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) provides lifecycle support to various aviation, surface and undersea training programs, systems and products relating to the respective weapon systems, platforms and environment, including weapon platforms, sensors, communications, and networks. In addition, ISEO supports platform-related training provided by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) and its subordinate commands.
The Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems requirement is for services to support the mission of the NAWCTSD ISEO. This service contract will furnish sustainment support services for Fielded Training Systems at 16 sites in CONUS and overseas consisting primarily of corrective, adaptive, perfective and preventative Software Maintenance and some Hardware operation, maintenance, and repair.
Ancillary services will include configuration management, technical support, engineering change support, Integrated Project Team (IPT) support, Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) Support, and information assurance. The trainers simulate aviation, surface, and undersea platforms and they include: operator training systems, weapons training systems, training environments, use of sensors, and communications network systems.
The resultant contract action is anticipated to be a single task order on the Alliant Small Business GWAC with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee type line items. The resultant task order will be for a total of 60 months which consists of a fourteen (14) month base period (2 months of mobilization and 12 months of performance), three (3) twelve (12) month option periods, and a ten (10) month option period.
The estimated number of labor hours to be ordered under this requirement is 781,880 during the five-year period of performance, inclusive of options. The resultant contract action will include meaningful numbers of Professional Employees that are exempt from the Service Contract Act (SCA).
Anticipated Acquisition Strategy: Competitive Award under Alliant Small Business GWAC
RFP Number: N61340-17-R-0003
Anticipated RFP Release Date: February 2017
Anticipated Award Date: August 2017
Other Information:
Predecessor Task Order: In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) Contractor Support Services (CSS), Seaport-e Task Order N00178-10-D-6407-HT01, Zenetex, LLC.
Be advised the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding.
Further information will be provided as it becomes known.
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This contract action is being conducted pursuant to the procedures at FAR Subpart 16.505 under the auspices of the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant Small Business Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). Therefore, pursuant to FAR Subpart 5.202(a)(6) and 16.505(a)(1), this contract action is exempt from synopsizing requirements. However, to increase transparency of Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) requirements and increase opportunities for subcontracting, notice of this opportunity is being provided. Only Alliant Small Business Prime Contractors (contractors previously awarded a contract within this vehicle) are considered an interested party in this contract action.

All inquiries regarding participation as a subcontractor should be submitted to a Prime Contractor for consideration. Any documents available for this contract action not otherwise attached hereto, including but not limited to Solicitations, Statements of Work (SOW), and Specifications will be made available only to qualifying Prime Contractors. Interested subcontractors may contact Prime Contractors for access to these documents. A list of Alliant Small Business Prime Contractors and their Points of Contact (POCs) can be found in the Excel spreadsheet called Alliant Small Business Industry Partners. This spreadsheet may be obtained via the following link: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/103417.



Task Order Description:



NAWCTSD intends to competitively award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Level of Effort Task Order under the Alliant Small Business GWAC in support of Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems.





The NAWCTSD In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) provides lifecycle support to various aviation, surface and undersea training programs, systems and products relating to the respective weapon systems, platforms and environment, including weapon platforms, sensors, communications, and networks. In addition, ISEO supports platform-related training provided by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) and its subordinate commands.



The Software Maintenance of Fielded Training Systems requirement is for services to support the mission of the NAWCTSD ISEO. This service contract will furnish sustainment support services for Fielded Training Systems at 16 sites in CONUS and overseas consisting primarily of corrective, adaptive, perfective and preventative Software Maintenance and some Hardware operation, maintenance, and repair.

Ancillary services will include configuration management, technical support, engineering change support, Integrated Project Team (IPT) support, Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) Support, and information assurance. The trainers simulate aviation, surface, and undersea platforms and they include: operator training systems, weapons training systems, training environments, use of sensors, and communications network systems.



The resultant contract action is anticipated to be a single task order on the Alliant Small Business GWAC with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee type line items. The resultant task order will be for a total of 60 months which consists of a fourteen (14) month base period (2 months of mobilization and 12 months of performance), three (3) twelve (12) month option periods, and a ten (10) month option period.

The estimated number of labor hours to be ordered under this requirement is 781,880 during the five-year period of performance, inclusive of options. The resultant contract action will include meaningful numbers of Professional Employees that are exempt from the Service Contract Act (SCA).



Anticipated Acquisition Strategy: Competitive Award under Alliant Small Business GWAC



RFP Number: N61340-17-R-0003



Anticipated RFP Release Date: February 2017



Anticipated Award Date: August 2017



Other Information:



Predecessor Task Order: In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) Contractor Support Services (CSS), Seaport-e Task Order N00178-10-D-6407-HT01, Zenetex, LLC.



Be advised the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding.

Further information will be provided as it becomes known.