Combat Integration & Identification Systems Division (CI&IDS) Program Management Support

Added: Sep 26, 2016 3:58 pm Amendment 1 to Solicitation N00421-16-R-0060 is being posted along with an updated Attachment P1 and also 1 question and answer.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI & IDS) Division, Code 4.11.2 has a requirement for program management, financial management, administration and operations support services.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Please see Attachment N00421-16-0060 for specific information and details.

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Added: Feb 17, 2016 3:32 pm Modified: Sep 09, 2016 3:27 pmTrack Changes

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division, Code 4.11.2 has a requirement for program management, financial management, administration and operations support services.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  Please see Attachment N00421-16-0060 for specific information and details.

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Contracts Department (AIR 2.5.1.4), Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis the services necessary to provide support to the Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI & IDS) Division (Code 4.11.2), St. Inigoes, MD.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI & IDS) Division, Code 4.11.2, provides the Fleet with the ability to positively identify and track cooperative and non-cooperative targets in both combat and air traffic control for ship and shore environments. To accomplish their objectives, the CI & IDS Division is engaged in systems design, engineering, integration, installation, training, operational support, and in-service engineering for ship and shore Combat Identification, Air Traffic Control, Command & Control (C2) and Communications systems. The purpose of this contract is to provide the professional and management support services essential to fulfill the CI & IDS Division's mission needs as dictated by the Navy, DoD, and other Federal agency requirements.

This is a re-compete of N00178-04-D-4065-M801, a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) Seaport-e task order expected to expire on 4 August 2016. The incumbent is ICI Services Corporation. The follow-on contract is anticipated to be a competitively awarded IDIQ Task Order with a five year ordering period.

Place of Performance: Government Site (100% Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD).

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), draft CDRLS, draft Personnel Qualifications Description, and estimated Level of Effort (LOE) are attached for review.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a "Secret" Facility Clearance and "Secret" safeguarding of classified information under this contract.

The contract type is anticipated to be CPFF Type with the LOE estimated at 432,000 man-hours for the five year ordering period.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541611 with a Small Business Size standard of $15 Million. The Product/Service Code (PSC) for this effort is R408. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

Offerors MUST have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) in order to be eligible for award of this cost-type contract.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 pitch.

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package that shall address, at a minimum, the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? This should include the contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described in the draft PWS.

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks outlined in the draft PWS?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the Facility and Safeguarding requirements outlined above.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications and ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).
To assist the Government in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

Your response to this Sources Sought shall be electronically submitted to Shannon Flynn and Rhonda Garcia in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email at Shannon.k.flynn@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil.

The deadline for response to this request is 18 Mar 2016, 5 pm (1700) Eastern Standard Time.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

No phone calls will be accepted.

Questions may be submitted via email to Shannon.k.flynn@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.

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Added: Feb 17, 2016 3:32 pm INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Contracts Department (AIR 2.5.1.4), Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis the services necessary to provide support to the Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division (Code 4.11.2), St. Inigoes, MD.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS) Division, Code 4.11.2, provides the Fleet with the ability to positively identify and track cooperative and non-cooperative targets in both combat and air traffic control for ship and shore environments. To accomplish their objectives, the CI&IDS Division is engaged in systems design, engineering, integration, installation, training, operational support, and in-service engineering for ship and shore Combat Identification, Air Traffic Control, Command & Control (C2) and Communications systems. The purpose of this contract is to provide the professional and management support services essential to fulfill the CI&IDS Division's mission needs as dictated by the Navy, DoD, and other Federal agency requirements.

This is a re-compete of N00178-04-D-4065-M801, a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) Seaport-e task order expected to expire on 4 August 2016. The incumbent is ICI Services Corporation. The follow-on contract is anticipated to be a competitively awarded IDIQ Task Order with a five year ordering period.

Place of Performance: Government Site (100% Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD).

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), draft CDRLS, draft Personnel Qualifications Description, and estimated Level of Effort (LOE) are attached for review.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a "Secret" Facility Clearance and "Secret" safeguarding of classified information under this contract.

The contract type is anticipated to be CPFF Type with the LOE estimated at 432,000 man-hours for the five year ordering period.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541611 with a Small Business Size standard of $15 Million. The Product/Service Code (PSC) for this effort is R408. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.

Offerors MUST have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) in order to be eligible for award of this cost-type contract.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 pitch.

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package that shall address, at a minimum, the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? This should include the contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described in the draft PWS.

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks outlined in the draft PWS?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the Facility and Safeguarding requirements outlined above.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications and ability to perform in accordance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14).

To assist the Government in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement.

Your response to this Sources Sought shall be electronically submitted to Shannon Flynn and Rhonda Garcia in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) via email at Shannon.k.flynn@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil.

The deadline for response to this request is 18 Mar 2016, 5 pm (1700) Eastern Standard Time.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

No phone calls will be accepted.

Questions may be submitted via email to Shannon.k.flynn@navy.mil and Rhonda.garcia@navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.