Common Data Link - Navy (CDL-N) and Advanced Wideband Communications Systems

The Department of Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific),

intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. N66001-17-R-0036 for Common

Data

Link - Navy (CDL-N) and Advanced Wideband Communications Systems. SSC Pacific

provides full spectrum support including systems engineering, software

development,

integration, test and evaluation, and program support for Advanced Navy

communications systems including Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL),

Communications Data Link System (CDLS), CDLS Technology Refresh (CDLS-TR),

and

Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL). Functions include mission analysis,

assessment of

the technology base, basic research, demonstration of the technology,

engineering in

support of design and production, customer support for new and existing

operational

systems, and integration of Navy CDL Systems. SSC Pacific's continuing goal is

to protect

and accelerate information transfer within and between the various Navy CDL and

Navy

wideband communications systems for all U.S. and allied Services. To achieve

this goal,

SSC Pacific requires a contract to support the CDL-N and Advanced Wideband

Communications Systems with systems engineering, software development,

cybersecurity and information assurance, system design and development,

integration,

testing, installation support, training, life cycle maintenance, management

support, and

documentation.



The anticipated action will include a single award indefinite-delivery

indefinite-quantity

(IDIQ) contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) pricing. The period of

performance will

include a two-year base period and one two-year option period. The estimated

level of

effort is 96,612 hours. Orders will be placed pursuant to the ordering process

at FAR

16.505(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is

541712

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

(except

Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the Small Business Size Standard is

1,000

employees. Security classification will vary from Unclassified to SECRET

classification.

This requirement will be competed as a total small business set-aside. This

requirement

is a follow-on to N66001-15-D-0145 awarded to Technology Unlimited Group (TUG)

against a solicitation pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5)

Authorized or

Required by Statute (FAR Subpart 6.302-5). TUG is a Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned

Small Business (SDVOSB).



For this requirement, market research was performed to identify capable small

business

concerns. Based on the market research and with concurrence from the SSC

Pacific

Deputy for Small Business and the Small Business Administration, SSC Pacific

intends to

compete the requirement as a total small business set-aside. The requirement is

described in the Statement of Work (SOW).



SSC Pacific anticipates that the final RFP for N66001-17-R-0036 will be

released no

earlier than 15 August 2017. The solicitation will only be available

electronically.

Electronic copies of the RFP may be obtained from the SPAWAR E-Commerce website

at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil under SSC Pacific "Open Solicitations." Hard

copy

versions of the RFP and any subsequent amendments will not be available. Firms

are

encouraged to review the website regularly for important solicitation

information.



Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not

be construed

as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award

contracts. The

Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this

synopsis. If a

competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via

SPAWAR E-

Commerce, and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The

Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or

information

provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to

issue a

solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way

binds the

Government to award a contract.



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Updated 8-17-2017:



This revision to the pre-solicitation synopsis provides the Draft Request for

Proposals

(RFP). This revision also provides all Draft RFP Attachments. Please note that

the

document entitled "SOW" has been removed. It is now included in Section C of

the Draft

RFP.



Offerors may submit questions requesting clarification of solicitation

requirements via e-

mail to keiko.dagostino@navy.mil. The deadline for submission of questions is

Friday,

August 25, 2017 at 1600 Pacific Time. Questions submitted after the deadline

may or

may not be answered by the Government. At the Government's discretion,

questions and

answers will be provided to all potential offerors via the SPAWAR E-Commerce

website.



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Updated 8-31-2017:



The purpose of this revision is to post Questions and Answers for Draft RFP.

This revision

also posts the final RFP and all RFP attachments. Please note that the deadline

for the

submission of proposals is Tuesday, 03 October 2017 at 1600 Pacific Time.

The Department of Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific),

intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. N66001-17-R-0036 for Common

Data

Link - Navy (CDL-N) and Advanced Wideband Communications Systems. SSC Pacific

provides full spectrum support including systems engineering, software

development,

integration, test and evaluation, and program support for Advanced Navy

communications systems including Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL),

Communications Data Link System (CDLS), CDLS Technology Refresh (CDLS-TR),

and

Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL). Functions include mission analysis,

assessment of

the technology base, basic research, demonstration of the technology,

engineering in

support of design and production, customer support for new and existing

operational

systems, and integration of Navy CDL Systems. SSC Pacific's continuing goal is

to protect

and accelerate information transfer within and between the various Navy CDL and

Navy

wideband communications systems for all U.S. and allied Services. To achieve

this goal,

SSC Pacific requires a contract to support the CDL-N and Advanced Wideband

Communications Systems with systems engineering, software development,

cybersecurity and information assurance, system design and development,

integration,

testing, installation support, training, life cycle maintenance, management

support, and

documentation.



The anticipated action will include a single award indefinite-delivery

indefinite-quantity

(IDIQ) contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) pricing. The period of

performance will

include a two-year base period and one two-year option period. The estimated

level of

effort is 96,612 hours. Orders will be placed pursuant to the ordering process

at FAR

16.505(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is

541712

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

(except

Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the Small Business Size Standard is

1,000

employees. Security classification will vary from Unclassified to SECRET

classification.

This requirement will be competed as a total small business set-aside. This

requirement

is a follow-on to N66001-15-D-0145 awarded to Technology Unlimited Group (TUG)

against a solicitation pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5)

Authorized or

Required by Statute (FAR Subpart 6.302-5). TUG is a Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned

Small Business (SDVOSB).



For this requirement, market research was performed to identify capable small

business

concerns. Based on the market research and with concurrence from the SSC

Pacific

Deputy for Small Business and the Small Business Administration, SSC Pacific

intends to

compete the requirement as a total small business set-aside. The requirement is

described in the Statement of Work (SOW).



SSC Pacific anticipates that the final RFP for N66001-17-R-0036 will be

released no

earlier than 15 August 2017. The solicitation will only be available

electronically.

Electronic copies of the RFP may be obtained from the SPAWAR E-Commerce website

at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil under SSC Pacific "Open Solicitations." Hard

copy

versions of the RFP and any subsequent amendments will not be available. Firms

are

encouraged to review the website regularly for important solicitation

information.



Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not

be construed

as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award

contracts. The

Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this

synopsis. If a

competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via

SPAWAR E-

Commerce, and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The

Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or

information

provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to

issue a

solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way

binds the

Government to award a contract.



---



Updated 8-17-2017:



This revision to the pre-solicitation synopsis provides the Draft Request for

Proposals

(RFP). This revision also provides all Draft RFP Attachments. Please note that

the

document entitled "SOW" has been removed. It is now included in Section C of

the Draft

RFP.



Offerors may submit questions requesting clarification of solicitation

requirements via e-

mail to keiko.dagostino@navy.mil. The deadline for submission of questions is

Friday,

August 25, 2017 at 1600 Pacific Time. Questions submitted after the deadline

may or

may not be answered by the Government. At the Government's discretion,

questions and

answers will be provided to all potential offerors via the SPAWAR E-Commerce

website.

The Department of Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific),

intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. N66001-17-R-0036 for Common

Data

Link - Navy (CDL-N) and Advanced Wideband Communications Systems. SSC Pacific

provides full spectrum support including systems engineering, software

development,

integration, test and evaluation, and program support for Advanced Navy

communications systems including Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL),

Communications Data Link System (CDLS), CDLS Technology Refresh (CDLS-TR),

and

Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL). Functions include mission analysis,

assessment of

the technology base, basic research, demonstration of the technology,

engineering in

support of design and production, customer support for new and existing

operational

systems, and integration of Navy CDL Systems. SSC Pacific's continuing goal is

to protect

and accelerate information transfer within and between the various Navy CDL and

Navy

wideband communications systems for all U.S. and allied Services. To achieve

this goal,

SSC Pacific requires a contract to support the CDL-N and Advanced Wideband

Communications Systems with systems engineering, software development,

cybersecurity and information assurance, system design and development,

integration,

testing, installation support, training, life cycle maintenance, management

support, and

documentation.



The anticipated action will include a single award indefinite-delivery

indefinite-quantity

(IDIQ) contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) pricing. The period of

performance will

include a two-year base period and one two-year option period. The estimated

level of

effort is 96,612 hours. Orders will be placed pursuant to the ordering process

at FAR

16.505(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is

541712

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

(except

Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the Small Business Size Standard is

1,000

employees. Security classification will vary from Unclassified to SECRET

classification.

This requirement will be competed as a total small business set-aside. This

requirement

is a follow-on to N66001-15-D-0145 awarded to Technology Unlimited Group (TUG)

against a solicitation pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5)

Authorized or

Required by Statute (FAR Subpart 6.302-5). TUG is a Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned

Small Business (SDVOSB).



For this requirement, market research was performed to identify capable small

business

concerns. Based on the market research and with concurrence from the SSC

Pacific

Deputy for Small Business and the Small Business Administration, SSC Pacific

intends to

compete the requirement as a total small business set-aside. The requirement is

described in the Statement of Work (SOW).



SSC Pacific anticipates that the final RFP for N66001-17-R-0036 will be

released no

earlier than 15 August 2017. The solicitation will only be available

electronically.

Electronic copies of the RFP may be obtained from the SPAWAR E-Commerce website

at

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil under SSC Pacific "Open Solicitations." Hard

copy

versions of the RFP and any subsequent amendments will not be available. Firms

are

encouraged to review the website regularly for important solicitation

information.



Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not

be construed

as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award

contracts. The

Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this

synopsis. If a

competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via

SPAWAR E-

Commerce, and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The

Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or

information

provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to

issue a

solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way

binds the

Government to award a contract.