Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) - SYNOPSIS / DRAFT RFP

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) on behalf of theProgram Executive Office - Command, Control, Communications, Computersand Intelligence (PEO-C4I), Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160),intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) number N00039-09-R-0027 for theprocurement of Common Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES).

The primary goals of the CANES program are to: 1) Consolidate and reduce thenumber of afloat networks through the use of mature cross domaintechnologies and common computing environment infrastructure; 2) Reducethe infrastructure footprint and associated costs for hardware afloat; 3)Provideincreased reliability, application hosting, and other capabilities to meetcurrentand projected warfighter requirements; and 4) Federate NCES Service OrientedArchitecture (SOA) Core Services to the tactical edge.

The Government anticipates a full and open competition for the award of twoindefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts for the systemdesignand development of CANES over a fourteen month period of performance on acost-plus incentive fee (CPIF) basis. Following the system development effort,a competitive down-select will be conducted to select one of the two awardedcontracts for continuation of performance of option items. Option itemsincludefirm-fixed price (FFP) production units, FFP spare parts and cost plus fixedfee(CPFF), CPIF and/or FFP engineering support services.

This procurement will require large business offerors to submit a SmallBusiness Subcontracting Plan demonstrating efforts to provide subcontractingopportunities for Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB),Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business(VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), andHistorically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business.

A draft RFP for this procurement was posted to the SPAWAR E-CommerceCentral website on 11 December 2008. The final RFP is anticipated to beissued without further notice in late March 2009 and will be available tointerested parties, along with any amendments issued, solely on the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website (https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil/). Contractaward is estimated for December 2009. Any projected proposal duedates/times in this synopsis and any subsequent updates are estimates only;the actual proposal due date/time will be established in the final RFP.Questions or comments concerning this synopsis may be directed to HeatherMohlman, Contract Specialist, heather.mohlman@navy.mil, (619) 524-7192 orStephen Beckner, Contracting Officer, stephen.beckner@navy.mil, (619) 524-7975.

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) on behalf of theProgram Executive Office - Command, Control, Communications, Computersand Intelligence (PEO-C4I), Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160),intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) number N00039-09-R-0027 for theprocurement of Common Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES).

The primary goals of the CANES program are to: 1) Consolidate and reduce thenumber of afloat networks through the use of mature cross domaintechnologies and common computing environment infrastructure; 2) Reducethe infrastructure footprint and associated costs for hardware afloat; 3)Provideincreased reliability, application hosting, and other capabilities to meetcurrentand projected warfighter requirements; and 4) Federate NCES Service OrientedArchitecture (SOA) Core Services to the tactical edge.

The Government anticipates a full and open competition for the award of twoindefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts for the systemdesignand development of CANES over a fourteen month period of performance on acost-plus incentive fee (CPIF) basis. Following the system development effort,a competitive down-select will be conducted to select one of the two awardedcontracts for continuation of performance of option items. Option itemsincludefirm-fixed price (FFP) production units, FFP spare parts and cost plus fixedfee(CPFF), CPIF and/or FFP engineering support services.

This procurement will require large business offerors to submit a SmallBusiness Subcontracting Plan demonstrating efforts to provide subcontractingopportunities for Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB),Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business(VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), andHistorically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business.

A draft RFP for this procurement was posted to the SPAWAR E-CommerceCentral website on 11 December 2008. The final RFP is anticipated to beissued without further notice in late February 2009 and will be available tointerested parties, along with any amendments issued, solely on the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website (https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil/). Contractaward is estimated for December 2009. Any projected proposal duedates/times in this synopsis and any subsequent updates are estimates only;the actual proposal due date/time will be established in the final RFP.Questions or comments concerning this synopsis may be directed to HeatherMohlman, Contract Specialist, heather.mohlman@navy.mil, (619) 524-7192 orStephen Beckner, Contracting Officer, stephen.beckner@navy.mil, (619) 524-7975.

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

and Intelligence (PEO-C4I), Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160) has

released a draft Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Consolidated Afloat

Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) Program in order to promote the

early exchange of information.



The primary goals of the CANES Program are to: 1) Consolidate and reduce the

number of afloat networks through the use of mature cross domain

technologies and common computing environment infrastructure; 2) Reduce

the infrastructure footprint and associated costs for hardware afloat; 3)

Provide

increased reliability, application hosting, and other capabilities to meet

current

and projected warfighter requirements; and 4) Federate Net-Centric Enterprise

Services (NCES) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Core Services to the

tactical

edge to support overall Department of Defense (DoD) Command, Control,

Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

(C4ISR) application migration to a SOA environment.



The scope of this draft RFP includes requirements for the design, development,

fabrication, assembly, test, delivery, integration, installation and

sustainment

support of the CANES Common Computing Environment (CCE) network

infrastructure .



This draft RFP has been released with supporting attachments and reference

documents that are marked Distribution D: Distribution authorized to DoD and

U.S. DoD contractors only. The Distribution D supporting documents are posted

on a secure Government website at:



https://nserc.navy.mil/peo_c4i/pmw_160/pmw160private/CANES/default.aspx



This website requires a DoD or External Certification Authority (ECA) Public

Key

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

documents

on the site. Supporting documents marked Distribution A: Approved for Public

Release and instructions for obtaining a PKI certificate are posted with the

draft

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

commerce.spawar.navy.mil, under Headquarters, Future Opportunities.



Comments, concerns, and questions regarding the draft RFP are encouraged in

order to improve the understanding of the Government's requirements.

Comments regarding this draft RFP are requested by Friday, 09 January 2009.

Comments are requested to be submitted in writing via e-mail only to: Heather

Mohlman, Contract Specialist, SPAWAR 2.1C (heather.mohlman@navy.mil) with

copy to: Stephen Beckner, Contracting Officer, SPAWAR 2.1C,

(stephen.beckner@navy.mil). All submissions become Government property

and will not be returned. Verbal questions regarding the draft RFP will not be

accepted. The Government does not anticipate providing individual or public

answers to questions received regarding this draft RFP as any questions

submitted will be considered for the purposes of improving the clarity, quality

and/or contents of the RFP.



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

Navy 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

Navy 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 synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities

(FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov and the SPAWAR E-Commerce

Central website at https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. It is the

responsibility

of potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information

pertaining

to this requirement.



See attached draft RFP.