E-6B Block II

Added: May 26, 2010 3:49 pm AMENDMENT 18
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT AMENDMENT 0004 TO THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE NAVAIR WEBSITE.

Added: May 26, 2010 9:01 am AMENDMENT 17
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO POST A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERTAINING TO THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION.

Added: May 19, 2010 1:57 pm AMENDMENT 16
IN ITS RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY DAY QUESTION #4, THE GOVERNMENT STATED THAT COMPACT DISKS CONTAINING THE GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION LISTED IN SOLICITATION ATTACHMENT 6 WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FOLLOWING RELEASE OF THE FINAL RFP.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SYNOPSIS IS TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT THESE COMPACT DISKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.  TO REQUEST A DISK, PLEASE EMAIL GREGORY LEE AT GREGORY.LEE@NAVY.MIL AND COPY MARGARET HAYDEN-STONE AT MARGARET.HAYDEN-STON@NAVY.MIL.  PLEASE INCLUDE A MAILING ADDRESS IN YOUR REQUEST.

Added: May 18, 2010 3:18 pm

AMENDMENT 15

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SYNOPSIS IS TO POST A REVISED SF-33.  SOLICITATION AMENDMENT 0003 CHANGED THE ADDRESS IN BLOCK 7 OF THE SF-33.  THE SF-33 IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S STANDARD PROCUREMENT SYSTEM (SPS) SOFTWARE IN A PICTURE FORMAT AND IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO ALTER.  HENCE, THE GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING A REVISED COPY OF THE SF-33.

Added: May 17, 2010 8:11 am AMENDMENT 14

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SYNOPSIS IS TO POST A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERTAINING TO SOLICITATION N00019-09-R-0276.

Added: May 12, 2010 4:23 pm AMENDMENT 13

THE PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT ARE:

(1) TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT AMENDMENT 3 TO THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE NAVAIR WEBSITE; AND

(2) TO POST A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONCERNING THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION.

Added: May 05, 2010 8:16 am AMENDMENT 12

THIS PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT ARE:

(1) TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT AMENDMENT 1 TO THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE NAVAIR WEBSITE;

(2) TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO POST AMENDMENT 2 TO THE E-6B BLOCK II SOLICITATION TO THE NAVAIR WEBSITE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS 5 MAY 2010.

AMENDMENT 1 PROVIDES THE CPARS UPDATE QUESTIONNAIRE AND PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

AMENDMENT 2 INFORMS INDUSTRY THAT THE DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS IS NOT EXTENDED AS A RESULT OF AMENDMENT 1, BUT THAT, DUE TO THE DELAY IN POSTING THE CPARS AND PAST PERFORMANCE FORMS, THE DUE DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COMPLETED FORMS IS EXTENDED TO 1 JUNE 2010.

Added: Apr 28, 2010 10:56 am AMENDMENT 11

1.  THE PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT ARE:

(1) TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT THE FINAL SOLICITATION FOR THE E-6B BLOCK II PROCUREMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVAIR WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL:

www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations

(2) TO POST A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERTAINING TO THE DRAFT SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS;

(3) TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT MARGARET HAYDEN-STONE IS NOW THE PROCURING CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE E-6B BLOCK II EFFORT.

Added: Apr 14, 2010 7:48 am AMENDMENT 10
1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ADD A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERTAINING TO GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION.

Added: Apr 05, 2010 11:11 am AMENDMENT 9:

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO INFORM INDUSTRY THAT NAVAIR WILL HOST A TOUR DAY FOR THE E-6B SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LAB (SIL) AND THE E-6B AIRCRAFT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010.

2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING ACCESS TO PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS):

INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT POSSESS A VALID MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD OR COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) MUST COMPLETE THE ATTACHED CONTRACTOR BASE ACCESS REQUEST FORM. COMPLETED FORMS SHALL BE FAXED TO MR. GREGORY S. LEE AT (301) 757-2296 OR MAILED TO MR. GREGORY S. LEE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
ATTN: MR. GREGORY S. LEE, AIR 2.2.4.3.2
21936 BUNDY ROAD, BUILDING 442
PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670-1547.

IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT CONTRACTOR BASE ACCESS REQUEST FORMS ARE RECEIVED AND PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY, PLEASE EMAIL MR. LEE AT GREGORY.LEE@NAVY.MIL AT THE TIME OF REQUEST SUBMISSION AND NOTIFY HIM THAT YOUR FORMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING ACCESS TO THE E-6B SIL AND THE E-6B AIRCRAFT:

INTERESTED COMPANIES SHALL SUBMIT A SINGLE VISIT REQUEST ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD, VIA THEIR SECURITY OFFICER, TO MR. GREGORY S. LEE AT THE FAX NUMBER OR PHYSICAL ADDRESS ABOVE. THIS REQUEST SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE AND PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, AND FOR EACH PERSON ATTENDING, NAME, RANK/RATE, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, DATE OF BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL.

IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT VISIT REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED AND PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY, PLEASE EMAIL MR. LEE AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE AT THE TIME OF REQUEST SUBMISSION AND NOTIFY HIM THAT YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

4. AS THE SPACES BEING TOURED, PARTICULARLY ON THE AIRCRAFT, ARE SMALL, NO MORE THAN FIVE (5) PERSONS PER COMPANY MAY ATTEND THE TOUR.

5. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF CONTRACTOR BASE ACCESS REQUEST FORMS AND VISIT REQUESTS IS APRIL 14, 2010.

6. E-6B SIL TOURS WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 10AM AND 2PM, EDT. E-6B AIRCRAFT TOURS WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 9AM AND 1PM, EDT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIGN TIME SLOTS FOR EACH TOUR AFTER THE APRIL 14, 2010 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS HAS PASSED. MR. LEE WILL NOTIFY PARTICIPANTS OF THEIR TIME SLOTS VIA EMAIL (ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE INSURE THAT AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ARE INCLUDED WITH ALL SUBMISSIONS).

7. UPON ARRIVING AT PATUXENT RIVER NAS ON APRIL 22, 2010, CONTRACTORS SHALL PROCEED TO THE PMA 271 FACILITY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND
PROGRAM MANAGER AIR 271
22477 PEARY ROAD, BUILDING 516
PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670-1607.

FOR INDUSTRY'S CONVENIENCE, A MAP OF PATUXENT RIVER NAS IS ATTACHED WITH THIS AMENDMENT. SUGGESTED ROUTE: ENTER PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION ON CEDAR POINT ROAD VIA GATE TWO (2), PROCEED ACROSS TAXIWAY ALPHA AND TURN LEFT ON MILLSTONE ROAD, THEN TURN RIGHT ON PEARY ROAD AND ARRIVE AT PMA 271. PMA 271 IS THE TALL GREY BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF MILLSTONE AND PEARY ROADS, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Added: Mar 31, 2010 8:26 am AMENDMENT 8:
THE PURPOSES OF THIS AMENDMENT ARE:
(1) TO ADD A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM THE INDUSTRY DAY FORUM THAT WAS HELD 18 MAR 10;
(2) TO ADD A COPY OF THE E-6B PROGRAM MANAGER'S INDUSTRY DAY PRESENTATION;
(3) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BLOCK II ORGANIZATIONAL CHART; AND
(4) TO ADD A COPY OF THE CURRENT BLOCK II AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION SCHEDULE.

Added: Mar 10, 2010 8:35 am Amendment 7: The purpose of this amendment is to inform industry that the slides for Industry Day have been posted on FedBizOpps. The Industry Day slides contain a schedule of events for Industry Day.

Added: Feb 18, 2010 1:24 pm Amendment 6:

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the MR-TCDL systems will be provided as Government Furnished Property.

Added: Feb 18, 2010 9:34 am Amendment 5:

The purposes of this amendment are:

(1) To inform industry that an updated draft Solicitation, not inlcuding Sections L and M, is now available on the NAVAIR website at the following URL:



http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/index.cfm



*Note: The previous draft Solicitation documents have been removed from the website. Industry is advised to refer to the new documents.



(2) To clarify that the Governments requirement is for MR-TCDL.

Added: Feb 09, 2010 7:42 am Amendment 4:

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to inform Industry that NAVAIR will host an Industry Day for the E-6B Block II Procurement on 18 March 2010.

2. NAVAIR will host an Industry Day forum for the E-6B Block II MR-TCDL Procurement on 18 March 2010. This forum will be held at the J. T. Daugherty Conference Center, located at 22111 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653, from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM. All parties who are interested in attending the Industry Day forum shall pre-register by emailing Mr. Gregory Lee at gregory.lee@navy.mil and copying Mr. David Dotson at david.h.dotson@navy.mil. Please include the name, company, telephone number and email address of the individual/s who will attend. Telephone pre-registration requests WILL NOT be accepted. Seating is limited. Only 2 persons per company may pre-register. Seating is guaranteed for pre-registered participants. Parties who have not pre-registered may be accomodated on a first-come-first-served basis if space is available. There is no guarantee of accomodation without pre-registration. NAVAIR will host one-on-one sessions with pre-registrants who express the desire for sessions at the time of pre-registration. The deadline for pre-registration is 3:30 PM, 17 March 2010. Please see the attached documents for directions to the J. T. Daugherty Conference Center and information on accommodations in the Lexington Park area.

Added: Feb 02, 2010 1:32 pm Amendment 3:



The E-6B Block II Modification Program consists of the Non-Recurring Engineering, Integration and Installation effort necessary to incorporate two systems into the E-6B Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) and into one E-6B Aircraft. These systems are the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) and the Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL).



In December, 2009, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) was informed of a significant schedule slip on the Air Force FAB-T Program. As NAVAIR is obtaining the FAB-T system from the Air Force and providing it as GFE under the Block II Program, it is now necessary to procure the Non-Recurring Engineering, Integration and Installation of the FAB-T and MR-TCDL Systems independently, so as to minimize the impact of the Air Force schedule slip on the Block II Program. Procurement efforts for the MR-TCDL System will procede immediately, while efforts for the FAB-T System will not begin until FY12.



In June, 2009, NAVAIR synopsized the E-6B Block II requirement as a sole-source procurement based on the authority provided in 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The rationale supporting this authority no longer applies. Accordingly, NAVAIR will pursue a competitively awarded Firm Fixed Price Contract.



NAVAIR is revising Solicitation documents to reflect the changes above. The current Solicitation documents, which have not been updated, will be posted to the NAVAIR website on or about the date of this posting. The URL for the NAVAIR website is as follows:



http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/index.cfm



NAVAIR anticipates that an updated draft Solicitation, not including Sections L and M, will be available on or about February 17, 2010. NAVAIR anticipates that an official Solicitation will be available on or about May 4, 2010. When additional Solicitation documents become available, they will be posted to the NAVAIR website at the URL above and amendments to this Synopsis will likewise be posted. The Government will consider all proposals submitted by responsible sources.



NAVAIR intends to host an Industry Day for this requirement. The date and location for Industry Day have not been determined at this time. When the date and location for Industry Day have been determined, NAVAIR will post the date and location in an amendment to this Synopsis.



Please submit questions concerning this synopsis to Mr. Gregory S. Lee at gregory.lee@navy.mil, with a copy to Mr. David H. Dotson at david.h.dotson@navy.mil, IN WRITING. Telephone requests for information WILL NOT be accepted. Please file requests for contract documents with the appropriate agencies in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Added: Jun 29, 2009 9:13 am Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to correct an error in the list of questions and answers that was posted in amendment 1. In question 7, the projected value of the sole source contract should read $76.08M, not $46.08M. A corrected list of questions and answers is attached via this amendment 2.

Added: Jun 29, 2009 8:23 am Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to add a list of questions and answers relating to the E-6B Block II Modification synopsis.

Added: Jun 19, 2009 2:20 pm Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a Sole Source Fixed Price Incentive-Type contract to Rockwell Collins, Inc., 400 Collins Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498-0001, for the Block II modification to the E-6B aircraft, pursuant to the authority provided in 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Under the proposed contract, Rockwell will integrate and install the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Family of Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) and the Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL) in the E-6B Systems Integration Laboratory and into one (1) E-6B Block I aircraft. A Solicitation is not available at this time. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Agency. Interested parties may contact Mr. T. E. Rossi of Rockwell Collins regarding subcontracting opportunites at (972) 705-3807 or by electronic mail at terossi@rockwellcollins.com.