Engineering and Support Services for Consolidated Afloat

The Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific), intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. N66001-19-R-0036. The Afloat Network Design and Architecture Code 55130 and Network Test and Integration Code 55190 at Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) SSC Pacific has identified a requirement for engineering, technical and programmatic services for networking, communication, and computer systems, and associated certification and information assurance for developments, current operations and planned upgrades to support Program Management Warfare (PMW) 160 Tactical Networks. The networking, communication and computer systems described and referred to in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) are specialized tactical systems fielded through various Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) Programs of Record (POR) baselines and variants, that enable Command and Control (C2) in naval, joint, coalition operations, providing the gateway to achieving Information Warfare Dominance in the cyberspace domain.

Under SSC Pacific Transport and Computing Infrastructure (TCI) Portfolio construct, SSC Pacific Codes 55130 and 55190 anticipates work that will include the Ashore, Afloat, Subsurface, Airborne, Mobile, and Joint domains with specific technologies such as network design and development, network monitoring, management and operations, common computing environment, infrastructure with associated hardware and software components, cloud computing, ashore and afloat data centers and server hosting environments, consolidated network enterprise services, wireless networking, cybersecurity engineering, software engineering and automation, and tactical and satellite communications. Transformation of capabilities-based portfolio into a networked and computer infrastructure enables Information Warfare Dominance through Navy and Joint net-centric operations.

The anticipated action will be a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) pricing Contract Line Items Number (CLIN) for services, cost reimbursement CLINs for materials and other direct costs (inclusive of travel). No fee will be allowed under the cost reimbursement CLINs. The period of performance will include a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The total estimated level of effort is 689,020 hours. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330 Engineering Services, and the Small Business Size Standard is $38.5 million. The security requirement for this tasking will be up to and including Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information. The work performed by the Contractor will include access to unclassified and up to Top Secret/SCI data, information, meetings, and spaces.

For this requirement, a market survey to determine small business capability was posted on SPAWAR e-Commerce Central on 22 January 2018. Based on the evaluations of the responses to the market survey, SSC Pacific intends to compete the requirement as full and open competition. The requirement is described in the PWS. SSC Pacific Small Business Office (SBO) concurs with the acquisition strategy decision.

THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT (PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT) PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO THE SOLICITATION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

It is currently anticipated that RFP N66001-19-R-0036 will be released in February 2019. 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.

For questions concerning this action, contact Erwin Cablay, Contract Specialist, erwin.c.cablay@navy.mil, (619) 553-7708.