Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) III

Added: Jul 09, 2010 9:03 am Information added on 9 July 2010:

The Small Business Set-Aside portion of the FTSS III RFP N61339-09-R-0016 was awarded on 8 July 2010.   Five firms were selected to be included in the FTSS III SBSA pool:  Bowhead Systems Management Inc., Engineering Support Personnel, Inc., FTSS Joint Venture, ProActive Technologies, LLC, and T.J. Drafting and Design, Inc.   The aggregate amount of these multiple awards is $80,000,000 and the companies will have the opportunity to compete for individual task orders.

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UPDATED ON 2 DECEMBER 2009
Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details.
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Today's posting includes Amendment 0003. Please see Amendment 0003 and attachments for details.
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UPDATED ON 21 DECEMBER 2009
Amendment 0004 issued on 21 December to FTSS III RFP N61339-09-R-0016. Proposal due dates are extended. See files for details..

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Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details.


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Today's posting includes Amendment 0003. Please see Amendment 0003 and attachments for details.

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Amendment 0004 issued on 21 December to FTSS III RFP N61339-09-R-0016. Proposal due dates are extended. See files for details.

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UPDATED ON 2 DECEMBER 2009
Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details.
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UPDATED ON 10 DECEMBER 2009
Today's posting includes Amendment 0003. Please see Amendment 0003 and attachments for details..

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Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details.


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Today's posting includes Amendment 0003. Please see Amendment 0003 and attachments for details.

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Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details..

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Today's posting includes Amendment 0002. Please see Amendment 0002 and attachments for details.

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UPDATED ON 24 NOVEMBER 2009
Today's posting includes Amendment 0001, which answers an RFP question. Please see Amendment 0001 for details..

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Today's posting includes Amendment 0001, which answers an RFP question. Please see Amendment 0001 for details.

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UPDATED ON 2 NOVEMBER 2009
The FTSS III RFP is now expected to be issued on Thursday, 12 November 2009. Proposals for both the Total Small Business Set-Aside (TSBSA) and the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) are anticipated to be due on Friday, 18 December 2009 at 12:00 PM EST. Past performance and Experience information will be requested to be delivered to the Government two weeks after official RFP release. The Government encourages potential offerors to review the Draft RFP and the Questions and Answers previously posted. However, the RFP will take precedence in the event there are differences.
Offerors should be aware that the InfoShare site has had new data posted and that there may be additional postings prior to RFP release.
Lastly, the Government has decided not to use separate site management CLINs for the E-2C COMS/CIS task under the Unrestricted MAC.
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UPDATED ON 12 NOVEMBER 2009
Today's posting, on 12 November 2009, serves as the official release of the FTSS III RFP. Please see the official RFP files for details..

Added: Nov 02, 2009 3:03 pm Modified: Nov 12, 2009 3:00 pmTrack Changes
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The FTSS III RFP is now expected to be issued on Thursday, 12 November 2009. Proposals for both the Total Small Business Set-Aside (TSBSA) and the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) are anticipated to be due on Friday, 18 December 2009 at 12:00 PM EST. Past performance and Experience information will be requested to be delivered to the Government two weeks after official RFP release. The Government encourages potential offerors to review the Draft RFP and the Questions and Answers previously posted. However, the RFP will take precedence in the event there are differences.


Offerors should be aware that the InfoShare site has had new data posted and that there may be additional postings prior to RFP release.


Lastly, the Government has decided not to use separate site management CLINs for the E-2C COMS/CIS task under the Unrestricted MAC.


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Today's posting, on 12 November 2009, serves as the official release of the FTSS III RFP. Please see the official RFP files for details.

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UPDATED ON 2 NOVEMBER 2009
The FTSS III RFP is now expected to be issued on Thursday, 12 November 2009. Proposals for both the Total Small Business Set-Aside (TSBSA) and the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) are anticipated to be due on Friday, 18 December 2009 at 12:00 PM EST. Past performance and Experience information will be requested to be delivered to the Government two weeks after official RFP release. The Government encourages potential offerors to review the Draft RFP and the Questions and Answers previously posted. However, the RFP will take precedence in the event there are differences.
Offerors should be aware that the InfoShare site has had new data posted and that there may be additional postings prior to RFP release.
Lastly, the Government has decided not to use separate site management CLINs for the E-2C COMS/CIS task under the Unrestricted MAC..

Added: Nov 02, 2009 3:03 pm
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UPDATED ON 2 NOVEMBER 2009

The FTSS III RFP is now expected to be issued on Thursday, 12 November 2009. Proposals for both the Total Small Business Set-Aside (TSBSA) and the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contracts (MACs) are anticipated to be due on Friday, 18 December 2009 at 12:00 PM EST. Past performance and Experience information will be requested to be delivered to the Government two weeks after official RFP release. The Government encourages potential offerors to review the Draft RFP and the Questions and Answers previously posted. However, the RFP will take precedence in the event there are differences.


Offerors should be aware that the InfoShare site has had new data posted and that there may be additional postings prior to RFP release.


Lastly, the Government has decided not to use separate site management CLINs for the E-2C COMS/CIS task under the Unrestricted MAC.

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UPDATED ON 14 OCTOBER 2009
Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting, along with an updated Draft version of Attachment 3 - QASP. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released.
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UPDATED ON 28 OCTOBER 2009
This posting includes the final questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released, which is expected to be on or around 4 November 2009..

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Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting, along with an updated Draft version of Attachment 3 - QASP. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released.


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This posting includes the final questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released, which is expected to be on or around 4 November 2009.

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UPDATED ON 14 OCTOBER 2009
Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting, along with an updated Draft version of Attachment 3 - QASP. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released..

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Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting, along with an updated Draft version of Attachment 3 - QASP. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the final RFP document when it is released.

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UPDATED ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2009
Questions submitted in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP should be forwarded to the Government no later than 1600 EST on Friday, 3 October 2009. The Government will attempt to provide responses to all questions submitted prior to the 3 October 2009 deadline and post them to FedBizOpps and the NAWCTSD website in late October 2009. Questions received by the Government after 3 October 2009 may not be answered. Offerors will still be permitted to submit questions when the final RFP is anticipated to be released in November 2009.
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Questions submitted in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP should be forwarded to the Government no later than 1600 EST on Friday, 3 October 2009. The Government will attempt to provide responses to all questions submitted prior to the 3 October 2009 deadline and post them to FedBizOpps and the NAWCTSD website in late October 2009. Questions received by the Government after 3 October 2009 may not be answered. Offerors will still be permitted to submit questions when the final RFP is anticipated to be released in November 2009.

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UPDATED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2009
Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the finall RFP document when it is released..

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Additional questions and answers received in response to the Draft FTSS III RFP are included in this posting. Additional questions will be answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the finall RFP document when it is released.

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UPDATED ON 27 AUGUST 2009:
The FTSS III Pre-Solicitation Conference slides and the FTSS III Conference and Site Visit attendees list are now posted to FedBizOpps.gov and the local NAWCTSD website.
The period for submitting questions and comments in response to the current Draft solicitation is reopened and questions and comments will continue to be accepted by the Government point of contact identified in the posting, Kathleen Dougherty. Questions and answers will continue to be answered and posted periodically.
In addition, as discussed at the conference and site visits, technical documentation will be posted to the NAWCTSD InfoShare website (http://nawctsd.navair.navy.mil/) in a specific FTSS III folder. Technical documentation and information will be posted as it becomes available. It is anticipated that all technical documentation will be available on the InfoShare website prior to the official RFP release. A valid DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate is required to access the NAWCTSD InfoShare site and FTSS III folder, along with a username and password. To obtain a username and password for the website, send an email request to kathleen.dougherty@navy.mil with the individuals first and last name, phone number, email address and company name.
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The FTSS III Pre-Solicitation Conference slides and the FTSS III Conference and Site Visit attendees list are now posted to FedBizOpps.gov and the local NAWCTSD website.



The period for submitting questions and comments in response to the current Draft solicitation is reopened and questions and comments will continue to be accepted by the Government point of contact identified in the posting, Kathleen Dougherty. Questions and answers will continue to be answered and posted periodically.



In addition, as discussed at the conference and site visits, technical documentation will be posted to the NAWCTSD InfoShare website (http://nawctsd.navair.navy.mil/) in a specific FTSS III folder. Technical documentation and information will be posted as it becomes available. It is anticipated that all technical documentation will be available on the InfoShare website prior to the official RFP release. A valid DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate is required to access the NAWCTSD InfoShare site and FTSS III folder, along with a username and password. To obtain a username and password for the website, send an email request to kathleen.dougherty@navy.mil with the individuals first and last name, phone number, email address and company name.

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Pre-Solicitation Conference and Site Visit Information
The Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) III Pre-Solicitation Conference will take place on Friday, 14 August 2009 at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk. The conference will be held in Ely Hall, 9075 5th Avenue, Bldg SP-17, Norfolk, VA 23511. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM EST. (See attached agenda.) The Pre-Solicitation conference material covers both Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), the Unrestricted MAC and the Small Business Set-Aside MAC.
The E-2C site visit at Naval Base Venture County (NBVC) Point Mugu, CA begins at 9:00 AM PST on Tuesday, 11 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 508, which is located at the corner of Photo Road and 13th Street. (See attached map.)
The NASTP site visit at NS Norfolk is planned to begin at 1:00 PM EST on Friday, 14 August 2009. The actual start time may vary depending on the duration of the Pre-Solicitation conference and follow up questions and answers. The visit will begin in Building SP-214, which is located in close proximity to the Pre-Solicitation conference location. (See attached map.)
The E-2C site visit at NS Norfolk begins at 8:30 AM EST on Saturday, 15 August 2009. The visit will begin at Ely Hall. (See attached map.)
The NASTP site visit at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC begins at 9:00 AM EST on Monday, 17 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 3957, which is located around the corner of 4th Avenue and E Street. (See attached map.)
The NASTP site visit at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, FL begins at 9:00 AM EST on Wednesday, 19 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 928, which is located at the corner of Ajax and Saratoga, across the street (to the west) of McDonald's. Visitors should enter via the main (Yorktown) gate so as to obtain their base pass at pass & I.D. Attendees will need their driver's license, proof of insurance, and car registration / rental car agreement. Once they have their base pass, they continue on Yorktown for eight traffic lights, make a right on Mustin, then an immediate left on Saratoga. ASTC Jax is 1.5 blocks down the street on the right hand side.
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Answers to several of the questions submitted to the Government in response to the Draft RFP posted on 10 July 2009 are included with this posting. Additional questions may answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the official RFP document when it is released..

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Pre-Solicitation Conference and Site Visit Information


The Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) III Pre-Solicitation Conference will take place on Friday, 14 August 2009 at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk. The conference will be held in Ely Hall, 9075 5th Avenue, Bldg SP-17, Norfolk, VA 23511. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM EST. (See attached agenda.) The Pre-Solicitation conference material covers both Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), the Unrestricted MAC and the Small Business Set-Aside MAC.


The E-2C site visit at Naval Base Venture County (NBVC) Point Mugu, CA begins at 9:00 AM PST on Tuesday, 11 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 508, which is located at the corner of Photo Road and 13th Street. (See attached map.)


The NASTP site visit at NS Norfolk is planned to begin at 1:00 PM EST on Friday, 14 August 2009. The actual start time may vary depending on the duration of the Pre-Solicitation conference and follow up questions and answers. The visit will begin in Building SP-214, which is located in close proximity to the Pre-Solicitation conference location. (See attached map.)


The E-2C site visit at NS Norfolk begins at 8:30 AM EST on Saturday, 15 August 2009. The visit will begin at Ely Hall. (See attached map.)


The NASTP site visit at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC begins at 9:00 AM EST on Monday, 17 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 3957, which is located around the corner of 4th Avenue and E Street. (See attached map.)


The NASTP site visit at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, FL begins at 9:00 AM EST on Wednesday, 19 August 2009. The visit will begin in Building 928, which is located at the corner of Ajax and Saratoga, across the street (to the west) of McDonald's. Visitors should enter via the main (Yorktown) gate so as to obtain their base pass at pass & I.D. Attendees will need their driver's license, proof of insurance, and car registration / rental car agreement. Once they have their base pass, they continue on Yorktown for eight traffic lights, make a right on Mustin, then an immediate left on Saratoga. ASTC Jax is 1.5 blocks down the street on the right hand side.


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Answers to several of the questions submitted to the Government in response to the Draft RFP posted on 10 July 2009 are included with this posting. Additional questions may answered via a future posting. If changes to the solicitation are required in light of questions submitted in response to the Draft RFP, they will be incorporated into the official RFP document when it is released.

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando has a requirement to provide Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) Services for Navy and Non-Navy customers at multiple training sites around the world. The general scope of FTSS services encompasses the following: Contractor Operations and Maintenance Services (COMS) (including the following: Training Device Operations, Maintenance, Supply Support, Information Assurance (IA), Technical Data Verification (TDV), Access Control, Janitorial, Trainer Modification Support, Trainer Space Prep), Contractor Instruction Services (CIS), Training Device Relocation (TDR), Training Systems Management (TSM), Training Device Modification (TDM), Spares and Product Support, and In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) Support. (ISEO Support is ancillary to COMS support.) Two separate Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contracts (ID/IQC), each with multiple awards is anticipated.
The ceiling estimate of the acquisition is $900,000,000 for the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contract (MAC) and $80,000,000 for the Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) MAC, inclusive of all contracts awarded and all subsequent task orders issued during the ordering period, which is anticipated to last five years, plus three one-year options (if exercised). Task orders will include Aviation, Surface, Undersea and Cross Warfare FTSS service efforts acquired by NAWCTSD.
Presently, FTSS services are being provided primarily under numerous five-year task orders awarded under the existing FTSS II multiple award, ID/IQC; the ordering period of which ends in 30 March 2010. It is anticipated that future FTSS requirements and follow-on acquisitions to current FTSS service efforts will fall within the FTSS III scope.
The FTSS III follow-on vehicles are two MACs one MAC based upon full and open competition for FTSS requirements of higher complexity and performance risk, which also is referred to as the Unrestricted MAC, and one MAC set-aside in total for small business, which is referred to as the SBSA MAC. Any size firm can compete to become an awardee in the Unrestricted MAC. Only small businesses can compete to become an awardee in the SBSA MAC. This will be a competitive, negotiated acquisition with contract awards based upon the best value trade-off analysis evaluation criteria stipulated in Section M of the forthcoming Request for Proposal (RFP). Selection of offers for award will be based on the evaluation of written proposals.
A draft version of the RFP, including applicable attachments is released at http://www.fedbizopps.gov and the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site at http://nawctsd.navair.navy.mil. A technical library containing historical information for the Unrestricted and Small Business Set-Aside MACs is posted on the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site.
Industry is encouraged to provide the Government point of contact identified in this posting with comments and feedback via email in response to the Draft RFP. Please provide all comments and feedback by no later than 19 August 2009.
A pre-solicitation conference is anticipated to be held at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk on 14 August 2009. At this time, the Government does not anticipate a separate pre-proposal conference. See Draft RFP, Section L, for information about conference and site visits.
The distribution of the final solicitation will be accomplished through FedBizOpps and the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available.
Contract awards are scheduled for May 2010. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330, and the small business size standard is $27 million.
THIS NOTICE 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. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THOSE FIRMS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE EXCLUDED FROM COMPETING ONCE THE OFFICIAL RFP IS RELEASED..

Added: Jul 10, 2009 3:28 pm Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando has a requirement to provide Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) Services for Navy and Non-Navy customers at multiple training sites around the world. The general scope of FTSS services encompasses the following: Contractor Operations and Maintenance Services (COMS) (including the following: Training Device Operations, Maintenance, Supply Support, Information Assurance (IA), Technical Data Verification (TDV), Access Control, Janitorial, Trainer Modification Support, Trainer Space Prep), Contractor Instruction Services (CIS), Training Device Relocation (TDR), Training Systems Management (TSM), Training Device Modification (TDM), Spares and Product Support, and In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) Support. (ISEO Support is ancillary to COMS support.) Two separate Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contracts (ID/IQC), each with multiple awards is anticipated.



The ceiling estimate of the acquisition is $900,000,000 for the Unrestricted Multiple Award Contract (MAC) and $80,000,000 for the Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) MAC, inclusive of all contracts awarded and all subsequent task orders issued during the ordering period, which is anticipated to last five years, plus three one-year options (if exercised). Task orders will include Aviation, Surface, Undersea and Cross Warfare FTSS service efforts acquired by NAWCTSD.



Presently, FTSS services are being provided primarily under numerous five-year task orders awarded under the existing FTSS II multiple award, ID/IQC; the ordering period of which ends in 30 March 2010. It is anticipated that future FTSS requirements and follow-on acquisitions to current FTSS service efforts will fall within the FTSS III scope.



The FTSS III follow-on vehicles are two MACs one MAC based upon full and open competition for FTSS requirements of higher complexity and performance risk, which also is referred to as the Unrestricted MAC, and one MAC set-aside in total for small business, which is referred to as the SBSA MAC. Any size firm can compete to become an awardee in the Unrestricted MAC. Only small businesses can compete to become an awardee in the SBSA MAC. This will be a competitive, negotiated acquisition with contract awards based upon the best value trade-off analysis evaluation criteria stipulated in Section M of the forthcoming Request for Proposal (RFP). Selection of offers for award will be based on the evaluation of written proposals.



A draft version of the RFP, including applicable attachments is released at http://www.fedbizopps.gov and the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site at http://nawctsd.navair.navy.mil. A technical library containing historical information for the Unrestricted and Small Business Set-Aside MACs is posted on the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site.



Industry is encouraged to provide the Government point of contact identified in this posting with comments and feedback via email in response to the Draft RFP. Please provide all comments and feedback by no later than 19 August 2009.



A pre-solicitation conference is anticipated to be held at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk on 14 August 2009. At this time, the Government does not anticipate a separate pre-proposal conference. See Draft RFP, Section L, for information about conference and site visits.



The distribution of the final solicitation will be accomplished through FedBizOpps and the NAWCTSD Business Opportunities site. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available.



Contract awards are scheduled for May 2010. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541330, and the small business size standard is $27 million.



THIS NOTICE 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. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THOSE FIRMS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE EXCLUDED FROM COMPETING ONCE THE OFFICIAL RFP IS RELEASED.