Fiscal Year 21-24 Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Extended Service Life Extension Program (E-SLEP)

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a full and open competitive solicitation in the May 2020 timeframe for the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Extended Service Life Extension Program (E-SLEP).  The LCAC E-SLEP availabilities will extend the craft service life by accomplishing the repair and installation of hull structures, machinery, electrical systems, electronics, and piping systems.  Integration of Government Furnished Property (GFP) (e.g. LCAC unique cable and the Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Navigation (C4N) suite) into the craft utilizing a build-to-print Technical Data Package (TDP) will also be required.  One solicitation will be issued for performance of LCAC E-SLEP availabilities at Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU 5) Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA. 

The solicitation will consist of up to 18 craft availabilities:  LCAC 45 (Base); LCACs 40, 31 and 48 (Options); and up to fourteen yet to be determined craft (Options).  Delivery requirements will be 16-20 months after the induction of each craft.  The solicitation includes labor and material for growth work.  LCAC E-SLEP is to be performed in accordance with the Government prepared TDP, which includes craft specific work items and all referenced drawings and test procedures.  All responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration should a solicitation be issued.  Offerors are not restricted to Master Ship Repair Agreement holders or Agreement for Boat Repair holders.

Special Notice (N0002420SN07), along with subsequent Questions and Answers, was previously posted to the beta.sam.gov website.  No site visits are planned for this pre-solicitation notice or any subsequent solicitation.  Release of a draft RFP is not anticipated.  

The TDP will be made available to the Offerors via the Integrated Data Environment (IDE) website at the time of release of the solicitation.  Any errata or addendums to the TDP will be provided via amendment(s) to the solicitation and will also posted on the IDE.  The TDP, including errata or addendums, will not be provided via any other means.

Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication is required for access to the IDE.  The Contractor can obtain DoD PKI certificates from an External Certification Authority (ECA).  Information on DoD PKI certificates and purchase costs can be obtained from the following website:

    https://public.cyber.mil/eca/

(Note: DoD PKI certificates obtained for access to another Navy/DoD private website are applicable to IDE.)

For information on how to request an IDE account to access the LCAC E-SLEP TDP, please send an email with the subject: “LCAC E-SLEP IDE Registration Form Request” to Mr. Pierce Schreiber at pierce.schreiber1@navy.mil or Mr. Morgan Davis at morgan.t.davis@navy.mil.  Any other inquiries sent to these email address will not receive a response.

In order to access the IDE files related to this solicitation, potential Offerors must have an IDE account and send a specific email request to Ms. Linda Squires at linda.squires@navy.mil and Mr. Morgan Davis at morgan.t.davis@navy.mil with the subject line “N00024-20-R-2427 IDE TDP ACCESS REQUEST”.  The responsible individual’s full name, e-mail address, company name, mailing address, and phone number must be included.  Offerors interested in receiving the TDP must also include the following statement in their email requesting the TDP:  “I acknowledge that the LCAC E-SLEP Technical Data Package (TDP) is authorized for use in proposal preparation and subsequent contract performance and shall not be disseminated beyond current or planned subcontractors without prior approval from PMS377.  I will observe the distribution, export-control, and destruction requirements listed on the TDP.”

Upon release of the solicitation on beta.sam.gov, the TDP will be available to be accessed via the IDE for those Offerors who have established an IDE account as described above and have specifically requested access to the TDP.

Inquiries/questions concerning this announcement may be e-mailed to Ms. Linda C. Squires at linda.squires@navy.mil and Mr. Morgan Davis at morgan.t.davis@navy.mil.  Any future synopses, the RFP and any amendments will be posted to the beta.sam.gov website.  If a final solicitation is issued, interested parties must comply with those announcements.

CAUTION: The final solicitation, if any, will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation to maintain an Offerors mailing list.

The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this synopsis as well as costs required to obtain a DoD PKI certificate. There is no funding associated with this announcement.

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.

This is not a RFP, a promise to issue a request for proposals, or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent synopsis or special notice.  The issuance this synopsis does not restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition strategy.  This information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

Contracting Office Address:
NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, SEA0224
1333 Isaac Hull Avenue S.E. STOP 2020
Washington Navy Yard, OC 20376-2020 Point of Contact:
linda.squires@navy.mil

Place of Performance:
Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU 5) Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA.
United States