J998-Follow on Surface ship repair in Rota Spain

The purpose of this amendment to the Sources Sought Notification is to inform potential offerors that FLCSI Rota Spain will be holding an Industry Day conference on 18 December 2018 at NSA Rota Spain Bldg 55 Floor 2 conference room. The event will begin at 9:30AM am and end at 4:30 pm on the same day. Companies are asked to send no more than four (4) representatives as seating is limited.

The purpose of the industry day is to discuss the Navys plan to award the follow on contract. The Industry Day will begin with a discussion and overview of the contemplated requirement and planned contract strategy, followed by a site tour of the pier and then a one-on-one sessions if desired.

RSVP: FLCSI Det Rota Spain requests that firms interested in attending the Industry Day submit company names and attendee lists no later than 1300 Local Time, 07 December 2018 via e-mail to Kevin Giardini, Contract Specialist, kevin.giardini@eu.navy.mil.

Attendees that require access to the base must contact Kevin Giardini to make arrangements for base access at the email above by 1300 Local Time, 07 December 2018. The subject line of the RSVP email shall be limited to: Industry Day RSVP from (Company Name). Firms shall indicate in the RSVP email if your company desires to have a one on one session with the Government.

One-on-One Sessions: These sessions will only be held in person from approximately 2:30PM to 4:30PM. The intent of these One-on-One sessions is to provide Industry a private, non-public forum to present the Government with comments, concerns and recommendations. Thus, the One-on-One sessions are designed to consist of mostly one-way communication (from the firm to the Government) as the Government does not intend to share contract strategy information outside of the larger and/or public forum.

These sessions will be no longer than 30 minutes in length, may be attended by no more than 4 people per company, and will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. The Government will inform attendees of their scheduled session time no later than 18 December 2018.

To assist the industry in understanding the Government requirements, the following information is provided;

1. A draft contract including sections B through J.

2. Notional sample work packages for typical availabilities being ordered off the resultant IDIQ contract.

3. Sample of existing contract delivery order.

Note, the purpose of this information is to assist potential offerors to understand the work being provided under the surface ship repair IDIQ contract.

Information provided herein are in draft format only. This information does not represent the final solicitation nor should it be associated with the final solicitation package.

Any questions regarding the content of the industry day shall be in writing only and shall be submitted in accordance with attachment 2 format. Written questions shall be emailed to Kevin Giardini at kevin.giardini@eu.navy.mil by 4:00PM Local time on 12 December 2018. The Government may elect to not respond to any questions after 4:00PM local time on 12 December 2018.

General Stipulations and Disclaimers: Recording of the event is not permitted. Other than the planned briefing materials referenced above, the Government does not plan to provide additional information for review and comment prior to the Industry Day.

This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. FISCSI Det Rota Spain does not assume liability for costs incurred by an attendee or for travel expenses or marketing efforts; therefore, attendee costs in response to this notice are not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government.

The purpose of this amendment is to revise the original Sources sought posting by changing the paragraph with heading What/Where to Submit to the following:

What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact to FLCSI Rota Spain, Attn: Kevin Giardini. Please scan your notice of interest and email it to the Contracting Specialist Kevin Giardini, at kevin.giardini@eu.navy.mnil with Follow on DDG 51 Maintenance and repair contract Sources Sought Response in the subject field and hand or digitally sign your notice of interest. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in Enclosure (1), and answers to the all the RFI questions outlined in Enclosure (2).

Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

Enclosure 2 is hereby attached with this amendment.

This is a sources sought announcement issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Fleet Logistic Center Sigonella Det Rota Spain (FLCSI Rota Spain) is conducting market research under FAR Part 10 to determine industry capability and interest in accomplish the planning and execution functions for the repair, alteration and maintenance of DDG-51 class ships homeported at Naval Station Rota Spain. This work will occur during Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Scheduled Availabilities, including Selective Restricted Availability (SRA), Surface Incremental Availability (SIA), Continuous Maintenance Availabilities (CMAV) and unplanned periods including Emergent Maintenance (EM) and Windows of Opportunity (WOO)).

The location of performance shall be pier side at Naval Station Rota a Spanish Naval Base in Rota Spain. FLCSI Rota Spain is especially interested in determining potential sources and interest that can accomplish the entire availability inclusive of all planning and execution efforts. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform pier-side maintenance, repair, and alterations anticipated to begin in November 2020.

The Government has provided an outline of some of the work anticipated to be completed under the expected efforts as an enclosure to this sources sought document (see Enclosure (1)).The anticipated basic contract type will be a minimum of 1 year plus 4 option years Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract where firm-fixed price delivery orders may be issued with provision for cost reimbursement of material and other direct costs.

What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact to FLCSI Rota Spain, Attn: Kevin Giardini. Please scan your notice of interest and email it to the Contracting Officer, Kevin Giardini, at kevin.giardini@eu.navy.mnil with Follow on DDG 51 Maintenance and repair contract Sources Sought Response in the subject field and hand or digitally sign your notice of interest. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in Enclosure (1), and answers to the following specific questions.

Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

1. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your companys website address?

2. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)?

3. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including Enclosure (1), please describe your companys historical experience completing work on similar systems at a similar complexity on the critical systems outlined in Enclosure (1), or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements as of contract award.

4. Given the complexity and size of the work described in this announcement (Enclosure (1)), does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the follow on DDG 51 Maintenance and repair contract?

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. FLCSI Rota Spain may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15.201. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time.

When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 3PM local time, Rota Spain on 1 November 2018.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind.

Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided.

Future information, if any, will be posted at the website for FBO.