FY15-FY19 Third Party Advanced Planning support for DDG 51 and CG 47 Class Ships

Amendment 3 is issued to provide answers to industry questions:

Question: NAVSEA distributed a presentation for an Industry Day for surface ship modernization, maintenance and repair contracting strategy. One slide in the Industry Day presentation indicates that the execution strategy for DDG/CGs will be different for availabilities under 6 months than it will be for drydocking availabilities and availabilities over 6 months. Will this strategy affect the size and scope of the soon to be released RFP for FY15-FY19 Third Party Advanced Planning support for DDG 51 and CG 47 Class Ships with regards to the number and types of availabilities that the awardee will conduct planning for? If so, what is the impact?

Answer: At this time, the Government does not anticipate any changes to the scope of the DDG/CG Third Party Advanced Planning contract as a result of the upcoming Industry Day to be held on 22 August 2014 in Washington DC. The types and number of availabilities that the Third Party Planning contract will cover is based on the CNO schedule and the actual award date.

Question: Will release of the 3rd Party Planning RFP for CG/DDGs, slated for late August 2014, be affected by the 22 August 2014 Industry Day which seeks input for this family of contracts?

Answer: At this time, the Government does not anticipate any impact to the solicitation release date as a result of the Industry Day. The solicitation is undergoing DASN (AP) Peer Review and will be released as soon as approval is received.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is preparing a solicitation for the procurement of Third Party Advanced Planning Support requirements for non-nuclear surface combatants DDG 51 and CG 47 Class Ships. The NAVSEA Surface Warfare Fleet Support Office (SEA 21) and the Fleet are responsible for the maintenance and modernization of all non-nuclear surface ship classes of the United States Navy (USN). This solicitation includes all FY15-FY19 Third Party Advanced Planning Support requirements for SEA 21 non-nuclear DDG 51 and CG 51 surface ships.

The services provided under this Third Party Advanced Planning contract include: Availability Assessment, Availability Planning support, Availability Execution support, Integrated Logistic support, Maintenance Database and Feedback analysis, Special Projects, and Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) procurement and inventory management. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this pre-solicitation notice.

This planning requirement is currently being satisfied, in part, by active Spiral I/II Multi-Ship Multi-Option (MSMO) contracts which will begin a phased expiration of individual contracts beginning September 2014.

Description                                     Contract Number                  Vendor
Pearl DDG/FFG/CG                           N00024-06-C-4408                BAE Hawaii
Norfolk DDG Non-Docking                 N00024-10-C-4405                MHI
Norfolk DDG Docking                        N00024-10-C-4308                BAE
Mayport CG/DDG                             N00024-10-C-4406                BAE
San Diego DDG                               N00024-11-C-4408                BAE
Norfolk CG                                      N00024-11-C-4403                BAE
San Diego CG                                 N00024-11-C-4400                BAE
Puget Sound FFG/DDG Docker           N00024-11-C-4401                Vigor
Puget Sound FFG/DDG Non-Docker    N00024-12-C-4400                PACSHIP

The government intends to solicit this requirement subject to full and open competition following Best Value source selection procedures. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) contract type with a Performance Incentive Fee schedule is anticipated. The performance period will span five (5) years and include a one (1) year base, two (2) one-year options, and two (2) one-year award term options totaling 60 months, if all options are exercised.

An Organizational Conflict of Interest Clause (OCI) as defined by FAR 9.505 will be included in the resultant solicitation and contract whereas Third Party Advanced Planning prime contractors must be a separate entity from the prime maintenance activity executing the planned work. Execution work includes current Multi-Ship Multi-Option (MSMO) primes and primes competing for evolution strategy prime opportunities for a given ship class. Separate corporate entity could be achieved by separate business units or organizationally separate parts of the same parent company that are separate profit centers. Any subcontracting opportunities may remain available but subject to OCI and proper mitigation plans. The contractor shall certify compliance with the OCI clause or present an acceptable plan to neutralize any potential OCI.

The places of performance under this contract include, but are not limited to, the following Fleet Concentration Areas (FCAs): South East Regional Maintenance Centers (RMC), Mayport, FL; North West RMC (NWRMC), Everett, Washington; South West RMC (SWRMC), San Diego, CA; Norfolk Ship Support Activity (NSSA) RMC, Norfolk, VA; Hawaii RMC (HRMC), Pearl Harbor, HI; and NSSA Detachment Mediterranean, Naples, Italy which consists of NSSA Detachment Bahrain, Manama Bahrain and Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) Rota, Spain. The contract size is estimated by total planned product (or depot level work item) development volume. This volume is defined by work items that typically support Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) type availability planning, and work items that support Continuous Maintenance (CM) planning.

Fiscal Year                CNO Availability             CM Planning               Total Planning
2015                         4,283                         3,780                         8,062
2016                         6,031                         3,357                         9,388
2017                         4,471                         3,381                         8,152
2018                         7,259                         3,406                        10,665
2019                         4,760                         3,381                          8,141
Total Work Items                                                                        44,408

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov at the end of August 2014 and will be open for a minimum of 30 business days. Award is targeted for performance to begin 31 December 2014.

This amendment is issued to provide answer to questions received from industry.

Question:
Will there be a small business requirement within the RFP? If so, what is the minimum percentage requirement?

Answer:
In accordance with FAR 19.702 (a)(1), prime contractors will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan that meets the requirements of FAR 19.704, DFARS 219.7 and NMCARS 5219.7, and includes, at a minimum, a small business subcontracting goal of 20% of the total subcontracting dollars.

Amendment 2 is issued to remove the security requirements for facility and key personnel and to update the estimated soliciation release date from end of July 2014 to end of August 2014.

This amendment is issued to provide answer to questions received from industry.

Question:
Will there be a small business requirement within the RFP? If so, what is the minimum percentage requirement?

Answer:
In accordance with FAR 19.702 (a)(1), prime contractors will be required to submit a Subcontracting Plan that meets the requirements of FAR 19.704, DFARS 219.7 and NMCARS 5219.7, and includes, at a minimum, a small business subcontracting goal of 20% of the total subcontracting dollars.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is preparing a solicitation for the procurement of Third Party Advanced Planning Support requirements for non-nuclear surface combatants DDG 51 and CG 47 Class Ships. The NAVSEA Surface Warfare Fleet Support Office (SEA 21) and the Fleet are responsible for the maintenance and modernization of all non-nuclear surface ship classes of the United States Navy (USN). This solicitation includes all FY15-FY19 Third Party Advanced Planning Support requirements for SEA 21 non-nuclear DDG 51 and CG 51 surface ships.

The services provided under this Third Party Advanced Planning contract include: Availability Assessment, Availability Planning support, Availability Execution support, Integrated Logistic support, Maintenance Database and Feedback analysis, Special Projects, and Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) procurement and inventory management. A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this pre-solicitation notice.

This planning requirement is currently being satisfied, in part, by active Spiral I/II Multi-Ship Multi-Option (MSMO) contracts which will begin a phased expiration of individual contracts beginning September 2014.

Description                                     Contract Number                  Vendor
Pearl DDG/FFG/CG                           N00024-06-C-4408                BAE Hawaii
Norfolk DDG Non-Docking                 N00024-10-C-4405                MHI
Norfolk DDG Docking                        N00024-10-C-4308                BAE
Mayport CG/DDG                             N00024-10-C-4406                BAE
San Diego DDG                               N00024-11-C-4408                BAE
Norfolk CG                                      N00024-11-C-4403                BAE
San Diego CG                                 N00024-11-C-4400                BAE
Puget Sound FFG/DDG Docker           N00024-11-C-4401                Vigor
Puget Sound FFG/DDG Non-Docker    N00024-12-C-4400                PACSHIP

The government intends to solicit this requirement subject to full and open competition following Best Value source selection procedures. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) contract type with a Performance Incentive Fee schedule is anticipated. The performance period will span five (5) years and include a one (1) year base, two (2) one-year options, and two (2) one-year award term options totaling 60 months, if all options are exercised.

An Organizational Conflict of Interest Clause (OCI) as defined by FAR 9.505 will be included in the resultant solicitation and contract whereas Third Party Advanced Planning prime contractors must be a separate entity from the prime maintenance activity executing the planned work. Execution work includes current Multi-Ship Multi-Option (MSMO) primes and primes competing for evolution strategy prime opportunities for a given ship class. Separate corporate entity could be achieved by separate business units or organizationally separate parts of the same parent company that are separate profit centers. Any subcontracting opportunities may remain available but subject to OCI and proper mitigation plans. The contractor shall certify compliance with the OCI clause or present an acceptable plan to neutralize any potential OCI. The contractor's facility must be cleared at the SECRET level. All key personnel shall possess SECRET security clearances at the time of proposal submission.

The places of performance under this contract include, but are not limited to, the following Fleet Concentration Areas (FCAs): South East Regional Maintenance Centers (RMC), Mayport, FL; North West RMC (NWRMC), Everett, Washington; South West RMC (SWRMC), San Diego, CA; Norfolk Ship Support Activity (NSSA) RMC, Norfolk, VA; Hawaii RMC (HRMC), Pearl Harbor, HI; and NSSA Detachment Mediterranean, Naples, Italy which consists of NSSA Detachment Bahrain, Manama Bahrain and Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) Rota, Spain. The contract size is estimated by total planned product (or depot level work item) development volume. This volume is defined by work items that typically support Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) type availability planning, and work items that support Continuous Maintenance (CM) planning.

Fiscal Year                CNO Availability             CM Planning               Total Planning
2015                         4,283                         3,780                         8,062
2016                         6,031                         3,357                         9,388
2017                         4,471                         3,381                         8,152
2018                         7,259                         3,406                        10,665
2019                         4,760                         3,381                          8,141
Total Work Items                                                                        44,408

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov at the end of July 2014 and will be open for a minimum of 30 business days. Award is targeted for performance to begin 31 December 2014.