Hammerhead Synopsis with TOU Agreement and Industry Day Annoucement

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE / SYNOPSIS

Subject: Hammerhead Program

Synopsis Date: February 27, 2020

Contracting Office: NAVSEA HQ

Address: Naval Sea Systems Command, 1333 Isaac Hull Ave. SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376

NAICS Code: 332993 – Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing

Classification Code: 26

Solicitation Number: N00024-20-R-6405

Archive Date: Automatic

Contact Points: Roy Williams       roy.williams@navy.mil                                                

                                  Zachary Cooper    zachary.h.cooper@navy.mil

SYNOPSIS

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a solicitation, N00024-20-R-6405, for the award of the design, development, and production of the Hammerhead. The Hammerhead will be a moored-torpedo variant mine system for intermediate to deep depths that has the capability to detect, classify, and defeat Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) targets. The effector is a MK 54 lightweight torpedo which is released to acquire and engage ASW targets. The conceptual physical configuration consists of a capsule module (to include the effector), a mooring module, an energy module, a sensor module, a command, control, signal processing and decision module, and a communications module; as well as associated support facilities and equipment and shipping containers.

The system is conceptually designed to be organic and modular; minimum modular components include the capsule module, energy module, mooring module, and the effector.  The effector is a non-developmental item that the Hammerhead program will integrate with rest of the mine system to provide the required capability.

Hammerhead will be deployed by an unmanned underwater vehicle to provide overt or clandestine standoff delivery of multiple mines.

Due to the nature of this requirement, the prospective offeror will need to demonstrate the required level of technical expertise, as well as the ability to fulfill the requirements described in this notice.

The solicitation release will be issued announced via Beta.Sam at https://beta.sam.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement. Beta.Sam is the single point of entry for posting of the synopsis and solicitations to the internet. Interested offerors should monitor the Beta.Sam page for the release of the solicitation, and any applicable amendments. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

A final Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in fiscal year 2020.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT ACCESS

The Hammerhead solicitation documents and communications with industry (including Industry Day) will contain controlled information. Offeror are required to have Defense Security Service (DSS) issued SECRET facility clearance, SECRET personnel clearances and SECRET safeguarding capability to gain access to this controlled information.

Companies must fill out and return the Terms of Use (TOU) agreement (Attachment A) via electronic mail to:

TO: Mr. Roy Williams - roy.williams@navy.mil

CC: Mr. Zachary Cooper – zachary.h.cooper@navy.mil

SUBJECT LINE: Your Company Name - Hammerhead

Upon receipt and approval of the TOU agreement by the Contracting Officer, the classified or restricted disclosure attachments will be made available in a secure manner to the offeror so long as the offeror has met the security requirements.

INDUSTRY DAY

Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) (Mine Warfare Program Office (PMS 495)) plan to host an Industry Day to discuss the NAVSEA requirements for the development of the Hammerhead. The purpose of this Industry Day is for the Government to brief interested Contractors in order to improve Industry's understanding of the Hammerhead prototyping requirement and anticipated contracting approach.

The Industry Day is planned to be held in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area on 23 March 2020. This synopsis includes the Hammerhead Industry Day Registration Form (Attachment B) to register for Industry Day. Along with the Industry Day Registration Form, all Industry Attendees must have had their TOU agreement approved by NAVSEA.

An exact address, draft Statement of Work (SOW), and draft Performance Specification (PSpec) will be provided via separate correspondence to pre-registered and TOU approved companies only. Pre-registration is required to attend Industry Day. Walk-ups are not allowed.

At Industry Day, the Government will host breakout Industry Engagement Sessions with Industry Representatives. To attend Industry Day and request a one on one session, please follow the instructions in the Hammerhead Industry Day Registration Form (Attachment B) attachment. 

Response Deadline and Submissions:

Responses are requested no later than 13 March 2020 at 5:00 PM EST.  Responses shall be submitted via e-mail only to roy.williams@navy.mil, with a CC to zachary.h.cooper@navy.mil. Please reference “Your Company Name - Hammerhead” in the subject line. 

DISCLAIMER

This notice is not a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation.  This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response.  Sources choosing to respond to this notice are wholly responsible for any costs/expenses associated with submitting a response.  Therefore any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor's expense.  The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.  Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.  Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice.  The information obtained from submitted responses may be used in development of an acquisition strategy and a future solicitation.  Submissions will not be returned.