Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) Follow-On

The purpose of this amendment is to answer industry questions and extend the proposal due date.

Amendment 0001

The purpose of this amendment is to update the solicitation as shown herein. Please note, industry questions will be addressed in a subsequent amendment.

The Mission Engineering Division (40M200D) in the Mission Engineering and Analysis Department (40M000D) of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) supports Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies and Programs by providing research, development, testing and evaluation (RDTE), technical assistance and systems engineering in the development, testing, and fielding of future Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR & T) systems. The range of support provided extends from evaluation and analysis of alternatives (AoAs) and initial engineering design, to operational deployment of systems that provide image intelligence (IMINT), communications intelligence (COMINT), signal intelligence (SIGINT), and/or measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) capabilities and services to the war fighter. The Division serves as a focal point for defining system requirements, system design and integration plans, prototype systems development, and testing and evaluation (T & E) for Programs and/or Agencies that field systems or components that support or derive ISR & T products.

It is anticipated that multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts will be awarded to fulfill this requirement under the authority of and in accordance with FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation. This will be Full and Open Competition in accordance with FAR 6.101(b).

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below or mailed to the Contracting Office Address listed below no later than 30 days from this notice date.

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx

Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

The purpose of this synopsis modification is to announce a change in the competition requirements. Previously it was indicated that only the prototyping work under this requirement would be available to full and open competition. The determination has been made to modify the current Small Business Set-Aside status from a Partial Small Business Set-Aside to a Full and Open Competition in accordance with FAR 6.101(b). Therefore, all of the requirements contemplated under this synopsis and any resultant solicitation will be full and open competition.

The purpose of this synopsis modification is to clarify that this is a follow-on requirement to a previous Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) that was awarded as a Small Business Set-Aside. The contracts awarded under the previous solicitation are below:

N6893614D0001 was awarded to Toyon Research Corp., Cage Code 4U552, DUNS 054672662.
N6893614D0002 was awarded to Integrity Applications Inc, Cage Code 1JSR9, DUNS 047939504.

The previous contracts had a five (5) year ordering period with a shared ceiling of $42,282,088.

The Mission Engineering Division (40M200D) in the Mission Engineering and Analysis Department (40M000D) of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) supports Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies and Programs by providing research, development, testing and evaluation (RDTE), technical assistance and systems engineering in the development, testing, and fielding of future Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR & T) systems. The range of support provided extends from evaluation and analysis of alternatives (AoAs) and initial engineering design, to operational deployment of systems that provide image intelligence (IMINT), communications intelligence (COMINT), signal intelligence (SIGINT), and/or measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) capabilities and services to the war fighter. The Division serves as a focal point for defining system requirements, system design and integration plans, prototype systems development, and testing and evaluation (T & E) for Programs and/or Agencies that field systems or components that support or derive ISR & T products.

It is anticipated that multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts will be awarded to fulfill this requirement under the authority of and in accordance with FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation.

This will be a Partial Small Business Set Aside in accordance with FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides. The prototyping requirements are intended to be Full and Open competition and will comply with subcontracting plan requirements as outlined in FAR Subpart 19.7. All of the remaining requirements will be Small Business set-asides.

The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about 01 November 2018.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below or mailed to the Contracting Office Address listed below no later than 15 days from this notice date.

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx

Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.