Laboratory and at Sea Acoustic Techniques

Special Notice:

This is a Request for Information (RFI) pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this RFI, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

Objective:

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is searching for potential sources that are capable of performing the requirements set forth in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) titled "Laboratory and at Sea Acoustic Techniques" and draft personnel qualifications.
The intent of this RFI/Source Sought is to gauge industry interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in performing the task areas listed in the attached draft SOW.

Location of Work to be performed:

The primary place of performance is the Naval Research Laboratory- Washington D.C. 20375-5320

Resources:

To aid industry in evaluating their ability to perform the requirement, the following documents have been attached and available at the link below:

1) Draft Statement of Work (SOW)
2) Draft Personnel Qualifications.

Contractor Response Format:

The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information:

1) Name of Company and Point of Contact (POC)
2) Telephone Number, Fax Number, Address and e-mail address of POC
3) Company Cage Code and DUNS number
3) Business Size and number of employees with proposed NAICS and PCS codes
4) Capabilities statement and relevant company and personnel experience in the task areas listed in the draft SOW and Personnel Qualification.
5) Whether or not the Company has a contract under Seaport-e or GSA - Oasis or Oasis SB contract
6) Please specify if subcontracting possibilities exist and/or if all tasks can be performed in house and
7) NRL will consider any comments regarding the draft SOW and Personnel Qualifications to provide clarification for final draft of the documents.

Past Performance Information

Please provide in the response a list of Navy, DoD or Federal contracts supported during the past 36-months with a brief description of the service provided for each contract. Only list contracts with effort similar to those detailed in the draft SOW.

Type of contract:

Award Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term or Completion with a 12-month base period of performance and four (4) 12-month option periods or a Task Order under a Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is contemplated.
Assumptions:

Please provide a list of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response.

Submission of Information:

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 4:30 PM (EST), 05 MAY 2016. Responses shall be emailed to: eric.sogard@nrlssc.navy.mil

Information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded adequately from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.207

Please include "NRL-16-SE03" in the subject line of your email response.

Contact Information:

Business/Contract related POC: Eric Sogard, email eric.sogard@nrlssc.navy.mil and phone (228) 688-5980

Other Business Opportunities

Other business opportunities for NRL are available at NRL's website at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/RFPlist.htm