Launch Test Capability

This sources sought synopsis is being issued to allow other potential offerors the opportunity to provide capability statements. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division intends to award a modification to contract N68936-15-C-0026. This modification will increase the current Estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee required to cover the known work projected through the remainder of the period of performance.

This contract is sole source to Jacobs Technology Inc. based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 justification for only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Jacobs Technology Inc. is the current designer and operator of the Launch Test Complex (LTC) and the only source able to perform these efforts in the timeline required to meet fleet needs.

Information regarding the current contract can be requested through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The FOIA information concerning the current contract is available at
at http://www.navair.navy.mil/foia/.

The contract requires upgrade, redesign, and operation of the current Launch Test Complex (LTC) at China Lake, CA, CDAS reconfiguration and procurements, arrestment design and analysis, crossflow design, as well as conceptual design for an underwater facility, including test payload tube and stand, capsule design, CDAS design, crossflow design, and arrestment design to support the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program.

The contractor shall be capable of upgrading, redesigning, and operating the current Launch Test Complex (LTC) to meet the testing requirements within program cost, schedule, and quality parameters. The contractor will be required to present artifacts as evidence of the above requirements.

Any interested party that feels they can meet this requirement must identify in writing their interest, experience, and capability to satisfy the requirement no later than 26 December 2018 via email to the contract specialist Lauryn Hiser at lauryn.hiser@navy.mil via a Microsoft Word .doc or Acrobat Adobe .pdf file. File must not exceed 10 pages with a minimum font size of 12 point.

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