Marine Mammal Engineering and Support Services

Added: Feb 03, 2009 3:59 pm The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC San Diego)Biosciences Division, Code 715 is seeking offers that can provide services for

engineering, logistics, configuration management and program management

support in support of the U.S. Navy's collection of marine mammals, unmanned

vehicle systems, and associated equipment that are used for Fleet mine

countermeasures (MCM) and force protection (FP) missions and research and

development projects. The SSC-SD Biosciences Division (Code 715) is

responsible for and tasked with daily management of the U.S. Navy's marine

mammals and associated MCM and FP systems and equipment, as well as

unmanned vehicle systems. The sensitive and unique nature of marine

mammal care, training, and research and development requires stringent

Contractor hiring practices and the development of well-defined standards of

conduct expected of its personnel. The Contractor shall be fully responsible

for

the trustworthiness and ethics of its personnel during the term of this

contract.



The scope will include engineering, logistics support, configuration

management, program management, research support, depot maintenance,

strategic planning and tactical support, and system administration. The

solicitation can be reviewed at https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. This

procurement is anticipated to be a single award indefinite quantity indefinite

delivery (ID/IQ). The solicitation is for a base period of three years and

two,

one-year options. The estimated level of effort is 318,740 hours for the entire

five (5) year performance period. A minimum guarantee applies to the base

period. There is no minimum guarantee on the award term option years. The

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, Small

Business Size Standard $25 Million.



Offers shall be submitted via electronic transmission to the SPAWAR E-

Commerce Central website. The URL for the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central is

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. First time users of this site are

encouraged to access the link titled "Read Me First!", and then register

through

the link titled "Submitting a Proposal?.



SSC San Diego may not evaluate offeror submissions that do not comply with

the submission instructions. SSC San Diego will evaluate all offeror

submissions that comply with the submission instructions.



Please direct any question to Melissa Bookheimer, phone (619) 553-1513, e-

mail melissa.bookheimer@navy.mil.