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The Office of Naval Research seeks operations and maintenance support for its Research Protections Information Technology Management System (RPITMS), a Microsoft Power Platform solution supporting the Department of Navy Human Research Protection Program, with proposals due June 30. This procurement is reserved for 100% small business concerns and requires Navy Seaport Next Gen IDIQ contracts; it is not open to large businesses or other contract vehicles.

Place of performance is Arlington, Virginia. The contractor must provide complete software development lifecycle management, program management, system maintenance and sustainment, configuration management, deployment, testing and quality assurance, help desk operations, and user training and support using Agile Scrum methodology. All work is performed off-site at the contractor's facility.

The requirement staffs six full-time equivalent positions annually (11,520 hours total): one Lead Technology Specialist (Key, 1,920 hours), one Senior Technology Analyst (Key, 1,920 hours), one Technology Specialist (Non-Key, 1,920 hours), two Technology Analysts (Non-Key, 3,840 total hours), and one System Tester (Non-Key, 1,920 hours). The fully burdened labor rate tripwire is $250 per hour. Other Direct Costs for five CLINs (7000, 7100, 7200, 7300, 7400) are capped at $100,000 each, with an additional $50,000 ODC allocation for a six-month extension, bringing total potential contract value to $550,000. The base contract runs five years with four option years.

Proposals comprise four volumes: Business/Administrative (unlimited pages), Technical Proposal (20 pages for approach, resumes not to exceed 2 pages per person for Key Personnel, 10 pages for implementation), Past Performance (unlimited pages for three examples), and Price (unlimited pages). Only Lead Technology Specialist and Senior Technology Analyst resumes are required at proposal submission. Past performance references may include joint ventures designated as major subcontractors (minimum $1 million value). Subcontractor effort cannot exceed 70 percent of total contract effort. Amendment A0001, posted June 10, corrects personnel hours, task numbering, qualification requirements, and solicitation templates. The anticipated award date is on or around September 21.