Navy Cable Ship Replacement T-ARC(X)

This is a synopsis for the award of multiple Industry Studies under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract to investigate options to maximize affordability and producibility, identify cost effective design solutions by leveraging commercial designs and shipbuilder experience and standards, and inform System Specification and gain feedback.  The T-ARC(X) will replace the existing USNS ZEUS (T-ARC 7) and be classed to ABS Marine Vessel Rules and outfitted with cable handling equipment including cable tanks, cable transporters, cable tension machines, over-boarding sheaves and dynamometer cable fairleader.  It will also be equipped with a moonpool and a variety of hull mounted sonar systems to support the primary and secondary missions.  These contracts will NOT require a shipyard to act as the prime contractor, as was previously announced at the Industry Day held 8 April 2020.  The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a fully open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 336611 during the 3rd quarter of FY20 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Additional Information:

This pre-solicitation synopsis is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, RFP, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor responses to this announcement. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. Please note, that all Industry responses and questions received for this Synopsis will be treated as public information and may be released on beta.SAM.gov.

The Government will consider all comments received on this pre-solicitation synopsis. The Government does not commit to providing a response to any comment or question. The subsequent revision to any Request For Proposal-related documents based on comments received remains solely at the Government's discretion. No comments, questions, or inquires shall be made to any Government person other than the points of contact identified in this synopsis. Any comments and/or questions regarding this pre-solicitation synopsis must be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Roxie Thomas, via email at roxie.thomas@navy.mil. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

The final RFP, to include the Statement of Work and Specification and related files listed under solicitation number N00024-20-R-2211, will be issued electronically. Please continue to check betaSAM.gov for issuance of the final RFP and related documents by accessing the following internet address: http://www.beta.SAM.gov.

The Government intends to release the final RFP within 4 weeks of this notice and the Government intends to award by Oct 2020. If the RFP is released, please note that proposals will be due approximately 4 - 5 weeks after RFP release. Due to mission needs this timeline cannot and will not be extended.

Points of contact for this announcement are:

aban.iqbal@navy.mil  AND roxie.thomas@navy.mil.