Pre-Solicitation Conference Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Maintenance, Modification, Repair, Trial and Expeditionary Warfare Program Support.

The government intends to release RFP N61331-16-R-0006 for Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Maintenance, Modification, Repair, Trial and Expeditionary Warfare Program.  A pre-solicitation conference will be held at LaQuinta Inns & Suites located at 7115 Coastal Palms Blvd., Panama City Beach, FL, 5 Jan 2015 at 9:00AM to 10:00AM CST.  Following the conference, in accordance with FAR clause 52.237-1, an on-base site visit will be conducted at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Florida. Contractors wishing to attend the conference and on-base site visit shall contact Ken Longstreet at kenneth.longstreet@navy.mil by 22 December 2015, 4:00PM CST, with the attendees' name and citizenship, company name and CAGE Code. NOTE:  Attendees will be limited 1 employee per company for the on-base site visit at NSWC PCD. 

The Government intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Cost Post Fixed Fee (CPFF).  The resultant contract is anticipated to consist of Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Line Items for labor and Fixed Fee (FF) Line Items for Other Direct Costs (ODCs).  A five year contract consisting of one base year and four options of twelve months each is anticipated. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.  

Attached is the DRAFT copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). If there are any questions in regards to the DRAFT PWS, there will be an opportunity for a question and answer session during the pre-proposal conference.  

This requirement will ONLY be made available through Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). The Government will NOT provide hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROMs of the actual solicitation. Interested parties may download the solicitation upon its issuance from FedBizOpps through the following web site: https://www.fbo.gov.

It is imperative that interested parties review the web site frequently for any updates and/or amendments.

The closing date of this announcement is 22 Dec 2015, 4:00PM CST. The solicitation will be made available on or about 21 Mar 2016.  

The Department of Defense will no longer award contracts to contractors not registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database.  Registration may be accomplished by accessing the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov/.   

Ken Longstreet, Contract Specialist (buyer): NSWC PCD, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32407 (850) 636-6012, FAX (850) 234-4197, email: Kenneth.longstreet@navy.mil.