Production Support for Norfolk Naval Shipyard

THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT A0010 IS TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE FOR FINAL PROPOSAL REVISIONS (FPR) FROM 02 JANUARY 2018 TO 08 JANUARY 2018 1 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME.  NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The purpose of this Amendment 0009 is to 1) Enter into Discussion iaw FAR PART 15.306 2). Revise Attachment 3 Production Support Direct Rate Spreadsheet. 3) Provide Notification of the period of performance start/effective date of 24 March 2018. 4) Update Procurement Contracting Officer 5) Update Section B Indirect Rates 6) SF33 Block 12 Increase to 120 calendar days vice 60.  No further questions will be accepted.  The due date for submission of Final Proposal Revsions (FPR) is 02 January 2018 1 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.

The purpose of this Amendment 0008 is to update the contact information.  No further questions will be accepted.  The due date for submission of proposals remains the same.

The purpose of this Amendment 0007 is to clarify NAVSEA Clause HQ E-2-0015.  No further questions will be accepted.  The due date for submission of proposals has been extended from 18 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time to 21 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.

The purpose of this Amendment 0006 is to further clarify questions and answers from Amendment 0004.  Note that Amendment 0005 is obsolete and not a part of this solicitation.  No further questions will be accepted.  The due date for submission of proposals has been extended from 14 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time to 18 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.

The purpose of this Amendment 0004 is to extend the solicitation closing date for submission of proposals from 13 July 2017 to 14 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time and to answer bidders' previously submitted questions. 

The purpose of this Amendment 0003 is to extend the solicitation closing date for submission of proposals from 13 June 2017 to 13 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.  An amendment will follow to address previously submitted bidders' questions.

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to announce that Bidders' Questions and Answers will be posted within the next two (2) weeks and an extension will be forthcoming for the submission of proposals.

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the RFP closing date from 30 May 2017 3:00 p.m. local time to 13 June 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.  RFP Bidders' Questions and Answers will be issued on a seperate amendment issued by 4:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) intends to award Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), with competition among the awardees for individual task orders to provide production support for qualified personnel capable of performing the tasks identified by trade referenced within the statement of work. The listed trades are non-commercial in nature and provide for non-nuclear production labor support using the policies and procedures of FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, FAR Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery Contracts, and FAR Subpart 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Businesses. 

Perspective bidders are required to fulfill at minimum four (4) of the eleven (11) trade skills. The trade skills necessary will include, but are not limited to: Marine Electrician; Marine Insulator; Marine Pipefitter; Outside Marine Machinist; Painter; Rigger / Weight Handler; Ship-fitter; Shipwright: Staging; Welder; Forklift and Marine Sheet Metal.

The requirement will be solicited using full and open competition, with a portion of task orders awarded under the contracts reserved for small business concerns.  The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 336611, Shipbuilding and Repair with a size standard of 1250 employees.  The Product Service Code is J998.

The subject requirement is in support of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Production Workforce Division, Code 900R.  This requirement is to provide non-nuclear production support services for NNSY.  Specific tasks include: 

•   Welding

•   Marine Pipefitting

•   Shipfitting

•   Blasting

•   Painting

•   Equipment in-place repair, removal, repair, and installation

•   Sheet metal forming, shaping, cutting and stamping

•   Electrical/electronic repairs and modernization

•   Electrical/electronic alteration

•   Pump/motor and ship's mechanical systems repair and alignment

•   Tank cleaning

•   Rigging

•   Temporary scaffolding removal/installation

The one-year base period of performance for this acquisition is anticipated to begin on 02 November 2017.  The contracts will contain four one-year option periods, including the option to extend services up to an additional six months in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-8, Option for Additional Services.  The total anticipated contract period of performance is five years.

 The Government intends to procure this requirement by reserving a portion of the multiple awards for small businesses based on the anticipated monetary thresholds as follows:

•    Task orders with an estimated value of $1,000,000.00 or less are set-aside exclusively for competition among small businesses contract awardees
•   Task orders with an estimated value over $1,000,000.00 will be awarded using full and open competition among contract awardees

The solicitation, any documents related to this procurement, and all amendments issued will be in electronic form. 

Solicitation N42158-17-R-0001 and subsequent amendments will be posted to this website (FEDBIZOPPs.gov).  Prospective Offeror's are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and for frequently monitoring the FEDBIZOPPs website for solicitation amendments.  The Government is not responsible for inability of the Offeror's to access solicitation documents posted.  Prospective Offeror's should also register at FEDBIZOPPs on the interested vendor list under N42158-17-R-0001.  No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted, and no hardcopy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or faxed.  Offeror's must also be registered in the System for Award Management in order to participate in this procurement at http://www.sam.gov.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government.  By submitting a proposal, the offeror will be self-certifying that neither the principal corporate officials nor owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency.  Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the proposal.  By submission of a proposal, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States.  Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award.  Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov.  All RFP questions shall be submitted in accordance with the solicitation, Section L, dates and procedures.  Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Alisa Y. Mahaffey, Contract Specialist at alisa.mahaffey@navy.mil and Keith G. Douglas, Lead Contract Specialist at keith.g.douglas@navy.mil.  

Please see the attached solicitation for further details

 Synopsis:

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) intends to award Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), with competition among the awardees for individual task orders to provide production support for qualified personnel capable of performing the tasks identified by trade referenced within the statement of work. The listed trades are non-commercial in nature and provide for non-nuclear production labor support using the policies and procedures of FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, FAR Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery Contracts, and FAR Subpart 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Businesses. 

Perspective bidders are required to fulfill at minimum four (4) of the eleven (11) trade skills. The trade skills necessary will include, but are not limited to: Marine Electrician; Marine Insulator; Marine Pipefitter; Outside Marine Machinist; Painter; Rigger / Weight Handler; Ship-fitter; Shipwright: Staging; Welder; Forklift and Marine Sheet Metal.

The requirement will be solicited using full and open competition, with a portion of task orders awarded under the contracts reserved for small business concerns.  The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 336611, Shipbuilding and Repair with a size standard of 1250 employees.  The Product Service Code is J998.

The subject requirement is in support of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Production Workforce Division, Code 900R.  This requirement is to provide non-nuclear production support services for NNSY.  Specific tasks include: 

•   Welding

•   Marine Pipefitting

•   Shipfitting

•   Blasting

•   Painting

•   Equipment in-place repair, removal, repair, and installation

•   Sheet metal forming, shaping, cutting and stamping

•   Electrical/electronic repairs and modernization

•   Electrical/electronic alteration

•   Pump/motor and ship's mechanical systems repair and alignment

•   Tank cleaning

•   Rigging

•   Temporary scaffolding removal/installation

The one-year base period of performance for this acquisition is anticipated to begin on 02 November 2017.  The contracts will contain four one-year option periods, including the option to extend services up to an additional six months in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-8, Option for Additional Services.  The total anticipated contract period of performance is five years.

 The Government intends to procure this requirement by reserving a portion of the multiple awards for small businesses based on the anticipated monetary thresholds as follows:

•    Task orders with an estimated value of $1,000,000.00 or less are set-aside exclusively for competition among small businesses contract awardees
•   Task orders with an estimated value over $1,000,000.00 will be awarded using full and open competition among contract awardees

The solicitation, any documents related to this procurement, and all amendments issued will be in electronic form.  The solicitation is not yet available.  Once available, the solicitation will be posted to this site Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS), https://www.fedbizopps.gov .  The solicitation is expected to be available in mid-March 2017. 

Solicitation N42158-17-R-0001 and subsequent amendments will be posted to this website (FEDBIZOPPs.gov).  Prospective Offeror's are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and for frequently monitoring the FEDBIZOPPs website for solicitation amendments.  The Government is not responsible for inability of the Offeror's to access solicitation documents posted.  Prospective Offeror's should also register at FEDBIZOPPs on the interested vendor list under N42158-17-R-0001.  No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted, and no hardcopy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or faxed.  Offeror's must also be registered in the System for Award Management in order to participate in this procurement at http://www.sam.gov.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government.  By submitting a proposal, the offeror will be self-certifying that neither the principal corporate officials nor owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency.  Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the proposal.  By submission of a proposal, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States.  Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award.  Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov.  All RFP questions shall be submitted in accordance with the solicitation, Section L, dates and procedures.  Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Alisa Y. Mahaffey, Contract Specialist at alisa.mahaffey@navy.mil and Keith G. Douglas, Lead Contract Specialist at keith.g.douglas@navy.mil.