Procurement Synopsis: Synthetic Signature Guidance (SSG) Trainers

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. THIS IS A SYNOPSIS/PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL SERVICES AS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 5.207, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has a follow-on requirement to provide scientific, engineering, and technical services required for the design, development, fabrication, integration, test, fleet implementation, and maintenance of Synthetic Signature Generation (SSG) based simulation systems.

The Government anticipates that a resultant contract will provide support services at the NSWCCD West Bethesda site.  The solicitation number for this requirement when issued will be N0016722R0004.  It is anticipated that the resultant award will be a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF), single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.  It is anticipated that the procurement will be solicited on an unrestricted basis under NAICS Code is 541330 with a Small Business Size Standard of $41.5 million. 

The services are currently being satisfied under contract N00167-19-D-0004 by Leidos, Inc., 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston VA 20190-5640.

The POC for this procurement is James M. McGarvey, Contract Specialist; email: james.m.mcgarvey@navy.mil.

Please note that this is a notification only.  The Government is not responding to questions/comments in response to this notice.

The Government anticipates the release of the solicitation in January 2022.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ADDITIONALLY, CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR COSTS RELATED TO RESPONSE PREPARATION AND/OR SUBMITTAL.

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, (NSWCCD) has a follow-on requirement to provide scientific, engineering, and technical services required for the design, development, fabrication, integration, test, fleet implementation, and maintenance of Synthetic Signature Generation (SSG) based simulation systems.

Included with this notice is a draft RFP, draft personnel qualifications, draft cybersecurity workforce requirements matrix, and draft Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs) for industry review ahead of NSWCCD hosting an industry day (announcement coming soon) for this requirement. An industry day for this requirement will be hosted by NSWCCD to assist the Government in determining the probability of small or large business prime contractors responding to a future RFP for this requirement.

The Government's current acquisition strategy includes the following:

Non-performance based services for CPFF CLINs;

Cost only CLINs for Other Direct Costs (ODC) for material and travel;

Best value trade-off source selection procedures;

Period of performance of five (5) years consisting of one (1) 60-month ordering period.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, Engineering Services. The associated size standard is $41.5M in annual receipts. For more information about size standards, please refer to http://www.sba.gov.

The work is currently being performed under Contract N00167-19-D-0004 by Leidos, Inc. at 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20190-5640.

Interested parties/potential offerors are encouraged to register for the industry day (announcement coming soon).

Please note that no Government response will be provided to questions/comments submitted in response to this notice. Questions/comments will be received by the Government at the aforementioned industry day.

This advance notice and draft documents is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information submitted in response.