SDS - Software Definable/Reconfigurable Systems: Design, Development, Support, and Integration

1. PLEASE NOTE: This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation notice in accordance with FAR 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action in preparation for the anticipated release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) at a later date.  NRL reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time.
2. Description: The RFP is planned to be issued in April 2020. The North American Industry Code Standard (NAICS) is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and the annual size standard is 1,000. The planned procurement method is contracting by negotiation. The solicitation utilizes source selection procedures, which require Offerors to submit a non-price proposal that includes past performance, experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government.
3. The resulting contract is planned to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract. The contract term will be a base period of 12 months with four (4) 12-month options, or until the maximum not-to-exceed amount is reached, whichever comes first. Only the base period of the contract will offer a minimum guarantee.
4. Feedback from interested parties is encouraged, however the Government reserves the right to decide if feedback is actionable. Any proposals received in response to this notice will not be reviewed or acknowledged. Any feedback or comments to this pre-solicitation notice should be sent via e-mail to Anastasia.Lenfest@nrl.navy.mil by March 15, 2020. Phone calls in response to this notice will not be accepted

Please refer to Attachment 1 – Statement of Work for an explanation of the requirements.

Additional Details:

THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. Offerors can view and/or download the RFP and attachments at beta.SAM.gov (Contract Opportunities) when the RFP is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Parties Vendors list. This will be the only method of amendment distribution; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Prospective offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement.