Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc II) Notification of FY16 Solicitation Number

Solicitation Number has been updated to N61340-16-R-0010. Please search for this new solicitation number in the future.

This is to notify you that it is the Governments intent that a Final RFP will be issued no earlier than mid-November, with proposal due no earlier than the first week of January. The Government is working to get responses back to the one-on-one questions, as well as presentations from the one-on-ones and all GFI.
If you have not received the Section L attachments and wish to do so, please contact the Contract Specialist at jana.mcentegart@navy.mil..

This is to notify you that it is the Governments intent that a Final RFP will be issued no earlier than mid-November, with proposal due no earlier than the first week of January. The Government is working to get responses back to the one-on-one questions, as well as presentations from the one-on-ones and all GFI.



If you have not received the Section L attachments and wish to do so, please contact the Contract Specialist at jana.mcentegart@navy.mil.

This is a notification to industry that an Industry Day will be held, in the form of one-on-one discussions, on 14-16 October 2015 in Patuxent River, MD at an off-site location at Smartronix Inc., 44150 Smartronix Way, Hollywood, MD 20636. Each contractor requesting a one-on-one meeting will be allotted a scheduled time during this week, on a first come, first serve basis. The one-on-one will consist of a three hour window, which will include: a 30-45 minute Government presentation; the remaining time is be available for any questions and any presentation that the contractor may want to provide; however, there is no requirement for any contractor to make a presentation. This meeting is intended to be an open exchange on the Draft RFP and associated documents.
This will be an UNCLASSIFIED ONLY meeting. All attendees must be US citizens. If there are questions about the CLASSIFIED documents, please notify the Contract Specialist.
The Government requests that interested Prime contractor’s submit requests to schedule the one-on-one meeting. Each Prime is encouraged to bring any teaming, joint venture, subcontractor, etc... to attend the one-on-one. Due to size capacity, the number of prime/sub participants should be no more than 25 people per group. Please note that no dial-in number will be available for contractor’s use.
In order to participate, the prime contractor should provide the name and company for each attendee to the Contract Specialist (Jana.McEntegart@navy.mil) and copy the email to Greg Dougherty, Gregory.Dougherty@navy.mil no later than 8 October at 1200PM Eastern time.
Requests that come in after this time will not be accommodated, as time is necessary to schedule the meeting times. An email will be sent out after 1200PM Eastern time on 8 October providing your company the exact time of your one-on-one session.
The Government understands that industry may have questions based on documentation and site visits; however, we do request these questions to be in writing to allow the Government time to discuss and prepare an answer for your questions. THEREFORE, QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED IN ONE-ON-ONES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST VIA EMAIL BY 1600 EASTERN TIME ON 12 OCTOBER 2015. The submitted questions should be prioritized and the Government will answer as many questions as possible during that time.
Additional questions will be permitted in the one-on-one meeting. If your company does not wish to attend the one-on-one meeting, you may still submit questions to the Government on the Draft RFP. Questions are requested no later than 12 October in order to support the pending Final RFP.
It is not the Governments intention to provide written responses to questions asked, nor is there an intention to provide responses to questions that could not be answered in the allotted time. However, if the Government finds the proposed question would benefit all interested parties the question and response will be shared through the Government-wide point of entry (GPE) FedBizOpps/Navy Electronics Commerce Online.
This is formal notification that Contractor Support Services will be in attendance at the one-on-one sessions.
Dress is business casual.
Please note that the Government is not responsible for, nor will the Government pay, any portion of the costs associated with attendance at the meeting by prospective contractor personnel.
If there are any issues on the day of your one-on-one, the office number for Smartronix is 301-373-6000.
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This is a notification to industry that an Industry Day will be held, in the form of one-on-one discussions, on 14-16 October 2015 in Patuxent River, MD at an off-site location at Smartronix Inc., 44150 Smartronix Way, Hollywood, MD 20636. Each contractor requesting a one-on-one meeting will be allotted a scheduled time during this week, on a first come, first serve basis. The one-on-one will consist of a three hour window, which will include: a 30-45 minute Government presentation; the remaining time is be available for any questions and any presentation that the contractor may want to provide; however, there is no requirement for any contractor to make a presentation. This meeting is intended to be an open exchange on the Draft RFP and associated documents.

This will be an UNCLASSIFIED ONLY meeting. All attendees must be US citizens. If there are questions about the CLASSIFIED documents, please notify the Contract Specialist.



The Government requests that interested Prime contractor’s submit requests to schedule the one-on-one meeting. Each Prime is encouraged to bring any teaming, joint venture, subcontractor, etc... to attend the one-on-one. Due to size capacity, the number of prime/sub participants should be no more than 25 people per group. Please note that no dial-in number will be available for contractor’s use.

In order to participate, the prime contractor should provide the name and company for each attendee to the Contract Specialist (Jana.McEntegart@navy.mil) and copy the email to Greg Dougherty, Gregory.Dougherty@navy.mil no later than 8 October at 1200PM Eastern time.

Requests that come in after this time will not be accommodated, as time is necessary to schedule the meeting times. An email will be sent out after 1200PM Eastern time on 8 October providing your company the exact time of your one-on-one session.



The Government understands that industry may have questions based on documentation and site visits; however, we do request these questions to be in writing to allow the Government time to discuss and prepare an answer for your questions. THEREFORE, QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED IN ONE-ON-ONES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST VIA EMAIL BY 1600 EASTERN TIME ON 12 OCTOBER 2015. The submitted questions should be prioritized and the Government will answer as many questions as possible during that time.

Additional questions will be permitted in the one-on-one meeting. If your company does not wish to attend the one-on-one meeting, you may still submit questions to the Government on the Draft RFP. Questions are requested no later than 12 October in order to support the pending Final RFP.



It is not the Governments intention to provide written responses to questions asked, nor is there an intention to provide responses to questions that could not be answered in the allotted time. However, if the Government finds the proposed question would benefit all interested parties the question and response will be shared through the Government-wide point of entry (GPE) FedBizOpps/Navy Electronics Commerce Online.



This is formal notification that Contractor Support Services will be in attendance at the one-on-one sessions.



Dress is business casual.

Please note that the Government is not responsible for, nor will the Government pay, any portion of the costs associated with attendance at the meeting by prospective contractor personnel.

If there are any issues on the day of your one-on-one, the office number for Smartronix is 301-373-6000.

For Site Visits-
1. All contractors will be together during these visits, there are no separate briefs for each contractor at the site visits.
2. Each company that requests to visit can have a maximum of three people, with the potential for an increase up to four, as it states on the notice. Therefore, prime and subcontractors may be treated as separate companies for purposes of the site visit, if necessary.
3. Requests to attend site visit after 30 September will not be accommodated, as it takes additional time to process requests and coordinate with the sites.
On Draft RFP-
1. Draft RFP questions are requested by 1700 Eastern on 12 October 2015, in order to support the one-on-one’s.
This will be reiterated in the posting to industry next with the information about the one-on-one’s.
2. The Attachment (2) Specification has a formatting error that resulted in the display of a 2006 date in the header. This is a formatting error only; the Specification that was provided is the most current Specification available. The date will be corrected in the Final RFP.
3. There was a discrepancy between the Solicitation and the posting to NECO on the scheduled time the proposals are due. The correct time is 1200 PM Eastern on 11/25/2015. This will be corrected in the Final RFP.
4. The Government is working to provide the attachments for Section L and the Government Furnished Information (Technical Library) to all contractors that completed the Request for Information form listed with the Draft Solicitation.
This will be provided no later than the Final RFP.
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For Site Visits-

1. All contractors will be together during these visits, there are no separate briefs for each contractor at the site visits.



2. Each company that requests to visit can have a maximum of three people, with the potential for an increase up to four, as it states on the notice. Therefore, prime and subcontractors may be treated as separate companies for purposes of the site visit, if necessary.



3. Requests to attend site visit after 30 September will not be accommodated, as it takes additional time to process requests and coordinate with the sites.



On Draft RFP-



1. Draft RFP questions are requested by 1700 Eastern on 12 October 2015, in order to support the one-on-one’s.

This will be reiterated in the posting to industry next with the information about the one-on-one’s.



2. The Attachment (2) Specification has a formatting error that resulted in the display of a 2006 date in the header. This is a formatting error only; the Specification that was provided is the most current Specification available. The date will be corrected in the Final RFP.



3. There was a discrepancy between the Solicitation and the posting to NECO on the scheduled time the proposals are due. The correct time is 1200 PM Eastern on 11/25/2015. This will be corrected in the Final RFP.



4. The Government is working to provide the attachments for Section L and the Government Furnished Information (Technical Library) to all contractors that completed the Request for Information form listed with the Draft Solicitation.

This will be provided no later than the Final RFP.

See attached file for information on Site Visits the week of 5 October 2015..

See attached file for information on Site Visits the week of 5 October 2015.

The Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc II) Program was synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.201 on 9 January 2014 under Solicitation Number N6134014R0026. Therefore the publicizing and response time required under FAR 5.203(a) have been met. This presolicitation notice is in accordance with FAR 5.204.
Proposed Contract Action:
The TCTS Inc II will provide an improved environment for air combat training with requirements to provide rangeless air combat training with secure air-to-air and air-to-ground data link. TCTS Inc II will provide encryption, an enhanced threat environment, platform interfaces, including an internal mount and a rack mounted subsystem capability, with applications for several Type Model Series aircraft.
TCTS Inc II will include Participant Subsystems (PSs), Ground Subsystems (GSs), Remote Range Units (RRUs), and Portable Support Equipment (PSE). The nomenclatures for the GS subsystems are Fixed Ground Subsystem (FGS), Transportable Ground Subsystem (TGS), Ship Ground Subsystem (SGS), and Portable Ground Subsystem (PGS). The PS nomenclatures are Airborne Subsystem (AS) Light and Heavy, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Internal Mount (IM) or JSF (IM), single box IM, and an IM Rack-mounted Subsystem (RS (IM)). Contract will include EMD, LRIP, FRP, and sustainment efforts for TCTS Inc II..

The Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc II) Program was synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.201 on 9 January 2014 under Solicitation Number N6134014R0026. Therefore the publicizing and response time required under FAR 5.203(a) have been met. This presolicitation notice is in accordance with FAR 5.204.



Proposed Contract Action:

The TCTS Inc II will provide an improved environment for air combat training with requirements to provide rangeless air combat training with secure air-to-air and air-to-ground data link. TCTS Inc II will provide encryption, an enhanced threat environment, platform interfaces, including an internal mount and a rack mounted subsystem capability, with applications for several Type Model Series aircraft.

TCTS Inc II will include Participant Subsystems (PSs), Ground Subsystems (GSs), Remote Range Units (RRUs), and Portable Support Equipment (PSE). The nomenclatures for the GS subsystems are Fixed Ground Subsystem (FGS), Transportable Ground Subsystem (TGS), Ship Ground Subsystem (SGS), and Portable Ground Subsystem (PGS). The PS nomenclatures are Airborne Subsystem (AS) Light and Heavy, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Internal Mount (IM) or JSF (IM), single box IM, and an IM Rack-mounted Subsystem (RS (IM)). Contract will include EMD, LRIP, FRP, and sustainment efforts for TCTS Inc II.