The Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5. 4. 4. 8, Follow-on Effort

Update: 30 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0004, which includes a Q & A Summary and a conformed copy of the RFP through Amendment 0004.
Update: 21 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0003, which includes a Q & A and a Summary of Changes. Additionally, a conformed copy of the RFP through Amendment 0003.
Update: 15 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0002, which includes Q & A and a Summary of Changes and a conformed copy of the RFP. Additionally, an updated P6 (Cost Summary Spreadsheet) is included.
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The purpose of this announcement is to provide the DRAFT elements for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5.4.4.8 at Patuxent River, MD, proposed Solicitation N00421-18-R-0045.

DISCLAIMER: These are DRAFT Elements to obtain industry input/questions. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the United States Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this announcement. It is not a requirement that industry provide a response to these DRAFT Elements in order to submit a proposal.

The SAIL has a requirement for engineering, technical, operational, test and logistics services necessary for conduct of Joint and Navy research and development programs; systems integration; simulation and stimulation systems development, test planning and conduct; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems interoperability; and technology demonstration programs. Support for facilities and installed avionics and ship combat systems maintenance is also required, which includes purchase as necessary to obtain hardware, software, services, repairs, etc. The material/equipment purchases required includes all items necessary for SAIL to conduct its mission, from complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Combat Systems (CS) equipment, to miscellaneous material (cabling, connections, hardware, etc.) and contracted services needed for day-to-day operations.

The SAIL essentially functions as an operational U.S. Navy ship for aircraft, in the Patuxent, MD, area to test and verify their systems will be interoperable before they are fielded and deployed. SAIL has historically been closely linked with the SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) and MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) programs. SAIL also contains a considerable amount of related shipboard and airborne systems, but is now also a key test entity for numerous other aircraft including the following: MQ-4C Triton, MQ-25 Stingray, P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries, MQ-8B/C Fire Scout, F-35B/C Lighting II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2C/D Hawkeye, MV-22 Osprey, MH-60S Seahawk, UH-1Y Venom, and AH-1Z Viper. Furthermore, SAIL also maintains and operates Roadhawk, which encompasses an actual MH-60R Seahawk avionics subsystems, packaged in a mobile tractor/trailer combination. SAIL personnel will travel from coast-to-coast supporting U.S. Navy ship combat systems and performing inspections. Lastly, SAIL is a major player in fleet technical demonstrations and exercises including Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) experimentation, Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), Netted Sensors (NS), and Fleet Tactical Grid (FTG).

Please review the DRAFT Elements and provide feedback - specific comments are appreciated.

Interested parties may pose questions or comments in response to these DRAFT elements. Questions or comments received will be considered in drafting the final solicitation package; however, specific answers of responses to questions will not be provided during the draft phase. All responses should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Harbaugh, shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and the Procuring Contracting Officer, Thomas Conrow, at thomas.conrow@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

The proposed solicitation number for this effort is N00421-18-R-0045. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R & D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support). This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition. Any resultant solicitation will be released on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ within the next thirty (30) days.

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Update: 21 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0003, which includes a Q & A and a Summary of Changes. Additionally, a conformed copy of the RFP through Amendment 0003.
Update: 15 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0002, which includes Q & A and a Summary of Changes and a conformed copy of the RFP. Additionally, an updated P6 (Cost Summary Spreadsheet) is included.
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The purpose of this announcement is to provide the DRAFT elements for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5.4.4.8 at Patuxent River, MD, proposed Solicitation N00421-18-R-0045.

DISCLAIMER: These are DRAFT Elements to obtain industry input/questions. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the United States Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this announcement. It is not a requirement that industry provide a response to these DRAFT Elements in order to submit a proposal.

The SAIL has a requirement for engineering, technical, operational, test and logistics services necessary for conduct of Joint and Navy research and development programs; systems integration; simulation and stimulation systems development, test planning and conduct; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems interoperability; and technology demonstration programs. Support for facilities and installed avionics and ship combat systems maintenance is also required, which includes purchase as necessary to obtain hardware, software, services, repairs, etc. The material/equipment purchases required includes all items necessary for SAIL to conduct its mission, from complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Combat Systems (CS) equipment, to miscellaneous material (cabling, connections, hardware, etc.) and contracted services needed for day-to-day operations.

The SAIL essentially functions as an operational U.S. Navy ship for aircraft, in the Patuxent, MD, area to test and verify their systems will be interoperable before they are fielded and deployed. SAIL has historically been closely linked with the SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) and MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) programs. SAIL also contains a considerable amount of related shipboard and airborne systems, but is now also a key test entity for numerous other aircraft including the following: MQ-4C Triton, MQ-25 Stingray, P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries, MQ-8B/C Fire Scout, F-35B/C Lighting II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2C/D Hawkeye, MV-22 Osprey, MH-60S Seahawk, UH-1Y Venom, and AH-1Z Viper. Furthermore, SAIL also maintains and operates Roadhawk, which encompasses an actual MH-60R Seahawk avionics subsystems, packaged in a mobile tractor/trailer combination. SAIL personnel will travel from coast-to-coast supporting U.S. Navy ship combat systems and performing inspections. Lastly, SAIL is a major player in fleet technical demonstrations and exercises including Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) experimentation, Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), Netted Sensors (NS), and Fleet Tactical Grid (FTG).

Please review the DRAFT Elements and provide feedback - specific comments are appreciated.

Interested parties may pose questions or comments in response to these DRAFT elements. Questions or comments received will be considered in drafting the final solicitation package; however, specific answers of responses to questions will not be provided during the draft phase. All responses should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Harbaugh, shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and the Procuring Contracting Officer, Thomas Conrow, at thomas.conrow@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

The proposed solicitation number for this effort is N00421-18-R-0045. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R & D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support). This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition. Any resultant solicitation will be released on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ within the next thirty (30) days.

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Update: 15 November 2018
The purpose of this announcement is to provide Amendment 0002, which includes Q & A and a Summary of Changes and a conformed copy of the RFP. Additionally, an updated P6 (Cost Summary Spreadsheet) is included.
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The purpose of this announcement is to provide the DRAFT elements for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5.4.4.8 at Patuxent River, MD, proposed Solicitation N00421-18-R-0045.

DISCLAIMER: These are DRAFT Elements to obtain industry input/questions. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the United States Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this announcement. It is not a requirement that industry provide a response to these DRAFT Elements in order to submit a proposal.

The SAIL has a requirement for engineering, technical, operational, test and logistics services necessary for conduct of Joint and Navy research and development programs; systems integration; simulation and stimulation systems development, test planning and conduct; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems interoperability; and technology demonstration programs. Support for facilities and installed avionics and ship combat systems maintenance is also required, which includes purchase as necessary to obtain hardware, software, services, repairs, etc. The material/equipment purchases required includes all items necessary for SAIL to conduct its mission, from complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Combat Systems (CS) equipment, to miscellaneous material (cabling, connections, hardware, etc.) and contracted services needed for day-to-day operations.

The SAIL essentially functions as an operational U.S. Navy ship for aircraft, in the Patuxent, MD, area to test and verify their systems will be interoperable before they are fielded and deployed. SAIL has historically been closely linked with the SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) and MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) programs. SAIL also contains a considerable amount of related shipboard and airborne systems, but is now also a key test entity for numerous other aircraft including the following: MQ-4C Triton, MQ-25 Stingray, P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries, MQ-8B/C Fire Scout, F-35B/C Lighting II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2C/D Hawkeye, MV-22 Osprey, MH-60S Seahawk, UH-1Y Venom, and AH-1Z Viper. Furthermore, SAIL also maintains and operates Roadhawk, which encompasses an actual MH-60R Seahawk avionics subsystems, packaged in a mobile tractor/trailer combination. SAIL personnel will travel from coast-to-coast supporting U.S. Navy ship combat systems and performing inspections. Lastly, SAIL is a major player in fleet technical demonstrations and exercises including Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) experimentation, Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), Netted Sensors (NS), and Fleet Tactical Grid (FTG).

Please review the DRAFT Elements and provide feedback - specific comments are appreciated.

Interested parties may pose questions or comments in response to these DRAFT elements. Questions or comments received will be considered in drafting the final solicitation package; however, specific answers of responses to questions will not be provided during the draft phase. All responses should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Harbaugh, shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and the Procuring Contracting Officer, Thomas Conrow, at thomas.conrow@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

The proposed solicitation number for this effort is N00421-18-R-0045. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R & D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support). This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition. Any resultant solicitation will be released on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ within the next thirty (30) days.

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Update 08 November 2018

***The proposal submission deadline is extended to no later than Tuesday, 04 December 2018 at 15:00 EST.***
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD), Patuxent, MD is hereby releasing an amendment to the request for proposal (RFP) N00421-18-R-0045 for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) (AIR 5.4.3).
This update is issued to provide the solicitation amendment as well as a conformed copy of the solicitation, Exhibit A CDRLs A001 - A011, and other attachments for bidding purposes only.

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Update 31 October 2018

**THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS**

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD), Patuxent, MD is hereby releasing request for proposal (RFP) N00421-18-R-0045 for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) (AIR 5.4.3). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R & D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support). This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition.

The proposal submission deadline is no later than Friday, 30 November 2018 at 15:00 EST.

Interested parties are to address questions regarding this RFP to Mr. Shawn Harbaugh at shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and Mr. Thomas Conrow at thomas.conrow@navy.mil. The Government intends to publicize any questions received by industry in response to this RFP, along with the Governments answers. If your response includes information that you consider proprietary, please mark the information in accordance with regulatory guidance. Please do not send marketing type information or company brochures.

NOTE: There is no commitments by the Government to make an award or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to award a contract. Solicitation Amendments will be provided as an amendment to this notice. It is the responsibility of potential Offerors to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website located at http://www.fbo.gov for the release on any follow-on information and/or amendments to the RFP.

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Procurement Update - 25 October 2018
The purpose of this update is to provide information concerning the procurement for the Surface Aviation/Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL).
The Contracting Activity anticipates the final RFP release within fourteen (14) calendar days.

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Industry Update - 26 July 2018 (SAIL Site-Visit)
The purpose of this update is to provide the attendance list from the SAIL Site Visit.
The contracting activity anticipates the final RFP release within 14 - 21 calendar days.

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 Industry Update - 26 July 2018 (SAIL Site-Visit)

The purpose of this update is to provide the attendance list from the SAIL Site Visit.

The contracting activity anticipates the final RFP release within 14 - 21 calendar days.

Industry Update - 3 July 2018 (SAIL Site-Visit)

PURPOSE:

The Government is hereby announcing a site-visit of the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD. The site-visit will offer a tour of the facilities and an opportunity for industry to ask technical questions regarding the forthcoming acquisition. The event will be held on 25 July 2018 and will begin at 10:00 AM. Slides outlining the details of the site-visit will be posted on FedBizOps (FBO) at a later date.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

All visitors will be required to sign-in; providing their full name, company name, email address, and phone number.

Site-visit is for interested PRIME vendors only; no more than two (2) personnel are permitted per PRIME vendor.

Source selection sensitive or contractor proprietary information will not be disclosed.

No classified information including For Official Use Only (FOUO) will be discussed.

Once the tour concludes a Q & A session will be conducted; questions, other than those of a technical nature, will not be addressed at this time.

SIGN-UP & POC:

Please RSVP for the site-visit by contacting, via email, the following personnel: Jeff Turner, at jeffrey.l.turner@navy.mil; Shawn Harbaugh, at shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil; Kellan Tarleton, at kellan.tarleton@navy.mil. Please include your name, your company name, and rather or not you currently have a Government Common Access Card (CAC).

LOCATION:

Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory
Cedar Point Road, Building 2641
Patuxent River, MD 20670

*Parking is available at the complex

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Industry Update - 3 July 2018 (SAIL Site-Visit) 

PURPOSE:

The Government is hereby announcing a site-visit of the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD.  The site-visit will offer a tour of the facilities and an opportunity for industry to ask technical questions regarding the forthcoming acquisition.  The event will be held on 25 July 2018 and will begin at 10:00 AM.  Slides outlining the details of the site-visit will be posted on FedBizOps (FBO) at a later date.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

All visitors will be required to sign-in; providing their full name, company name, email address, and phone number.

Site-visit is for interested PRIME vendors only; no more than two (2) personnel are permitted per PRIME vendor.

Source selection sensitive or contractor proprietary information will not be disclosed.

No classified information including For Official Use Only (FOUO) will be discussed.

Once the tour concludes a Q & A session will be conducted; questions, other than those of a technical nature, will not be addressed at this time.

SIGN-UP & POC:

Please RSVP for the site-visit by contacting, via email, the following personnel:  Jeff Turner, at jeffrey.l.turner@navy.mil; Shawn Harbaugh, at shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil; Kellan Tarleton, at kellan.tarleton@navy.mil.  Please include your name, your company name, and rather or not you currently have a Government Common Access Card (CAC). 

LOCATION:

Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory
Cedar Point Road, Building 2641
Patuxent River, MD 20670

*Parking is available at the complex

The purpose of this announcement is to provide the DRAFT elements for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5.4.4.8 at Patuxent River, MD, proposed Solicitation N00421-18-R-0045.

DISCLAIMER: These are DRAFT Elements to obtain industry input/questions. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the United States Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this announcement. It is not a requirement that industry provide a response to these DRAFT Elements in order to submit a proposal.

The SAIL has a requirement for engineering, technical, operational, test and logistics services necessary for conduct of Joint and Navy research and development programs; systems integration; simulation and stimulation systems development, test planning and conduct; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems interoperability; and technology demonstration programs. Support for facilities and installed avionics and ship combat systems maintenance is also required, which includes purchase as necessary to obtain hardware, software, services, repairs, etc. The material/equipment purchases required includes all items necessary for SAIL to conduct its mission, from complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Combat Systems (CS) equipment, to miscellaneous material (cabling, connections, hardware, etc.) and contracted services needed for day-to-day operations.

The SAIL essentially functions as an operational U.S. Navy ship for aircraft, in the Patuxent, MD, area to test and verify their systems will be interoperable before they are fielded and deployed. SAIL has historically been closely linked with the SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) and MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) programs. SAIL also contains a considerable amount of related shipboard and airborne systems, but is now also a key test entity for numerous other aircraft including the following: MQ-4C Triton, MQ-25 Stingray, P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries, MQ-8B/C Fire Scout, F-35B/C Lighting II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2C/D Hawkeye, MV-22 Osprey, MH-60S Seahawk, UH-1Y Venom, and AH-1Z Viper. Furthermore, SAIL also maintains and operates Roadhawk, which encompasses an actual MH-60R Seahawk avionics subsystems, packaged in a mobile tractor/trailer combination. SAIL personnel will travel from coast-to-coast supporting U.S. Navy ship combat systems and performing inspections. Lastly, SAIL is a major player in fleet technical demonstrations and exercises including Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) experimentation, Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), Netted Sensors (NS), and Fleet Tactical Grid (FTG).

Please review the DRAFT Elements and provide feedback - specific comments are appreciated.

Interested parties may pose questions or comments in response to these DRAFT elements. Questions or comments received will be considered in drafting the final solicitation package; however, specific answers of responses to questions will not be provided during the draft phase. All responses should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Harbaugh, shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and the Procuring Contracting Officer, Thomas Conrow, at thomas.conrow@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

The proposed solicitation number for this effort is N00421-18-R-0045. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services). The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R & D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support). This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition. Any resultant solicitation will be released on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ within the next thirty (30) days.

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The purpose of this announcement is to provide the DRAFT elements for the Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL), AIR-5.4.4.8 at Patuxent River, MD, proposed Solicitation N00421-18-R-0045.   

DISCLAIMER:  These are DRAFT Elements to obtain industry input/questions.  The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.  This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the United States Government to procure subject services.  No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification.  Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary.  No basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this announcement.  It is not a requirement that industry provide a response to these DRAFT Elements in order to submit a proposal.

The SAIL has a requirement for engineering, technical, operational, test and logistics services necessary for conduct of Joint and Navy research and development programs; systems integration; simulation and stimulation systems development, test planning and conduct; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems interoperability; and technology demonstration programs.   Support for facilities and installed avionics and ship combat systems maintenance is also required, which includes purchase as necessary to obtain hardware, software, services, repairs, etc.  The material/equipment purchases required includes all items necessary for SAIL to conduct its mission, from complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Combat Systems (CS) equipment, to miscellaneous material (cabling, connections, hardware, etc.) and contracted services needed for day-to-day operations. 

The SAIL essentially functions as an operational U.S. Navy ship for aircraft, in the Patuxent, MD, area to test and verify their systems will be interoperable before they are fielded and deployed.  SAIL has historically been closely linked with the SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) and MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) programs.  SAIL also contains a considerable amount of related shipboard and airborne systems, but is now also a key test entity for numerous other aircraft including the following:  MQ-4C Triton, MQ-25 Stingray, P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries, MQ-8B/C Fire Scout, F-35B/C Lighting II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2C/D Hawkeye, MV-22 Osprey, MH-60S Seahawk, UH-1Y Venom, and AH-1Z Viper.  Furthermore, SAIL also maintains and operates Roadhawk, which encompasses an actual MH-60R Seahawk avionics subsystems, packaged in a mobile tractor/trailer combination.  SAIL personnel will travel from coast-to-coast supporting U.S. Navy ship combat systems and performing inspections.  Lastly, SAIL is a major player in fleet technical demonstrations and exercises including Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) experimentation, Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), Netted Sensors (NS), and Fleet Tactical Grid (FTG).

Please review the DRAFT Elements and provide feedback - specific comments are appreciated. 

Interested parties may pose questions or comments in response to these DRAFT elements.  Questions or comments received will be considered in drafting the final solicitation package; however, specific answers of responses to questions will not be provided during the draft phase.  All responses should be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Harbaugh, shawn.harbaugh@navy.mil and the Procuring Contracting Officer, Thomas Conrow, at thomas.conrow@navy.mil.  All responses must include the following information:  Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. 

The proposed solicitation number for this effort is N00421-18-R-0045.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 (Engineering Services).  The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC66 (R&D - Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment: Management/Support).  This requirement is a follow-on effort and will be conducted as a Full and Open Competition.  Any resultant solicitation will be released on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ within the next thirty (30) days.