RFP Amendment - Undersea Warfare Training Range(USWTR) Increment II & III

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) has a requirement to Redevelop and Modernize (R and M) four deep water ranges and add two shallow ranges abutting the existing deep-water Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range (SOAR).  The four deep water ranges are as follows:

1. Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range (BARSTUR) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii

2. Barking Sands Undersea Range Expansion (BSURE) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii,

3. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) located in the Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO), Bahamas

4. Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range located offshore SCI, California.

The two new shallow ranges are as follows:

1. West SWTR located over Tanner/Cortes bank, California

2. East SWTR located on the western side of San Clemente Island (SCI), California

The purpose of this amendment is to provide an update to the industry questions. Please refer to the USWTR Inc. II III RFP Questions (Updated 12152020) attached below.

Please note that not all required documents are attached below. A competition library of applicable documents related to this solicitation is available by request from the PCO or CS listed below:

Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO):

Andrea Gordon-Eubanks

Email: andrea.gordon@navy.mil

Contract Specialist (CS):

Tyronza Jean-Louis

Email: tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil

The anticipated award date is 01 June 2021.

The NAICS code is 334511, with a size standard of 1,250 employees.

If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting clause has changed. Deviation 2019-O0003 is now in effect which adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and changes the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2019-O0003 dates 12/3/18 at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm ).

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Tyronza Jean-Louis, Contract Specialist via email at tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil, 407-900-5848 and no one else.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) has a requirement to Redevelop and Modernize (R and M) four deep water ranges and add two shallow ranges abutting the existing deep-water Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range (SOAR).  The four deep water ranges are as follows:

1. Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range (BARSTUR) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii

2. Barking Sands Undersea Range Expansion (BSURE) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii,

3. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) located in the Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO), Bahamas

4. Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range located offshore SCI, California.

The two new shallow ranges are as follows:

1. West SWTR located over Tanner/Cortes bank, California

2. East SWTR located on the western side of San Clemente Island (SCI), California

The original solicitation for this effort was posted on 27 October 2020 with a proposal due date of 07 January 2021. The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Extend the proposal due date from 07 January 2021 at 4:00pm EST to 14 January 2021 at 4:00pm EST.
2. Provide answers to industry questions. Please refer to the USWTR Inc. II III RFP Questions attached below.
3. Update attachment J-1 Statement of Work
4. Update attachments J-2 and J-3 specification documents provided via the competition library.
5. Update attachment J-6 GFI List. GFI is provided via the competition library.
6. Update attachment L-4 Vol 3 CE Tables
7. Update RFP to include updated proposal due date, newly required Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (Class Deviation 2021-O0001) clause and include Section E language to clarify funding and delivery schedules.

Please note that not all required documents are attached below. A competition library of applicable documents related to this solicitation is available by request from the PCO or CS listed below:

Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO):

Andrea Gordon-Eubanks

Email: andrea.gordon@navy.mil

Contract Specialist (CS):

Tyronza Jean-Louis

Email: tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil

The anticipated award date is 01 June 2021.

The NAICS code is 334511, with a size standard of 1,250 employees.

If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting clause has changed. Deviation 2019-O0003 is now in effect which adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and changes the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2019-O0003 dates 12/3/18 at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm ).

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Tyronza Jean-Louis, Contract Specialist via email at tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil, 407-900-5848 and no one else.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) has a requirement to Redevelop and Modernize (R and M) four deep water ranges and add two shallow ranges abutting the existing deep-water Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range (SOAR).  The four deep water ranges are as follows:

1. Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range (BARSTUR) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii

2. Barking Sands Undersea Range Expansion (BSURE) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii,

3. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) located in the Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO), Bahamas

4. Southern California Anti-Submarine Offshore Range located offshore SCI, California.

The two new shallow ranges are as follows:

1. West SWTR located over Tanner/Cortes bank, California

2. East SWTR located on the western side of San Clemente Island (SCI), California

A draft solicitation for this effort was posted on 16 September 2020 and a Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference was held on 29 September 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT). Please refer to the attached Virtual Pre-Solicitation Questions & Answers and the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Attendance Sheet for further details.

Please note that not all required documents are attached below. A competition library of applicable documents related to this solicitation is available by request from the PCO or CS listed below:

Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO):

Andrea Gordon-Eubanks

Email: andrea.gordon@navy.mil

Contract Specialist (CS):

Tyronza Jean-Louis

Email: tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil

The anticipated award date is 01 June 2021.

The NAICS code is 334511, with a size standard of 1,250 employees.

If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting clause has changed. Deviation 2019-O0003 is now in effect which adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and changes the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2019-O0003 dates 12/3/18 at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm ).

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Tyronza Jean-Louis, Contract Specialist via email at tyronza.jeanlouis@navy.mil, 407-900-5848 and no one else.