Water Taxi Services for the USS Gerald R. Ford

Sources Sought Notice

This is a Sources Sought Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 – Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997).  It constitutes neither a Request for Proposal nor an Invitation for Bid.  It does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach.  This Sources Sought Notice IS NOT A SOLICITATION or an expression of intent to issue a solicitation of any kind in the future.  It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information requested.  Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this Sources Sought Notice.  The Government will not pay for information, materials, and/or demonstrations received in response and is in no way obligated to respondents by or for any information received.

BACKGROUND, SCOPE, AND CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk (FLCN) is requesting information to identify possible sources to provide ships engineering and planning support services for U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers as required by Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF). Services will accomplish specific requirements for aircraft carrier maintenance and modernization advance planning, work package development and integration, and work package execution.

A “DRAFT” Performance Work Statement (PWS) is posted in conjunction with this RFI / Sources Sought Notice. 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 483212 Inland Water Passenger Transportation and the applicable size standard is 550 employees.  Again, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  This is a market research tool.  The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses both small and large. If you are an interested business, FLCN would appreciate your assistance in providing a Statement of Capabilities to include the following:

1. Full business name;
2. Cage code and Duns Number of business;
3. Name, phone number, and e-mail address of a company representative the Government may contact for additional information;
4. Size of business [based on the applicable NAICS code];
5. Statement as to whether business is actively registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov);
6. Statement as to whether business is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign owned, please indicate country of ownership);
7. Recent, relevant experience.  Describe ability to support the scope of the requirement(s).  Include brief description(s) of any prior experiences that best illustrates your company’s qualifications related to performing ship engineering and planning support services.
8. Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) estimation
9. Alternative solutions if company cannot provide exact support services as outlined in the PWS that still meets the government’s needs for transportation of crew and emergency support.

*Market research results will assist the Government in determining whether these requirements will be full and open acquisitions or small business set-asides.  If a requirement is determined to be a small business set-aside, FAR 52.219-14 Deviation 2020-O0008, Limitations on Subcontracting will apply.  Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they could comply.  Potential sources are encouraged to submit recommended small business utilization requirements as a percentage of total contract value for consideration, in the event the acquisition is not set-aside for small business.

If there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small business contractors, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR 52.219-14 Deviation 2020-O0008, Limitations on Subcontracting. If it is determined that a small business set-aside is appropriate, and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR 52.219-14 Deviation 2020-O0008 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. If this effort is not set-aside for small business, small business utilization will be considered. Large and small businesses should provide a reasonable expectation for small business utilization as a percent of total contract value as well as supporting rationale for the recommended percentage.

SUBMISSION:

RESPONSES ARE DUE no later than 7:00 AM Norfolk, VA Local Time on June 10, 2024. 

Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to the following address:  elysia.m.allen2.civ@us.navy.mil.  Responses are limited to 15 pages (including all attachments).

All requests for further information must be made in writing via email. Telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. All questions and answers regarding this Sources Sought Notice will be posted as updates to this notice.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment I:  Draft PWS