SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- NAWCAD WOLF, N00421-20-R-0003, C4I Operational Maintenance & Engineering Training (COMET)
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2020 8:13:07 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-5000 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20670-5000
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-20-R-0003
- Response Due
- 4/1/2020 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/09/2020
- Point of Contact
- Cheri A. Swailes, Contract Specialist, Phone: 301-757-1534, Amy G. Davis, Contracting Officer, Phone: 301-757-9773
- E-Mail Address
-
cheri.swailes@navy.mil, amy.g.davis@navy.mil
(cheri.swailes@navy.mil, amy.g.davis@navy.mil)
- Description
- THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A CONTRACT, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, A PROMISE TO CONTRACT, OR A COMMITMENT OF ANY KIND ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR COSTS INCURRED BY ANY ATTENDEE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT; THEREFORE, ATTENDEE COST IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ALLOWABLE DIRECT CHARGE TO THE GOVERNMENT. Amended March 30, 2020:� The capability statement package shall be sent by email to Cheri.swailes@navy.mil and Amy.g.davis@navy.mil.� Submissions must be received�by email no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 1 April 2020.� All companies who submit a capabilities statement will receive confirmation of receipt from the Government.�For any company who has not received confirmation of receipt�within 24 hours, please email the points of contact (above). Sources Sought Amended March 24 2020:� The purpose of this notice is to provide updated Q&As and revised Statement of Work (changes highlighted in red for ease in reviewing). Updated documents are attached. Sources Sought Amended March 17, 2020:� The purpose of this notice is�to provide information/documents associated with the COMET Industry Day held on March 11, 2020. This notice also serves�to provide direction to small businesses interested in submitting Capabilities Statements in response to this Sources Sought.�Please note that any company that has already submitted a capabilities statement and been determined Capable does not need to submit another capabilities statement. COMET Industry Day - The COMET Industry Day brief, Q&As, List of Registered Companies, and revised Statement of Work (SOW) are attached to this notice. Please note that minimal revisions have been made to the SOW and are highlighted in red for ease in reviewing. Capability Statement Information and Submittal Details Capabilities statements shall be submitted via email by 12 PM on 1 April 2020 in accordance with the instructions below. Attendance at the COMET Industry Day is not a requirement or prerequisite to submitting a capabilities statement. Interested small businesses shall submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 15 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the effort listed in the attached Draft SOW, Attachment 1.� This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: 1. Title of the SOW to which you are responding; 2. Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), CAGE code, DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status. 3. Respondents to this notice must also indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned, 8(a), HUB Zone or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 4.�As a small business, provide an explanation of your company's ability, or your company's ability combined with a similarly situated entity's ability, to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW/PWS. 5. Resources available such as corporate management and currently employed personnel to be assigned to tasks under this effort to include professional qualifications, specific experience of such personnel, and the ability to have personnel located at the city specified. 6. Management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel. 7. Statement regarding capability to obtain the required industrial security clearances for personnel. 8. Company's ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. 9. Company's ability to begin performance upon contract award. 10 Details of the company's ability to manage a task of this nature. 11. Company's ability to manage a team of subcontractors, including a list of contracts and teaming arrangements. 12. Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described herein. 13. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the tasks? It is requested that the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the paragraphs 3.3 of the draft SOW Technical Requirements. If the company finds itself not capable of performing all parts of the SOW, please specify which portions of the SOW it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to Cheri.swailes@navy.mil and Amy.g.davis@navy.mil.� Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 1 April 2020.� Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Cheri Swailes and Amy Davis via email at cheri.swailes@navy.mil and amy.g.davis@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information:� Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address. Amended March 9, 2020:� DUE TO THE ONGOING OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), NAWCAD IS REQUESTING THE COOPERATION OF REGISTERED ATTENDEES FOR THE COMET INDUSTRY DAY SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON 11 MARCH 2020 AT WEBSTER FIELD.��IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND RETURNED FROM TRAVEL FROM ANY LOCATION FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ISSUED A LEVEL 4, DO NOT TRAVEL ADVISORY OR A LEVEL 3, RECONSIDER TRAVEL ADVISORY, BECAUSE OF A COVID-19 OUTBREAK, WITHIN THE 14 DAY PERIOD PRIOR TO THE PLANNED INDUSTRY DAY, YOU SHALL NOT ATTEND THE COMET INDUSTRY DAY EVENT. WE REQUEST YOU CONSIDER COMPLYING WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE (CDC) GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/CORONAVIRUS/2019-NCOV/TRAVELERS/AFTER-TRAVEL-PRECAUTIONS.HTML.�IF SOMEONE CURRENTLY REGISTERED CANNOT ATTEND FOR THIS REASON, PLEASE CONTACT CHERI SWAILES AT CHERI.SWAILES@NAVY.MIL AND AMY DAVIS AT AMY.G.DAVIS@NAVY.MIL TO DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE (MUST ALREADY HAVE BASE ACCESS). PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE REGISTERED PERSON WHO WILL NOT BE ATTENDING AND THE NAME OF THE SUBSTITUTE.�THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME TUESDAY, MARCH 10.�INFORMATION ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRAVEL ADVISORIES IS AVAILABLE AT:� HTTPS://TRAVEL.STATE.GOV/CONTENT/TRAVEL/EN/TRAVELADVISORIES/TRAVELADVISORIES.HTML/ Amended March 7, 2020:� DUE TO THE ONGOING OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), ANYONE WHO HAS TRAVELED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE SCHEDULED COMET INDUSTRY DAY FROM ANY LOCATION FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ISSUED A LEVEL 4, DO NOT TRAVEL ADVISORY, DUE TO THE COVID-19 SHALL NOT ATTEND.� IF SOMEONE CURRENTLY REGISTERED CANNOT ATTEND FOR THIS REASON, PLEASE CONTACT CHERI SWAILES AT CHERI.SWAILES@NAVY.MIL AND AMY DAVIS AT AMY.G.DAVIS@NAVY.MIL TO DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE (MUST ALREADY HAVE BASE ACCESS). PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE REGISTERED PERSON WHO WILL NOT BE ATTENDING AND THE NAME OF THE SUBSTITUTE.� THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME TUESDAY, MARCH 10. Amended March 2, 2020: THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE COMET INDUSTRY DAY IS BEING HOSTED BY NAWCAD AT WEBSTER FIELD, ST. INIGOES, ON MARCH 11, 2020 FROM 10 AM TO 12 PM. DUE TO HIGH INTEREST, WE ARE AT CAPACITY AND ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS VIA EMAIL. IF YOU NO LONGER PLAN TO ATTEND, KINDLY EMAIL CHERI SWAILES AT CHERI.SWAILES@NAVY.MIL AND AMY DAVIS AT AMY.G.DAVIS@NAVY.MIL. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, PLEASE BE ON TIME. COMPANIES/INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE START OF THE PRESENTATION WILL LOSE THEIR SPOT TO COMPANIES/INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRESENT BUT HAVE NOT PRE-REGISTERED. IMPORTANT REMINDER: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REQUIRE BASE ACCESS, PLEASE REFER TO THE VISITOR FORM DIRECTIONS PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS NOTICE. Amended February 10, 2020:� THIS IS A REMINDER THAT�REGISTRATION FOR COMET INDUSTRY DAY�MUST BE SENT IN VIA EMAIL TO THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED BELOW BY 15 FEBRUARY 2020.� IF YOU NO LONGER PLAN TO ATTEND, KINDLY EMAIL CHERI.SWAILES@NAVY.MIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.� PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE VENDING MACHINES AVAILABLE ON SITE. Amended�January�29, 2020:� PLEASE NOTE THAT ON 29 JANUARY 2020, THE PSC CODE WAS UPDATED FROM D307 - IT AND TELECOM - IT STRATEGY AND ARCHITECTURE TO D302 - IT AND TELECOM - SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Naval Air Warfare Center � Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division at Patuxent River, MD is engaged in the research, development, design, integration, test and evaluation, deployment, training, technical management, and maintenance support for integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)�life-cycle engineering systems supporting various DoD and U.S. Navy sponsors to include NAVAIR, NAVSEA, and other DoD and Federal organizations.� SCOPE The ASI Division announces its intention to procure, on a competitive basis, the services necessary to leverage the ASI Division�s core capabilities involving C4I engineering and information systems to provide information management architectures relating to interactive information and learning products to support our warfighters. These services include Maintenance Management Development (3M); the development of logistics packages; software engineering, development, and integration; engineering support; and technical support to ASI and its customers. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE This is a follow-on contract. This requirement is anticipated to be a Single Award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (SA IDIQ) Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract type with an estimated total Level of Effort of approximately 1,113,650 man-hours (based on a full-time equivalent of 1,920 hours per year) over a period of five years. The Government anticipates cost-reimbursable Other Direct Cost (ODCs) for travel and material. ELIGIBLITY The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541330 - Engineering Services - with a Small Business Size standard of $41.5 Million. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort is D302 � IT and Telecommunications: Systems Development. REQUIREMENTS See Attachment 1, Draft Statement of Work (SOW), and Attachment 2, Draft Labor Categories and Hours. The labor category qualifications anticipated to execute the contemplated effort are included in Attachment 1. Since the resultant contract will be a cost-type effort, the successful awardee will also be required to have a Government-approved accounting system upon award. A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement, and the prime contractor shall demonstrate ability to obtain or have a �Top Secret� Facility Clearance and a �Top Secret� Safeguarding Clearance. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE NAS Patuxent River, MD�����% of Total Effort - 25%����On-Site - 25%����Off-Site - 75% Norfolk, VA���������������������������% of Total Effort - 75%��� On-Site�- 25%����Off-Site�- 75% COMET INDUSTRY DAY NAWCAD will host a COMET Industry Day at Webster Field, St. Inigoes, on 11 March 2020.� This meeting is open to any interested company (large or small business) that is currently supporting or has the capability to support the requirements identified in the Draft SOW (Attachment 1). Please note the SOW has been revised since the Sources Sought was posted 21 October 2019.� Attendance at the COMET Industry Day is not a requirement and in no way affects any company from submitting their response (Capabilities Statement) to this notice and/or a proposal in response to any forthcoming solicitation.� Notification is being made at this time to provide participants with the maximum amount of time for scheduling and making travel arrangements.� The COMET Industry Day, scheduled exclusively for the COMET acquisition on 11 March 2020 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, is being held at: Webster Outlying Field (WOLF), 17617 NESEA Way, Bldg. B8009, St. Inigoes, MD.� A site map with overflow parking information, in addition to base access form, are attached to this notice. IMPORTANT:� Local accommodations may be obtained at https://www.visitstmarysmd.com/places-to-stay/hotels/.� Airports within the area are Dulles International, Reagan National (DCA), and Baltimore-Washington International (BWI). Due to limited parking, we highly recommend you make arrangements to car pool to the COMET Industry Day location. Please note that refreshments will not be served. Purpose:� The purpose of the COMET Industry Day is to provide an overview of the updated Draft SOW and to facilitate Government and Industry communication with the intent of promoting a better understanding of the Government�s requirement. One-on-one meetings with Industry will not be conducted as part of this conference, although they may be considered for the general NAWCAD Industry Day being planned for mid April. Industry (large and small businesses) is encouraged to review the Draft SOW, and interested parties will be allowed to ask the Government questions relevant to this procurement. Registration Instructions:� Companies interested in attending the COMET Industry Day shall send an email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed below by 15 February 2020, with a completed registration form and base access form (as required). Both forms are attached to this announcement.� The completed registration form should contain the name of the company, business size (under NAICS 541330), CAGE Code, and the name(s) and title(s) of the attendee(s) (each company/ joint venture limited to two (2) attendees). Primary POC Email:� cheri.swailes@navy.mil Secondary POC Email:� amy.g.davis@navy.mil The subject line of the email should read �COMET Industry Day Pre-Registration� and should be submitted no later than 15 February 2020 at 12:00 PM (Noon). The completed base access form should accompany the registration email. All registered participants will receive a confirmation email. Attendees must be U.S. citizens. The COMET Industry Day will not be rescheduled in the case that it is cancelled due to weather or any other Act of God. Questions:� Companies shall use the attached Question Form to submit questions to the Government.�Questions shall be submitted by email to the primary and secondary points of contact (listed above). Questions submitted by 12:00 PM (Noon) on 3 February 2020 will be addressed at the COMET Industry Day as appropriate. New questions may be submitted during the COMET Industry Day; however, they may not be addressed until after the Industry Day. Additional Instructions: 1. All attendees will be required to sign in at the COMET Industry Day conference based on the registration emails received by 15 February 2020. 2. Space permitting, companies or attendees who are not pre-registered must complete blank registration forms provided at the COMET Industry Day (two (2) attendees only) in order to attend. 3. Space permitting, attendees who are late will be allowed to attend but must be registered or must register on site. 4. Blank question forms (attached to this posting) will be provided for companies to submit questions prior to and during the COMET Industry Day (available at the Registration Desk). 5. The Government will only consider complete questions. Questions that do not provide a Company Name, POC, Contact Information and Reference will be considered incomplete.� 6. Questions received in writing during the COMET Industry Day by a company that is not registered will also be considered incomplete and will not be answered. 7. Any questions to which the Government is unable to answer during COMET Industry Day will be addressed via BETA.SAM.gov after the Industry Day. 8. All Questions and Answers (Q&As) (including questions received before or at COMET Industry Day) will be posted via BETA.SAM.gov after the Industry Day. 9. All questions, comments, or responses must be received in writing. Questions, comments, or responses submitted by phone or fax will not be accepted. It is recommended that after attending the COMET Industry Day, all Small Businesses that are interested should submit a capabilities statement. Capabilities statements shall be submitted via email by 1 April 2020 in accordance with the instructions below. �Attendance at the COMET Industry Day is not a requirement or prerequisite to submitting a capabilities statement. Q&As will not be posted on BETA.SAM.gov until after the COMET Industry Day. Any company that has already submitted a capabilities statement and been determined Capable does not need to submit another capabilities statement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS) SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Interested companies shall submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 15 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the effort listed in the attached Draft SOW, Attachment 1.� This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: 1. Title of the SOW to which you are responding; 2. Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), CAGE code, DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status. 3. Respondents to this notice must also indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned, 8(a), HUB Zone or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 4. If a small business, provide an explanation of your company's ability, or your company's ability combined with a similarly situated entity's ability, to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW/PWS. 5. Resources available such as corporate management and currently employed personnel to be assigned to tasks under this effort to include professional qualifications, specific experience of such personnel, and the ability to have personnel located at the city specified. 6. Management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel. 7. Statement regarding capability to obtain the required industrial security clearances for personnel. 8. Company's ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. 9. Company's ability to begin performance upon contract award. 10 Details of the company's ability to manage a task of this nature. 11. Company's ability to manage a team of subcontractors, including a list of contracts and teaming arrangements. 12. Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described herein. 13. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the tasks? It is requested that the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the paragraphs 3.3 of the draft SOW Technical Requirements. If the company finds itself not capable of performing all parts of the SOW, please specify which portions of the SOW it is not capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to Cheri.swailes@navy.mil and Amy.g.davis@navy.mil.� Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 1 April 2020.� Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Cheri Swailes and Amy Davis via email at cheri.swailes@navy.mil and amy.g.davis@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information:� Company Name; Company Address; Company Business Size; and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/dfe56e92abc14a1d94b3cfa3bf892a00/view)
- Record
- SN05604844-F 20200401/200330230149 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's SAM Daily Index Page |