MODIFICATION
A -- Scientific and Engineering Support for Directed Energy Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
- Notice Date
- 10/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- N00178 17320 Dahlgren Road Dahlgren, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017804Q3048
- Response Due
- 11/1/2004
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2005
- Point of Contact
- XDS13-12 (540) 653-7765
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is publicizing Amendment 0001 to sources sought synopsis N00178-04-Q-3048 posted on 13 August 2004. This amendment hereby amends the sources sought synopsis to a competitive small business set-aside acquisition to determine prospective small businesses capable of providing Scientific and Engineering Support for Directed Energy Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) for NSWCDD Code B20. This Amendment hereby extends the date for submission of capabilities statements by qualified small businesses to 1 November 2004. Capable small businesses shall also identify if they are currently a team member under any multiple award contract vehicles such as a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract, NAVSEA?s Seaport E contract, etc. All other requirements of the synopsis remain the same and are hereby restated in their entirety. This synopsis amendment is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.eps.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at http://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Navy Sea Systems Command. Overview: NSWCDD directed energy support encompassed within this sources sought is focused on high power microwave (HPM) / radio frequency (RF) and high energy laser (HEL) technologies with the objective to improve the Navy?s near- and far-term airborne, surface, subsurface, and space warfare capabilities through the utilization of this transformational technology. With advances in reliant technologies and Navy interest in the all-electric ship concept, directed energy technologies are beginning to be considered for an increased role to satisfy Navy mission requirements in both blue water and littoral environments. The application of advanced directed energy technologies will be tested with hardware based upon foundational research and development characterized by ?hands-on? prototyping made possible through theoretical calculations, laboratory experimentation, and computerized modeling and simulation. The technologies will then be assessed with static and dynamic labora! tory and field tests to demonstrate potential feasibility. To be considered a potential source, the contractor must be able to provide scientific and engineering support for the design, test, and performance evaluation of HPM / RF systems and subsystems, and HEL lethality design, test, and performance evaluation to support blue water and littoral missions for the Navy. Labor Requirements: The current labor support required as part of this sources sought can be categorized as 80% HPM / RF-related and 20% HEL related. This percentage is expected to remain equivalent for the near-term. Specific contractor personnel support should include, but not be limited to, the following full-time equivalent areas of expertise (manning levels to be used for initial planning purposes only are annotated in parenthesis): senior HPM / RF / pulse power engineer (1); senior HPM / RF / pulse power electronics technician (2); mid-level HPM / RF / pulse power engineer (2); mid-level HPM / RF / ! pulse power electronics technician (3); mid-level senior electromagnetic modeling and simulation physicist / engineer (2); senior electro-optics / laser engineer (1); mid-level electro-optics / laser technician (2); mid-level mechanical engineer (1); mid-level network and computing engineer (1). Task Requirements: The contractor tasks shall provide support to NSWCDD technicians, scientists, and engineers in various task areas to include threat analysis, system analysis, RF / HEL systems design and development, RF / HEL system test and evaluation, automated data collection and analysis, physics-based computer modeling and simulation design and development, and setup / maintenance / operations of both indoor laboratories and outdoors experimental test ranges. Support of unique expertise associated with the development and analyses of directed energy technologies may be needed. Evaluation of candidate system and subsystem performance analyses will be conducted in both stati! c and dynamic laboratory and field site environments, as well as the development of system models and computerized simulation capabilities in order to evaluate performance in a cost-effective manner. The evaluation of various system performance techniques will require the use and development of specialized commercial and custom devices, technologies, and methods, to include applications in the areas of RF / HEL sources, calibration equipment and facilities, high-bandwidth electromagnetically tolerant diagnostic instrumentation, software and hardware based data acquisition systems, and high-speed image acquisition and processing systems. The contractor shall calibrate, operate, and maintain these complex devices, systems, and facilities and perform detailed data reduction and analysis. The contractor shall assist with the selection, development, and integration of measurement platforms. Field exercises could be conducted in a variety of international locations, but the ma! jority will be located within the continental United States. Virtually all of the support contractor personnel work tasks are expected to be conducted on-site at NSWCDD, Dahlgren VA. The contractor shall provide technical and engineering support for the evaluation of emerging technologies for potential systems and subsystems. The contractor shall participate in test planning and utilize computerized simulation capabilities to predict testing outcomes. The contractor shall provide technical and engineering support in the analysis of test results, support technical evaluation of the test results, and report on the test results. The contractor shall provide technical and system engineering support for analyses and investigations, and provide input to NSWCDD to support the preparation and updating of program documentation. This includes analysis of proposed system or equipment changes; recommended changes to documentation; and analysis of technical, operational, cost, risk! , and schedule factors in support of program reporting requirements. The contractor will need to acquire some hardware (with the Government providing the remainder), as well as design and fabricate components and subsystems required to conduct the assigned tasks. The hardware required for supporting test and evaluation tasks shall include data acquisition and storage systems as well as electrical or mechanical fixtures to interface system or test equipment to land, ship, or airborne platforms. For planning purposes, the approximate percentage of tasks assigned with this contract is two-thirds services-related and one-third hardware-related. The contractor shall be required to operate in specialized classified environments that require security clearances up to the Top Secret level. Scope of Effort: The contract is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (term and completion) pricing arrangement with a period of p! erformance of five (5) years comprised of approximately fifteen (15) man-years total. Work is planned to begin in March 2005. Criteria: Responses should address, as a minimum, the following criteria: (1) demonstrated experience and qualifications of personnel relevant to the proposed tasks, identifying key and supporting personnel, and their previous research and accomplishments on similar or closely related projects; (2) demonstrated ability to obtain security clearances at the time of contract award for all personnel expected to provide contractor support in accordance with the above requirements; (3) demonstrated current corporate in-house experience in providing directed energy RDT&E support services to include system and subsystem design and integration; data collection, reduction, and analyses; modeling and simulation; and laboratory and field test planning, operations, and evaluations; and (4) expected percentage of effort, if any, to be subcontracted and whether 8! (a), small, or large businesses will be used. Experience must include demonstrated capabilities to understand issues associated with Navy system development and evaluation, and the roles / relationships of military laboratory and field activities supporting such activities. Responses: All interested small businesses are invited to provide a capabilities statement which contains, at a minimum, the following: (1) a concise discussion of the company?s technical understanding of the major issues relating to directed energy as discussed above, (2) a summary of previous corporate experience relevant to the above criteria obtained within at least the last five years (more is preferred) together with applicable Government contract numbers and Government technical and contract points of contact with current telephone numbers (applicable experience gained through performance on a subcontract can be substituted for and/or can supplement prime contractor experience if necessary), (3)! an overview of company personnel (by labor category) expected to be assigned to a resultant contract, (4) a corporate roadmap on how labor categories not currently fulfilled by existing company personnel plan to be filled by the contract award date, (5) any potential subcontracting arrangements being considered at this time, (6) statement as to the existence of a corporate DCAA-approved accounting system for cost-type contracts or evidence of the ability to obtain DCAA approval by the contract award date, and (7) statement as to the existence of a corporate make-or-buy plan or plans to develop one by the contract award date. If subcontracting is contemplated, the capabilities statement shall contain sufficient information concerning the planned subcontracting arrangements to assure the Government that the limitations in FAR 52.219-14 can be met. These limitations require that at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel will be expended for empl! oyees of the prime contractor. The submitted capabilities statement is not to exceed twenty (20) double-spaced, single-sided pages. Small businesses determined to be most capable based on a review of the capabilities statements may be asked to provide a capabilities briefing not to exceed two hours to NSWCDD staff at NSWCDD, which will be used to supplement the written capabilities statement. Offerors shall include a statement that they are a certified small business contractor. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 541330 with a size standard of $23 million. Submission: This sources sought is being issued for the purpose of identifying those small businesses with appropriate expertise that might be interested in responding to a formal solicitation for Scientific and Engineering Services supporting NSWCDD directed energy technology RDT&E. Responses received will help determine whether the Navy should proceed with a formal solicitation. Should sufficient e! xpertise be determined to exist, a formal solicitation will be forthcoming. This announcement is a request for information and no contract will be awarded pursuant to this announcement. The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. All information and data received in response to this sources sought marked or designated as corporate proprietary information will be fully protected and held in strict confidence. Written capabilities statement responses to this sources sought are due no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on 1 November 2004 and should be addressed to: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, ATTN: Code XDS13-12, Building 183 Room 106, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren VA 22448-5100. All responses must be in writing and reference Sources Sought No. N00178-04-Q-3048, Amendment 0! 001. No telephone responses will be accepted. No contractor responses received after the advertised due date and time will be accepted. No exceptions to this receipt deadline will be granted under any circumstances. The phone number is 540-653-7765, facsimile number is 540-653-6810 and email address is XDS13@nswc.navy.mil. Questions can be directed to XDS13-12 at the above phone number and/or e-mail address.
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