MODIFICATION
J -- Mid-Atlantic CVN IDIQ Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 336611
— Ship Building and Repairing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NAVSEA HQ, SEA 02, 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE, Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, 20376, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20376
- Solicitation Number
- N00024-14-R-4306
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2014
- Point of Contact
- Michaella H. Easley, Phone: 2027813421, Morgan T. Davis, Phone: 202-781-5317
- E-Mail Address
-
michaella.easley@navy.mil, morgan.davis@navy.mil
(michaella.easley@navy.mil, morgan.davis@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This sources sought announcement is an update to a previously posted sources sought announcement and is in accordance with FAR 15.201, in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is conducting market research to determine whether any Small Business set-aside opportunities exist for efforts in performing maintenance, repair, and modernization efforts for CVN 68 Class and CVN 78 Class Aircraft Carriers home-ported in and visiting the Hampton Roads, VA area. All Small Business set-aside categories will be considered. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, Small Business concerns are reminded that in performance of contracts awarded under small business set-aside procedures, at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials, shall be performed by the concern. The Government is seeking responses in regards to this effort beginning at contract award (mid Spring 2016) and continuing for a period of performance of 5 years. It will be a competitively awarded contract that establishes multiple contractors to execute work outside the nuclear propulsion plant while coordinating with the Naval Supervising Activity (NSA) to properly integrate its efforts with nuclear propulsion plant work. It is anticipated that this contract vehicle will support emergent and continuous maintenance efforts and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) scheduled availabilities during its five-year period of performance and will utilize delivery orders issued under a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The effort will be performed at Government facilities. During execution, the Government anticipates soliciting individual delivery orders based on actual work packages. The Government expects to compete delivery orders amongst the MAC IDIQ contract holders to the maximum extent possible. As necessary, Fixed Price and/or Cost orders may be issued on a sole source basis if requirements' fidelity and urgency precludes such. NAVSEA is currently contemplating awarding a MAC IDIQ contract that includes, but not limited to, the following: 1. EM/CM on CVN 68 Class and CVN 78 Class Ships, home-ported and visiting the Hampton Roads, VA area. •· MAC-IDIQ Holders under this contract are expected to have the facilities, knowledge, skills and experience necessary to complete multiple concurrent EM/CM Availabilities on CVN 68 and CVN 78 Class Ships. Specifically, due to the high volume of work expected, MAC-IDIQ holders are expected to have experience accomplishing work that is either individually or collectively similar in scope to the completion of at least two simultaneous CMAVs on Aircraft Carriers and/or with similar complexity and magnitude as those expected to be completed under the MAC. •· Delivery Orders for EM/CM availabilities will typically be performed at Norfolk Naval Station or remote locations. •1. 2. Docking and Non-Docking CNO Availabilities on CVN 68 and CVN 78 Class Ships home-ported and visiting Hampton Roads, VA area. •· MAC-IDIQ Holders under this contract are expected to have the facilities, knowledge, skills and experience necessary to complete multiple concurrent Availabilities, including both EM/CM and CNO Availabilities on CVN 68 and CVN 78 Class Ships. Specifically, due to the high volume of work expected, MAC holders are expected to have experience as a prime contractor in accomplishing work that is either individually or collectively similar to the completion of at least two simultaneous CNO availabilities on Aircraft Carriers and/or with similar complexity and magnitude as those expected to be completed under the MAC. All CVN CNO Availabilities are considered complex, as they typically require a high degree of integration across critical and high growth systems. Delivery Orders for CNO availabilities will typically be performed at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The Government has provided the following information as attachments to this sources sought announcement for additional details on contract requirements: 1. The draft statement of work. 2. A typical notional CVN availability work package with standard items completed under past similar efforts. 3. Summary of notional work package item estimated man-days and CFM estimates. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth on this announcement, and answers to the following specific questions: 1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA)? 2. How many employees does your company have? 3. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company's website address? 4. Is your company a NAVSEA certified Master Ship Repair Contractor (MSRA)? 5. Is your company a NAVSEA certified Boat Repair Contractor (ABR)? 6. Positive statement of intent to bid as prime contractor addressing EACH "type of work", as specified in the draft statement of work, in which the firm would expect to submit an offer. 7. Strategic Planning/Program Management. Strategic Planning/Program Management plays a critical role in this contract due the overlapping of execution planning events, conducting Planned Incremental Availabilities/Docking Planned Incremental availabilities (PIAs/ DPIAs), inter-availabilities (both CM/EM) and visiting CVNs that could potentially require repair/maintenance at a moment's notice. What is your company's experience/strategy in managing/executing several comprehensive/technically challenging maintenance and repair activities simultaneously? What specific CVN repair experience does your company have? Please define in terms of scope of work and complexity. Does your company's management structure account for this contingency? What is your company's management strategy and structure to manage CVN Availability planning and execution efforts? 8. Surge Capacity. The prime is expected to have surge capacity due to flex in operational schedules of the Navy. On short notice, any ship could require repair/maintenance and the prime would be expected to be there and support. It is not uncommon for primes to have teaming partners to handle such needs. In other words, management responsiveness is essential for success as the prime. What is your company's strategy for surge/emergent requirements? 9. Integration. Integration strategy is a key role of the contractor. The prime is expected to work with many different vendors, subcontractors and customers to ensure a successful availability and ability to provide a high quality product through sound Engineering practices, technical expertise and Program Management. Also, the Prime Contractor will coordinate all work with the NSA, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), to ensure that the proper integration plan is in place in order to prevent the violation of nuclear work boundaries. The prime will need to integrate schedules with customers such as Type Commander (TYCOM), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Ship's Force, and I-level work etc. All work must be properly integrated, scheduled and managed. The Prime Contractor needs to have a sound plan for managing subcontracts as well. What is your company's integration strategy in regard to managing subcontractors? What is your company's specific experience in working with the Public Shipyard and meeting the requirements of Norfolk Naval Shipyard for working in the Controlled Industrial Area? What is your company's specific experience with integrating non-nuclear work with Norfolk Naval Shipyard's managed Integrated Master Schedule? What is your company's specific experience working on nuclear powered vessels and managing nuclear interfaces to prevent the violation of nuclear work boundaries? 10. Accounting Methodology. Sound financial tools and practices such as a certified accounting system, EVMS reporting, interface/approval with DCAA and approved purchasing systems are required to adequately provide proper billing to the Navy. The accounting system would show the breakout of direct, indirect and overhead charges. In addition, the accounting system would be used to manage the business with vendors as required. While it is important to have an integrated schedule; it is equally important to have cost controls in place. The prime will submit timely invoices/vouchers to the Navy by Contract Line Item (CLIN), Contract Subline Item (SLIN), and ACRN level. Cost of performance shall be segregated, accumulated, and invoiced to the appropriate ACRN categories. What accounting system and other best practice accounting methodology does your company currently use? 11. Logistic Support/Sustainment. The prime needs to understand Logistic Support/Sustainment. All repairs, maintenance and modernization have Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). This means the ship and Navy receives the proper technical documents after upgrades have occurred and respond accurately and timely to the volume of Contractor Data Requirements List (CDRLs). What is your company's experience with ILS with respect to meeting the Government's requirements for CDRLs? 12. Given the complexity of the work described in this sources sought, including attachments 1 and 2, please describe your company's historical experience completing work of this complexity or describe how your company would be capable of meeting the requirements described herein as of contract award. Please focus your response on the meeting the magnitude of scope of a CVN PIA/DPIA work package and include your ability to acquire sufficient financial resources. 13. Given the complexity of the work described in this sources sought, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for drydocking and non-dry-docking maintenance, repair, and alterations of CVN 68 Class and CVN 78 Class vessels home ported and visiting the Hampton Roads, VA area? Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or confidential to the responder, and shall be subject to the process for exemption from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. NAVSEA may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the Announcement. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an Offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time. Submission Details: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Responses to this notice should not exceed (15) single-sided (Times New Roman, minimum 12 point font) pages. Submission shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (5MB limit) and shall be sent electronically to: Michaella Easley, Contracting Officer, at michaella.easley@navy.mil and Morgan Davis, Contract Specialist, at morgan.davis@navy.mil, with "Mid-Atlantic CVN IDIQ Sources Sought Response" in the subject field. The deadline to submit responses is requested by 1PM Eastern Standard Time, 12 February 2015. Notice Regarding Solicitation: Please note that this announcement is for market research and planning purposes only to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind. Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided. The Government is not requesting interested parties to provide brochures and/or generalized sales-pitch language. Capability and Capacity information shall be specific (quantified as appropriate) and not theoretical in nature to the greatest extent practicable. For instance, a notification of intent to partner with numerous firms to acquire appropriate resources should be supported with formal agreements and/or letters of intent as well as a provision of projects where the parties have successfully teamed together in the past. Future information, if any, will be posted at the website for FBO, the same site where this announcement is posted. Points of Contact: Michaella Easley, SEA 024 Contracting Officer, michaella.easley@navy.mil or Morgan T. Davis, SEA 024 Contracts Speciali
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Norfolk Naval Ship Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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