MODIFICATION
A -- Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF)
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-15-R-0016
- Point of Contact
- Sotanya Rushing, Phone: (301) 757-7057
- E-Mail Address
-
sotanya.rushing@navy.mil
(sotanya.rushing@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THE SET ASIDE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT IS TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS ; a glitch in the system changed the set aside from Small Business to Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business. Please note that revision concerning the date and time of the Pre-Solicitation Conference is bolded. PRE-SOLICIATION CONFERENCE & DRAFT RFP NOTICE Requirement for engineering and technical support services in support of Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) (AIR 5.4) THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWC/AD), Patuxent River, MD intends to conduct a small business set aside competition for engineering and technical services to support the AIR 5.4 Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF). The Government is hereby releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP). This Pre-Solicitation Conference (commonly referred to as "Industry Day") will be conducted on 11 June 2015, from 10:30AM to 12:00PM EST, to provide Offerors an opportunity to ask additional clarifying questions on the Draft RFP. Instructions are included in this notice on how to register for the Industry Day. Please note that all subsequent Draft RFP amendments and publicly releasable documentation will reside on FedBizOpps. It is recommended that interested Offerors check the site frequently for any updates. 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 Navy will not assume liability for costs incurred by an attendee or for travel expenses or marketing efforts; therefore, attendee cost in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government. ELIGIBILITY This requirement will be awarded as a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541712 with a current size standard of 1500. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this contract is AC16 (R&D-Defense System: Aircraft (management/support)). PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST) Department (AIR 5.4) is the Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) center of excellence and lead for the development and creation of synthetic and virtual battle space environments in support of research, development, testing, training, systems evaluation and experimentation. For large-scale simulations used across an acquisition lifecycle, the department is also the lead for model management, scenario development, interface support, distributed simulation expertise, and Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A). The Department operates, maintains and manages a number of Navy Installed System Test Facilities to support test and evaluation events for a variety of aircraft avionics and weapon systems. The scope of this requirement is for the contractor to provide comprehensive Test and Evaluation (T&E) support for ACETEF ranges from using straightforward standalone system events to using a complex system of events immersed in a cohesive virtual battlespace using local and geographically dispersed assets. The task orders issued under this IDIQ contract will require the contractor to design, develop and prototype solutions, as well as, to maintain, test, install, operate, and support ACETEF systems and subsystems. The requirement for these services is currently being performed under Task Order N00178-05-D-4011-M802, awarded to AMEWAS, Inc. The NAVAIR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) website is http://foia.navair.navy.mil. GENERAL INFORMATION: This effort will contain a base year and three (3) option periods. The anticipated Period of Performance will be 15 May 2016 to 14 May 2020. The estimated total level of effort is approximately 639,360 man-hours per year. Refer to Attachment 1 Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) for detailed information pertaining to the Labor Categories and qualifications under this requirement. CONTRACT TYPE: The Contract Type is Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)/Cost Reimbursement and Firm-Fixed Price vehicle. The current contract N00178-05-D-4011-M804 contains CPFF CLINs (Labor) and Cost-type CLINs (Material & ODC). Since the resultant contract will be a cost-type, the successful awardee will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon contract award. PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE: AIR 5.4 Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) intends to conduct a Pre-solicitation Conference on 11 June 2015 at Patuxent River, MD. The purpose of this event is to provide a status update of this effort, inform industry of the requirements, discuss the competition timeline, receive industry's feedback on the draft RFP, and provide a Question & Answer/networking opportunity. The following is the projected schedule for the event planned for 11 June 2015: • Introductions (Government Personnel) • AIR-5.4 Overview • Intended Acquisition Strategy • Estimated Schedule • Questions and Answers This is an UNCLASSIFIED event; no clearances are required. Information presented at the event will NOT be made available to Offerors, who are unable to attend the event. PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Interested Contractors are highly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Number of participants will be limited to a maximum of two (2) representatives from each firm. Only registered attendants will be permitted into the conference facility. Registration for the Pre-Solicitation Conference must be made via email to the Contract Specialist: Ms. Sotanya Rushing, at sotanya.rushing@navy.mil. All potential Offeror's must register prior to attending the event. Participants will have to register for the Pre-Solicitation Conference before 3:00PM EST on 8 June 2015. All registered participants will receive a confirmation email, which will contain additional information. Comments, Clarifying Questions, and Responses: Unclassified written comments, recommendations, and questions regarding the draft RFP shall be addressed during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. ALL communications regarding this solicitation must come through the Procuring Contracting Officer, Bruce Stouffer, at bruce.stouffer@navy.mil and/or the Contract Officer/Specialist, Sotanya Rushing, at sotanya.rushing@navy.mil.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N00421/N00421-15-R-0016/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- Zip Code: 20670
- Zip Code: 20670
- Record
- SN03772528-W 20150624/150622235809-d34627d6029b91ec55377af7ecf55c3e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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