SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- Acoustics SSA Engineering Support
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- 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
- PMA264LongTermAcousticsSSA
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Theodore G Smith, Phone: (301) 757-5253, James M. Smith, Phone: 301-757-5255
- E-Mail Address
-
theodore.smith@navy.mil, james.m.smith@navy.mil
(theodore.smith@navy.mil, james.m.smith@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Contracts Department (AIR 2.3.2.5), Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to award a sole source delivery order to The Boeing Company to procure continued long-term Software Sustainment Activity (SSA) engineering and technical services necessary to address hardware and software change requests, correction of deficiencies, Rapid Capability Insertion (RCI), provide engineering support, and perform engineering analyses, evaluations, and development of proof-of-concept test software and prototypes for evaluation in support of the P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) Acoustics Subsystem. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 10 September 2015. This procurement is being awarded sole source on the basis of FAR 6.302-1. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Location Percentage of Effort Government (On-Site) Contractor (Off-Site) Huntington Beach, CA 80% 0% 80% Patuxent River, MD 20% 20% 0% DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems Program Office, PMA-264, has established a P-8A Acoustics Software Support Activity (SSA) in support of the P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Aircraft Acoustics Subsystem. The Acoustics SSA Software Development Environment (SDE) will enable NAVAIR to develop, test, integrate, and build the Acoustic Computer Software Configuration Items at a Government facility. Additionally, the Acoustic SSA maintains the P-8A acoustics source code resident in the Navy SSA to be up-to-date with the P-8A acoustics including simulation/stimulation source code resident in the aircraft manufacturing contractor SDE. Required Capabilities Support for Air ASW systems on P-8A aircraft will be required for engineering and technical efforts to develop or support P-8A Air ASW capability integration objectives; prototype development, capability demonstrations, and technology integration efforts in support of the P-8A acoustics mission system; trade studies and analysis required to execute P-8A capability integration objectives; acoustic signal and information processing algorithm development; engineering, product support, test, program management, systems engineering, software and firmware updates to support new development and correction of deficiencies; and non-recurring engineering in technology insertion and technology refreshment. This requirement is a follow-on procurement to BOA N00019-11-G-0001, Delivery Order 3062, currently being performed by The Boeing Company. The existing delivery order includes a both a Firm-Fixed Price and Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract Line Item Number for Acoustics SSA support. Performance under this effort requires the contractor have access to classified information up to and including TOP SECRET. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 336411 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1500. The Product Service Code is 1510. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12 pt. font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the services. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: (1) prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years, including contract number, organizations supported, indication of whether a prime or a subcontractor, contract values, Government Point of Contact (POC) with current telephone number, a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the services described herein; (2) a company's ability to be compliant with SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMMI) Level III; (3) company cage code; (4) resources available such as corporate management and currently employed personnel to be assigned tasks under this effort to include professional qualifications, specific experience of such personnel, and ability to have personnel located at the sites specified; (5) management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel which should address current hires available for assignment to this effort, possible subcontracting/teaming arrangements, and strategy for recruiting and retaining qualified personnel; and (6) provide documentation of the company's ability to begin performance without delay upon contract award projected on 19 April 2016. Estimated Period of Performance is 60 months. The capability statement package may be sent by mail to Theodore Smith (Code 2.3.2.5.2), Building 2272, Naval Air Systems Command, 47123 Buse Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670, by facsimile to 301-995-1138, or by email to theodore.smith@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 12:00pm Eastern Time on 10 September 2015. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Theodore Smith via email theodore.smith@navy.mil. All responses must include the following information: Company Name, Cage Code, Address; Company business size under NAICS Code 336411; and POC name, phone number, fax number, and email address. RBC, Inc. provides Contractor Support Services to PMA-264. RBC employees will help form the requirements and RBC, therefore, will not be allowed to bid on the Long-term SSA requirements at either the prime or sub leve
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 5301 Bolsa Avenue, Huntington Beach, California, 92647-2048, United States
- Zip Code: 92647-2048
- Zip Code: 92647-2048
- Record
- SN03849220-W 20150822/150821001020-e3f08de1d5c9e2a2071179fb041cb3b7 (fbodaily.com)
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