Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

A -- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR A VARIETY OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS WEAPON SYSTEMS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT SOL N00178-98-Q-1061 POC Janice S. Williams, Contract Specialist, Code SD118, (540)653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Division Web Site, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist for N00178-98-Q-1061, jswilli@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division is seeking to identify sources capable of providing design, fabrication documentation, engineering, integration, training and testing for a variety of Navy and Marine Corps weapon systems, their components and subcomponents. Navy and Marine Corps weapons systems/programs to be supported include, but are not limited to, Naval Surface Fire Support; Target Location Designation Handoff; Predator; Deck Launched Ordnance; Navy Competent Munition; Fuze Development; Expendable Acoustic Remote Sensor; Minor Caliber Ammunition; STANDARD Missile; Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare; Urban Warrior; Radar Absorbing Materials; etc. This requirement is a follow-on to NSWCDD Contract N00178-95-D-1008 with Synetics Corporation. This Sources Sought is issued to identify viable 8(a), socially and economically disadvantaged small business, and small business concerns capable of fulfilling the requirements of a 5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract. Task orders to be issued will involve work relating to guns, munitions, sensors, electronics, optics, guidance and control systems, aerodynamic design, and mechanical and structural engineering. The following are the general areas of support: 1) Product Design consisting of electronic circuit design, mechanical component design to include items to withstand high "g" gun launch, sensor design, guidance systems design, CAD/CAM capability with the capability to use ProEngineering software, and optics design; 2) Component Fabrication of experimental rubber panels to achieve special electrical properties and electronics to include surface mounting electronic components and the fabrication of mechanical components; 3) Project Management Support to include development and maintenance of Lotus Notes, review of ECPs, planning documents and schedules, conducting technology evaluations, performing requirements analysis and allocation reviews, drafting, reviewing and analyzing advanced warfighting concepts papers,providing electronic presentation, televideo conferences, visually recording special events and digitalization and transfer of images, scanning, optical character recognition (OCR) and archiving documents on CDs 4) Engineering Analysis such as providing modeling and simulation support to include high level architecture (HLA) design, development and analysis for modeling simulations, conducting engineering data analysis related to design or development, analysis to support predictions, trends or modeling related to financial, technical or human factors issues, and finite element, thermal, structural or hydrodynamic analysis, 5) Systems Engineering and Integration for gun and fire control, combat systems, and Marine Corps weapons and sensors, 6) Test Support including analysis of test data, preparation of test and experiment plans, gun barrel inspection, and gun mount trouble shooting, 7) Software Engineering including C/C++ programming to support real time control functions, 8)Preparation and Maintenance of Detailed Program Schedules using Primavera, 9) Training including combat tactics and operational concepts, equipment operations and maintenance training, preparation of electronic manuals and course materials and software and software application training, 10) Computer Network Administration, 11) C4I Command, Control, Communication, Countermeasure and Integration analysis and documentation, and 12) Technical Documentation including reports, graphics arts to render weapon system concepts and battle scenarios, design and preparation of presentation materials, and creating and managing data bases. A SECRET facility clearance is required during contract performance. It is anticipated that approximately 500,000 labor hours will be required of the following labor categories: Program Manager, System Engineer, Computer Scientist, Project Engineer (electrical and mechanical), Technical Writer, Technician, Configuration Management Specialist, CAD Operator, Typist, and Engineering Assistant. Places of performance includeNSWCDD, Dahlgren, Virginia and Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this requirement is 8711 and the size standard is $20M of average annual receipts over the past three years. Interested parties are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Announcement Number N00178-98-Q-1061 by providing, at a minimum, the following: (1) demonstration of your understanding of Navy and Marine Corps weapon systems, (2) demonstration of the offeror's ability to provide support in the technical areas identified above, (3) sample resumes of the Program Manager, System Engineer, Computer Scientist, Project Engineer, Technical Writer, and Configuration Management Specialist, (4) corporate experience in fulfilling similar requirements for the Government, (5) facilities including square footage of buildings and laboratory space, and (6) company size based on the identified SIC Code. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement are due on or before close of business on 01 May 1998. Two copies of the responses shall be forwarded to Contracting Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Attn: Janice S. Williams, Code SD118, Building 183, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100 referencing Source Sought Announcement Number N00178-98-Q-1061. Questions regarding this announcement should be addressed to the attention of Janice S. Williams via Internet using the address jswilli@nswc.navy.mil or (540)653-7478. (0107)

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