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

H -- ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, FLEET INTRODUCTION AND FOREIGN MILITARY SALES OF TOMAHAWK WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEMS SOL N00178-99-Q-2032 DUE 042099 POC Betty Kniceley, SD12C, (540653-7942 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Homepage, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Questions concerning this Sources Sought Synopsis., SD12@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis to evaluate the possibility of setting aside a requirement for small business competition. The requirement is covered by SIC code 8711 and has an associated size standard of $20.0 million. The contractor will participate with NSWCDD as an integrated team member within the established PMA-282 IPT structure to assist NSWCDD in the role of lead laboratory for the PMA-282 Tomahawk Weapon Control System Program. The contractor will be required to provide engineering, technical and administrative services to NSWCDD and PMA-282 to support development and oversight of the PMA-282 Programs. This support includes programmatic analysis, systems engineering and analysis, system engineering process support, documentation review, fleet liaison support and meeting coordination. The efforts under this contract will ensure continuity and effective program coordination across the Tomahawk control systems and throughout the PMA-282 community. Specialized knowledge and experience is required to be able to perform this effort. Interested small businesses which believe they are capable of fulfilling the Government's requirements should respond within ten (10) calendar days by providing (a) a summary of corporate capabilities which includes company history and examples of similar types of efforts and (b) resumes of employees which possess the following qualifications. If recruitment is required to meet the required qualifications, please indicate the availability of those personnel not currently under the employ of the proposed contractor. Personnel are required to have a minimum of a SECRET security clearance. If a higher security clearance is necessary, the level is indicated in the labor category requirements. Unless stated in the labor category requirements, all personnel must be located within 30 minutes of PMA-282, Patuxtent River, Maryland and within 60 minutes of NSWCDD, Dahlgren, Virginia. Experience required by the labor categories must have been obtained during the past five years unless otherwise noted. The number of resumes required for each labor category is indicated prior to the title of the labor category. Internet access is required. (1) PROGRAM MANAGER. Education: A Bachelor's degree in a major field of engineering, mathematics, computer, physical, or applied sciences is required, and a Postgraduate degree in business or engineering administration from an accredited college or university is desirable. Experience: A minimum of twelve years recent program management experience in the DOD Major Weapon Systems Acquisition Arena; at least five years of this experience shall have been as a Program Manager/Deputy Program Manager supporting the engineering and development of a DOD Major Weapon Systems; and at least three years of this experience shall include domain expertise in the Tomahawk and AEGIS Weapon Systems. Experience shall include demonstrated senior level DOD experience including interface and liaison with Navy Flags, Office of Secretary of Defense, and congressional staff. (4) SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER. Education: A Bachelor's degree in a major field of engineering, mathematics, computer, physical, or applied sciences from an accredited college or university is required. A Postgraduate degree in a major field of engineering may be substituted for two years of team leader experience required below. Experience: A minimum of ten years recent professional engineering experience with a DOD Major Weapon Systems program. At least five years of this experience shall have been as a team leader performing engineering management functions including budgeting, coordination, and scheduling of technical resources. Experience shall include demonstrated expertise in total life cycle system development for a major weapon system, supporting achievement of milestone decisions, and knowledge of systems employing Government Off-The-Shelf software (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The-Shelf software (COTS) technology. At a minimum, one (1) of the senior system engineers must possess at least three years of experience with respect to surface/submarine shipboard weapon systems and shall include domain expertise in the Tomahawk and AEGIS Weapon Systems. (1) MANAGEMENT ANALYST. Education: A Bachelor's degree in a major technical or business field from an accredited college or university is required. A Postgraduate degree in a major technical or business field may be substituted for two years of team leader experience required below. Experience: A minimum of ten years recent professional engineering and program management experience with a DOD Major Weapon Systems program; at least five years of this experience shall have been as a team leader performing program management functions including budgeting, scheduling of technical resources, and analysis of program metrics; and at least three years of this experience shall have been with respect to shipboard weapon systems. Experience shall include supporting a major weapon system acquisition management and supporting achievement of milestone decisions. (2) OPERATIONS ENGINEER . Education: A Bachelor's degree in a major field of engineering, mathematics, computer, physical, or applied sciences from an accredited college or university is required. Experience: A minimum of four years recent professional engineering experience with a DOD Major Weapon Systems program; and at least two years of this experience shall have been in shipboard Weapons Control Systems. Experience shall include demonstrated technical background in systems engineering, systems test, or operational utilization with deployed systems. This position requires a Top Secret Clearance. One person must be located in Norfolk, Virginia and the other person must be located in Honolulu, Hawaii. (3) ENGINEER. Education: A Bachelor's degree in a major field of engineering, mathematics, computer, physical, or applied sciences from an accredited college or university is required. Experience: A minimum of four years recent professional engineering experience with a DOD Major Weapon Systems program; and at least two years of this experience shall have been with respect to surface/submarine shipboard weapons control systems. Experience shall include demonstrated technical background in life cycle development and maintenance. (1) SENIOR COMPUTER SCIENTIST. Education: A Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or physics is required. A Postgraduate degree in computer science may be substituted for three years of the experience required below. Experience: A minimum of seven years recent professional experience in computer science performing engineering, design, and development of mission critical computer resources and network engineering for a DOD Major Weapon Systems program; and at least two years of this experience shall have included programming for a weapon control systems application/database, Tomahawk WCS is desirable. Experience should include experience with a common operating environment, Government Off-The-Shelf software (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The-Shelf software (COTS). (1) SENIOR LOGISTICS ENGINEER. Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required. Experience: A minimum of seven years recent professional experience in developing logistics support requirements for a DOD Major Weapon Systems program that employs the use of Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products; three years of this experience shall have been as a team leader performing logistics management functions including budgeting, coordination, and scheduling of resources; and two years of this experience shall include demonstrated background in shipboard weapon control systems. This is not a request for proposal nor does the Government intend to pay for requested information. It is requested that all responses be submitted no later than 20 April 1999. All written responses should be directed to Contracting Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Attn: SD12C, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. Responses may be sent via e-mail SD12@nswc.navy.mil. Questions may be sent to the same e-mail address or via telephone to (540)653-7942. Posted 04/08/99 (W-SN317682). (0098)

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