A -- SERVICES AND DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES

Notice Date

May 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Attn: Contracts 2.5.1, Bldg 588, Suite 2, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 47253 Whalen Road, Unit 9, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463

ZIP Code

20670-1463

Solicitation Number

N00421-01-R-0229

Point of Contact

Contact Contract Specialist Dan Butler, Phone (301) 342-2070

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (ButlerDL2@navair.navy.mil)

Description

"Sources Sought Synopsis." The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, Maryland, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Sensors Division, is seeking eligible small business firms capable of providing services and data for the development of systems, equipment, and facilities which are used for the development, integration, test, and evaluation of ASW sensor systems and support subsystem elements. The ASW Sensors Division, which is tasked to develop and evaluate ASW sensors, their tactical use, and future tactical systems and concepts, operates in a highly integrated team environment with civil service, military, and contractor personnel who are ASW sensor experts. ALL personnel performing work under the proposed contract must, as a minimum, possess a SECRET clearance. Some personnel will require a TOP SECRET clearance. Location of performance is on-site at NAWCAD Patuxent River, Maryland, or off-site at the contractor's facility. Contractor personnel shall travel when necessary to provide needed tasks through off-site meetings, training, conferences, design, installation, integration, maintenance, or system test. A major reason for travel under this contract will be to support field experiments and ASW Sensor System test and evaluation. As part of this travel, contractor personnel may be required to travel overseas and to serve onboard ships for extended (2-3 week) sea tests. This requirement includes the responsibility for planning, coordination, system definition, design and development, and system integration of ASW Sensors and associated aircraft support systems. The ASW Sensor System includes: the sensor, the ASW platform and its associated software, and the operational center. For the purposes of this requirement, ASW sensors will include both acoustic and non-acoustic sensors and their supporting hardware, software, and specialized test equipment. Based on a review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will decide whether it is appropriate to offer this requirement as a competitive Small Business Set-Aside. This requirement is for a possible follow-on effort to Contract N00421-96-D-5120 with BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc. (Cage Code 99789). However, please consider that the labor hours and value of the current contract are not necessarily a reflection of current need and should not be used as a baseline when considering a response to this announcement. This office anticipates awarding the follow-on contract for these services no later than 12 February 2002. The period of performance of the resultant contract will be five years, inclusive of options. The estimated level of effort is 201,600 hours over the five-year period. The appropriate NAICS is 541330, size standard $20.0 million. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. A letter of interest should include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) Name and address of the firm; (2) Size of business; (3) Ownership; (4) Year firm established; (5) Names of two principals to contact, including title and telephone number; (6) Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, if 8(a), date of acceptance into Small Business Administration 8(a) program and anticipated graduation date; (7) Resources available such as corporate management and currently-employed personnel to be assigned to the project to include names and current job titles; (8) Management approach to staffing the total effort with qualified personnel. The staffing plan should address any new hires that would be available for assignment to this effort, possible subcontract/teaming arrangements, and strategy for recruiting and retaining qualified personnel; (9) A description of previous experience that demonstrates your firm's ability to effectively manage or perform a similar effort. Please include information about on-going contract(s) completed within the last five years, and identify any, which were under NAICS 541330. Desired specific information for each effort is: (a) Name of Contracting Activity; (b) Contract Number; (c) Contract Type (FFP, Cost, IDIQ, or combination); (d) Period of Performance, Total Contract Value, and Total Dollar Value under the Contract that the firm was actually responsible for under this SIC code; (e) Summary of contract work; (f) Contracting Officer name and current telephone number; (g) Contracting Officer's Technical Representative name and current telephone number; (h) List of major subcontractors including name, address, and telephone numbers of primary points of contact. If sufficient interest from small business is not received, the Government reserves the right to re-evaluate procurement strategy. No solicitation currently exists therefore do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the CBD. This synopsis is for informational and planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this notice. Respondents will not be notified about the outcome of the Government's review of the solicited information. Failure to respond to this sources sought synopsis will not limit a potential offeror's ability to respond to a solicitation at a later date. Interested sources should provide a letter of interest (via electronic mail) with a capabilities statement. The capabilities statement must demonstrate the ability to perform the services listed above. Please type "RFP N00421-01-R-0229" as the subject of the electronic mail message. Page limitations (including a 12-point font minimum) are as follows: the letter of interest must contain a minimum of 5 pages, but no more than 8 pages. Also, the capabilities statement must contain a minimum of 5 pages, but no more than 8 pages. Interested sources may submit resumes/personnel information as a second attachment, which will not be counted in the aforementioned page limitations, but will be limited to 4 key personnel; the information presented for each of the key personnel is limited to 2 pages. No other attachments will be reviewed. Responses must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following address: ButlerDL2@navair.navy.mil. Submissions must be received no later than 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on 6 June 2001. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010523/ASOL013.HTM (W-141 SN50M6X3)