19--Engineering and technical management support on systems for manned and unmanned craft.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Philadelphia is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement from the NSWCCD Combatant Craft Division for engineering and technical management support on all programs and projects related to the design and integration of systems for manned and unmanned craft. The subsequent contract intends to engineer cost effective integrated system of system solutions leveraging advanced technologies from across the Department of Defense, industry, and academia. From this development, the advanced technologies will be used to explore concepts to improve the operational effectiveness of maritime platforms and demonstrate new war fighting concepts. Due to the complexity and broad range of the requirements, teaming arrangements are encouraged when they are considered to be advantageous to the Government. The attached statement of work is a preliminary draft of what will be issued for RFP. The result of this Sources Sought will contribute to tailoring the statement of work to ensure proper understanding of the requirement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541330 with a size standard of $4.5 million. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquires will not be accepted and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 17 February 2011, 3:00 P.M., EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be mailed to Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Detachment Norfolk (NSWCCDDN), Attn: Scott Petersen Code 232, 2600 Tarawa Court, Suite 303, Virginia Beach, VA 23459. Electronic responses are preferred and should be submitted to contact@example.gov, with the email subject line reading, "FEDBIZOPS CCD submission?. Response shall be limited to a total of twenty (20) pages.