69--SURFACE NAVY TRAINING ANALYSIS AND CURRICULUM MODERNIZATION

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Firm Fixed Price contract, utilizing the competitive procedures under FAR part 15, for Surface Navy Training Analysis and Curriculum Modernization. The requirement includes system analysis and design, curriculum format conversion, new courseware development, revision, and update of level I and II Instructor Let Training (ILT), and new courseware development, revision, and update of level I and II Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for Combat Systems, Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM and E), Firefighting and Damage Control (DC), Deck, Navigation, Seamanship and Ship handling, and Amphibious Warfare training. The resultant single award ID/IQ is planned to have a 5 year ordering period. The anticipated RFP release is 3rd quarter 2019. This requirement is set-aside for Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB). The applicable NAICS code is 541330 Engineering Services which carries a $38.5M small business size standard and the applicable PSC code is 6910. If you are a WOSB interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-30 clause titled “Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program? has changed. Deviation 2019-O0003 is now in effect which adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity? and changes the 50% calculation for compliance with limitations on subcontracting. WOSB primes may now count “first tier subcontracted? work performed by similarly situated entities (other WOSBs) as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-30 Class Deviation 2019-O0003 dated 12/3/18 at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm ). This announcement is for information purposes only. This is not a request for proposals. 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.