70 -- Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) Training Virtual Environment

** This notice was formerly titled N00039-17-R-0007 CANES VE Training ** The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), in support of the Program Executive Office for Command Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (PEO C4I) Program Manager, Warfare (PMW) 160, Tactical Networks, intends to issue a Full and Open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) N00039-18-R-0009 for the procurement of a Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) Training Virtual Environment (VE) solution in Q2FY18 timeframe. CANES is the Navy's Program of Record (POR) that consolidates and replaces existing afloat networks providing the necessary infrastructure for applications, systems and services required to dominate the cyber warfare tactical domain. CANES represents a key aspect of the Navy's modernization planning by upgrading cybersecurity, command and control, communications and intelligence systems afloat, and by replacing unaffordable and obsolete networks. The Government anticipates issuing a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will include a five (5) year ordering period. The Government anticipates utilizing a Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) / Cost Plus Fixed- Fee (CPFF) CLIN structure for development of the Virtual Environment of the current CANES Operational Baseline, Trainers, and Hosting Environment. Notionally, it's the Government's intent to issue the initial Task Order (TO) for the CANES Operational training baseline on a CPIF completion basis. Changes to the CANES Operational Baseline that will occur due to obsolescence and software changes, as well as the hosted and connected applications curriculum, will be issued on a CPFF Level of Effort (LOE) basis. This notice is provided for information only; it is not a Request for Proposal and is not be to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a contract. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in response to this notice. All questions/comments are to be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Susana Wiker, email address at contact@example.gov and Contracting Officer, Kim Reidy, email address at contact@example.gov. Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at https://www.fbo.gov/ and SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this notice.