The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, Maryland, AIR 4.5 Avionics Division, has a requirement for technical and scientific support for research, development, integration, analysis, assessment, and test and evaluation of AIR 4.5 equipment, sensor systems, systems, subsystems and components. Tasks required in support of this effort include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Avionics Architecture and Systems Engineering including investigation of emerging technologies to identify concepts, system configuration, architecture, and advanced avionics development; 2. Avionics Science and Technology support, including systems engineering and development expertise in the analysis, comparative candidate trade-off studies, system, hardware and software specifications, and the design, development, integration, and testing of core avionics; 3. Network Centric Warfare (NCW) support, including assessments of DoD warfare and mission planning systems, intelligence analysis, processing and evaluation systems, imagery compression and dissemination techniques, and situational awareness and assessment systems in meeting these requirements; 4. Support of Flight Information Systems, including engineering and technical support in the development and maintenance of flight information systems; 5. Support of Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems, including support of the development and maintenance of Advanced Electronic Counter-Measures (ECM) for both domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to include On-Board/Electro-Optic/Infrared EW Systems, Passive EW Systems, and User File Development/Test facilities; 6. Radio Frequency (RF) Sensors support, including the use of airborne platform characteristics in performing conceptual radar/microwave system tradeoff analyses, industry surveys, and configuration design and development of draft performance specifications; 7. Support of Electro-Optics (EO) and Special Missions Sensors, including engineering and technical support for existing reconnaissance programs, the incorporation of enhancement modifications to existing, fielded systems as well as the design and development of new components and systems; 8. Support of Imagery and Video Systems Software Enhancements, including engineering support in the development, integration, and demonstration of leading edge technologies that enhance situational awareness and provide intelligence information for mission planning and time critical targeting; 9. Support of Ballistic Missile Defense Surveillance Technology, including analysis, design, development, integration, and testing of avionics, ground support equipment, and laboratory equipment for the Ballistic Missiles Defense Office (BMDO) surveillance and intercept program; 10. Airborne Missions Computers support, including engineering support in the design, development, integration, and documentation for airborne central computer/mission computer systems including operational flight programs; 11. Support of Acoustic Systems, including acoustic performance tradeoff analyses to identify both active and passive sensor concepts to optimize Undersea Warfare (USE) mission execution, and concept studies of active and passive acoustic sensors; 12. Support of Technical and Programmatic Support of Conferences, including support of conferences/symposia/meetings relevant to those technologies applicable to the AIR 4.5 Divisions; 13. Support of Prototype Development and Testing, including the incorporation of rapid prototyping in system development where appropriate for quick assessment of proposed system capabilities, and 14. System Training and In-Service Support, including training and support for fielded avionics equipment, systems, ground support equipment, and facilities. 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 will primarily at the contractor?s facility with approximately 10% of the work requiring performance on-site at NAWCAD Patuxent River, Maryland. Contractor personnel might be required to travel when necessary to provide needed tasks through off-site meetings, training, conferences, design, installation, integration, maintenance, or system test. The anticipated contract type is Cost Plus Fixed Fee, but the Government retains the right to award another contract type if it is deemed more advantageous. The period of performance of the resultant contract will be five years, inclusive of options. The estimated level of effort is 325,000 hours over the five-year period. This procurement is a 100% set aside for Small Business Concerns. A Sources Sought Notice, N00421-00-R-0346, was posted in the Commerce Business Daily on 8 August 2001 under NAICS 541330 regarding this effort, and, based upon the response, the Government has decided to issue this synopsis under NAICS 541710; a maximum of 1,500 employees. The Navy intends to release the solicitation, including any subsequent amendments, via the Internet. The solicitation will be available on the NAVAIR home page located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR homepage is: www.navair.navy.mil. To access the solicitation, select "Business" and then select "Doing Business With Us." Under "Doing Business With the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)," select "Open Solicitations." In addition to the availability of the solicitation for downloading at this internet site, the Navy will also e-mail notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors who submit a request. To submit an electronic request for notification, send an e-mail to
contact@example.gov. The e-mail shall include the following information: 1. Company Name; 2. Company Address; 3. E-Mail Address; 4. Point of Contact, phone number and fax number; and 5. Business Size in reference to NAICS 541710. This information will also allow the Government to compile a Bidder's List. The release of the solicitation is anticipated for LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER 2002, but this date may be subject to change. Internet responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized. IN THE INTEREST OF ACQUISITION STREAMLINING, PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SUBMIT REQUESTS RELATIVE TO THE SOLICITATION. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE SOLICITATION WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR RETURNED. The Point of Contact is: Contracts, Ben Hansford, Code 251443, Department of the Navy, Attention Contracts 2.5 Bldg 588 Ste 2, 47253 Whalen Road Unit 6, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1161. All prospective offerors are encouraged to monitor the NAVAIR solicitation webpage for any changes that may occur.
