AIR-4.5.14 Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Contractor Support Services (CSS)

Solicitation N00421-19-R-0049 is a combined procurement for Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Contractor Support Services (CSS) issued by the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, Department of Defense. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541330. The resulting award is structured as a five-year, single-award IDIQ utilizing Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) CLINs. The scope involves providing engineering, scientific, and technical labor for airborne ASW systems, specifically covering sensors, avionics, and electronic warfare. Performance is located in Patuxent River, MD, while the agency office is also based in Patuxent River, MD. The procurement includes extensive data requirements and security protocols. Security requirements are defined via DD Form 254, requiring a Secret level Facility Security Clearance and guidelines for COMSEC and NATO information access. The contract mandates numerous Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) submissions, including a Monthly Progress, Status and Management Report (A001), Phase-Out Transition Plan (A002), Operations Security Plan (A003), Technical Reports (A004), Risk Management Status Reports (A005), Technical Review Presentation Packages (A006), Test Plans and Procedures (A007), Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix (A008), System Technical Manuals (A009), Configuration Control Plan (A010), Instructional Media Packages (A011), Software Sustainability Packages (A012), and a Cybersecurity Implementation Plan (A013). Pricing and proposal requirements are detailed through several attachments. Attachment P7 and P8 provide templates for fully burdened composite labor rates and streamlined rates for order pricing across the five-year performance period, distinguishing between contractor-site and government-site performance. The solicitation also requires the submission of a Past Performance Information Form and an Organizational Conflict of Interest list. Administrative updates as of October 29, 2019, included the addition of Attachment P8 and updated contact information for Contract Specialist Beatriz A. Rojas and Contracting Officer Lauren R. Martz.