Buoy Shell Cases

This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive proposals at this time. This is a synopsis for non-commercial items posted in accordance with FAR 5.2. Incorporated provisions and clauses will be those in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular at time of solicitation release. In accordance with procedures covered under FAR Part 15, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to award a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) provisions for the fabrication of two (2) First Article Buoy Cases (CLIN 0001) and up to 44 production Buoy Cases (CLIN 0002). The hardware shall be manufactured in strict accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and the Technical Data Package (TDP). To obtain a copy of the TDP, submit a request by email to Nicholas Salzano at nicholas.salzano@navy.mil. The request must include the solicitation number, company's name, company's complete address, cage code, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and JCP registration number. The TDP will be sent to the authorized individual (see below) via Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) upon release of the solicitation. The TDP associated with this requirement is labeled Distribution D which means distribution is authorized to the DoD and US DoD contractors with a valid Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification. Only companies with an active registration in JCP will be provided access to the TDP. Further, the individual identified as the contact in the JCP system is the only individual authorized to receive unclassified technical data. Please visit http://www.dlis.dls.mil/jcp for further details on the program and registration. This requirement will be solicited as unrestricted under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 332710 as concurred with by the NUWCDIVNPT Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR). The small business size standard is 500 employees. Place of performance will be at the contractor's facility. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination, Newport, RI. DFARS supplement rule 2019-D041 (Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements) went into effect 30 November 2020. The rule implements the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology. In order for a proposal to be deemed an eligible offer, the offeror must possess a NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Score within the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). Technical proposals will be required. The Government intends to award a contract to the eligible, responsible offeror whose offer represents the best value to the Government. The proposals received in response to the solicitation will be evaluated using trade-off analysis considering price, past performance, and technical factors. The specific evaluation criteria will be outlined in the solicitation. The anticipated solicitation release date is 1 April 2022. The solicitation number will be N6660422R9009. The closing date for receipt of proposals will be established in the solicitation. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to the System for Award Management (SAM) website (SAM.gov). Offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Instructions for registration are available at the website. For questions regarding this acquisition, contact Nicholas Salzano at nicholas.salzano@navy.mil.