Combat System Engineering Support

The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (PHD NSWC) anticipates a contract requirement to provide Aircraft Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Combat System (CS) Engineering Services to the Ship Defense and Expeditionary Warfare Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), Port Hueneme, California. NSWC PHD is a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 with a Size Standard of $35,500,000. This is a follow-on requirement to Contract N63394-05-D-1269 with Engineering Services Network, Inc. The anticipated performance periods will span five (5) years which include a 12-month base period and two 12-month option periods and two 12-month award terms beginning 1 May 2015. A Cost Plus Incentive Fee task order is anticipated. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued in the second week of June 2014. The contract award will be made to offeror with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offer. Geographical Zone 6, Southwest Zone applies. It is requested that all interested Small Business concerns, including but not limited to HUBZone, 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) respond with a Capability Statement of a maximum of 6 pages to be used to determine the availability of Small Business concerns for this requirement. Interested Small Business concerns must identify their small business socio-economic categories. The Capability Statement shall succinctly address the following six items to demonstrate the contractor's capability to perform the requirements based on the attached Performance Work Statement: (1) The contractor's ability to manage, as prime contractor, the types and magnitude of tasking in the PWS; and (2) The contractor's technical ability, or potential approach to achieving technical ability, to perform at least 50% of the cost of the SeaPort-e task order incurred for personnel with its own employees; and (3) The contractor's capacity or potential approach to achieving capacity, to conduct the requirements of the PWS. For the purposes of this Capability Statement, capacity shall refer to matters such as the magnitude of the tasking, the amount of equipment or facilities involved, and the size of the staff needed; and (4) The contractor's ability to effectively manage multiple subcontractors in order to conduct all of the remaining requirements of the PWS that will not be performed with its own employees; and (5) The contractor's financial capacity to perform large scale acquisition of materials often $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 per year; and (6) The contractor's ability to support a multi-site workforce. Demonstrated ability to manage, technical ability and capacity may include citing (using contract and/or Task Order Number) and describing the same or similar relevant performance but does not limit the interested contractor's approach to demonstrate capability. NOTE: Only information provided in the written Capability Statement shall be considered. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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 OBLIGATIONTO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENET. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. Capability statements shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov by 4:00PM PACIFIC Time 16 April 2014. Attachments: (1) Copy of the draft Performance Work Statement - For Informational Use Only.