INTRODUCTION The Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST) Department (AIR-5.4), Special Missions Program Office at the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD is seeking information regarding the technical capabilities of potential sources. The intention of this sources sought is for market research purposes pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. Responses to this sources sought will be utilized to determine the government's acquisition strategy. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT 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 OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Special Missions Project Office has a joint requirement with the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262) and the Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program Office (PMA-290) for the continued development of the Mobile Mission System (MMS) family of system variants, procurement of additional MMS units, prototyping and modification for rapid mission specific system reconfiguration, test and operational deployment, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, logistics support and procurement of associated material in support of previously fielded units. The MMS trailer system is a derivative of a commercial Featherlite 54-foot semi-trailer heavily modified by Dayton T. Brown, Inc. to meet specific Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) certification requirements, air lift airworthiness flight clearance certification requirements and special mission systems integration. The MMS trailer system variants were developed and produced under delivery orders N00421-11-D-1054-0001 and N00421-11-D-1054-0004 with post-delivery operational support and rapid response mission reconfiguration activities provided under delivery orders N00421-11-D-1054-0002 and N00421-11-D-1054-0005 issued to Dayton T. Brown, Inc. under multiple award contract N00421-11-D-1054. The ordering period for N00421-11-D-1054 expired in December 2017. The contract type anticipated for the follow-on is a single-award, indefinite-delivery contract for supplies and services with cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract line items (CLINs). Contract award is currently anticipated to occur in the first quarter of FY19. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Contractor shall, at a minimum, be capable of: a. Conducting operations under Ground Operating Procedures in accordance with NAVAIR 3710.1 b. Developing and modifying mobile expeditionary over the road transportable certified and air lift certified TS/SCIF MMS c. Obtaining Air Transportability Test Loading Agency (ATTLA) certifications and certification modifications d. Developing, installing, modifying, repairing, testing and qualifying electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) and TEMPST of systems e. Performing rapid (2-5 working days) mission reconfiguration/MMS modification/repairs inclusive of ATTLA, E3, TEMPST and SCIF certification impact assessments to meet emerging operational requirements f. Developing new mission system variants of the MMS g. Producing new MMS units and refurbishing fielded MMS units h. Fabricating, installing, and modifying mission system equipment and associated infrastructure i. Fabricating and installing aircraft related electrical equipment in accordance with NAVAIR 01 1A 505 Installation Practices, Aircraft Electric and Electronic Wiring and SAE-AS-50881D Wiring, Aerospace Vehicle j. Performing of preventative maintenance and repairs of the MMS systems including but not limited to generators, HVAC, power systems, leveling systems, embedded security systems, trailer structural components in CONUS and deployed sites OCONUS k. Coordinating, preparing, and executing airlift of the MMS and associated equipment for deployed operations inclusive of execution of aircraft loading activities (C-130, C-17, C-5). These may occur with as little as 48hrs notice l. Coordinating and executing site surveys for, set up, and break down of the MMS and associated equipment at sites CONUS and OCONUS inclusive of contractor personnel deployment coordination utilizing the Government SPOT database m. Utilizing JIRA software for remote support of operational trouble shooting for deployed sites n. Training of Government and military personnel on MMS systems, maintenance and troubleshooting o. Preparing and maintaining MMS documentation for each mission system configuration or mission variant inclusive of but not limited to training manuals, spares, remove and replace procedures, repair records, technical drawing packages in accordance with MIL-STD-31000 and ANSI Y14.24, 34M, ASMEY14.35M Engineering Drawing Practices p. Procuring and managing inventory of spares, consumable materials and other associated equipment and materials to support operations, maintenance and sustainment of the MMS q. Procuring military avionics and mission systems equipment to support emerging requirements r. Coordinating and shipping government equipment/property through commercial and military airlift transportation services. Additionally, the Contractor must: s. Possess a Top Secret Facility Security clearance with safeguarding up to Secret and a corresponding (Communications Security) COMSEC account; t. Have prior experience obtaining SCIF certification inclusive of performance of associated analysis, testing and delivery of required data u. Possess and maintain Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approved business systems, particularly Accounting, Property Management and Purchasing, throughout contract performance. ELIGIBILITY The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this requirement is 336413 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The product service code (PSC) is 1680. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested vendors should submit their capabilities statement in a document of no more than 10 pages containing no smaller than ten-point font. This document shall specifically address, and demonstrate the capability to meet, the required capabilities noted in this posting. Additionally, all responses shall include Company Name, CAGE Code, Address, Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POCs) including name, phone number, fax number and mailing address. All responses to this sources sought shall be submitted electronically to Kellan Tarleton at kellan.tarleton@navy.mil.
