Engineering and Technical Support for United States Coast Guard (USCG) Cutters and Boats

Amendment A00001 to Special Notice 70Z02323SSDTESD is to provide questions and answers resulting from this Special Notice. Please see Attachment 4 for the Questions and Answers for 70Z02323SSDTESD. This is a Special Notice to inform industry that there is a need for Contractor Support and a solicitation is planned to be posted in the near future. This Special Notice allows the Contractors an opportunity to review the Statement of Work, Labor Categories, and Schedule of Services ahead of the anticipated solicitation. The Contractors can submit any questions and concerns regarding this requirement to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) via the Contracting Specialist and Contracting Officer. Please note, this is NOT a request for proposal. The USCG is looking to obtain Contractor Support for the USCG Ship Design Team (SDT), Human Systems Integration (HSI) Division (CG-1B3), and Surface Forces Logistics Center Engineering Services Division (SFLC-ESD) to provide complete life cycle management of surface assets from concept development through disposal. Services will be performed at the following two (2) locations: USCG Headquarters- St. Elizabeth's Campus in Washington, DC and SFLC-ESD- Baltimore, MD. The Contractor shall provide support services to assist in facilitating engineering, technical, training, and design support acquisition and lifecycle management support for all new and existing surface assets cutters and boats within CG-93. The Contractor support will need to provide professional engineering, technical service, acquisition engineering, and training in the design support to CG-932 surface assets for the Polar Security Cutter (PSC), Offshore Patrol Cutter - Stage 1 (OPC-A), Waterway Commerce Cutters (WCC), and life cycle management of the Legacy Cutters and Boats through the SDT, HSI-1B3, and SFLC-ESD. As well as provide support to the Offshore Patrol Cutter - Stage 2 (OPC-B), Boats- CG-9325 (Response Boats, Navigation Boats, Cutter Boats, and Special Purpose Crafts), National Security Cutters (NSC), and the Fast Response Cutters (FRC). The contractor support will also need to provide HSI-1B3 to all in service USCG Boats and Cutters. Due to the unique mission of CG-932, the scope could increase throughout the life of the contract to include other initiatives within CG-932's organization The USCG SDT, HSI-1B3, and SFLC-ESD provide complete life cycle management of surface assets from concept development through disposal. This includes tasks relating to the acquisition of new cutters and boats, maintenance and upgrade of existing cutters and boats, management and maintenance of vessel configuration and performance characteristics, and engineering and design support services. In addition, to ensuring systems are designed, produced, supported, fielded, and modernized through a complete integration of human component, including: manpower, personnel, training, system safety and occupational health, human factors engineering, habitability, and personnel survivability. The work described requires an integrated approach to obtain problem solving solutions, as well as efficient coordination and management of large numbers of resources in order to perform all jobs simultaneously. The anticipated award date of the forthcoming solicitation is the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. Through the forthcoming solicitation the USCG anticipates awarding one (1) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for an estimated Period of Performance (POP) of five (5) years (Base plus four [4] Option Periods) from the date of award, scheduled FY23 to FY28, with an option to extend an additional six (6) month. The USCG will obtain proper approvals, in accordance with Homeland Security Acquisition Manual (HSAM) and Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures (CGAP) to extend the contract duration beyond five years in an effort to provide maximum flexibility. Please submit all questions no later than March 18th 2022 at 12:00 PM EST. This Special Notice will close on March 25th 2022 at 12:00 PM EST. Reference APFS number: F2021054539 The USCG will provide the list of questions received by this Special Notice along with the response/answers by posting the amendment to the Special Notice on SAM.gov. Please do not provide a proposal or pricing at this time. Only provide questions or concerns regarding the requirement and attachments. Please see the attachments listed below for additional information regarding this Special Notice. Attachments: Attachment 1: Statement of Work (Draft) Attachment 2: Labor Categories (Draft) Attachment 3: Schedule of Services (Draft) Attachment 4 - Questions and Answers 70Z02323SSDTESD