Engineering and Technical Support Services for the Naval Air Systems Command's Support Equipment and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Departments

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. There is no solicitation package available. 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 RFI is strictly voluntary. The Naval Air (NAVAIR) Command is requesting information pertaining to engineering and technical support services for the Support Equipment (SE) and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Departments. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst (JBMDL), NJ is releasing the below draft top level Statement of Work (SOW) as part of a Request for Information (RFI) to identify interested parties and solicit comments to improve the quality and clarity of the detailed requirement for engineering and technical support services. The Government's intent is to release a five (5) year (one 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods) RFP on or about 22 September 2022 on Seaport-NxG. The NAWCAD is searching the market to find corporate capabilities and interest available to provide: SE engineering support by providing design engineering and technical services for SE systems. SE acquisition support including assisting with acquisition matters, providing engineering and technical recommendations during concept definition, developing technical data, and providing technical support during Platform/Avionics Engineering Change Proposal process. SE design support through hardware and software design, development, integration, test and evaluation for test and SE through technical inputs and evaluations concerning development and engineering modifications. Tasking will also include participation in design review meetings, technical data collection, test requirement analyses, identifying design problems, supporting duplication and distribution of software upgrades, and providing technical support of hardware and system software. Test Program Set (TPS) design support including conceptual design, design data reviews, design documentation support, and attending SE hardware/software design meetings. Tasking also includes coding and compilation support, supplementary data generation, integration support, post-TPS support, and providing inputs to the troubleshooting process of avionics support. SE installation engineering and initial outfitting of new and/or modified SE for CV/CVN, L-Class and shore based facilities; participation in site activation planning activities; assistance in the preparation of ship alteration/installation documentation; participating in programmatic and technical aviation integration meetings, assisting in the preparation and configuration management of New Construction Ship's Outfitting Plan, Inventory Material Readiness List development and acquisition, and providing SE drawing support including modification of new drawing packages with various tools including AutoCAD, Pro-Engineering Modules, and other software products. Automatic Test System engineering and technical support of other Department of Defense technical activities on platforms, avionics, and associated SE. Contractor Support Services (CSS) include but are not limited to the following per year: Senior Engineer, 4.25 man-years, 8,160 hours Journeyman Engineer, 4.25 man-years, 8,160 hours Junior Engineer, 3.25 man-years, 6,240 hours Senior Engineering Technician, 2.75 man-years, 5,280 hours Junior Engineering Technician. 2 man-years, 3,840 hours Response Topics Topic 1: In addition to receiving comments on the top level SOW, the Government is interested in obtaining information from industry concerning capabilities to meet the requirements of the SOW. In addition to your response to these specific topics, the Government requests that respondents complete the questionnaire based upon the requirements communicated in the SOW. This RFI is for market research and is not part of any down selection process. Topic 2: The Government anticipates that this will be released under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330 Engineering Services. Under this classification, a small business participant is identified as a business having less than $22.5M in annual revenues. This requirement will require a SECRET facilities clearance. Contractor personnel are required to have SECRET security clearances to perform the tasks required. The Government welcomes responses from industry, to include small business as well as large business. If your company is considered a large business, provide your subcontracting strategy of how you would best incorporate small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, HUB Zone small business, veteran owned small business, and service disabled veteran owned small business, in the overall performance of this effort. Topic 3: The Government has structured standard-based task areas to ensure that the current and future requirements are met over the term of the contract. These requirements, however, need to be tightly integrated. The Government wants to avoid stove-piped responses, and so is in favor of an integrated team to provide boundary-less support within the scope of the tasking, with only exceptions for some elements of network defense and security which need to be offset to ensure the integrity of those processes. Coincidentally, the Government wants a structured approach, with best of breed, standards based, repeatable processes and a strong program management office. Please comment on how the SOW could be structured to reinforce these desires. RFI Response Instructions Complete the questionnaire, Attachment 1, of this RFI to provide the requested information. Any questions should be submitted to Shannan Germond via email, contact@example.gov. Responses to the RFI should be submitted electronically to contact@example.gov. Responses shall be limited to the below topics and are bound by sectional page limits. 1) Discuss your interest in this requirement and corporate capabilities to satisfy all elements of this requirement, in terms of anticipated size and complexity. (no more than 3 pages) 2) If you are a small business, discuss the suitability of this requirement for a small business set-aside. (no more than 1 page) 3) Provide recommendations for the full SOW which will appear in an RFP, to have the benefits of standards-based, structured services without encouraging stove-piped solutions from industry. (no more than 2 pages) 4) Provide recommendations for the full SOW which will appear in an RFP, to incorporate performance based approaches for contract execution. (no more than 2 pages) A page is defined as a single sided 8.5 by 11 page using 1 inch margins from each edge. Response must be in font size 12, Times New Roman. Inclusion of the questionnaire, Attachment 1, is in addition to the above mentioned page count. The information shall be submitted as UNCLASSIFIED. Do not submit any documents (letters, corporate statements or marketing information) other than the completed Questionnaire and the (up to 8-page max) responses on the draft top level SOW. The Government may elect not to discuss submissions received in response to this RFI with individual responders. There is no requirement to respond to the RFI in order to be eligible to propose on the planned RFP. However, the Government places tremendous value on the information received and may utilize it to finalize its acquisition strategy. Respondents shall fully use this opportunity to describe proven capabilities in performing services similar to those described in this draft top level SOW. DISCLAIMER The Government does not intend to award a Contract or Task Order on the basis of this RFI. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e) responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract/agreement. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME