Engineering Support Services

This sources sought synopsis is being issued to allow other potential offerors the opportunity to provide capability statements. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division intends to award a modification to contract N68936-18-D-0012. This modification will increase the current Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) estimated cost required to cover material and travel associated with the contract requirements. This contract was awarded competitively for Engineering Support Services (ESS) to provide concurrent engineering and subject matter expertise across many different weapons systems in support of the Research and Engineering Department (4.0). Services currently provided include design studies and evaluations associated with research, development, production and operations; test engineering services for planning, preparing for, performing, analyzing, and documenting results; transition engineering and related support services to encompass new technologies in current or existing systems concept to Fleet support; and support services required for management of technical activities. This modification to the contract will be issued to the contract awardee based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 justification for only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This modification will update the cost ceiling on the IDIQ for travel and material to amounts that have been historically expended. Information regarding the current contract can be requested through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The FOIA information concerning the current contract is available at at http://www.navair.navy.mil/foia/. Any interested party that feels they can meet this requirement must identify in writing their interest, experience, and capability to satisfy the requirement no later than 26 November 2018 via email to the contract specialist Gina Olson at gina.olson@navy.mil via a Microsoft Word .doc or Acrobat Adobe .pdf file. File must not exceed 10 pages with a minimum font size of 12 point. 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. Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.