FORCEnet TECHNICAL DIRECTOR PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

The Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSYCEN), San Diego intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price type, one year base with two one-year options, IDIQ contract to Kros-wise, Inc. (a Service-disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) at 5346 Grandridge Rd, El Cajon, CA 92020-7727 on a sole source basis. Authority for Other-Than-Full and Open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(5) (FAR 6.302-5), authorized or required by statute, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and FAR 19.1406(a), Sole Source Awards to Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns. The contractor will provide technical, analytical and other support including strategic planning, analysis, process improvements, organizational development strategies, knowledge management, and comprehensive support for large FORCEnet Engineering conferences. Strategy planning and analysis support will be provided in the development of documentation required to track the execution of technical and management process activities. Standard process methodologies will be used for analysis to ensure value-added improvements. Knowledge Management Tools will be evaluated and deployed for use in tracking Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM), tasking, calendaring and document storage and management. This effort will involve various multi-media support capabilities, especially web based solutions for surveys and collaborative workspaces. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Based on previous efforts performed for SSC SD and years of experience supporting the Navy enterprise, the government has determined that Kros-wise is the only concern that can perform the services with the rapid and efficient manner required by the Government. Kros-wise has developed and maintained web-based IT collaboration tools used by SPAWAR to support FORCEnet Alignment across the SPAWAR enterprise and the FORCEnet Engineering Conference Planning and development. These tools, FnAlign Repository, FORCEnet Engineering Conference Planning Portal, and Web-based surveys provide the digital environment to enable the automation of the core processes required by this effort. Kros-wise has specific knowledge and experience with digital tools including PMToolbox, eRoom, TopVue and Oracle Collaboration Suite which are being used or considered for potential employment by the FORCEnet Alignment Caucus. This included the development and use of the aforementioned FORCEnet Engineering Conference Planning web tool and all related visualizations, links, and applications. Reuse of this tool will expedite planning and allow same user interface. The use of any other source for this acquisition would result in the duplication of cost and time to develop the technical capability within another contractor's workforce, which would result in substantial added cost that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330; the size standard is $21 Million. The anticipated award date is 31 March 2006, with a total estimated value of less than $2.3 Million dollars including options. Questions concerning this sole source contract action may be directed to John McIvers, at contact@example.gov. See numbered note 22.