K -- Weapons and Systems Integration Support Services (WSISS)

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, CA intends to award cost-plus-award-fee, (CPAF) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), level-of-effort contract on a competitive basis for Weapons and Systems Integration Support Services to a single awardee. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 336411, size of 1,500 employees. This acquisition is a follow-on effort to the current contract, N68936-00-D-0022. The current contract expires on March 31, 2005. The period of performance for this acquisition will be April 1, 2005 through 31 March 2010. NAWCWD is the weapons and systems integration and software support activity for all assigned aircraft Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). IPTs and Program Support Offices currently operating at the NAWCWD include the F/A-18, AV-8, AH-1, F-14, JSF, UAV, and Special Missions (EP-3, ES-3, and VPU) aircraft. In addition to the aircraft named above, the contract may support the AV-22 and the Maritime Patrol aircraft, and any other aircraft that may be assigned to the NAWCWD in the future. The mission of each IPT and Program Support Office is to provide research, development, test, evaluation, systems integration, and programmatic support for weapons systems and associated tactical computer systems embedded within or carried on their aircraft, including related systems and support equipment. The term "aircraft weapon system," in the context of this Statement Of Work (SOW), is defined as weapons/trainers/sensors and targeting/mission computer/avionics systems and software, including electronic warfare (EW) systems, integrated into NAWCWD IPT supported aircraft, as well as associated pre- and post-flight support systems, and/or support equipment hardware and software for any of the above. The contractor shall provide the following support services: research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) technical support services (including full systems integration) to all present and future NAWCWD aircraft IPTs and Weapons Systems Software Facilities (WSSFs and their associated aircraft weapons systems, including, foreign military sales (FMS) versions of each aircraft, and other related systems. As directed by written, performance based Task Orders issued by the Government, the contractor shall provide RDT&E and other technical support services to NAWCWD aircraft IPTs in the following general areas: (1) Integration of weapons, avionics, sensors and targeting systems, and system hardware and software (including system analysis, research, development, engineering, and testing); (2) Software engineering/development for aircraft computers, avionics, sensors and targeting systems, weapons systems, and mission and system support equipment (including Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Software Configuration Management (SCM), and Verification and Validation (V&V)); (3) IPT program-level support (including special technical research, studies, Quality Assurance (QA), Configuration Management (CM), data and communications management, and maintenance of support systems); (4) Design, Construction, Integration, and Operation of Test and Simulation Laboratories (also known as WSSFs, Weapons Systems Support Facilities) and Flight Trainers/Simulators; and (5) Aircraft modifications, and aircraft test instrumentation and telemetry systems design, development, installation, maintenance, service, setup, and operation (including ground-based telemetry systems). It is projected that that 90% of the work performed will be conducted in an integrated Government-Contractor Team environment, within Government work spaces, and work in accordance with Government processes (80% at China Lake and 10% at Pt Mugu). The remaining 10% of the contractor personnel shall utilize contractor facilities. The contractor shall establish a facility within 15 minutes of the main gate of NAWCWD, China Lake. These facilities shall meet the security requirements as outlined in the solicitation. The Government intends to conduct a Presolicitation Conference and Site Visit on April 8, 2004. The Presolicitation Conference will be held from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Pacific Standard Time (PST), at the Carriage Inn, 901 N. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA. Attendance at the Site Visit is limited to two (2) representatives per company. The briefing will be unclassified. The Government may record the Presolicitation Conference on videotape. Government transportation must be used for the Site Visit and a NAWCWD badge must be obtained; the Government transportation will leave from the Carriage Inn promptly at 1:30 PM. Prior to attending the Site Visit all attendees must submit a request for a badge. All requests to attend the Presolicitation Conference and Site Visit should be sent by facsimile to the attention of Ms. Evelyn Agagni, 760-939-4241 no later than March 25, 2004. Attendees must furnish name, phone, Social Security Number, facsimile number and e-mail address on company letterhead. Requests should specify whether the company representative(s) plan to attend the Presolicitation Conference and/or Site Visit. Requests should also note any special needs, i.e., transportation for wheel chairs, sign language interpretation, of attendees. Language interpreters will not be provided. Attendance requests received after March 25, 2004 will not be processed; however, potential offerors may request a substitution of personnel attending the Site Visit no later than April 6, 2004. Substitution requests received after April 6, 2004 will not be processed. A draft solicitation will be available on or about March 29, 2004 and will be available through the 2.0 Contracts Competency home pages at https://contracts.nawcwd.navy.mil/rfp-nawc.htm. The draft solicitation is provided for potential offeror's to review and comment. The Government is particularly interested in areas where the requirements appear ambiguous or overly restrictive. Questions and Comments should be addressed to Shaleen Lambert at shaleen.lambert@navy.mil. At the Presolicitation Conference, every attempt will be made to address any questions and comments received by the Government prior to the conference date and/or received during the conference Question and Answer period. Questions and comments must be received by the close of business on April 20, 2004. Answers to all questions and comments received will be posted to the 2.0 Contracts Competency home pages at the above URL. All questions and comments will be considered during preparation of the final solicitation. Information pertaining to the Presolicitation Conference and Site Visit and the draft solicitation will be available at the above URL. Some portions of the solicitation are not available electronically, such as the DD Form 254. It is the offeror's responsibility to contact the Government representative cited in the Solicitation in order to obtain paper copies of those portions of the solicitation that are unavailable electronically. See numbered notes 1, 9 and 26.