Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Class Design Services (CDS)

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee modification under Contract N0024-11-C-2301 to Austal USA (Austal), 1 Dunlap Drive, Mobile, AL 36602, for FY15, FY16, and FY17 planning and execution of Class Design Services. The scope will also include Class Documentation Services, Class Engineering Studies, Cost Estimating Support, LCS Ship Transition, Interim Support Services, Analyses and Reviews, and Special Studies. Austal is the only source with the requisite knowledge of, and experience with, the LCS 6 and follow of the Independence Variant designs, construction, and systems requirements to efficiently and effectively execute the class design services for LCS 6 and follow. Austal is the only contractor positioned to complete work in support of LCS 6 and follow schedules for the Independence Variant. The modification will be awarded pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), "only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements". Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Austal directly. Note: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to solicit proposals from more than one source for performance of the contemplated contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.