METOC ISS

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC), Norfolk, VA, intends to negotiate a single award, firm fixed price (FFP) and firm fixed price level-of-effort (FFP LOE) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation. The Department of the Navy's Navy Information Forces (NAVIFOR) Command requires a Contractor to analyze, sustain, maintain, engineer, integrate, and enhance Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Information Technology (IT) software/system capabilities. The Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Virginia is seeking information on qualified and experienced sources for planning purposes in an effort to derive a contract vehicle to provide a technically competent and innovative contractor with expertise in the following technical disciplines: Software and Systems Engineering, METOC Data Architectures, and System Architectures, Numerical Weather Prediction and Oceanographic modeling, Oceanographic and Meteorological sciences and their applications to Naval Warfare, and DoD Cyber Security Policies and Compliance guidelines. This contract will provide IT software/systems support and sustainment services to COMNAVMETOCCOM, NAVIFOR, and their subordinate commands in four key functional areas: 1) Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Integration Support; 2) Software Application Maintenance, Sustainment, Enhancements, and Software Engineering; 3) Data Architecture, Services, Data Modeling, and Data Administration Support; 4) Naval Oceanography Web-based Distribution within a Navy approved Cloud. Work of the same or similar nature is currently being performed by General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. under contract N0018917D0008. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services with a size Standard of $30.0M. After analyzing submittals received in response to a Sources Sought notice, the prospective Request for Proposal (RFP) will be processed utilizing - Full and Open Competition and will require a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The resulting contract will be for a five (5)-year ordering period. FAR 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services will be included in the solicitation and contract. The option will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 17.206(a). A complete RFP package will be available by downloading the documents at the NECO Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil or Sam.Gov Website at https://sam.gov/ around late July 2022. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.