USCG Shipboard C5I Readiness, Integration, Technical Services

This solicitation, under N6523626RE029, is an 8(a) competed set-aside exclusively for SeaPort NXG MAC holders requiring registration in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to participate. The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic seeks contractors to provide United States Coast Guard shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) readiness, integration, and technical support under a Performance Work Statement (PWS) containing Controlled Unclassified Information, which is accessible only to offerors who submit signed NDAs. Proposals must be submitted electronically by May 4, 2026, adhering to strict formatting rules: a one-page cover letter, a ten-page technical understanding document divided into specific subsystem support elements including HF, Sea Commander, and MUOS system expertise, and supporting cost documentation in Excel and PDF formats, including cost narratives, data, and completed representations and certifications in Section K. The evaluation is based solely on technical superiority under Factor A, with no trade-off permitted between cost and non-cost factors; award will go to the technically superior offeror with the lowest fair and reasonable price if multiple proposals are evaluated as equal. The anticipated contract type is Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee with Level of Effort performance, structured over a base period and up to nine one-year options plus a potential six-month extension, with other direct costs estimated across the period. All personnel must hold a favorable T5 or T5R security clearance with SCI eligibility, be U.S. citizens, and be enrolled in Continuous Evaluation; SCI access requires formal nomination, government approval, and adherence to strict storage, reproduction, and dissemination protocols governed by ICD 705 and DoDM 5105.21. Contractors must maintain a facility security clearance, register in the NCCS system, and comply with prohibitions on public references to the contract, use of personal email for government business, and subcontracting without prior written authorization. Deliverables are submitted via the Acquisition Management System (AMS), with invoicing mandatory through Wide Area Workflow and concurrent electronic submission of cost reporting via eCRAFT. No physical packaging or marking requirements beyond Distribution Statement E are specified, and all government-owned classified material must be returned or destroyed upon contract conclusion.