R -- TACMOBILE Systems Engineering and Technical Support Services

This is an update to the announcement regarding TacMobile. The governmentis extending the due date for industry comments to 24 April 2009. The TDPpackage is expected to be available on or about 10 April 2009. In themeantime, questions/comments regarding the SOW may be submitted to thegovernment in advance of questions/comments on the TDP.****************************************************************The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Carrier and AirIntegration Program Office (PMW 750), in association with the SPAWARContracts Directorate (SPAWAR 2.0) intends to issue competitive Request ForProposal (RFP) N00039-09-R-0031 to procure Tactical Mobile (TacMobile)hardware and associated engineering support services. TacMobile provides theground support elements for pre-flight mission planning, in-flight dataprocessing, and post-flight data processing and analysis for the P-3C, P-8A andBAMS UAS aircraft in performance of anti-submarine warfare and intelligence,surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The scope of the contract includes procurement, integration, and testing ofTacMobile hardware, engineering services for maintenance and support ofcurrently fielded TacMobile systems, and design engineering services tosupport future system upgrades and technical refreshes. The contract willconsist of one base year and four one year options. The final solicitationwillbe issued without further notice on or about August 2009, with an anticipatedaward date of June 2010. These dates are estimates only and actual proposaldue dates and the estimated date of contract award will be established whenthe final RFP is released. A DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) has been posted to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website for industry review and comment. Other technicaldocumentation that has been designated as Distribution "D" will be madeavailable within the next two weeks on a separate access-contolled website. Torequest access to the secured website, contractors must sign and return theNon-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) posted on the e-commerce siteentitled, "TacMobile Program Bidder's Repository NDA." The completed NDAshall be submitted to Kate McCoy at contact@example.gov and Frederick Renzat contact@example.gov. Please see the e-commerce attachmententitled "TacMobile Project Site on NESI" dated 10 March 2009 for a completedescription of the procedure for obtaining access. The Government seeks comments and recommendations from industry withregard to the Draft SOW and associated technical documentation. All finalcomments, questions and recommendations should be submitted to KateMcCoy at contact@example.gov and Frederick Renz at contact@example.gov later than 24 March 2009. The Government does not intend to respond toindividual comments, questions, or recommendations from industry but willconsider industry input in formulating the requirements of the RFP. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Government is notobligated to and will not pay for any information received from potentialsources as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis is for information andplanning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bid orproposal, and it not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds theGovernment to solicit for or award a competitive contract.