R -- TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR C41 SYSTEMS, AIRSPACE SYSTEMS, COMBAT WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND GUIDED MISSILE WEAPONS SYSTEMS

The Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center - San Diego (SPAWARSYSCEN SAN DIEGO) intends to issue solicitation No. N66001-06- R-0024, to procure technical and engineering services and materials that are essential to the performance of the In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) and Cognizant Field Activity (CFA) responsibilities for various COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I) SYSTEMS, GUIDED MISSILE WEAPONS SYSTEMS, AIRSPACE SYSTEMS and COMBAT WEAPONS SYSTEMS, associated components, and peripherals. Specifically, this effort requires a proven knowledge of a detailed familiarity and experience in the design, development, maintenance and life cycle support of Navy C4I systems, Guided Missile Weapons Systems, Airspace Systems and Combat Weapons Systems. These systems are based on hardware and software architectures and program applications utilizing electronic components, computers, microprocessors, programmable signal processors and digital signal processors primarily used in Navigational Aids, Air Traffic Control and Ranges. The Navy intends to solicit and award a single award, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, with a base period of three (3) years and two (2) one-year options. The estimated level of effort is 930,600 hours for the entire five (5) year performance period; personnel involved in this effort shall require a SECRET Security Clearance. This requirement is a follow on to Contract N66001-00-D-5034 with Trandes Corporation. This procurement will be conducted as a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The applicable NAICS is 541330 and the small business size is $23 Million annually. Selection will be based on a best value source selection using a trade-off process and include oral presentations as part of the proposal in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations 15.1. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Oct 2003), lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The estimated release date for the solicitation is on or about March 28, 2006. Electronic copies of the solicitation will be available for download via the Internet World Wide Web at the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central Business Opportunity Page, Systems Center - San Diego, "Open Solicitations", https://e- commerce.spawar.navy.mil/. The Government will not provide hard copy versions of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments. Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only on the Internet at https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil/; it will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. All prospective offerors and plan rooms are encouraged to register for automatic e-mail notification of changes/amendments on the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central Business Opportunity Page website. Offerors are also encouraged to monitor the website periodically for changes/amendments to the solicitation. The point of contact for this procurement is Oralee Martin, at contact@example.gov.