Scientific and Engineering Support for Advanced Electronic Warfare Techniques

Reference Number N00173-14- R-KC02, is a request for information (RFI) issued by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of NRL to acquire any product or services. NRL does not intend to award a contract based on this RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested. Submission of a response to this RFI is voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this RFI shall not obligate the NRL to pay or entitle the submitter to any compensation. All information and data received in response to this RFI marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or NRL's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Contact Information Responses may be transmitted by email to Jeannine Beavers, at Jeannine.beavers@nrl.navy.mil, in either Microsoft Office or PDF formats. Important Dates All responses shall be received on or before 5 February 2016, 12:00 p.m., Eastern daylight time (EDT). Objective The NRL Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (TEWD) is responsible for research and development in support of the Navy's tactical electronic warfare requirements and missions. These include electronic warfare support measures, electronic countermeasures, and supporting counter-countermeasures, as well as studies, analyses, and simulations for determining and improving the effectiveness of these systems. NRL is seeking potential firms who have the skills, experience, knowledge and capabilities required in the areas of surface ships, Electronic Warfare (EW) on surface ships, and the role of ships signatures in EW who can complement the Government research team. The major technical areas are: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of Prototype Force Protection and EW Sensor and Systems; EW Modeling and Simulation Studies; Signature Control Studies; and Hardware in the Loop and Signature Processor in the Loop Studies. A five-year Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with cost-reimbursable and firm fixed price task orders is contemplated. Contract award is estimated for May 2016. The expected place of performance for this requirement is the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC (NRL-DC) Request that all interested offerors provide the following: CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information: a) Name of Company and Point of Contact (POC) b) Telephone Number, Fax Number, Address and e-mail address of POC c) Business Size and number of employees d) Type of Set Aside (if applicable) e) Capabilities statement and relevant experience in the area of work listed in the sources sought f) Proposed NAICS code g) Proposed PSC code h) Please specific if subcontracting possibilities exist and/or if all tasks can be performed by a single vendor i) Please provide in the response a list of Navy, DoD or Federal contracts supported during the past 36 months with a brief description of the supply or service provided for the same or similar type work. Submission of Information It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 5 February 2016, 12:00 p.m., Eastern daylight time (EDT). Responses may be e-mailed to Jeannine.beavers@nrl.navy.mil. Submit any questions in writing to Jeannine.beavers@nrl.navy.mil