Shipyard Accelerated Design Support for the LX(R) Amphibious Ship Replacement

The Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Ingalls Shipbuilding), 1000 Access Road, Pascagoula, MS 39568, under the LX(R) Early Industry Involvement contract N00024-14-C-2410, for ship design engineering and cost estimating support. These activities will include translation of applicable elements of the LX(R) technical requirements package into ship detail design products, incorporation of LX(R) ship design changes into the LX(R) ship design baseline and computer model developed from the LPD 17 Class design baseline, and initiation of extracting two-dimensional drawings and development of manufacturing aids that will be required to support LX(R) ship construction. In addition to the above, the tasking may include analysis and evaluation of the LX (R) technical requirements package from a shipbuilder's perspective to further improve the ship design and to maximize ship affordability. The scope of the effort currently under contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding is being increased and extended. For the requirements synopsized herein, Ingalls Shipbuilding is the only U.S. shipyard with requisite facilities and resources to design the LX(R) amphibious ship to support acceleration. The contract modification will be awarded without full and open competition pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Ingalls Shipbuilding directly. The LX(R) requirement that was developed to replace the retiring LSD 41/49 Class amphibious ships will be fulfilled with a San Antonio Class Flight II; therefore, future notices to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) webpage will refer to the LX(R) as the San Antonio Class Flight II. Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting proposals as a result of this synopsis. However, interested persons may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Navy if received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Any submissions will not be reimbursed by the Government; the entire cost of any submissions will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via FEDBIZOPPS and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. This is not an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP.