Training, maintenance and upgrades for mobile air battle management and communications-electronic support system.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. This sources sought is a market research tool being used to determine potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes, Maryland, is surveying the vendor community for all interested parties in the intended procurement of engineering and technical services for test and evaluation of fielded equipment. The required services include support for the technical/acquisition Engineering Agent for mobile air battle management systems and communication-electronic support providing operational, technical, logistical and system engineering support in system certification; technical assistance; systems analysis and engineering; test and evaluation; installation and maintenance; hardware design, development, technical logistics support; configuration management; training support; equipment manufacturing; quality control; and project management for the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Air Force (USAF), and other DoD activities. This work will encompass various DoD equipment including but not limited to: Combat Reporting Center Simulation Packages (CSP); Non-Organic Radar Access (NORA); TPS-59 Radar Control and Maintenance Shelters; USMC Communication Squadron Maintenance Shelters; Remote Radio Secure Voice Systems; Battle Control Systems and other systems within NAWCAD Code 4.5.8 ATC Systems Division's cognizance. This requirement is a new procurement. A draft Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) and Personnel Qualifications is attached for review. Feedback from industry is being sought on the PBSOW and the Personnel Qualifications. Industry is also being solicited to suggest performance metrics related to each PBSOW task area. In addition to providing comments on the PBSOW and Personnel Qualifications, interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than twenty (20) pages in length. Capability statements shall address the following questions: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) Can your company or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) Can your company or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details. 4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure your company's capability to perform the tasks? 5.) Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PBSOW. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they are a large business or qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, Hub Zone, Veteran Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. The period of performance shall consist of one base year plus four one year options with performance commencing approximately 15 July 2010. The contract type is anticipated to be Cost Plus Fixed Fee IDIQ. The estimated Level of Effort for the five years is estimated to be 560,640 man-hours. Approximately 90% of the work will be conducted at the contractor site and 10% at the government site. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act. The suggested Personnel Qualifications are attached for review. The potential NAICS Codes are 811213 with a Small Business Size of $7.0 Million, 541330 with a Small Business Size of $7.0 Million, 541512 with a Small Business Size of $25.0 Million, 541513 with a Small Business Size of $25.0 Million, 541519 with a Small Business Size of $25.0 Million, 541990 with a Small Business Size of $7.0 Million, 561990 with a Small Business Size of $7.0 Million, 811219 with a Small Business Size of $7.0 Million. It is anticipated that the basis for award of the resultant contract will be best value to the Government, cost and non-cost factors considered. The government intends that the prime contractor subcontract at least 20% of the resultant task order values to qualified small business concerns. A DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification shall apply to this requirement and the prime contractor shall have or demonstrate ability to obtain a - Secret Facility Clearance and - Secret Safeguarding capability. Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at agnes.birch@navy.mil by 20 January 2010. All data received in response to this sources sought, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.