U.S. NAVY 78-FOOT PATROL BOAT ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE

ORGANIZATIONAL AND INTERMEDIATE SERVICES FOR THREE U.S. NAVY 78-FOOT PATROL BOATS

1. Classification Code

L – Technical representative services

1. NAICS & PSC Codes

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 532490 – Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

The applicable PSC code is W039

1. Contracting Office Address

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) 1250 10th Street, Suite 4600

Washington DC 20374

1. Synopsis

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) announcement. SSNs are issued to assist the Agency in performing market research to determine industry interest and capability. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.

Therefore, no proposals are being requested or accepted in response to this SSN.

1. Purpose

In accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, SSP is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of successfully performing Organizational and Intermediate Maintenance on three U.S. Navy (USN) 78-foot patrol boats (78PB). The purpose of this services contract is to maintain 78PB readiness to perform the USN’s Int-Transit Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Security Mission and the USN’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile, Nuclear (SLCM-N) Security Mission. The Contractor shall use Government Furnished Facilities or Contractor Furnished Facilities to perform this work.

The contract Base Year shall start on the date of contract award and finish 12 months thereafter.  The contract shall also include four (4) Option Years, that may be exercised by the Government.

1. White Paper Capability Statement Credentials

a. SSP is seeking detailed, complete, and thorough White Paper capability statements from interested firms who can demonstrate and document, with evidentiary support, that they 1) possess the minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 which are critical to the successful execution of the requirements, and 2) demonstrate recent and relevant

experience, as the Prime Contractor, performing the same or similar efforts of the same or similar scope, size, and complexity to the Enclosure (1) Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements identified in paragraph 8.0. Interested firms must demonstrate their existing capability, or the potential to acquire the capability, to meet Enclosure (1) requirements by the time of contract award.

1. 1. Small Business Concerns

IAW FAR Subpart 19.2 Polices, SSP seeks to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Small Business Concerns who possess the minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 and who can demonstrate its concerns’ capability (or ability to obtain the capability by the contract award date) to execute the complete requirements identified in the enclosure (1) Draft PWS in paragraph 8.0, as well provide the requisite past performance experience detailed in Section 9.0, are encouraged to respond to this SSN.

If a small business concern intends to partner with another entity, the small business concern must identify which specific Enclosure (1) efforts or tasks it intends to perform, as well as the specific efforts or tasks the partner will perform, with the substantiating data required in this SSN supporting the identified partnering roles and responsibilities. NOTE: 100% of the enclosure (1) Draft PWS and SSN requirements must be addressed in any submitted partnering submittal. A partnering submittal cannot merely state “We plan to team with XYZ Corporation” without supporting qualifications and experiential content. A letter of general intent from the named partner must be included with the SSN response.

NOTE: In the event this contract is set aside for small business concerns, the small business concern agrees that it will be in strict compliance and conformance with the percentage payment limitations for services, supplies, or construction (as applicable) to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting and state such in their response.

7.0       Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements

Interested firms shall document and submit specific evidenced of the minimum qualifications and experience requirements in the technical areas identified in bullets “a” through “h” below which are critical to the successful execution of the Enclosure (1) requirements in paragraph

8.0. This experience shall be documented as specified in paragraph 9.0.

1. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations, and USN instructions and procedures while performing Organizational and Intermediate on three (3) USN 78PBs.
2. The Contractor shall provide the labor necessary to perform the specified work, as described in Enclosure (1).
3. The Contractor shall provide the non-labor necessary to perform the work, as described in Enclosure (1).
4. The Contractor shall have the marine-industry experience describe in Enclosure (1), performing Organizational and Intermediate Maintenance of vessels of equal, or greater to the USN 78PB.

1. 1. Description of Requirements

See Enclosure (1) Draft PWS Requirements.

1. 1. Quantity of Personnel Required / Place of Performance

The Government estimates that the Contractor services described by Enclosure (1), can be performed by the labor, at facilities described by Enclosure (1).  However, the Contractor can propose a labor category and facility mix that meet Enclosure (1) requirements.

1. 1. Evidentiary Qualifications/Experience Documentation Requirements

Interested firms must possess the requisite minimum qualifications and experience identified in paragraph 7.0 and demonstrated relevant and recent experience as it relates to the requirements in paragraph 8.0. White Paper Capability statements must include all of the content and details identified below.

1. 1. Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements Validation

White Paper Capability statement submissions shall include a discrete section with the heading “Minimum Qualifications / Experience Requirements” and document, with specific information, each of the minimum qualifications identified in paragraph 7.0. Contractor should provide examples of previous same or similar work, or the capability to obtain the qualifications or experience prior to the anticipated contract award date.

1. 1. Relevant & Recent Experience / Supporting Narratives

In addition, to demonstrating possession of the requisite Minimum Qualifications / Experience requirements identified in paragraph 7.0 above (or have capability of obtaining by the anticipated contract award), interested firms shall demonstrate relevant and recent experience performing the same or similar efforts or completion tasks (as applicable) to the Enclosure (1) requirements in paragraph 8.0. Relevant experience is defined as performing efforts or tasks similar in scope, size, and complexity as Enclosure (1). Recent experience is defined as work performed within 5 years of the SSN posting date. To substantiate the performance of relevant and recent efforts or tasks to the Enclosure (1) requirements, White Paper Capability statements shall include a list of current or previous contract references and the efforts or tasks performed thereunder detailing and evidencing a direct correlation of the contract reference efforts or tasks to Enclosure (1). White Paper Capability statements shall include the following information per individual contract reference:

1. 1. 1. Summary of relevant work performed and how that specific work demonstrates capability to perform the specific requirements identified in Enclosure (1);
      2. Current and prior Contract Number(s) and Customer or Agency Supported;
      3. Identification of your role as the Prime or Subcontractor;
      4. Contract Type;
      5. Period of performance of the specific contract reference effort performed; and
      6. Customer point of contact with valid phone number and email.

NOTE: Work evaluated as not relevant or recent to the Enclosure (1) Draft PWS requirements will not be considered.

1. 1. Company Information and Deadline for Submittal

White Paper Capability statements shall be submitted in Microsoft Word for Office 2000 compatible format or PDF format.  The White Papers shall not exceed 10 pages in total, using 12-point Times New Roman and 1” margin and shall be submitted via e-mail to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov.

ALL White Paper Capability submittals shall include the following information “not” included in the aforementioned maximum 10-page limit:

1. 1. 1. Company Administrative Information

1. 1. 1. 1. Company Name:
         2. Company Point of Contact (email and phone) and Title:
         3. Company Address:
         4. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) No:
         5. Cage Code:

1. 1. 1. Size of business, including; total annual revenue, by year, for the past five years and number of employees;

1. 1. 1. Ownership, including whether: small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns;
      2. Number of years in business;

1. 1. 1. If subcontractors are planned to be used or if you have a partnership agreement

Respondents to this SSN shall indicate which portions of their response are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. It is the responsibility of the SSN respondent to monitor the sam.gov website for additional information pertaining to any potential acquisition.

1. 1. Government Capability Evaluation - “CAPABLE / NOT CAPABLE” Determination

The White Paper Capability statement responses to this SSN must meet the requirements stated in the SSN and will be evaluated to determine whether each respondent is Capable or Not Capable of performing the requirements. This evaluation will be based solely on the specific data and supporting content provided by the respondents in their White Paper Capability statement submissions. Incomplete or generalized White Paper Capability statements, without specificity as it relates to the SSN content requirements, omitted content, or content which fails to address all of the requirements of this SSN, will have a direct affect upon the Government’s capability determination. The Government’s Capability Evaluation will include, but is not limited to, an assessment of the following:

1. 1. 1. The specific evidenced of the minimum qualifications and experience requirements in the technical areas of the Minimum Qualifications / Experience requirements identified in paragraph 7.0;

1. 1. 1. The respondent’s demonstrated ability to manage, as a Prime contractor, the types and magnitude of requirements identified in Enclosure (1) based on their relevant and recent performance of same or similar efforts or tasks in terms of scope, size, and complexity;

1. 1. 1. The respondent’s demonstrated technical ability, as a Prime contractor, to execute the Enclosure (1) requirements based on their relevant and recent performance of same or similar efforts or tasks in terms of scope, size, and complexity; and

1. 1. 1. The respondent’s demonstrated capacity to execute Enclosure (1) requirements based on their relevant and recent performance of same or similar efforts in terms of scope, size, and complexity, the quantity of personnel required, and the contract award date.
2. SSN Disclaimer

This SSN is issued solely for Market Research purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This SSN does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract. The information provided in the SSN is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Respondents are advised that ALL costs associated with responding to this SSN, including any requests for follow-up information, will be solely at the interested parties’ expense and the Government will not pay for any information or

costs incurred or associated with submitting a SSN White Paper Capability statement or follow-on responses.

The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside for small businesses or one of the small business preference groups. (e.g., small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone small business, and women-owned small business programs).

1. Enclosures:
   1. Draft PWS