Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Update - 27 July 2020 Sources Sought response due date changed to 31 July 2020. ******************************************************************************************************************* INTR... Update - 27 July 2020 Sources Sought response due date changed to 31 July 2020. ******************************************************************************************************************* INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Simulation Division, Patuxent River, Maryland is requesting information and conducting market research to identify and determine if there are potential sources which have the capabilities to provide technical and engineering (T&E) services in support of its teams, laboratories, and projects . This Sources Sought is for planning and market research purposes only and should not be considered as a request for proposal or as a solicitation to do business with the Government. There is no solicitation package available at this time. DISCLAIMER 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. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), headquartered at Patuxent River NAS, provides products and full life-cycle support for naval aviation weapons systems, including research, design, development, test and evaluation, training, and in-service engineering. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is a product center within NAVAIR that is the steward of the ranges, test facilities, laboratories, and aircraft necessary to support the Fleets requirements. The Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test (IBST) Department, DAiTA Group, is the Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Center of Excellence for modeling and simulation of the Battlespace environment. The Department is NAVAIR’s lead for the development and creation of synthetic and virtual Battlespace environments in support of research, development, testing, training, and system evaluation. IBST operates, maintains, and manages a number of test facilities to support test and evaluation events using simulated environments, physical environments to stimulate aircraft systems, and combinations of physical and simulated environments. The attached draft Performance Based Statement of Work describes technical support services required for the Battlespace Division (BD), which is responsible for simulation expertise and products for naval aviation systems and the Battlespace environment within which they operate. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES This requirement is a follow-on procurement. The contract type is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost Reimbursable CLINs. The Battlespace Division is comprised of the Modeling Interface Branch, the Modeling & Simulation Enterprise Applications branch, and the Simulation Support Branch. Support for the Battlespace Division is currently provided by contract N00421-19-D-0054 (awarded to AMEWAS) with two separate task orders. The task orders are N00421-19-F-0659, N00421-19-F- 2131. These task orders have Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost Reimbursable CLINs. Additional information requests in regards to the aforementioned contracts can be made to the NAVAIR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) website at http://foia.navair.navy.mil. ELIGIBILITY The appropriate Product Service Code (PSC) is AC14. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541715 with a Small Business Size of 1500 employees. SUBMISSION DETAILS (CABILITIES STATEMENT) Interested businesses shall submit responses electronically to the Contract Specialist, Travora Levasseur, in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at Travora.levasseur@navy.mil no later than 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on 28 July 2020. No phone or email solicitations with regard to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Specific details will be provided in a solicitation which will be posted at https://beta.sam.gov. Be advised that periodic access to the website is essential for obtaining updated documentation and the latest information regarding this procurement. All data received in response to this source sought, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Interested Businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten (10) one-sided, 8.5x11inch pages in length with font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed in this notice and draft PBSOW. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, and Points of Contact including name, telephone number, fax number, and email address. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they are a large business or qualify as a Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concern. All responses must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish bona fide capability to meet requirements.