Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This notice is a ‘Presolicitation Notice’ and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the presolicitation notice i... This notice is a ‘Presolicitation Notice’ and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the presolicitation notice in accordance with FAR SubPart 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Action in preparation for the anticipated release of a Request for Proposal (RFP). NRL is not seeking proposals at this time. NRL reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time. Solicitation no. N00173-24-R-RJ02, titled “Research & Development, Studies, Design and Engineering Services in Support of Remote Sensing Systems” is planned to be issued by 1 November 2024 and will be competed via a 100% small business set-aside competition. The solicitation will use trade-off source selection procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15. Award is anticipated to be made in accordance with FAR SubPart 15.101. The resulting contract award is anticipated to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort (LOE) contract with a five-year period of performance, inclusive of a base year and four, 12-month options. The anticipated level of effort (LOE) involved will be a mix of required labor categories, to include key personnel, consisting of roughly 130,000 labor hours* for the total period of performance, evenly divided per year. THIS IS NOT A COMMERICAL REQUIREMENT. *The total labor hours ultimately solicited and required under this contract may vary from the total noted above. The North American Industry Code Standard (NAICS) is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). The Product Service Code is AJ12 - General Science and Technology R&D Services; General science and technology; Applied Research. Interested parties may submit questions or feedback by the response deadline to the Primary Point of Contact email address listed below. Phone calls regarding this pre-solicitation notice will not be accepted. THE FORTHCOMING SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. Potential Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation and attachments at SAM.gov (Contract Opportunities) when the solicitation is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Parties Vendors list. Prospective Offerors MUST register on the website. Prospective offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement. To be eligible for any resulting contract award, Offerors must be registered in the Sam.gov database. Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.sam.gov

Inactive

*Update to specify some major places of performance: Flagstaff, AZ, Washington DC (NRL DC), other locations as identified by NRL during execution. Updated at 6:06PM on 14 March 2024.* **Updated Attach... *Update to specify some major places of performance: Flagstaff, AZ, Washington DC (NRL DC), other locations as identified by NRL during execution. Updated at 6:06PM on 14 March 2024.* **Updated Attachment 2 uploaded at 7:05pm EST on 5 March 2024** ***THIS POSTING IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR PROPOSALS.*** The Naval Research Lab (NRL) is posting a Request for Information (RFI) and seeking potential sources for planning purposes only. This notice is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or NRL’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Inquiries for additional information other than that provided herein will receive no response. Objective: The Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Remote Sensing Division has an active program of research in the remote sensing, modeling, and scientific analysis of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, land surfaces, and of space (astronomy and space domain awareness). Specifically, NRL designs, tests, and operates ground-based, space-based, air-based, and surface and subsurface sensors, and develops new remote sensing capabilities and methods of analyzing data. The purpose of this Statement of Work (SoW) is to acquire scientific and engineering research and development (R&D) expertise to support the Remote Sensing Division’s (RSD) development and application of new and existing techniques for remote sensing (including astronomy and space domain awareness). Tasks under this SoW may include: Concept design and feasibility studies Design Assembly and testing of components, equipment and instrumentation Laboratory, in-field or in-flight (in-air or in-space) maintenance Calibration, validation and operation of ground-based and deployed systems facilities Analysis of engineering and scientific data Development and use of algorithms for analyzing the data. The Contractor shall provide on and off-site multi-disciplinary scientific, technical, operational, engineering expertise and procurement efforts in support to these activities where the results of such efforts will ultimately support the Navy’s mission. NRL’s specific requirements are outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and separate personnel qualifications. Contractor Response: This is an initial posting related to this potential requirement. The intent of this Source Sought is to gauge industry interest, small business interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in performing the task areas listed above. A small business set-aside decision may be made as a result of the responses to this RFI. The anticipated Statement of Work, Personnel Qualifications and labor hours/skill mix are immediately shared for potential sources review and consideration when reviewing this posting and completing their Capability Statement. If your organization has the capability of performing these services NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information in the form of a Capabilities Statement: Business name and address; Name of company representative, business title and email; Telephone number, address, and e-mail address of POC Large or Small Business Size and Type of Small Business (if applicable); Cage Code; UEID Number; Interested businesses should submit a brief Capabilities Statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating their ability to perform the research required under this posting and as outlined in the attached SoW and Personnel Qualifications. Demonstrated past performance providing similar services should be detailed, if applicable. Submission of Information: All information and data received in response to this posting marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. Please include this notice number on all documents and email correspondence. Classified Material shall NOT be submitted. Please transmit responses by e-mail to Richard Waterstreet, Contracting Officer, at Richard.j.waterstreet2.civ@us.navy.mil in either Microsoft Office or .pdf format. All responses must be received on or before the time specified in the announcement. This is not a request for proposals. Phone solicitations or emails regarding the status of this sources sought will receive no response.