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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Government has revised the anticipated award date to the first quarter of FY22. The Government is requesting Offerors extend their proposal validity for an additional six (6) mon... IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Government has revised the anticipated award date to the first quarter of FY22. The Government is requesting Offerors extend their proposal validity for an additional six (6) months. Please email Brandon Reaser at brandon.p.reaser.civ@us.navy.mil with confirmation of the requested proposal extension. AMENDMENT 15: Request for Proposal (RFP) Responses to Questions submitted by 02 November 2020 Please see the attached Questions & Answers (Q&A) document for questions submitted between 22 October 2020 and 02 November 2020 as well as N00421-19-R-0074 Amendment 0002 in accordance with changes noted in the Questions & Answers (Q&A) document. The Government is no longer accepting questions for this requirement. AMENDMENT 14: Request for Proposal (RFP) Amendment 0001 Please see the attached N00421-19-R-0074 Amendment 0001 in accordance with changes noted in the Questions & Answers (Q&A) spreadsheet posted on 22 October 2020. AMENDMENT 13: Request for Proposal (RFP) Responses to Questions submitted by 20 September 2020 Please see the attached Questions & Answers (Q&A) document for questions submitted between 10 September 2020 and 20 September 2020. RFP Amendment 0001 will be posted to beta.SAM.gov in accordance with the changes noted in the Q&A document no later than 29 October 2020. Please note cells highlighted red in the Q&A document are items the Government believes will result in changes to the solicitation. AMENDMENT 12: GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Due to the large volume of questions received regarding the N00421-19-R-0074 requirement, the Government hereby closes the window for all question submittals. Please continue to monitor beta.SAM.gov for responses to question submittals. AMENDMENT 11: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) DISCLAIMER: This is a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government's intent is to award a Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to each and all qualifying Offerors whose proposal is technically evaluated as “acceptable”, with an estimated award of 07 June 2021. The contract will have a five (5) year ordering period. The resulting contract will have Cost Reimbursable and Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price CLINS; therefore, successful awardee will be required to have an adequate accounting system upon contract award. Proposals are due 17 November 2020 NLT 2:00 P.M. EST. The Government will not accept or respond to telephone calls or requests for meetings with potential Offerors about this requirement. All questions regarding this procurement must be submitted via email to Brandon Reaser at brandon.reaser@navy.mil. It is requested that all questions be received within 10 calendar days of the date this solicitation is issued. Questions received after 10 calendar days may not be answered prior to the proposal due date. The following information is meant to provide clarification regarding the use of Formal Ventures for Pools one (1) through six (6): “Formal Joint Ventures are allowable for all Pools.” The following information is meant to provide clarification regarding the use of Corporate Experience: “For each corporate experience effort submitted, the Government desires a magnitude of $4M or greater for Pools 2 through 6 and a magnitude of $1M or greater for Pool 1. The Government will evaluate corporate experience submissions in a manner that will help reduce risk associated with sparse or adverse technical findings. An Offeror who does not submit corporate experience will not be evaluated as a higher risk. The intent of corporate experience submissions is to substantiate or support the technical response and can only help improve an offerors combined technical/risk rating.” The following information is meant to provide clarification regarding the use of Past Performance: Please note that past performance has been removed as an evaluation factor entirely. Corporate experience from any party of the Joint Venture may be submitted and will be evaluated in accordance with the quote above. AMENDMENT 10: Questions and Answers Received by 06/01/2020 Updated Questions & Answers Document of questions received by 01 June 2020. AMENDMENT 9: DRAFT Solicitation and Question Submission Form This is a DRAFT solicitation for contractor review and comment. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. DRAFT RFP and DRAFT RFP Question(s) Form are attached. A company or joint venture shall use the attached Question/Response Form, to submit questions to the Government. Questions shall be submitted by e-mail to the primary and secondary point of contact by 01 June 2020 NLT 12:00 PM (Noon). The Government may or may not respond to Contractor's comments and questions. However, it is the Government's intent to incorporate responses to Contractor comments and questions in the update to the solicitation, which will be the official Request for Proposal. AMMENDMENT 8: Questions and Answers Received by 12/18/19 Updated Question & Answers List of those questions asked between 12/4/19 and 12/18/19. AMMENDMENT 7: INFORMATION FROM THE PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE The RAPID MAC Pre-Solicitation Conference was held Wednesday, December 4th at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (formerly known as SMHEC). Attached is a copy of RAPID MAC Pre-Solicitation Conference Presentation and the Questions & Answers List. The Questions were submitted on or before December 3rd. We have also attached a list of the Registered Attendees (see Attachments/Links). We will be accepting additional questions through December 18th. We intend to publish an updated Question & Answers List, including questions asked during today's conference, on or around January 8th. Additional questions should be submitted on the attached DRAFT RFP Question form (see attachments/links). They should be submitted via email to Kelsey Buell at kelsey.buell@navy.mil and Stacey MacMillan at stacey.macmillan@navy.mil no later than December 18th. Questions submitted after this date may not be considered in our RFP update. AMMENDMENT 6: PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE The RAPID MAC Pre-Solicitation Conference is being held Wednesday, December 4th from 8am-12pm at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (formerly known as SMHEC) in Building 2, Center Hall. If you no longer plan to attend, kindly email Kelsey Buell at kelsey.buell@navy.milas soon as possible. We are approaching capacity and advanced registration is highly encouraged. Please note there will be no refreshments provided. However, there are vending machines available onsite. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to construction on Airport Road (the road leading to the USMSM building), parking will be limited at USMSM. Note that there will be NO STREET PARKING available on Airport Road. We highly recommend you make arrangements to car pool with other colleagues if possible given the number of attendees. Some options include parking at the Wildewood shopping plaza or St. Mary’s County airport and carpooling from there. Helpful information about the venue location: USMSM (formerly SMHEC) is located at 44219 Airport Road, California, MD 20619. Building 2 is the building to the right when you enter the parking lot. When you enter the parking lot, it is recommended that you turn left and drive around to the back of the building(s), as that is where the majority of the parking is located. Following is the agenda for the morning: 8:00 - 8:30 Check In 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Introductions Ms. Stacey MacMillan, Procuring Contracting Officer, NAWCAD 8:45 - 9:45 NAWCAD WOLF Overview Mr. Tim Hickey, Director of Business Operations, NAWCAD WOLF 9:45 - 10:00 Break 10:00 - 11:00 RAPID MAC Requirement Overview Mr. Robert Kellner, Branch Head, NAWCAD WOLF 11:00 - 11:30 RAPID MAC Solicitation Overview Ms. MacMillan, Procuring Contracting Officer, NAWCAD 11:30 - 12:00 Closing remarks Ms. MacMillan, Procuring Contracting Officer, NAWCAD AMENDMENT 5: DRAFT Request for Proposal and Question Submission Form DRAFT RFP and DRAFT RFP Question Form are attached. See Attachments/Links. Questions: A company or joint venture shall use the attached Question/Response Form, to submit questions to the Government. Questions shall be submitted by e-mail to the primary and secondary point of contacts by November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM (Noon). Questions submitted by the date and time will be addressed at the Pre-Solicitation Conference. New questions may be submitted during the Conference. However, they may or may or may not be addressed during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Registration Instructions for the Pre-Solicitation Conference: Send an e-mail to the primary and secondary point of contacts listed in this announcement by November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM (Noon) with a completed registration form, which is attached to this announcement. A completed registration form should contain the name of the company, business size (under NAICS 541330, CAGE code, and the name(s) and title(s) of the attendee(s) (up to two (2) attendees only). PRIMARY POC Email: kelsey.buell@navy.mil Secondary POC Email: stacey.macmillan@navy.mil AMENDMENT 4: Pre-Solicitation Conference Announcement in support of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) THIS NOTIFICATION IS BEING MADE TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SCHEDULING AND MAKING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. THE DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, INCLUDING UCF SECTIONS A - M, WILL BE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 6, 2019 (ANTICIPATED). PROGRAM BACKGROUND NAWCAD WOLF located at St. Inigoes, MD provides engineering, integration, and mission support services to numerous Navy, Joint, and coalition forces worldwide utilizing numerous platforms and integrated capabilities. This effort will provide engineering design, tailored systems engineering, and product acquisition in the development, integration, and fielding of solutions for warfighting capability gaps. The scope includes the application of rapid development, rapid prototyping, and organic Lead Systems Integration (oLSI) in the development of product-based solutions in areas to include Combat Integration & Identification Systems, Ship & Air Integrated Warfare Systems, Special Communications Mission Solutions, Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems, Airborne Systems Integration, and Integrated Command and Control. The Rapid Acquisition Prototyping Integration and Development (RAPID) MAC will consist of the following six (6) pools from which Task Order may be awarded. Pool 1: Systems Accreditation and Certification: THIS POOL WILL BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS This focus area includes the identification and analysis of information technologies, cyber resiliency, security, risk posture, and documentation development in support of cyber accreditation and certification for information systems and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. Efforts range across the lifecycle of the projects from cyber requirements generation, cyber hardening, cyber auditing, documentation development, accreditation, to continuous monitoring of new or existing systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. Pool 2: Command and Control (C2) Solutions: This focus area is composed of tasking to support arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations. Including requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, and fielding of systems encompassing communications systems, networking, and computing technologies. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems into modular and/or fixed infrastructure systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. Pool 3: Aviation Systems Development and Operations: This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, test and evaluation, logistical support, documentation, airworthiness, and flight operations of manned and unmanned systems to support development, demonstration, and operations of various technologies. Efforts could include installation of new technologies into new or existing airframes, verification, demonstration and evaluation, to sustained operations. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. Pool 4: Shipboard Combat Systems This focus area includes development, integration, testing, documentation, and fielding of various technologies onto shipboard combat systems. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. Pool 5: Embarkable Systems: This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, and fielding of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Surveillance and Reconnaissance technologies. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems into man pack, transit case, vehicle, or fixed infrastructure systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. Pool 6: Airborne Mission Systems: This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, database support, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, airworthiness, flight operations, and fielding of Airborne Mission Systems to the warfighter. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems onto manned and unmanned air vehicles, ground or ship based support systems, or man transportable systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. As a continuation of the postings made in connection with Sources Sought, this notice, will provide all future postings and information in regard to the RAPID MAC acquisition. The anticipated applicable North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541330 "Engineering Services", with a size standard of $41.5 M and the Product Service Code (PSC) of D399 "IT and Telecom - Other IT and Telecommunications." The selected codes represent the majority type of work anticipated for RAPID MAC. This effort is currently estimated at more than $100M. NAWCAD at Patuxent River, MD (PAX) will host a Pre-Solicitation Conference for the RAPID MAC. The Pre-Solicitation Conference is scheduled for December 4, 2019 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon) at: University Systems of Maryland at Southern Maryland Center Hall, Building II, 44219 Airport Road, California, MD 20619 Purpose: Provide an overview of the Draft RFP and to facilitate Government and industry communication with the intent of promoting a better understanding of the Government's requirement. Active industry participation in the review of the DRAFT RFP is encouraged and interested parties will be allowed to ask the Government questions. Attendees: Each company or joint venture is limited to two (2) attendees. Questions: A company or joint venture shall use the attached Question/Response Form, to submit questions to the Government. Questions shall be submitted by e-mail to the primary and secondary point of contacts by November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM (Noon). Questions submitted by the date and time will be addressed at the Pre-Solicitation Conference. New questions may be submitted during the Conference. However, they may or may or may not be addressed during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Registration Instructions for the Pre-Solicitation Conference: Send an e-mail to the primary and secondary point of contacts listed in this announcement by November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM (Noon) with a completed registration form, which is attached to this announcement. A completed registration form should contain the name of the company, business size (under NAICS 541330, CAGE code, and the name(s) and title(s) of the attendee(s) (up to two (2) attendees only). PRIMARY POC Email: kelsey.buell@navy.mil Secondary POC Email: stacey.macmillan@navy.mil Additional Instructions: 1. All attendees will be required to sign in to the Pre-Solicitation Conference based the registration e-mails received by November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM (Noon). 2. Space permitting, if the Company you are representing is not included on the registration list and/or your name is not included as an attendee, blank registration forms will be provided. Companies and attendees who register on the day of the Pre-Solicitation Conference can only have up to two (2) attendees (this is a total number of attendees allowed for each company or joint venture). 3. Space permitting, attendees who are late will be allowed to attend, but must register. 4. Blank question forms will be provided for the Companies to submit questions. 5. Only complete questions will be considered by the Government. Questions that do not provide a Company Name, CAGE Code, Size Standard, and Reference will be considered incomplete. Questions received in writing during the Pre-Solicitation Conference by a Company that is not registered will also be considered incomplete and will not be answered. 6. Any questions unable to be answered during the Pre-Solicitation conference will be addressed via FBO post prior to the formal RFP release. 7. All Questions and Answers (including questions received on or before November 20, 2019 and questions posed during the Pre-Solicitation Conference) will be posted to FBO after the Pre-Solicitation Conference. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to construction on Airport Road (the road leading to the building), parking will be limited. Note that there will be NO STREET PARKING available on Airport Road. We highly recommend you make arrangements to car pool with other colleagues, if possible, given the anticipated number of attendees. Other options include parking at the Wildewood shopping plaza or St. Mary's County airport and carpooling from there. Disclaimer: This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any attendee or for travel expenses or marketing efforts; therefore, attendee cost in response to this notice is not considered an allowable direct charge to the Government. ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING TO THE E-MAIL(S) PROVIDED IN THIS POST. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR RESPONSES SUBMITTED BY PHONE OR FAX WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Amendment 3: Clarifications: Capability evaluation will be based on the ability to execute the tasking statements associated with each Pool in Section 3.3 of the SOW/Matrix Amendment 2: Changing the facility from "Top Secret" to "Secret." Amendment 1 to Notice:- Request that all previous interested parties that submitted a response to the initial sources sought, resubmit based on the revised Statement of work, Pool descriptions and PSC codes additions. *** This is an amendment to the initial Sources sought *** This amendment supercedes the previous announcement This is SOURCES SOUGHT is a market research tool to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide one or more of the services required to support the systems cited in the SOW paragraph 3 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 Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration (RCE&I) Department, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River Code 4.11, located at St. Inigoes, MD provides engineering, integration, and mission support services to numerous Navy, Joint, and coalition forces worldwide utilizing numerous platforms and integrated capabilities. This effort will provide engineering design, tailored systems engineering, and product acquisition in the development, integration, and fielding of solutions for warfighting capability gaps. The scope includes the application of rapid development, rapid prototyping, and organic Lead Systems Integration (oLSI) in the development of product-based solutions in areas to include Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS), Ship & Air Integrated Warfare Systems (SAIW), Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS), Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems (ATC&LS), and Advanced Concepts & Rapid Technology Transition (AC&RT). This is a new requirement that might result in a Multi Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract. The Rapid Acquisition Prototyping Integration and Development (RAPID) MAC will consist of the following six (6) pools for which Task Order may be awarded from. Scope: The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Rapid Capability Engineering & Integration (RCE&I) Department (AIR-4.11) located onboard NAS Patuxent River Webster Outlying Field St. Inigoes, MD provides engineering, integration, and mission support services to numerous Navy, Joint, and coalition forces worldwide utilizing numerous platforms and integrated capabilities. These capabilities typically require integration and coordination with existing infrastructure as well as the addition of new capabilities as the mission requirements dictate. AIR-4.11 provides engineering design, tailored Systems Engineering (SE), and product acquisition in the development, integration, and fielding of solutions for warfighting capability gaps. Duties include the application of rapid development, rapid prototyping, and organic Lead Systems Integration (oLSI) in the development of product-based solutions in areas to include Combat Integration & Identification Systems (CI&IDS), Ship & Air Integrated Warfare Systems (SAIW), Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS), Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems (ATC&LS), and Advanced Concepts & Rapid Transition (AC&RT). Due to the rapid nature of the work performed by AIR-4.11, all phases of the acquisition life cycle are present to provide products and services from concept through fielding. Training, operational support, and life cycle sustainment support are also required for limited durations in support of emerging operational needs. Technology focus areas include manned and unmanned systems in the air, surface, sub-surface, mobile, and fixed site domains; Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems; radar systems; and biometric analysis systems. The objective of this Multiple Award Contract (MA) Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) Contract (MAC) is support new requirements and growth across the AIR-4.11 services portfolio using a strategic sourcing vehicle. RAPID MAC contractors will be competing for Task Orders (TOs) that complement, augment, or add to the current services in the six (6) functional areas outlined below provided within the AIR-4.11 portfolio. This MAC provides the technical products and services in the above mentioned areas under AIR-4.11's cognizance via functionally focused pools. Each pool establishes a functional area which expertise exists and includes associated efforts required to achieve mission objectives within the functional area. Pool 1: Systems Accreditation and Certification This focus area includes the identification and analysis of information technologies, cyber resiliency, security, risk posture, and documentation development in support of cyber accreditation and certification for information systems and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. Efforts range across the lifecycle of the projects from cyber requirements generation, cyber hardening, cyber auditing, documentation development, accreditation, to continuous monitoring of new or existing systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: D310- IT and Telecom- Cyber Security and Data Backup Pool 2: Command and Control (C2) Solutions This focus area is composed of tasking to support arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations. Including requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, and fielding of systems encompassing communications systems, networking, and computing technologies. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems into modular and/or fixed infrastructure systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: D399 IT and Telecom- Other IT and Telecommunications Pool 3: Aviation Systems Development and Operations This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, test and evaluation, logistical support, documentation, airworthiness, and flight operations of manned and unmanned systems to support development, demonstration, and operations of various technologies. Efforts could include installation of new technologies into new or existing airframes, verification, demonstration and evaluation, to sustained operations. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: AC64- R&D- Defense System: Electrical/Communications Equipment (Engineering Development) Pool 4: Shipboard Combat Systems This focus area includes development, integration, testing, documentation, and fielding of various technologies onto shipboard combat systems. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: N059 Installation of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Componments Pool 5: Embarkable Systems This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, prototyping, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, and fielding of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) technologies. Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems into man pack, transit case, vehicle. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: D399- IT and Telcom- Other IT and Telecommunications Pool 6: Airborne Mission Systems This focus area includes requirements analysis, evaluation, studies and analysis, cyber hardening, engineering design, configuration management, database support, integration, production, test and evaluation, logistical support, training, documentation, airworthiness, flight operations, and fielding of Airborne Mission Systems to the warfighter Efforts can range from new technology insertion to retrofit of existing systems onto manned and unmanned air vehicles, ground or ship based support systems, or man transportable systems. Cost, schedule, performance, and risk shall be maintained and reported throughout the duration of the efforts. PSC CODE: N059- Installation of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components Place of Performance: Contractor Site (95%), Government Site (5%)Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD). REQUIRED CAPABILITIES A draft Statement of Work (SOW) and anticipated labor categories are attached for review. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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 "Top Secret" Facility Clearance and " Secret" safeguarding of classified information under this contract. The contract type is anticipated to be MAC CPFF Type with the LOE estimated 1,468,692 person-hours for the five-year ordering period. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 541330 with a Small Business Size standard of $38.5 Million. The Product/Service Code (PSC) for this effort is D399. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria ONLY from small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code. Offerors MUST have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) in order to be eligible for award of this cost-type contract. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 12 pitch in any of the Pools, a combination thereof or, all of them. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package that shall address, at a minimum, the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? This should include the contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the services described in the draft SOW. 2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 3.) Can 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 capability to perform the tasks outlined in the draft SOW? 5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this SOW for the base period as well as the option periods. 6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNS number, CAGE code, etc. 7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whethe...