PEO C4I PMW 760 New Ship Construction C4I Integration (NSC2I)   5

Pre-Solicitation Notice:
3/30/2022 UPDATE - The Government anticipates the RFP to be released the week of
April 4, 2022.
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1/18/2022 Posting update to include most recent DRAFT copy of Performance Work
Statement (PWS). See attached file NSC2I DRAFT PWS 1-18-22. The anticipated RFP
release date is updated to mid March 2022. The Government does not intend to conduct
and industry day or a draft RFP for this procurement due to accelerated schedule.
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This synopsis serves to meet the requirement of FAR 5.201. The Naval
Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), in support of Program Executive
Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (PEO C4I) is
responsible for Maritime Platform Engineering, Integration, and Production
Execution requirements. Program Manager, Warfare (PMW) 760, the Ship Integration
Program Office, intends to issue a Full and Open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP)
N00039-22-R-1002 for the procurement of a New Ship Construction C4I Integration
(NSC2I) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The
RFP is anticipated to be released in January 2022, with an estimated contract award
within first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
The NSC2I procurement will be conducted under a full and open competition. The
Government anticipates issuing a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) IDIQ contract,
which will have a five-year base period and a three-year option ordering period, for
a total eight-year ordering period. The Government anticipates utilizing a
Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract type.
This contract vehicle will provide services and supporting data deliverables
for each hull at the Task Order level throughout the five phases of new construction
platform shipboard C4I integration: Phase I Requirements Determination; Phase II
Design Engineering and Procurement; Phase III C4I Systems Integration Facility
(C-SIF) Integration and Test; Phase IV Shipboard Installation and Trials; and Phase V
Post-Delivery.
The services to be performed under the NSC2I include engineering design;
engineering analysis; material acquisition; equipment testing and inspection; production,
fabrication, and assembly; systems integration; systems testing; hardware and software
installation;and Integrated Logistical Support (ILS) for C4I capabilities baselined on the
New Construction platforms that fall within the management oversight of PMW 760.
The Contractor will improve platform performance and reduce total costs to the
Government by implementing an end-to-end systems engineering management approach
to shipboard C4I integrated systems design, production, testing, and shipboard
integration support.
This notice is provided for information only; it is not a Request for Proposal
and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a contract. The
Government will not pay for any effort expended in response to this notice. Any
information submitted in response to the synopsis will become the property of the U.S.
Government. All questions/comments concerning this synopsis are to be submitted in
writing to the Contract Specialist, Brian Griffin, at brian.d.griffin.civ@us.navy.mil and
Contracting Officer, Ed Davenport, at edwin.m.davenport2.civ@us.navy.mil.
Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the System for Award
Management at https://www.sam.gov/ and NAVWAR E-Commerce Central website at
https://ecommerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/. Interested parties are responsible for
monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this notice.
***UPDATE 5 March 2021*** Attached is
the Revised RFI and Q&As*** The Naval
Information Warfare Systems
Command (NAVWAR) in coordination with
the Program Executive Office for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers,
Intelligence (PEO C4I) and New Ship
Integration (PMW 760), is issuing this RFI to
identify interested sources. The
Government is considering a Multiple Award
Contract and is assessing the marketplace
to determine if there are multiple Offerors
capable of performing all of the
requirements. Your response to this RFI will
be treated as information only and part of
market research.