Scientific, Engineering and Programmatic R&D Support for the NRL Signature Technology Office   3

This update to the announcement includes the questions and answers from the Q&A period.

This announcement constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15. This procurement will be conducted through the use of Full and Open (F&O) competition.

Please note that all Request for Proposal (RFP), amendment(s) and/or publicly releasable documentation will reside on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). It is recommended that interested Offerors check the site frequently for any updates.

Proposal submission deadline is no later than Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 16:00 EST.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for Scientific, Engineering and Programmatic R&D Support for the Signature Technology Office (STO), which conducts a broadly based multi-disciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development, directed towards air, maritime, land-based, and cyberspace applications of new and improved materials, techniques, equipment, and systems for the purpose of countering emerging threats while addressing platform and environmental signature shortfalls and gaps. The scope of this contract covers a broad range of R&D needed to support NRL STO, which is categorized into eight research fields:

Research Field 1 - Risk / Threat Reduction Technologies
Research Field 2 - Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) Systems Development
Research Field 3 - Cyberspace
Research Field 4 - Realistic Military Training Support
Research Field 5 - High Performance Computing Support
Research Field 6 - Exercise and Collective Training Support to Service and Other Government Organizations
Research Field 7 - Experimentation and Science & Technology Integration with Exercises
Research Field 8 - Modeling and Simulation Support

There is no requirement for an offeror to be able to perform across all research fields, and offerors will identify and propose only on those research fields in which they have expertise and experience.

This procurement will be conducted through the use of Full and Open (F&O) competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences), with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

The Government anticipates the award of a multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of five years. Task orders are expected to be issued as firm-fixed-price (FFP), FFP level-of-effort (FFPLOE), and/or cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF). Award(s) will be made based on best value to the Government through the tradeoff source selection process.

To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offerors may obtain information on registration in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation may be accessed electronically only via the FedBizOpps website. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking the FedBizOpps website for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued. Questions concerning this solicitation notice should be addressed to Ms. Heather Dinsmore at Heather.Dinsmore@nrl.navy.mil.

To receive access to the solicitation package, offerors must be certified by the DLA Logistics Information Service's Joint Certification Program (https://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/). Upon confirmation of eligibility, the offeror shall be granted access to the solicitation and attachments. These documents must be safeguarded and protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with applicable U.S. export control laws and regulations. Additional instructions are available in the "Vendor" link under "User Guides" located on the right side of the FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) home page.
*Note: The Statement of Work was posted as a separate secure/sensitive package, which requires Vendors to be logged in to FBO and have the necessary certification from the JCP Program mentioned above.*