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Updated Information: 23 August 2022
The U.S. Navy has issued Amendment 0001 to Solicitation N00039-
22-R-0001 - SHARKCAGE Total Solution. The purpose of this Amendment is extend the
proposal due date from Date: 08/25/2022 Time: 2359 (PST) to Date 09/12/2022 Time:
2359 (PST).
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Updated Information: 08 August 2022
The U.S. Navy has received questions from industry in response to Solicitation N00039-
22-R-0001 - SHARKCAGE Total Solution. In order to answer the questions prudently and
in the best interest of supporting the Warfighter, taxpayers, and supporting the mission
of PMW 130; time is needed. Understand industry will request more time and want the
proposal due date extended. As a result from the received questions, an amendment will
have to be issued, and within the amendment the proposal due date will be extended
until September 12, 2022.
This is being advertised to industry for planning purposes.
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Updated Information: 21 July 2022
Please submit questions in accordance with L-317 - Paragraph 1.3 Solicitation No.
N00039-22-R-0001 (See below excerpt of the referenced section)
OFFEROR QUESTIONS REGARDING SOLICITATION
Offerors may submit questions concerning, or request clarification of, any aspect of this
RFP. ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY PORTION OF THE RFP SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN
WRITING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS THROUGH THE SOLICITATION PAGE ON THE E-
COMMERCE WEBSITE at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil no later than 20
calendar days after issuance of this RFP. Offerors are advised that the Government will
make available to the public any questions and comments regarding portions of the RFP
and the Government's associated responses on the e-commerce website. In addition, the
Government will make available to all offerors who are given access to the CUI
documents any associated questions and comments and the Government's associated
responses using DoD SAFE. Therefore, offerors shall not provide questions or comments
that contain information of a proprietary nature as the questions/comments and the
Government response will be posted as stated above. Any questions received later than
date(s) specified above will be considered, but may not be answered by the Government.
Please see attachment ECC_Vendor_Users_Guide_March_2021 for assistance and the
following pages provide guidance on how to submit questions:
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If you have questions or comments regarding our website, please contact the NAVWAR
Contracts Directorate, Paperless Initiatives Management Branch, Help Desk using one of
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Contracts Directorate Office, 02
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Updated Information: 12 July 2022
1.) Attach.6_CDRLs_for_PTO_#1_11JUL22 has been removed. Users are unable to OPEN
it its current state. From NAVWAR e-Commerce - (To attach document, click on BROWSE,
select desired file, and click on OPEN. Please do not attach files which have spaces or
special characters in the file names. Characters such as '#' and '$' are interpretable by
web browsers and will make it impossible for users to open the files through the web.)
2.) Therefore, removing the # symbol. Attachment_6_CDRLs_for_PTO_One_12JUL22
has been added. This is the same file; however, being added to overcome the issue of
users not being able to OPEN.
Please refer to Solicitation No. N00039-22-R-0001 for full details.
All terms and conditions remain unchanged. This is an administrative update.
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Updated Information: 11 July 2022
1.) Draft RFP documents have been removed.
2.) Solicitation No. N00039-22-R-0001 has been issued effective 11 July 2022 (PST) and
the proposal due date and time is 25 AUG 2022 2359 (PST).
Please refer to Solicitation No. N00039-22-R-0001 for full details.
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Updated Information: 01 July 2022
The following procurement timeline dates are ESTIMATES ONLY, are solely for planning
purposes, and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Final RFP Release: The week of 11 July 22 through 15 July 2022
Proposals Due: Will be stated in the RFP
This notice is provided for information only, 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.
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Updated Information: 04 MAY 2022
The following procurement timeline dates are ESTIMATES ONLY, are solely for planning
purposes, and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Final RFP Release: MAY or JUNE 2022
Proposals Due: Will be stated in the RFP
This notice is provided for information only, 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.
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Updated Information: 18 FEBRUARY 2022
The Q&A attachment dated 18 FEB 2022 has been uploaded.
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Updated Information: 31 JANUARY 2022
The Q&A attachment dated 31 JAN 2022 has been uploaded.
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Updated Information: 13 JANUARY 2022
The Q&A attachment dated 13 JAN 2022 has been uploaded. In addition to the updated
Q&A document, the Government is extending the DRAFT RFP Deadline. Comments and
questions on the Draft Solicitation and attachments are required no later than 31 January
2022 at 15:00 Pacific Time. For the purposes of the NDA for this Draft RFP, the date
above shall be considered the "DRAFT RFP Deadline". No new requests for the CUI
documents will be accepted.
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Updated Information: 07 JANURARY 2022
Q&A attachment has been uploaded.
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Updated Information: 16 DECEMBER 2021
NAVWARSYSCOM has posted a Draft Solicitation and attachments for the SHARKCAGE
Total Solution effort to the E-Commerce Website. The Draft Solicitation and attachments
are specific to the effort. The intent of this DRAFT solicitation is to receive industry
feedback on the solicitation package. All interested parties are invited to review all of the
documents and provide any comments or questions.
This Draft solicitation is not a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a
commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor will the Government pay for
any information submitted in response to this Draft RFP. Any information submitted in
response to this Draft RFP will become property of the U.S. Government. Respondents
are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the
information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information
submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice.
Comments and questions on the Draft Solicitation and attachments are required no later
than 21 January 2022 at 15:00 Pacific Time. This date shall be considered the "DRAFT
RFP Deadline". Comments shall be submitted to: Megan Ashley at
megan.m.ashley.civ@us.navy.mil and Chris Thompson at
christopher.L.thompson110.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses to comments will be provided
prior to release of the Final RFP.
The SHARKCAGE DRAFT solicitation contains attachments that are considered
QUALIFYING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (CUI) and communications
with industry will be restricted regarding those documents.
All companies interested in obtaining access to the CUI documents are required to follow
the instructions in provision L-317, Section 1.2 of the Draft Solicitation.
The NDA will NOT be negotiated or changed for any reason. Upon receipt and approval
of the SHARKCAGE CUI NDA by the Contracting Officer, the requested attachments will
be made available to the company as specified in the Draft Solicitation. The Contracting
Officer will only grant access to the controlled documents to the individuals named on the
NDA.
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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 the Program Executive Officer for
Command, control, Communications, computers, & Intelligence (PEO C4I), Program
Manager Warfare, Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office (PMW 130)
intends to issue a Full and Open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for the
procurement of SHARKCAGE Total Solution.
SHARKCAGE is the U.S. Navy's DCO Analysis Enclave and is the means by which to
achieve cyberspace detection-in-depth for maritime forces afloat and ashore.
SHARKCAGE is the mechanism by which units, groups, and fleets will gain an attack
sensing and warning (AS&W) capability from C4I networks as well as
indicators/warnings from combat systems, Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E), and
Navigation networks; as well as how Commander, Task Force 1020/Navy Cyber Defense
Operations Command (NCDOC), SOCs, FIOC-DCOs etc., will achieve unity of effort and
economy of force across the Navy's DCO forces. This is considered to be a new
requirement, NOT a follow-on.
The Government anticipates issuing a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite
Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will include one five-year base period and one five-
year option period. The Government anticipates utilizing a Contract Line Item Number
(CLIN) structure supporting Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF), Cost-
Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), and Cost-only pricing.
This notice is provided for information only, 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 property of the U.S. Government. All
questions/comments are to be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Megan
Ashley, email address at megan.ashley@navy.mil and the Contracting Officer, Chris
Thompson, email address at chris.thompson1@navy.mil no later than 19 July 2021 at
15:00 Pacific Time.
The following procurement timeline dates are ESTIMATES ONLY, are solely for planning
purposes, and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Acquisition Plan Approval: October 2021;
Draft RFP Release: November 2021;
Final RFP Release: December 2021;
Proposals Due: February 2022;
Award: July 2022.
Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the NAVWAR E-commerce Central
website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/ and Contract Opportunities at
https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Interested parties are solely responsible for
monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this notice.