US Navy 8M and 11 M Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) and U.S.C.G. Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement II RFP   5

Background
This is a solicitation for the procurement of an estimated quantity of one hundred and ten Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) (8M USN SSC RIB, USN 11M SSC RIB, USCG SP-LE II 11M RIB) over the next five (5) years under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). The boats will be built to commercial standards and practices using Government specified requirements. The procurement will be conducted using a small business set-aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Work Details
The effort required for the design, construction, testing, configuration control, documentation, and program management for the acquisition of the 8m variant, 11m variant of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Surface Support Craft (SSC) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) 11m variant (Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement). The resulting contract will be a 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for an estimated one hundred and ten (110) total craft. The initial award is for an estimated fourteen (14) boats based on availability of funds.

Period of Performance
The resulting contract will have a Period of Performance of five years.

Place of Performance
The boats will operate from inshore littorals to blue water, over the horizon locations, in and up to moderate sea states in widely diverse climatic conditions. The USCG will use the 11m SSC variant to conduct counter-smuggling, search and rescue (SAR), recreational boating safety (RBS), and ports and waterways coastal security missions and will operate in higher sea states than the USN variants.