Presolicitation Notice – High Energy Fiber Laser

Notice Type: Presolicitation Notice

Posted Date: 28-JUL-14

Office Address: Department of the Navy; Naval Air Systems Command; Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Dept. 1; Commander, NAWCWD, Code 210000D, 429 E. Bowen Rd - Stop 4015 China Lake CA 93555-6108

Subject: High Energy Fiber Laser

Classification Code: A - Research & Development

Solicitation Number: N6893614R0123

Contact: Jonas Kidd, Contract Specialist, Phone 760-939-2654, Fax 760-939-0528, Email [email protected] - Steven Shultz, Contract Specialist, Phone 760-939-8895, Fax 760-939-0528, Email [email protected]

Setaside: N/AN/A

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Department of the Navy

Naval Air Systems Command

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Dept. 1

The High Energy Fiber Laser (HEFL) Project Office (Code 4.L.700D) of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to procure technical assistance and systems engineering in the development, testing, and fielding of the High Energy Laser Weapons System (HELWS). NAWCWD serves as a focal point for defining HEFL system and sub-system requirements, system design and integration plans, prototype systems development, and testing and evaluation (T&E). Under this effort the contractor will develop and demonstrate prototype HELWS subsystems, which will be integrated together and installed in a rotary-winged aircraft for a series of airborne laser weapon demonstrations.

Specific activities to be performed include: Completion of the Integration Structure(IS) design, building, testing, and qualifying required hardware, conducting and delivering qualification testing and analysis, generating drawings and technical reports, installation of subsystems into the IS, development of written procedures for system test support, design and building of special test/handling equipment, providing system engineering support and execution of system risk management and configuration management tasks.

It is anticipated that one award will be made to fulfill this requirement under the authority of and in accordance with FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation.

This is a full and open competition..

The estimated release date of the solicitation is 18 August 2014 with an estimated award date of 01 December 2014. Delivery of all line items will be FOB Destination with the destination and time defined for each deliverable. The contract will be awarded using a best value trade-off analysis with the requirements that contractors meet the minimum specifications as detailed in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. If an amendment is released at a future date, it will be advertised on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Any questions regarding this requirement may be submitted to Jonas Kidd at [email protected] or by mail at Commander Code 254100D, NAWCWD, 429 E. Bowen Rd. Stop 4015, China Lake, CA 93555-6108.

Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N68936D1/N6893614R0123/listing.html