Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

R -- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT SERVICES POC J. Larry Mattingly, Contract Specialist, (301) 862-8119 WEB: A copy of this sources sought synopsis will be posted, http://www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil, MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil. "Sources Sought Synopsis". The Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code 4.5.8.2, Webster Field Annex, St. Inigoes, MD is seeking 8(a) firms capable of performing software engineering and programming support services for the development and maintenance of Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems in an integrated team environment. This office anticipates awarding an 8(a) contract with the Small Business Administration for the required services no later than 1 June 2000. The period of performance of the contract to eventually be awarded is a base year, with options for two additional years. The Standard Industry Code (SIC) is 7371. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received as a result of this synopsis. The required objectives of this effort may include, but are not limited to the following: developing software using repeatable processes as defined in the Software Engineering Institute-Capability Maturity Model (SEI-CMM) for software Level II; perform software related functions such as risk management, documentation, requirements management, configuration management, and quality assurance; develop an infrastructure to support SEI-CMM Level III processes such as peer reviews, inter-group configuration, software product engineering, integrated software management, employee training program, organizational process definition and process focus; integrate testing throughout the software development cycle; develop software under various lifecycles to include waterfall, spiral, and serial builds; develop software in accordance with IEEE/EIA J-STD-016, ANSI C, and C+ +; support CMS-2 software and existing systems that use FORTRAN, Data General Assembly, BASIC, and PASCAL languages; develop imbedded software using real-time software design; perform requirements traceability throughout the software development lifecycle; and perform technical evaluations of change proposals and trouble reports. The Government will provide access to the Integrated Software Lab located on-site at the Webster Field Annex, St. Inigoes for the performance of this support effort. The resultant RFP will include a Statement of Objectives (SOO) from which an offeror will be expected to develop a statement of work that defines the intended approach to accomplishing the effort. It is estimated at this time that the level of effort will require one (1) program manager, two (2) senior computer specialists, two (2) computer systems analyst/programmers, and one (1) senior technical writer/editor for a total of six manyears. It is requested that interested 8(a) certified firms submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 pages in length, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed above. This documentation should address, as a minimum, the following: (1) prior/current corporate experience in performing similar such efforts within the last three years including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact and current telephone number, and a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the software engineering and program support services described herein; (2) company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, date of acceptance into Small Business Administration 8(a) program and anticipated graduation date, etc.; (3) resources available to support such as corporate management and personnel to be assigned to the project to include professional qualifications and specific experience of such personnel; and (4) management approach to recruiting and retaining qualified personnel. It is encouraged that packages be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer in Microsoft Word Format or Portable DocumentFormat (PDF) at the following address: MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil . Alternatively, the package may be sent by mail to the following address: Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Contracts Department (Attn: J. Larry Mattingly, Code 2.5.4.1.1), Villa Road, Unit 11, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; or by facsimile to (301) 862-8342 . Submissions must be received at the office cited in the preceding sentence no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 18 February 2000. Questions or comments regarding this notice can be addressed to Mr. J. Larry Mattingly at (301) 862-8119. Posted 02/07/00 (W-SN422427). (0038)

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