Follow-On Towed Array Integrated Product Team (TAIPT) Telemetry and Technical Services

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to award an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (ID/IQ) type contract with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and COST Only CLINs, to L3 Technologies, Inc. Chesapeake Sciences (LS CSC). This intended award will be on a Sole Source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5) as implemented by FAR 6.302-5: Authorized or Required by Statute and authorized by 15 U.S.C. 638(r)(1). This requirement is for Towed Array Integrated Product Team (TAIPT) telemetry items for fat and thin line towed SONAR arrays as well as engineering services to support those telemetry requirements on a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. L3 CSC owns, and has full rights and title to, the data that was developed under previous SBIR efforts.

This requirement is a follow-on to N66604-21-D-L000 with L3 Technologies, Inc. Chesapeake Sciences and it is anticipated that 40,300 man-hours will be required over the five-year Period of Performance. The NAICS code is 334511 and the size standard is 1,350 employees.

NUWCDIVNPT intends to purchase the following items:

CLIN 0001: Engineering and Technical Services (CPFF), 1 Job

CLIN 0002: Other Direct Costs (ODCs) (COST), 1 Lot

CLIN 0003: Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) related to CLIN 0001, Not Separately Priced, 1 Lot

CLIN 0004: TAIPT Components (FFP), 1 Lot

CLIN 0005: CDRLs Associated with CLINs 0004, Not Separately Priced, 1 Lot

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Further details will be released upon issuance of Request for Proposal (RFP) number N6660425R0381 (*previously 0381*), which is anticipated to be on or about April 2025. Information or inquiries should be submitted via email to the following point of contact: Kerin Prairie at kerin.m.prairie.civ@us.navy.mil.

Please note: Due to SAM system constraints, the soliciation number cannot be updated in the synopsis posting but the solicitation will be released under N66604-25-R-0381.