FDRMC ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES

What they want

• Provide on-site engineering technicians: mechanical auxiliary, mechanical hydraulics, marine gas turbine inspector, SPY radar technician and CANES/afloat network technician (11,616 hours each over the full period)
• Provide a METCAL (metrology and calibration) program technician, mainly at Rota (11,616 hours)
• Provide production controllers: D-level planner and IMA planner (7,392 hours each) and dive planner (11,616 hours)
• Support fleet technical assistance, ship system assessments and fire/casualty response (Engineering Technical Branch) aboard U.S. Navy ships
• Staff to the Section B labor-hour table and keep named key people in place for the first 120 days
• Deliver monthly reports: cost management report, personnel roster, other direct cost report, and trip reports after travel
• Handle phase-in before the 1 March 2027 start and phase-out cooperation with the follow-on contractor

What they'll judge offers on

• Phase 1 (pass/fail): Facility Security Clearance with JCCS registration, and Essential Services written plan
• Factor 2: Technical (most important in Phase 2) - four equal sub-factors: Technical Approach, Management Approach, Personnel Approach, Transition Plan
• Factor 3: Past Performance (up to three references, recent and relevant within three years)
• Factor 4: Cost Proposal (cost realism analysis; least important, but its weight grows when proposals are close or the cost difference is large)

What to include when you submit

• Volume I (contract documentation) is not visible in the text provided; it includes a facility clearance letter and JCCS registration number for the offeror and each subcontractor
• Volume II Technical: technical approach, management approach with org chart, staffing plan matching the Section B hours, and transition plan with timeline
• Volume III Past Performance: up to three recent, relevant contracts with a Past Performance Information Form (Attachment 01) for each, and ask references to email the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 02) by the closing date
• Volume IV Cost: Section B pricing for each CLIN, a cost spreadsheet with live formulas for the prime and each subcontractor, and a cost narrative
• Provide indirect rate support (Attachment 04) and unloaded labor rate support (Attachment 05), with three years of indirect rate history
• Show payroll screenshots or payroll verification for named employees and signed letters of intent for contingent hires
• Say whether you have a DCAA-approved accounting system; if not, complete an SF 1408 pre-award survey
• Prefix names of contingent hires with 'Contingent -' and use 'TBD' for unfilled positions
• Propose labor hours exactly as listed in Section B and propose only subcontractors registered as team members in SeaPort NxG
• Keep fees and pass-through rates within the maximums in your SeaPort IDIQ contract

You must have

• Must hold an active SeaPort NxG contract to bid Only active SeaPort contract holders are invited to bid.
• Facility security clearance (Secret, interim accepted) and a JCCS registration number, checked pass/fail in Phase 1; subcontractors need a JCCS number too Phase 1 will evaluate Facilities Security Clearance and JCCS registration status on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis per the submission of the proof
• Written Continuation of Essential Contractor Services plan that meets DFARS 252.237-7023 and 252.237-7024 Continuation of Essential Contractor Services Plan is in compliance with DFARS 252.237-7023 and 252.237-7024
• Personnel clearances: Secret for all staff, and Top Secret for the CANES/afloat network technician Applicant must have and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
• Marine Gas Turbine Inspector must hold a current Navy MGTI certification (NEC 4136 or U07A) Must possess and submit proof of a current Marine Gas Turbine Inspector (MGTI) certification (Navy Enlisted Classification
• Minimum experience: three years of journeyman-level experience in the last five years, unless the labor category says otherwise personnel must have a minimum of three (3) years of
• Employees must be U.S. citizens with a favorably adjudicated background investigation (T3 or equivalent) At a minimum, each contractor employee must be a US citizen and have a favorably adjudicated NACLC or T3 or T3R equivalent investigation to
• Host country access: work visas, contractor insurance and base access for overseas sites Contractor shall comply with host country access requirements, including (but not limited to) obtaining appropriate work visas, contractor insurance,
• A DCAA-approved accounting system, or a completed SF 1408 pre-award survey, for the offeror and cost-reimbursement subcontractors If the Offeror or any cost reimbursement subcontractors do not have an approved accounting system, then an SF1408 Pre-Award Survey shall be
• Subcontractors must be registered team members in SeaPort NxG Offeror shall propose only those subcontractors that are registered as team members in SeaPort-NxG.

Current contractor

A current contractor exists but is not named. The solicitation talks about phase-in, phase-out to a follow-on contractor, and hiring employees from the current contractor.

Not in the notice text

• Exact proposal submission email address and the opening instructions of Section L (about 31,000 characters in the middle of the solicitation were left out of the text provided)
• Contents and page limit of Volume I (contract documentation) and the Phase 1 submission details
• Date for questions and any amendments
• Total contract value and the fixed fee amounts (filled in only at award)
• Contents of Attachment 04 (indirect costs) and Attachment 05 (unloaded labor rates) spreadsheets and Attachment 01 (past performance form): not read
• Attachment 03 (DD Form 254 security specification) and the four CDRL attachments (07-10): the PDFs did not provide readable text
• Name of the incumbent contractor and the existing contract number
• Whether the small business set-aside box on the form applies (SAM.gov says no set-aside)