MODIFICATION
R -- Joint Strike Fighter Program Office-Modeling and Simulation Services
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-11-R-0139
- Archive Date
- 4/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Elaine M Lovering, Phone: 732-323-5221, Laurie Paz Jiavaras, Phone: 732-323-4188
- E-Mail Address
-
elaine.lovering@navy.mil, laurie.paz@navy.mil
(elaine.lovering@navy.mil, laurie.paz@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with URS Federal Technical Services, Inc., 20501 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, MD 20878. The original notice listed the major subcontractor, PA Consulting Group, Inc. as the prime. URS and PA Consulting have an exclusive teaming arrangement, which provides URS unique access to PA's propietary simulation software (JITIA), program simulation models, database of programs, and program simulation modeling experts. This effort is for Modeling and Simulation Analysis Services necessary to support the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JSFPO). Requirements include the following areas: Technical Program Support; Program Management Support; Specific Analysis Support; Program Data Assessment Support; Program-wide Assessment Support; Program Management Modeling System (PMMS) Refinement and Calibration Support; and PMMS Modeling Simulation, and Analysis. The Government intends to procure the above service under the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1), FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The period of performance on this procurement will be one-year from date of award, with two (2) one-year option periods. The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) (F-35) program is a joint DoD ACAT 1D major acquisition program that includes the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. JSF also includes eight foreign partner countries formally identified as Cooperative Partner Participants (CPP) along with two other countries called Security Cooperative Participants (SCP). URS is the only source that can currently perform follow-on program simulation analyses without substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable delay. URS utilizes a proprietary F-35 Simulation Software that PA Consulting developed independently. Replacing the URS/PA Consulting Group team with a new contractor would result in the necessity of developing an entirely new modeling software system, redevelopment of the F-35 program analysis capability, redevelopment of the modeling system, the need to test and prove validity of the analysis results, loss of continuity and context, and duplicated effort to gather data and gain familiarity on data sources. The URS/PA Consulting Group team, has the knowledge of the F-35 proprietary performance data that makes them uniquely qualified to perform further modeling, simulation and analysis in greater detail to simulate and analyze F-35 activities. The impact of failing to award this continued support for the JSF program is both operational and financial. Given the urgent need for high quality program analyses during the next two year replanning period, it is important to continue the URS/PA Consulting Group team's analysis efforts without an interruption in deliverables. A potential gap would impact the program office's ability to review aircraft contractors plans against PMMS outlook simulations, continue to systematically track changes in program baseline against the 50,000-equation tailored simulation model and related databases, cross check important assumptions, and appropriately assess risks and mitigations in a timely manner. URS/PA Consulting Group's analysis efforts are currently feeding into capability reviews, air system software assessments, production capacity analyses, and analysis of other high priority, critical issues. These efforts/products support all product Integrated Product Teams and Senior Leadership decision making. Furthermore, there is a financial impact to disrupting the JSFPO Operations, because a re-start after a stoppage will lead to duplication of costs that will not be recovered. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon the response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received within 15 days of publication of this notice. Any responses should reference N68335-11-R-0139. The Point of Contact is: Ms. Elaine Lovering, email Elaine.lovering@navy.mil.
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