Sources Sought

NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER SAN DIEGO

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Personnel Readiness Assistance Team (PRAT) Senior Personnel Analyst Reference: 1301423460

A. PURPOSE

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) is conducting market research to identify interested and capable businesses that can provide Personnel Readiness Assistance Team (PRAT) Senior Personnel Analyst support services for Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC).
This Sources Sought Notice is issued for planning and market-research purposes only. It is not a solicitation, request for proposal, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing or submitting a response. Any information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary and will be used solely to support acquisition planning. The Government anticipates awarding this requirement as an 8(a) set-aside using a Firm-FixedPrice contract type, with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. This requirement has historically been awarded through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program.
For any resultant small business set-aside contract or task order, FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply. To be considered capable of performing this requirement, small business prime contractors must demonstrate the ability to perform at least 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, either independently or in conjunction with other similarly situated entities, as defined in FAR 52.219-14. Respondents proposing teaming arrangements or subcontractors shall identify the anticipated percentage of work to be subcontracted and specify whether proposed subcontractors are similarly situated small business concerns or large business concerns.

B. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

COMNAVSURFPAC requires PRAT Senior Personnel Analyst support to augment its capacity to conduct Command Readiness Assessment Visits (CRAVs) and personnel readiness assist visits aboard Surface Ships.
The requirement is driven by increased CRAV workload resulting from the incorporation of CRAV requirements into Home Port Change instructions and expanded CRAV training requirements for Naval Surface Groups. These requirements have increased the demand for assessment planning, travel coordination, shipboard assist visits, checklist management, report