IWRP - Information Warfare Research Project
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic) and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWARSYSCEN Pacific) have a requirement for prototype projects in the area of Information Warfare. We are announcing the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) Other Transaction focusing on underlying technologies, such as Data Sciences, Cyber, Autonomy that advance the Navy and Marine Corp's Information Warfare capabilities through a consortium that can support research, development and prototyping under 10 U.S.C. 2371b.
A draft of the Program Announcement (PA) is posted to e-commerce. We are requesting comments on the draft be sent to Lisa Rosenbaum at lisa.rosenbaum@navy.mil.
Industry Day For Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic and SPAWARSYSCEN Pacific Information Warfare Research Project Other Transaction (N65236-18-R-0035).
1. SPAWARSYSCENs Atlantic and Pacific will hold an Industry Day for the Other Transaction under 10 U.S.C. 2371b for the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP).
The Industry Day will be held at Trident Technical College, Culinary Arts Building 920, 7000 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 20406 on Thursday, February 1st, 2018 from 800am to 1130am.
2. The purpose of this Industry Day is to: 1) improve the understanding of the Government's anticipated OT strategy; 2) improve the understanding of the Government's technical scope areas; 3) provide an opportunity for questions and answers regarding the pending opportunity, and 4) receive feedback for areas of IWRP OT consideration.
3. SPAWAR Atlantic will release a draft Program Announcement (PA) for the OT through the SPAWAR E-Commerce website (https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/). Market research is currently being conducted. Following the Industry Day, we may issue an updated Draft PA and then will issue a formal PA that will be released and will request proposals. The projected timeframe for final PA is 2nd Quarter FY18 with a projected OT award in 3rd Quarter FY18.
4. Interested parties should carefully read the draft PA and associated Market Survey documents for the IWRP prior to attending the Industry Day. This information forms the baseline for Industry Day discussion.
5. Attendee limitation: Due to limited seating and parking, interested parties will be limited to three Industry Day attendees per company.
6. If you plan on attending, please register using the following link by Tuesday, January 29th: (https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/index.cfm? i=379277&k=01664B0B7C50) A link to the Agenda is provided in the registration form.
7. Industry Day will include presentations from SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic and Pacific technical personnel and SPAWARSYCEN Atlantic representatives. There will be a question and answer session during Industry Day. All questions and answers submitted before, during and after Industry Day will be recorded and posted to SPAWAR E- Commerce under the OT PA in the SSC Atlantic Market Survey section (https://e- commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/). Additionally, all presentation material given at the Industry Day will be made available to prospective offerors via SPAWAR E-Commerce in the same section. We recommend prospective offerors subscribe to the solicitation (PA) on SPAWAR E-Commerce.
8. Attendance at Industry Day is NOT a requirement and in no way prohibits any company from submitting a proposal in response to any forthcoming solicitation. The Industry Day for this requirement will only address information related to the IWRP opportunity identified: N65236-16-R-0035. Further, prospective offerors are not required to attend the Industry Day in order to obtain presentation materials or submit questions.
Point of Contact - Lisa Rosenbaum, Contract Specialist, 843-218-5982; Lisa Rosenbaum, Contracting Officer, 843-218-5982
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