U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protests #N00024-23-R-4304

Navy Solicitation for Emergency Ship Salvage System Management and Spill Response Services

The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, is seeking proposals for global management, operation, and maintenance of its emergency ship salvage material system, as well as support for oil and hazardous substance spill response. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Management, operation, and maintenance of the Navy's emergency ship salvage material system - Support for oil and hazardous substance spill response worldwide - Services include both operational and non-operational tasks - Offerors must provide fully burdened hourly labor rates for various labor categories and locations - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Contract is a single-award IDIQ with a maximum value of $315 million over five consecutive one-year ordering periods - Pricing structure: cost-plus-award-fee for operational tasks, cost-plus-fixed-fee for non-operational tasks - FAR provision 52.222-46 (professional compensation plan) has been removed, requiring technical proposal revisions - Evaluation criteria prioritize technical capability and past performance over cost/price - GAO protest sustained regarding the limitation on proposal revisions, but denied other challenges

Description

The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, issued RFP No. N00024-23-R-4304 seeking proposals for services to manage, operate, and maintain the Navy's emergency ship salvage material system and support its oil and hazardous substance spill response program worldwide. The contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for five consecutive one-year ordering periods with a maximum value of $315 million. Proposals are evaluated on technical capability, past performance, and cost/price, with technical and past performance factors significantly more important than cost/price. The contract pricing includes cost-plus-award-fee for operational tasks and cost-plus-fixed-fee for non-operational tasks, with offerors required to submit fully burdened hourly labor rates by labor category and location.

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