NAIS Increment 2 RFP Update (February 28, 2008):
Date Posted: June 28, 2007
Date Posted: May 10, 2007
Date Posted: March 19, 2007 Date Posted: January 19, 2007
Date Posted: December 22, 2006 Submit Comments: Comments and questions on these draft documents may be submitted
via a form provided on this web site, using the Submit Comment button at the top of this page. Please note that these documents have not
been modified since their original posting.
Comments on the draft documents received by January 22, 2007 will
be used to help refine the PSPEC and SOW and prepare the RFP. The USCG will treat all Offeror responses
as confidential; however, Offerors should not provide proprietary business
information at this time. Kerri Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 475-3298,
Fax (202) 475-3908, Email Kerri.B.Williams@uscg.mil
Amendment 7
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that answers have been
posted to several of the questions submitted by industry. Please view
the answers.
The amendment also indicates that this website now provides a Conforming RFP (Please view the
index of changes). The amendment provides
Standard Form 33. Finally, the amendment also indicates
that the due date for receipt of proposals has been extended to March 20, 2008.
Date Posted: February 22, 2008
Amendment 6
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that answers have been
posted to several of the questions submitted by industry. Please view
the answers.
Date Posted: February 16, 2008
Amendment 5
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that the PEM
is no longer required. Please view
additional changes to Section L.
Date Posted: February 8, 2008
Amendment 4
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that answers have been
posted to several of the questions submitted by industry. Please view
the answers.
Date Posted: January 28, 2008
Amendment 3
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that answers have been
posted to several of the questions submitted by industry. Please view
the answers.
Date Posted: January 22, 2008
Amendment 2
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment indicates that answers have been
posted to several of the questions submitted by industry. Please view
the answers.
Date Posted: January 11, 2008
Amendment 1
to the solicitation has been posted. The amendment provides updates to the
technical library.
Date Posted: January 09, 2008
The USCG would like to thank industry for attending the NAIS Pre-Award Site Visit
held at USCG Training Center Cape May on January 08, 2008. The USCG is
confident that the dialogue held with industry will assist offerors in
the development of their proposals. A list of industry attendees is now available.
Date Posted: December 21, 2007
We are pleased to provide you with the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Nationwide Automatic
Identification System (NAIS) Increment 2 Phase 1 requirement. The Government intends to award
one contract for this effort.
A hardcopy of the RFP will not be issued. Proposals shall be submitted as specified in
Section L.4.12 to the project office NLT 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on March 6, 2008.
Proposals shall be delivered as follows:
For US Mail delivery:
Commandant (CG-9124/KBW)
ATTN: Kerri B. Williams
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street S.W., Suite 11-0703
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
M/F: HSCG23-08-R-ADA011
For commercial courier and hand-carried deliveries:
U.S. Coast Guard (CG-9124/KBW)
Attn: Kerri B. Williams
1900 Half St. S.W., Suite 11-0703
Washington, DC 20593-0001
M/F: HSCG23-08-R-ADA011
The hardcopy of Standard Form 33 "Solicitation, Offer and Award" with original signatures
must be included in the original copy of your proposal.
Date Posted: November 27, 2007
The NAIS Project Office released a synopsis on FedBizOpps on November 27, 2007. To view the synopsis, please visit
FedBizOpps.
As indicated in the synopsis, the NAIS Project Office has established a Technical Library to provide a variety of relevant
technical information on system design guidance and existing capabilities. To view the contents of the Technical Library,
Potential Offerors are required to register for access. To register for access, please click on the Technical Library
Registration link above.
Registration requires completing a registration form, signing a non-disclosure agreement, and sending in the non-disclosure
agreement via fax or e-mail (if the signed agreement is scanned as a PDF beforehand). The NAIS Contracting Officer will review
submitted registrations. If approved, a unique username and password will be electronically mailed to the registrant.
Also indicated in the synopsis, the USCG will be hosting a site visit at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey
on or about January 8, 2008 to familiarize interested Offerors on Government infrastructure relevant to the NAIS procurement.
Presentations will be provided on NAIS/Rescue-21 integration testing, existing Rescue-21 sites within the designated IOC Sectors,
Sector Command Centers within the IOC Sectors, NAIS Increment-1 sites within the IOC Sectors and USCG Centers of Excellence,
including the Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) and the Operations System Center (OSC, Martinsburg, WV) facilities and
capabilities.
In addition, potential Offerors will have the opportunity to visit the Cape May, NJ, Rescue-21 Remote Fixed facility (RFF)
where the Coast Guard has conducted an initial assessment of the feasibility and interoperability of collocating NAIS systems
at Rescue 21 remote sites.
Potential Offerors interested in attending the site visit must register by clicking on the Site Visit Registration link above.
At this time, attendance is limited to two representatives per company.
Date Posted: August 23, 2007
The NAIS Project Office has made considerable progress in developing the Increment 2 RFP since our Industry Day in January.
Since that time, we have revised our acquisition strategy and will be procuring the NAIS Increment 2 capability over two phases,
with the first phase being the subject of the upcoming RFP. Following is the revised Increment 2 Phase I RFP schedule:
- Release of Final RFP: November 2007
- Proposal Development Period: Nov 2007 - Jan 2008
- Contract Award: 4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2008
Additionally, we have added to and updated our responses to the 15 most frequently asked questions
(Download Free Adobe Reader) regarding the NAIS Increment 2 RFP.
Thank you for your continued interest in this project. Should you have any questions, please feel free to post them
using the link on the top of this page or by contacting the NAIS Contracting Officer as noted at the bottom of this page.
After releasing the draft NAIS Statement of Work (SOW) and Performance Specification
(PSPEC) in December 2006, the Coast Guard received hundreds of questions and comments
from industry. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort taken to prepare the feedback
provided. We have reviewed every question and comment received, and as indicated at our
Industry Day, held January 18th, 2007, we are considering them all as we work to refine
and finalize the RFP. Although we will not be providing specific responses to each
individual question or comment on the draft documents, the final RFP will reflect our
consideration of this input. To assist industry in preparing for the RFP release, we have
developed the following responses to the
15 most frequently asked questions
(Download Free Adobe Reader)
regarding the NAIS Increment 2 RFP.
In the interest of releasing the NAIS Increment 2 final RFP as soon as possible,
allowing for proposal development, the NAIS Project Office has elected not to
release a draft of the RFP.
The NAIS Project Office is targeting the beginning of July 2007 to issue the
Increment 2 Solicitation.
Following is a copy of the brief
(Download Free Adobe Reader) the NAIS
Project Manager delivered at RTCM on 9 May 2007.
The NAIS Project Office appreciates the continued interest and insightful feedback
received to date on the NAIS I-2 Draft Performance Specification (PSPEC) and
Statement of Work (SOW).
Currently, we are targeting May 2007 for release of the draft RFP for industry
comment.
The Draft RFP is expected to consist of the following elements:
- Revised PSPEC
- Revised SOW
- Sections L&M
- Section B
- Listing and Description of Government Furnished Information
- Section H
This website will be updated no less than once per month to keep interested
parties apprised of the status and projected timeframe for next steps.
Representatives from the NAIS Project Office expect to be present at the 2007
Annual Assembly Meeting and Conference of the Radio Technical Commission for
Maritime Services (RTCM) being held May 6-11, 2007 at St. Pete Beach, FL.
The USCG would like to thank industry for
attending and providing helpful feedback at our Industry Meeting. The USCG is
confident that the dialogue held with industry will greatly assist the USCG in
the development of the Increment 2 RFP. A list of industry attendees is now available. The Briefing (Download Free Adobe
Reader) presented at the meeting is also now available.
The U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) announces release of a DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) and
Performance Specification (PSPEC) to acquire contractor system integration and
technical support services for Increment 2 of the Nationwide Automatic Identification
System (NAIS). The USCG would like to
obtain industry comments on the draft solicitation documents, which may be
viewed and/or downloaded from this site.
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