Category: Opportunity
DoD Communities Of Interest: C4I
Subject : Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES)
Due Date: 7 January 2022
Government Organization: Navy SPAWAR HQ - Naval Information Warfare Systems
Description :
This synopsis serves to meet the requirement of FAR 5.201. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), in support of the Program Executive Office for Command Control, Communications, Computers, and Space (PEO C4I and Space) Program Manager, Warfare (PMW) 160, Tactical Networks, intends to issue a Full and Open competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) N00039-21-R-9100 for the procurement of a Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) Full Deployment Contract. The RFP will be released in Q4FY21 or Q1FY22, with a contract award estimated for the Q4FY22 timeframe.
CANES is the Navy's Program of Record (POR) that consolidates and replaces existing afloat networks providing the necessary infrastructure for applications, systems and services required to dominate the cyber warfare tactical domain. CANES represents a key aspect of the Navy's modernization planning by upgrading cybersecurity, command and control, communications and intelligence systems afloat, and by replacing unaffordable and obsolete networks.
The primary goals of the CANES program are to:
1) Provide a secure afloat network required for Naval and Joint Operations;
2) Consolidate and reduce the number of afloat networks through the use of Common Computing Environment and mature cross-domain technologies;
3) Reduce the infrastructure footprint and associated Logistics, Sustainment, and Training costs; and
4) Increase reliability, security, interoperability, and application hosting to meet current and projected Warfighter requirements.
The CANES procurement will be conducted under full and open competition. The Government anticipates issuing a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The MAC IDIQ contract will be a ten (10) year ordering period.
The Government anticipates utilizing a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLIN structure for:
1) CANES Production Units for afloat unit, force, and submarine platforms,
2) Software – Initial,
3) Software - Renewals and Maintenance,
4) Spares, and
5) Lab Equipment.
This notice is provided for information only; it is not a Request for Proposal and is not be to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a contract. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in response to this notice. Any information submitted in response to the synopsis will become property of the U.S. Government. All questions/comments concerning this synopsis are to be submitted in writing to Contracting Officer, Susana Wiker, email address at Susana.L.Wiker.civ@us.navy.mil and Contracting Officer, Stephen Beckner, email address at Stephen.Beckner.civ@us.navy.mil.
Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/ and NAVWAR E-Commerce Central website at
https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this notice.
Article of Interest:
Navy Poised To Issue RFP For Afloat Network Overhaul
The competition will bring in multiple companies to compete for work to maintain the Navy's afloat network for the next 10 years.
Website : https://sam.gov/opp/da503a71ea5844fc81bf62ca30c74dee/view
Questions or assistance, contact:
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